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04.02.2019

3-in-1 for loadlocks (VSL): new digital vacuum gauge in Thyracont´s Smartline range

Thyracont Vacuum Instruments complements the well-proven Smartline product family with a new digital vacuum transducer. Especially developed for the purpose of measuring vacuum in loadlocks, the vacuum gauge is made to provide the optimal load lock venting and transfer conditions, to minimize process cycle times and to prevent contamination. The new vacuum transducer VSL measures absolute pressure in the range ...

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21.12.2018

China's state-owned enterprises are allowed to order measuring devices in Passau

Thyracont receives audit certification Five scientific associates from China had the possibility to have a look around at the headquarters of Thyracont Vacuum Instruments in Passau for two days. At the end, CEO and founder Heinz Plöchinger was very pleased with the results: „During the audit, we received the message about our certification.“ Therefore, the gauges and documents of the ...

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16.12.2018

Protection of vacuum sensors in critical applications

Especially in harsh industrial environments vacuum metrology often has to cope with contamination such as oil and solvents making vacuum measurements a tough task.

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20.10.2018

Thyracont Smartline™ now also available with Profinet!

As a pioneer in the field of vacuum metrology, Thyracont Vacuum Instruments extends its well-proven product family Smartline by a further digital interface of cutting-edge technology.

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15.10.2018

Thyracont Vacuum Sensors for your Heat Treatment Application

The German company and innovation leader Thyracont Vacuum Instruments has developed and manufactured high quality vacuum measurement and control instruments for the whole measuring range from rough to ultra-high vacuum since 1970. Its product range consists of robust transducers (Analogline), intelligent gauges (Smartline), handheld compact vacuum meters (VD8) and more. Heat treatment applications claim for a high level of durability, reliability and resistance especially in pre-vacuum. Be it piezo, Pirani, capacitance, cold cathode (inverted magnetron) or hot cathode (Bayard-Alpert) gauges, Thyracont products use and combine the most refined sensor technologies and measurement principles in such a way that they meet the most demanding vacuum measurement standards.

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16.04.2018

Smartline™ – New Pirani (VCP) with platinum rhodium filament for particularly demanding application conditions in a vacuum

Thyracont Vacuum Instruments complements the well-proven Smartline product family with a new Pirani sensor VCP for the measurement of absolute pressure in the range of 1000 to 5 x 10-4 mbar.

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30.01.2018

Compact 4 Channel Vacuum Controller

The new Vacuum Display and Control Unit VD14 with four measuring channels from Thyracont Vacuum Instruments is going to be available from February 2018. The VD14 features a large graphic LCD display with background illumination in a very compact 19“ metal housing. A very comfortable operation is offered by a menu-driven operator guidance. The status of the four available relay switches is apparent in the display. These relay switches can be assigned to any of the four channels and can be linked to different switching modes e.g. relay one switches to channel three at measuring range underflow.

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24.05.2017

Smartline™ extended by VSI – a pure cold cathode vacuum transducer

The well-proven Smartline product family of Thyracont Vacuum Instruments GmbH has been complemented by the VSI, a pure cold cathode as inverted magnetron. It measures in the range of 2e-3 mbar down to 5e-9 mbar.

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16.01.2017

VD8ZUB – Useful accessory set for VD8 compact vacuum meters

VD8ZUB - Useful accessory set for VD8 compact vacuum metersThyracont´s versatile VD8 vacuum gauges measure absolute pressure in the range of 1600 - 5x10-4 mbar and are known to be reliable testing tools in the fields of industry, research and service. There is a great variety of useful accessories for you to benefit from the full functionality of these mobile vacuum gauges.The most popular of these are now available as a practically compiled set VD8ZUB for a favorable package price.

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30.11.2016

IP54 Mating Plug for Smartline™ Vacuum Gauges

Particularly in rough industrial environment as it is present in the automotive or process industry, protection class IP54 is more and more demanded to be standard for components alike.This facilitates the cleaning of constructions. Additionally, plants can be operated without interruption also during maintenance work with increased presence of dust in the environment.

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