Vacuum Technology
Chairman: Dr. Magnus Janicki, Leybold, Germany
Secretary: Jürgen Eisenreich, VDMA, Germany
The Pneurop committee 5 (PN 5) is the European sector committee of the specialised associations of European national associations which are members of PNEUROP and cover the Vacuum Technology.
It is the European platform of the member companies of these national associations. PN 5 is observing and supporting the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO/TC 112 “Vacuum Technology”) and the European committee of Standardisation (CEN/TC 232 “Compressors-Safety) on the corresponded field of activity. Furthermore PN 5 develops own recommendations and keeps the members informed on the relevant European directives.
Industry
The major product categories of the Vacuum Technology are:
- Vacuum Pumps
- Vacuum Instrumentation (e.g. pressure gauges, leak detectors, mass spectrometers)
- Vacuum Hardware (e.g. Valves, Flanges and Fittings, chambers, feedthroughs)
The manufactures of these vacuum components serve the following markets with its products:
The chart for the Vacuum Market Segmentation was developed by the Working Group on International Statistics for Vacuum Technology (ISVT).
Further information on ISVT can be find HERE
Standardisation
The Standardisation for the Vacuum technology is done on ISO level.
Structure:
- ISO/TC 112 WG 1 “Vacuum pumps”
- ISO/TC 112 WG 2 “Vacuum instrumentation“
- ISO/TC 112 WG 3 “Vacuum hardware”
ISO TC 112 standards and those underdevelopment can be find HERE
Publications
5607 (1972) – Vacuum Pumps, Rules of Acceptance: Part II – Vapour Pumps
5608 (1973) – Vacuum Pumps, Rules of Acceptance: Part III – Turbomolecular Pumps
5615 (1976) – Vacuum Pumps, Rules of Acceptance: Part IV – Sputter Ion Pumps
6601 (1978) – Application of National Standards for Acceptance and Capacity Measurement of Steam Jet Vacuum Pumps and Steam Jet Compressors
6602 (1979) – Vacuum Pumps, Rules of Acceptance: Part I – Positive Displacement Pumps – Roots Pumps
PN5ASRCC/5 – Pneurop Acceptance Specification for Refrigerator Cooled Cryopumps – Part 5
6606 (1981) – Vacuum Flanges and Connections – Dimensions
6612 (1984) – Acceptance Specification for Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps
6617 (1985) – Recommended Practice on Vacuum Measurement