KLRC Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps and Carbon Fiber Products Manufacturing
Carbon fiber products offer advantages for advanced material solutions such as light-weight, high-tensile strength, manufacturing flexibility and heat resistance.
Magnified view of carbon fiber
Carbon fibers are fibers about 5–10 micrometres in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. To produce a carbon fiber, the carbon atoms are bonded together in crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber as the crystal alignment gives the fiber high strength-to-volume ratio (making it strong for its size). Several thousand carbon fibers are bundled together to form a tow, which may be used by itself or woven into a fabric.
Carbon fiber strands
Tuthill’s KLRC liquid ring vacuum pumps can be used in several manufacturing processes involving carbon fiber. One process uses KLRC 525s for the vacuum conveying of carbon fiber strands, miles long, back and forth throughout the plant without breaking them. Another application uses our KLRC 300 to remove excess and by-product gases which react with the fiber to achieve a specific effect or to prevent other undesirable reactions.
Tuthill’s KLRC liquid ring vacuum pumps
The Kinney line of vacuum pumps has been used in manufacturing facilities around the world for over 100 years. These vacuum pumps are known for their durability and ruggedness in harsh applications. Our experience and application knowledge provides us with the means to offer our customers technical system design capabilities. Contact Gasho, Inc., to discuss how vacuum pump technologies can be used with your application.