Vacuum Feed Through     Challenge:   A Mountain View company wanted to manufacture it's own vacuum feed through device. They looked to Berkeley BioWorks to design a replacement for the existing OEM unit.   Solution:   Designed direct replacement for existing system. New design increased performance and reduced manufacturing costs.   Result:   Since 1998 the company manufactures it's own vacuum feed through device. More than 50 units have shipped to date.   Technical Highlights: High precision design resulting in low runout error Direct replacement for existing system Low maintenance, highly reliable design Compact design resulting in high travel/overall length ratio No maintenance over 10,000 cycles at 2x10-7 torr Robust and low-cost position feedback Ease of assembly and installation Low cost of manufacture     Home           Services           Clients           Portfolio           Products           Careers           Contact Copyright ©2002, Berkeley BioWorks, Inc.