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Sciences, Belgrade, exhibited two two-stage
gas ballast pumps: Type 2 RVP 20 with a pumping speed of 1.2 m3/h and Type 2 RVP 400 with a pumping speed of 24 ma/h. In spite of their simplicity, both forevacuum pumps are capable of an end pressure of about 1O-3 torr.
West Germany E Leybold’s Nachfolger, as the sole West
German firm, presented an extensive vacuum programme. It included the AREATRON, a device for automatic determination of the surface area for fine particle materials, and also the new helium leak detector-ULTRATEST-both of which were in continuous operation during Liechtenstein the duration of the Fair. With the aid of Balzers AG had the Exhalograph EA 1 as the Areatron the actual surface area of their sole exhibit in the field of vacuum highly porous materials can be measured engineering. This all-metal analytical automatically from adsorption of argon at instrument gives an automatic quantitative liquid nitrogen temperature, and read off determination of Oa, H and N in metals on a digital recorder. Accuracy is conafter melting under high vacuum. siderably increased by adding several consecutive measurement readings. The Sweden Ultratest helium leak detector, incorporaLKB Produkter AB of Stockholm showed, ting two automatic pump systems, atamong other things, their Model LKB tracted considerable interest both because 9000, for analytical investigation of organic of its style of construction and its clear substances by a simultaneous combination method of operation. Sensitivity is (IO-” of gas chromatography and mass spectrotorr-litre/sec graduations) considerably inmetry. It has a measurement range of creased by an electromagnetic diffusion system. :=I2 to 1000, and a resolution of The ion gauge IM 41, with a modulator, is one of several gauges on the Bayard$=lOOC. Alpert principle. This device sunmesses x-ray and ion desorption effects- to a considerable extent by an additional Soviet Union modulator electrode, so that all pressures The USSR Academy of Sciences exhibited in the 10-l’ torr range are measurable. an ultrahigh vacuum plant for the deposiAs well as another ion gauge (IM VI) tion of multiple thin films of Type KWN-5, and a desorption spectrometer for the in the interior of the Soviet Pavilion. This quantitative detection of specially chemical equipment, with a working chamber active gases in ultrahigh vacuum systems, volume of.60 1 can be evacuated down to Leybold’s exhibited several nroducts from 2 x lo-l0 torr and is narticularlv useful for their cryogenic programme‘ including an the investigation of electrical -and physical electrically regulated bypass valve, incorproperties of multiple films between 77 porating an electrical control for the and 600°K. Covering power obtained temperature of cryogenic vapours as well using four substrates and eight masks as an experimental freezing chamber which amounts to 5~. can be used for the production of cold A UHV Triode sputter-ion pump with baths by condensing certain gases. cooled electrodes Type TRION-150 was In the field of pumps, two oil-sealed shown. The electrodes can be cooled with rotary Trivac pumps, the Sl (one-stage, water or liquid nitrogen. The pumping speed 1 m3/h) and the D 3 (two-stage, speed amounts to 130 l/s with water speed 3 m’/h) were shown, as well as the cooling and to 200 l/s with cooling by oil diffusion pump Type LEYBOJET liauid nitrogen. End vacua of 1 x lO-1o 5500/10 (speed 5500 l/s, capable of a torr and 1; 10-l’ torr respectively are maximum of 10 torr-litres/sec. reached. An angle valve with a small flange Two diode sputter-ion pumps of Type (nominal width 50 mm), feedthroughs and NEM-300-2 and NEM-30-2 with housing specimens of freeze-dried foods were also and pumping speeds for air of 300 l/s and shown. 30 l/s respectively; two mercury diffusion To complete their programme, Leybolds pumps Type N-50-R and N-10-R with exhibited casting equipment Type GHG pumping speeds of 50 and 10 l/s respectively 05 and two sample thin film evanorators were also shown. Type M 03 and M 07 and distillation column apparatus Type DK 30. Hungary Tungsram of Budapest exhibited a series of
one-stage and a two-stage rotary gas ballast pumps which were particularly striking since their exterior was painted yellow_ Six one-stage pumps BBSNL 5, 10, 30, 60, 100, 180 were shown. with end pressure without gas ballast of 5 x lO-2 torr and with gas ballast of 1 torr. The figure after the type mark denotes the nominal pumping speed. All pumps, extent for the smallest models. require water-cooling. One two-stage pump,- the BP 5, has an end pressure without gas ballast of 5~ 1O-5 torr, and with gas ballast of lo-’ torr. 408
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Maschinenfabrik,
Mannheim and DRAIS of MannheimWaldorf exhibited vacuum agitators and kneading machines and drying machines with Leybold sealed piston pumps with pumping speed of 60 and 100 m3/h. Fried Krupp Mass
& Analysentechnik of Bremen (previously ATLAS) showed their mass spectrometer GD 150. This instrument has a measurement range of between
M = 2 and 300 with a resolution ofpM = 120 (signal intensity 10 per cent). The smallest detectable pressure is 1 x 10-l’ torr; total
and partial pressures can be measured simultaneously. The mass spectrometric leak detector GD incorporated an automatic pump system. Gases with mass numbers of between M=4 and M=46 can be used as test gases. Its limit of detection is in the region of 10-l’ torr-litre/sec. An automatic graph evaluator, working on the principle of planimetry, and the integration of graphs and diagrams by scanning light rays, may be specially applied for the quantitative analysis of mass-spectra. East Germany
The following East German vacuum firms combined to exhibit their products on one common exhibition stand: VEB Hochvakuum, Dresden; VEB Geraer Kompressorenwerk, Gera; and Deutsche Vakuumapparate Dreyer Merten KG, Sangerhausen.
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The electron beam welding equipment in particular attracted a lot of interest. This equipment, which was developed in collaboration with the Research Institute, Ardenne, was regularly shown in operation. With an accelerating voltage of 30 kV and beam current of up to 200 mA it can provide the solution to various technical welding problems. Other exhibits were as follows: Freeze-drying equipment TG 15, for the preservation of temperature sensitive materials such as blood plasma, enzymes, antibiotics and albumin specimens, with a charge volume of 15 1 and minimal working temperature of -50°C at 1 X 10m3torr. High vacuum annealing oven WWSO/ 1400 for heat treatment (soldering, annealing, sintering, degassing etc) up to 1400°C under vacuum or inert gas. High vacuum vaporizing equipment B55 with water cooline and heatahle double walled bell-jar and base plate. Maximum power for both resistance heated evaporators is 2 kVA. Water-cooled three-stage oil diffusion pumps from Series ED0 with nominal pumping speeds of 30, 100, 500, 2000, 30,000 and 80,000 l/s. Sputter-ion pumps, Series EGZ, with nominal pumping speeds of 10 and 100 litres/sec. This diode pump is distinguished from other conventional sputter ion pumps in that it incorporates a ring magnet which has the effect of lowering the weight of the pump and the scattering through the pump orifice. The pump housing is particularly outstanding for its modern design which allows for easy assembly. Sorption pump EGS 500, filled with Zeosorb 5A, in a 25 litre tank, pressures of 5 x 10m3torr can be obtained by liquid nitrogen cooling and is particularly suitable as a forepump to sputter-ion pumps. The residual gas analyzer “Inditron” is a partial pressure gauge which operates essentially according to the “Farvitron” principle-and is used in the detection of oscillating ions. The mass spectra are displayed on the projection screen of the cathode ray oscillograph with a resolution of AM M =20 and measured in three separate