The Leybold VARODRY VD 160 (P/N 111160V16) is a high-performance, oil-free dry screw vacuum pump designed for demanding industrial production applications. Delivering approximately 155 m³/h of pumping speed with an ultimate pressure around 0.01 mbar, the VD 160 provides fast, clean vacuum without vacuum oil entering the compression chamber.

This 3-phase 230/460 V, 60 Hz configuration uses forced-air cooling, a 3 kW motor and IP55 industrial protection. The integrated purge capability makes it particularly well suited to processes involving moisture, vapours and other contaminants that can challenge conventional oil-sealed pumps.

The VD 160 Purge is an excellent choice for vacuum furnaces, heat treatment, PVD and coating systems, industrial drying, degassing, battery manufacturing and other production applications where reliable high-throughput vacuum and process cleanliness are important.

For customers replacing an oil-sealed rotary-vane pump, the VARODRY VD 160 offers a major maintenance and process advantage: dry compression eliminates vacuum oil from the compression process, helping eliminate oil changes, oil disposal and the possibility of oil backstreaming into the process.

With 155 m³/h of pumping capacity, the VD 160 Purge sits in the sweet spot between the VD 100 and VD 200—giving customers substantially more capacity than the VD 100 while avoiding the larger footprint and higher power requirement of the VD 200.

The VARODRY VD 160 Purge is the ideal choice when you need serious industrial pumping capacity, clean oil-free vacuum and purge protection for a demanding production process.