You can get the most out of your pump investment and maximize its useful life by performing some regular maintenance on the unit. When it comes to preventative maintenance, many of these items you can do in-house and can save you from huge potential headaches down the road.

From time to time Intlvac would like to offer our customers opportunities to learn about vacuum pumps beyond just the operation and maintenance aspects. Leybold’s Vacuum Academy is offering an information session with an in-house specialist to enhance your understanding and keep you apprised of issues that may concern your operation.

Your vacuum pump isn’t working. Or maybe it’s making a strange noise that you haven’t heard before. Perhaps the pump is functioning below the standard you are used to. Any one of these reasons might prompt you to call Intlvac to get your vacuum pump serviced.

This is one question we get asked a lot at Intlvac. The short answer is ‘it depends’ meaning that there are a number of factors that impact the type and frequency of maintenance you need to perform.

The Screwline vacuum pump was designed with industrial applications in mind and emphasis was placed on a simple maintenance concept.

One of the keys to keeping your vacuum pump in good working order is ensuring that it is operated properly and that the lubricating oil or fluid used in its operation meets the full requirements of the pump.

As it is written in the SOGEVAC instruction manual, every SOGEVAC stored in a static position for more than one year at 20°C can get into trouble because the ball bearings can be damaged and the shaft seals can stick onto the shaft seal sleeves, leading to a rubber tearing at first starting, thus creating an oil leak.