July 5, 2010

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum will present the UNIVEX research and experimental coating system along with the new DRYVAC pump systems at Intersolar North America, July 13-15, 2010 at Moscone Centre in San Francisco.

The full-line vacuum portfolio offered by Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum supports all manufacturing processes within photovoltaic applications in the rough, medium, high and ultra-high vacuum regime. Pumping technologies, systems and services include components, standardised systems and fully customised vacuum solutions. The product range comprises oil sealed rotary vane and piston pumps, dry compressing and oil-free pumps, vacuum boosters, turbomolecular, oil diffusion & cryogenic vacuum pumps,  as well as standard and customised research coating systems.  Repair & remanufacturing of all brands of vacuum pumps complement the vacuum portfolio.

From the research stages of photovoltaic and nano technologies, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum offers customers optimised vacuum solutions, driving down cost of ownership and enhancing production reliability and profitability. The well known UNIVEX line of universal experimentation PVD vacuum coating systems for use in research & development and pilot production applications is available in configurations of varying chamber capacities utilising bell jars, stainless steel box chambers and cluster tool configurations, UNIVEX is offered with many standard features and options including high vacuum pump systems, power supplies, PLC, a variety of substrate holders, film thickness and vacuum measurement, cooling & heating systems, feedthroughs, view windows and gas admission. Various models of thermal and electron beam evaporators, DC and RF sputtering sources, organic evaporators and loadlock versions are available.

"The UNIVEX family of universal experimentation systems is another example of modern vacuum process engineering in an already broad portfolio of turn-key vacuum system solutions offered by Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum. Our customers can enjoy one-stop-shopping for their research and development or pilot production coating systems. They can select from a wide range of standard and multi-purpose configurations based upon their specific requirements plus be assured of support coverage for the entire project from engineering consultation, installation and training to service when selecting UNIVEX," said Brett A. Rock, regional marketing manager at Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum USA.

Advantages for UNIVEX Experimentation Coating Systems include: adaptable for use in all vacuum PVD coating processes; modular system design allows easy retrofits and upgrades; modern vacuum pump systems are adapted to customer specific process and finally,  compact and simple to operate and use.

The application range UNIVEX covers is vacuum coating in research & development and pilot production - Solar Power and PV Research, Sensor Technology, Optoelectronics, Passive Components, Metallurgical, Soldering, Latent Finger Print Detection (VMD), Glove Box Integration, Thermal Conduction and Special Experiments.

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum USA engineers, produces and markets vacuum pumps and coating systems for a wide variety of vacuum applications in PV, now introducing the the new standardised DRYVAC pump systems.