Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading providers of vacuum solutions, has introduced the new HiPace 300 H turbopump, said to be the highest compression turbopump in the pumping speed class of 300 l/s currently on the market. With a high compression ratio for hydrogen, it is suitable for producing high and ultra-high vacuum.

The high compression ratio generates a low residual gas spectrum in the chamber, desirable for mass spectrometric applications, for example. The HiPace 300 H is especially suitable for particle accelerators in addition to numerous other applications. The vacuum pump comes in a radiation resistant version with external electronics as an option.

With its sophisticated rotor design, the HiPace 300 H has a very high backing pressure compatibility of 30 hPa. This helps the pump achieve ultra-high vacuum when operating with high backing pressure in combination with diaphragm pumps. The HiPace 300 H also has an integrated “intermittent operation” function which switches on a backing pump only when the backing pressure is no longer sufficient. That lowers the energy consumption of the entire vacuum system up to 90 per cent. 

The HiPace 300 H has a so-called hybrid bearing. This combination of ceramic ball bearing on the fore vacuum side and permanently magnetic radial bearing on the high vacuum side provides a particularly robust bearing concept. The end result is very high reliability and long life.

Even the run-up time is reduced. That makes the application ready to use even more quickly. Remote and sensor functionalities allow the analysis of pump data, such as temperatures.

In addition to a full range of hybrid and magnetically levitated turbopumps, Pfeiffer Vacuum’s product portfolio comprises backing pumps, leak detectors, measurement and analysis devices, components as well as vacuum chambers and systems. Ever since the invention of the turbopump by Pfeiffer Vacuum, the company has stood for innovative solutions and high-tech products that are used in the analytics, industry, R&D, coating and semiconductor markets. Founded in 1890, Pfeiffer Vacuum is active throughout the world today, employs a workforce of some 2,350 people and has more than 20 subsidiaries.