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Pfeiffer TPU 240 Turbomolecular
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What is it?
Applications
The TPU 240 is used in ultra-high-vacuum R&D chamber assemblies, surface science analysis equipment (XPS, Auger, SIMS), electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), cryogenic vessel evacuation, thin-film deposition, mass spectrometry, freeze drying, degassing, incandescent lamp manufacturing, electronic tubes, space simulation, and nuclear, plasma, and high-energy physics.[2][3]
What do the numbers mean?
Vacuum & pumping12
Control & software1
Dimensions & facilities2
Configuration & options21
What does it need to run?
Site utility requirements, footprint, and infrastructure needed to install and operate this tool. Sourced from public records.
- High-Vacuum Inlet FlangeDN 100 CF-F (6" ConFlat Fixed)[2]
- Foreline / Exhaust FlangeDN 25 ISO-KF (NW25)[2]
- Pumping Speed (N2)230 L/s[2]
- Pumping Speed (He)240 L/s[2]
- Pumping Speed (H2)210 L/s[2]
- Ultimate Base Pressure≤ 1 × 10^-11 mbar (≤ 7.5 × 10^-12 Torr)[2]
- Equipment typeTurbomolecular pump[1]
- ManufacturerPfeiffer Vacuum (Germany)[2]
- Type of productturbo pump[3]
- ExhaustKF25[3]
- Pumping speed230 l/s (N2)[3]
- Recommended backing pumpDUO 016B[3]
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No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the Pfeiffer TPU 240 Turbomolecular are on record.
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No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the Pfeiffer TPU 240 Turbomolecular are on record.
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The control-system platform and OS era of the Pfeiffer TPU 240 Turbomolecular are not on record.
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No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the Pfeiffer TPU 240 Turbomolecular are on record.
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The process node or technology generation of the Pfeiffer TPU 240 Turbomolecular is not on record.
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Sources & citations
Sources (3)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
- [1]Inventory photo
- [2]labvac.com — labvac.comlabvac.com
- [3]provac.com — provac.comprovac.com
Last updated Oct 11, 2026.
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