This section provides an overview for vacuum equipment as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 21 vacuum equipment manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked vacuum equipment companies as of November, 2024: 1.Composite Envisions LLC., 2.Redline Chambers, 3.Industrial Vacuum Equipment Corp..
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Vacuum equipment is equipment that creates a vacuum using a certain power source.
There are three main types of vacuum equipment: ejectors, vacuum pumps, and vacuum blowers. Each is used for different purposes. The main applications of a vacuum include adsorption by suction pads and degassing by reducing the pressure in the system.
Among vacuum equipment, ejectors are very useful because they can be used in areas where hazardous materials are used by using air as the driving force. Vacuum pumps and blowers, on the other hand, are electrically driven and can efficiently create a vacuum.
One application of a vacuum is suction with suction pads. This is used to lift a workpiece by adsorbing it when it is transported by a robot or other equipment.
It is also used for degassing by reducing the pressure in a system. For easily oxidizable materials, it prevents oxidation by removing air (oxygen). They can also be used to separate or concentrate liquids by evaporating unwanted water from mixtures or chemicals.
Among vacuum equipment, ejectors use air and are used to generate vacuum inexpensively due to their small size and simplicity. Vacuum pumps are used to create a high vacuum, while vacuum blowers are used to vacuum vented workpieces.
Ejectors use the Venturi effect to create a vacuum. The inside of the ejector has a partially constricted structure that allows air, the driving fluid, to pass through at high speed. The area where the air passes through at high speed becomes partially vacuumed. Because of this principle, the driving source is a fluid, and there is a wide variety. Various fluids, such as steam, air, water, etc., can be used.
The vacuum pump rotates the vanes as the motor rotates, and the gas inside the casing is discharged while being sealed. Since the gas is continuously discharged and the motor can be used as the power source, high vacuum and pumping speeds can be achieved. They are also used as pressure reducing equipment to lower the boiling point.
Vacuum blowers use a motor to rotate the built-in blades. As the blower blades rotate, gas is drawn in. By drawing in gas, the gas is compressed to create a vacuum. The feature of the vacuum blower is its large suction volume. However, due to its principle, it can be used more efficiently if the workpiece to be adsorbed has air permeability.
Vacuum equipment has different functions depending on the equipment, but the common unit consists of a vacuum pump (ejector, vacuum blower), vacuum chamber, vacuum valve, and vacuum gauge.
A vacuum pump is a machine that releases the air in a vacuum chamber to the outside and maintains a low pressure, or vacuum, below atmospheric pressure. The type of vacuum pump used depends on the degree of vacuum required and the composition of the gas to be evacuated. The most common type of vacuum pump is the rotary pump, which is superior in terms of displacement volume, pressure limits, and cost.
A vacuum chamber is a container for creating a vacuum. The vacuum chamber uses a vacuum pump to expel air, which causes the pressure inside the container to drop. When the pressure drops, the vacuum chamber is subjected to pressure from the outside because the outside air pressure is greater than the air pressure inside the vacuum chamber. Therefore, if the vacuum chamber itself cannot withstand the pressure generated, it will not be able to maintain its shape, so care must be taken in selecting the strength of the vacuum chamber.
A vacuum valve is a unit that shuts off the different pressures between the vacuum chamber and the vacuum pump. There are different types of vacuum valves, such as the gate bubble, the L-shaped valve, and straight bubble, and the vacuum valve to be used must be selected according to the pressure.
A vacuum gauge is a device that measures the pressure inside a vacuum chamber. Different types of vacuum gauges can measure different amounts of pressure, so it is necessary to use a vacuum gauge that is appropriate for the pressure of the vacuum equipment to be used.
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Kashiyama Industries, established in 1951 and formerly known as Kashiyama Shoten, headquartered in Nagano, Japan is a manufacturer of vacuum pumps and equipment and also offers total support for ski resorts. Their vacuum pumps include the SDE series, designed for harsh duty applications, while the MU-X and MU-P/H series are intended for light process applications, and The NeoDry series, for the general industry. These are commonly used in the semiconductor industry. Apart from producing vacuum equipment, they also offer support for the ski business, from equipment to planning and operation.
Dansereau Health Products was established in 1963 and is based in Corona, California, USA, as a manufacturer of dental products. The product portfolio of the company includes orthodontic cabinets, simple ortho chairs, classic ortho chairs, independence operatories, and universal operatories. The specialized pieces of dental equipment cater to the needs of orthodontists, offering essential functionality for patient examination, treatment, and organization in orthodontic and dental practices. This ensures that healthcare professionals can deliver effective and comfortable care to the patients. The company serves various industries, including orthodontic and dental practices, dental clinics, dental hospitals, orthodontic treatment centers, and oral healthcare facilities.
Redline Chambers, Inc, established in the year 2016, and based in Clearfield, Utah, is a manufacturer and supplier of vacuum products. Their product portfolio includes vacuum chambers, thermal chamber systems, freeze-dry systems, and altitude simulation systems. The company also provides on-site services which include repair and maintenance, leak tests, equipped metals, and remote support. They are supported by experienced mechanical and design engineers, machinists, welders, and assembly personnel for quality and accuracy.
Industrial Vacuum Equipment Corporation is headquartered in Ixonia, Wisconsin. Industrial Vacuum is a distributor, service, and repair provider for industrial vacuum systems used in a variety of industrial settings including painting, asbestos abatement, abrasive blast recovery, hazardous waste removal, and shipyards. Industrial Vacuum’s product categories range from vacuum systems to dust collectors and blowers. Additionally, Industrial Vacuum offers individual parts and accessories. Industrial Vacuum’s offers rental service for industrial vacuums and dust collectors and also offers used equipment service.
Allredi, LLC., established in 1944 and headquartered in Pasadena, Texas, is a distributor of surface preparation equipment and supplies. The company's offerings span blast equipment like cabinets and rooms, diverse blast abrasives such as grit and shot, and essential blast supplies including hoses and nozzles. The company provides surface preparation services like sandblasting and hydroblasting, priming metal surfaces for painting and welding. Additional offering include training programs for safe and effective operation of the equipment, and it serves industrial, commercial, and government sectors, supporting rust and paint removal needs with a comprehensive array of products and services.
Composite Envisions LLC. is an American developer and distributor of composite materials and products established in 2004. Based in Wausau, Wisconsin, the company stocks various raw materials such as composite fabrics and resins. These include kevlar, carbon fiber, epoxy, and a wide selection of prepreg combinations, as well related consumables and accessories. Composite Envisions also produces finished composite parts using glass lamination and CNC fabrication techniques for its clients in the automotive, aerospace, sporting goods, and consumer goods markets.
Nihon Pisco Co. Ltd., founded in 1976 and based in Nagano, Japan, is a manufacturer and distributor of pneumatic equipment and is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. The company stocks various products like valves, actuators, and vacuum accessories used in several industries, including semiconductor, medicine, and rechargeable battery. The company started selling push-in fitting for pneumatic piping in 1977 and launched the industry’s first push-in fitting built-in type speed controller in 1981. In 1993, it launched a few products, including a quick exhaust valve, a digital pressure sensor, and a vacuum generator with a digital pressure sensor.
Sidrabe Vacuum Ltd is an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004-certified manufacturer of vacuum coating systems and equipment founded in 1962 and based in Riga, Latvia. The company primarily produces vacuum coating systems for large panels of flat glass, metal foils, and polymer films. It also offers development, implementation, and application services for its customers’ thin film technology needs or use cases. The company mainly serves client manufacturers of automotive parts, construction materials, and industrial glassware.
SATO VAC INC., established in 1932 and based in Tokyo, Japan, is a manufacturer of vacuum equipment including vacuum pumps, measuring instruments, and parts & components. Its production line is segmented into vacuum pumps, gauges, and equipment used in space development, semiconductors, energy, medical, optics, and automobile industries. The company's vacuum equipment includes compact CVD systems, vacuum defoamers, heat treatment furnaces, dryers, and evaporation systems. The company's production process involves structural designing, prototype creation, design review, and performance testing.
SHINKO SEIKI CO., LTD., established in 1949, and located in Kobe, Japan, is a manufacturer of vacuum devices, electric furnaces and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Its product line includes a vast array of vacuum pumps such as mechanical booster pumps, vacuum exhaust unit, oil sealed rotary vacuum pumps and water ring vacuum pumps. Its product range also inlcudes soldering equipments, optical inspection equipments, thin film forming equipments, and plasma processing equipments. The company holds several certification for its operation such as the ISO 14004, and the ISO 9001.
COVAL is a manufacturer of industrial vacuum components that was established in 1986 in Montélier, France. The company produces various vacuum technology products and related automation solutions. Its products include bell-shaped vacuum suction cups, vacuum grippers for precision material or workpiece handling operations, and spring compensators for adjusting height or positioning. It also offers custom vacuum systems for lifting, claming, and sealing operations for clients with unique projects. The company primarily serves customers in France’s automotive, industrial packaging, and aerospace sectors.
Showa Shinku Co. Ltd., founded in 1953 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a manufacturer of vacuum equipment and components for quartz devices, optical thin films, and more. Its product line features vacuum evaporation equipment, sputtering equipment, ion plating equipment, atomic layer deposition equipment, and dry etching and ashing equipment. These products are integral to various manufacturing processes, particularly in the production of quartz devices, which hold significant importance in industrial applications.
Founded in Osaka, Japan in 1950, Osaka Vacuum, Ltd. is a manufacturer of vacuum pumps and systems that holds the ISO14001 certification. Their extensive product line includes a wide range of vacuum pumps, such as dry, turbo molecular, liquid ring, and root pumps. oil-sealed rotary pumps, ejectors, and other vacuum equipment are also offered. They also provide vacuum systems for various applications such as general vacuum exhaust, freezing, drying, etching, distillation, polymerization, and more, serving markets including semiconductor, solar, iron and steel, textile, food, oil, atomic energy, and many others.
SMC corporation was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. SMC Corporation manufactures and sells automatic control equipment and filtration equipment. SMC has production facilities in 30 countries, technical development centers in Japan, the United States, Europe, and China, and sales offices, globally. SMC product lines divided by them include filter replacements, condensation prevention, heat resistance, thermos-chilling, and others. SMC provides a video library as well as product selection guide to assist customers in finding solutions and optimizing product efficiency.
SPILLVAC was established in 1997 and is based in Västra Frölunda, Sweden, as a manufacturer of SPILLVAC spill vacuum cleaners. The product portfolio of the company includes SPILLVAC Basic PRO, SPILLVAC PumpOut PRO, SPILLVAC PumpOut PRO, small oil skimmers, and large oil skimmers. The products serve various purposes, such as replacing or complementing absorbents, efficiently cleaning spillages from floors, machinery, and containers, and are capable of handling a wide range of liquids, from thin fluids to sludge and solid particles up to 20 mm in size. The company serves various industries, including manufacturing, automotive, petrochemical, construction, and marine.
Dustcontrol AB, a manufacturer of industrial and construction vacuum cleaners, was established in 2006 with its headquarters located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Its product range encompasses mobile dust extractors, fixed extraction systems, peripheral equipment, and accessories. The company holds certification according to ISO 9001, which is an international standard for quality management systems. The company offers emergency services for critical situations, providing service contracts that include inspection, lubrication, and unit adjustments for a fixed price. Its customers benefit from detailed inspection reports outlining the system's condition and potential warranty extensions, plus emergency service access.
Hifi Filter, established in 1977 and headquartered in Cernier, Switzerland, is a manufacturer of filtration and separation solutions for industrial processes and mobile equipment. It manufactures and distributes over 70,000 products and makes deliveries to over 160 countries, serving industries such as metal processing, agriculture, and transport. Its logistics units in Europe have over 40,000 m² storage with over 3 million products. In 1989, it opened the French subsidiary in France, followed by the Romanian subsidiary in 2007. In 2020, the company opened its first production unit in Tunisia for producing air filters.
Atlas Copco UK Holdings Limited, established in 1974 in the UK, is a distributor and supplier of a wide range of industrial tools and machinery used in the aerospace, mobile construction, air motors, and electric motor industries. The company's product portfolio includes air compressors, N2 and O2 generators, tools, and industrial assembly solutions. Atlas Copco UK Holdings Limited also offers a range of products for mobile construction, including power generators, as well as providing clients with 24/7 tool and equipment rental solutions.
LabX, founded in 1995, is a supplier and buyer of new, refurbished, and used lab, electronic testing, scientific, medical, and process equipment. The equipment includes autoclaves & sterilizers, lab freezers, mass spectrometers, centrifuges, and balances for application in antibodies & reagents, bioprocess equipment, food testing, neuroscience, and materials science. The company, headquartered in Midland, Ontario, is a marketplace for areas such as analytical & lids science, clinical laboratory, semiconductor, and industrial processing. The company offers decision-making help to customers selling products and equipment shopping guides to buyers.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Composite Envisions LLC. |
9.9%
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2 | Redline Chambers |
8.7%
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3 | Industrial Vacuum Equipment Corp. |
8.1%
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4 | Allredi, LLC. |
7.0%
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5 | Kashiyama Industries |
7.0%
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6 | SHINKO SEIKI CO., LTD. |
7.0%
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7 | Dansereau Health Products |
6.4%
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8 | Sidrabe Vacuum, Ltd |
5.8%
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9 | SHOWA SHINKU CO., LTD. |
5.8%
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10 | LabX |
4.7%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the vacuum equipment page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 6 | 33.3% |
Japan | 6 | 33.3% |
Latvia | 1 | 5.6% |
France | 1 | 5.6% |
Sweden | 1 | 5.6% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 5.6% |
Netherlands | 1 | 5.6% |
Canada | 1 | 5.6% |