You are responsible for a vacuum system that must reach a defined pressure, stay stable over time, and not become the limiting factor in your process or experiment. You want:

• Target pressure reached on schedule
• Base pressure that remains predictable
• Clean vacuum without hydrocarbons or backstreaming
• Minimal downtime and requalification

You are not looking for the “strongest” pump. You are looking for a vacuum system that behaves consistently.

When vacuum systems struggle, the cause is rarely a single failed component. More often, performance issues come from mismatch:

• The wrong pump technology for the gas load
• Incomplete pumping architecture (no proper staging)
• Oil-based pumps used where cleanliness is critical
• Light gases dominating at low pressure
• Vibration or magnetic fields affecting sensitive tools
• Pump choices made in isolation, not as part of a system

The result may still be a working system, but one that is:

• Slow to pump down
• Difficult to stabilize
• Prone to contamination or drift
• Increasingly fragile over time

We are here to reduce risk, clarify trade-offs, and help align the pumping strategy with the system as a whole. Tactile keeps recommendations technology-driven, not brand-driven

The goal is simple: Make vacuum a reliable foundation, not a recurring problem.

A stable vacuum system comes from deliberate, staged decisions. This plan removes guesswork and late-stage surprises.

Step 1: Define the Application

• Process or experiment type
• R&D, pilot, or production use
• Criticality of uptime
• New system or modification of an existing one

This prevents solving the wrong problem.

Step 2: Define the Vacuum Target

• Rough, high vacuum, or ultra-high vacuum
• Required base pressure
• Pump-down time expectations
• Continuous operation or frequent cycling

Pressure alone is not enough, time and stability matter.

Step 3: Match Pump Technology to the System

• Chamber volume and conductance
• Dominant gases (air, water vapor, hydrogen, helium, process gases)
• Sensitivity to hydrocarbons or particulates
• Oil-free requirements

This is where many systems fail when pumps are selected in isolation.

Step 4: Confirm Practical Constraints

• Vibration and noise sensitivity
• Magnetic field tolerance
• Space, orientation, and mounting limits
• Bakeout temperature and duration
• On-chamber vs remote installation

Ignoring these details often leads to redesign later.

Step 5: Align on Lifecycle

• Expected operating hours
• Maintenance access and service intervals
• Energy consumption
• Scaling from prototype to production

Vacuum performance must remain stable over years, not just on day one.

We define your requirements upfront and take a technology-first approach, selecting pumps to fit your system, not a brand, while providing full transparency on assumptions, timelines, and expectations.

You remain in complete control with no pressure to proceed, and nothing moves forward without your approval.

Get a quote at info@tacile.tools or Define My Vacuum Pump

Success is not dramatic. It is predictable. When the pumping strategy is right:

• Pump-down behavior is consistent
• Base pressure remains stable
• Light gases are controlled
• Cleanliness is maintained
• Downtime becomes planned, not reactive

Tactile purpose is to remove uncertainty from vacuum systems, helping engineers move from hidden instability to predictable performance, calm operations, and confidence in their results.