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Use case: Experience True Clean

Case Studies
2025/10/28
Filip Van den Eynde

Experience True Clean

Every vacuum engineer wants the same thing: a system that behaves exactly as it should. A chamber that pumps down quickly, reaches the expected base pressure, stays stable during the process, and delivers reproducible results, cycle after cycle. That desire is not just technical; it’s personal. It’s the desire for control, confidence, and peace of mind in an environment where even a single invisible molecule can disrupt everything.

Yet in reality, something keeps standing in the way.

Your team follows all procedures. You assemble with care, inspect every seal, torque everything correctly, bake the system, and run helium leak tests. Everything checks out. And still… the pressure drifts. Pump-down takes longer than the model predicts. Sensors respond inconsistently. Results vary. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet frustration grows: What are we missing?

This is the battle every vacuum professional knows too well. That feeling that despite your expertise, your system is being sabotaged by something you cannot see. The real culprit, is contamination: microscopic particles, films, water vapor, hydrocarbons, or residues quietly outgassing from components you believed were “clean.” It’s the invisible force that unsettles your process and your confidence.

And that’s where we step in.

We understand the pressure vacuum engineers face. We’ve supported semiconductor fabs, R&D labs, beamlines, coating systems, and aerospace facilities dealing with contamination. We recognize the frustration of doing everything “right” and still fighting unstable pressure curves. And because we’ve seen these challenges thousands of times, we also know exactly how to solve them.

Our cleanroom cleaning and vacuum bake-out services are trusted in HV, UHV, and EUV environments. From ISO Class 5 ultraclean processing to controlled bake-out cycles up to 250°C, we deliver components that are measurably cleaner, more stable, and ready for the most demanding vacuum operations.

Here’s how we help you take back control, in three clear steps.

1. Diagnose the contamination source

Together, we identify whether your system suffers from internal contamination (residual machining films, fingerprints, oils, particles) or external contamination (water vapor, hydrocarbons, process by-products). This brings immediate clarity and removes guesswork.

2. Clean with precision

We apply cleanroom-grade ultrasonic cleaning, DI-water rinsing, filtered drying, and ISO Class 5 packaging to remove particulate and film contamination from components before they ever enter your chamber. For deeper cleanliness, we bake out water vapor and hydrocarbons under vacuum, ensuring ultra-low outgassing behaviour.

3. Reinstall and regain stability

Once your components return clean, dry, and vacuum-ready, your system pumps down faster, holds a lower base pressure, and delivers reproducible results. Maintenance decreases. Downtime drops. Confidence returns.

With contamination under control, your vacuum system transforms. Pump-downs become predictable. The base pressure finally reaches the level you expect. Data becomes cleaner and more consistent. Your team works with certainty instead of doubt, spending less time troubleshooting and more time doing the work that matters. The system feels stable, quiet, trustworthy, almost effortless.

When engineering a well-functioning vacuum system, contamination and leakage are out of the question. With our clean, vacuum support, we ensure pure, continuous conditions in your critical installations.

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