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Issue Date: 5th May 2006
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BOC Edwards wins contract with CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
CRAWLEY,
UK (5 May 2006) BOC Edwards has won a contract to supply six
of its XDS35i dry vacuum pumps to CCLRC Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire. The pumps will be used at
the Assembly Integration and Verification Facility to create
optimum vacuum conditions in the facility’s thermal
vacuum chambers.
The XDS35i pumps will be installed as the main roughing pumps
to evacuate and vent each of the three thermal vacuum chambers.
XDS35i pumps will also be used as roughing pumps to regenerate
the two large Cryopumps on the Space Test Chamber - the largest
thermal vacuum chamber in the UK. By creating a suitable vacuum
environment undesired background components of the atmosphere
are removed, enabling better interaction with the experimental
subject under investigation.
RAL’s Graham Toplis comments: “We wanted to eliminate
any possibility of oil contamination in the chamber. It was
also important that our chosen solution was low maintenance
so as to avoid wasted time and unnecessary cost. The BOC Edwards
XDS35i dry vacuum pump met all our criteria, and has an excellent
reputation for performance. The pumps will play an important
role in the research being undertaken at the laboratory.”
CCLRC RAL provides world-leading research and technology development,
space test facilities, instrument and mission design, and
studies of science and technology requirements for new missions.
Much of the RAL’s space work is in collaboration with
UK university research groups and a range of institutes around
the world, many of which have been set up to support the European
Space Agency (ESA) and NASA missions.
The BOC Edwards patented system used in the XDS35i has no
bearings or lubrication products in the vacuum environment.
There is no risk of contamination, and no need for regular
oil changes or disposal. Ideal for laboratory applications,
XDS35i offers robust, clean, low-maintenance high-speed pumping
up to 35m3/hr.
For further information contact
Customer Care, BOC Edwards. Manor Royal, Crawley, RH10
9LW
Tel: 01293 528844
email: info@bocedwards.com
Website: http://www.bocedwards.com