Case Studies

TOFWERK's time-of-flight mass spectrometers impress with their incredible precision – VAT Vacuum Valve Technology supports this. For more than a decade, TOFWERK and VAT have enjoyed a productive development cooperation.

The Israeli start-up company Lingacom develops innovative muon detectors, which can be used for un-derground surveys, content security checks in large shipping containers, and much more. To their reliable production, VAT contributes an innovative sealing method.

The new SwissFEL at Paul Scherrer Institute aims to track biochemical processes occurring on ultrafast timescales. In the latest Maloja beamline, VAT vacuum valve support this attempt.

Japan’s new 3GeV storage ring provides access to synchrotron radiation for more companies to tackle the challenges of a sustainable economy. VAT acts as a key partner of the project.

The High Energy Photon Source (HEPS), built by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be the first fourth-generation synchrotron light source in China. This amazing facility features a wide variety of VAT valves.

The pan-European research institute ELI Beamlines operates some of the most intense laser systems in the world. Since the very beginning of this fascinating project, VAT has contributed its vacuum know-how to the development work as a technology partner.

The SIRIUS synchrotron is the new tool for Brazilian scientists to analyze and develop new materials. VAT valves enable the efficient operation of the complex storage ring.

Thanks to state-of-the-art technology for determining the age of rocks, scientists have now succeeded in developing a conclusive phase model of the Earth's history. VAT vacuum technology is making valuable contributions to this.

Plasma process technology products are everywhere. They are part of our everyday life. VAT is supporting SENTECH’s in the market for plasma applications.

NASA's TSIS-2 mission continues the successful history of uninterrupted solar observations. On the next stage, the main objective is to obtain the most precise data possible for better climate models. As a partner of the University of Colorado Boulder, VAT is involved in the on-orbit measurements.

Argonne National Laboratory plans an upgrade of its Advanced Photon Source (APS). The upgrade will enable APS to produce X-rays that are up to 500 times brighter than the current capabilities and produce images with higher resolution at a fraction of the speed.

The detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO system of interferometers in the USA proved Einstein’s prediction of the existence of gravitational waves. VAT vacuum valves help maintain the large vacuum volume of the LIGO system.