Horizontal Furnace - Vacuum End Cap Flanges

Each vacuum flange incorporates two o-rings and a spacer ring to increase the contact surface area on the quartz process tube.  Using a backing ring to compress, the o-rings create a solid vacuum seal that ensures leak integrity, as well as reduce stress on the process tube. Since we compress on the last two inches of the process tube, our design eliminates flanges rolling off.  Also included in each vacuum flange is a bumper o-ring to reduce quartz chipping on the ends of the tube during installation.

InVac Systems builds vacuum flanges for single ended or open ended quartz process tubes on horizontal furnaces that range in size from 100mm to 300mm in diameter. 

Our front vacuum flanges can connect to process baratrons, multiple gas injection lines, and water cooling lines. 

Our rear vacuum flanges can either be closed or use a removable back plate.  Multiple gas injection lines, TC ports, and various sizes of vacuum connections can be added.

Our unique internal water cooling design allows our vacuum flanges to sustain process temperatures up to 1000^oC while requiring low water flows of  2-15 GPH accordingly.  We use a sealed internal water channel with multiple flow baffles to increase flow viscosity and improve the thermal heat transfer to the o-rings.  For low temperature applications, below 400^oC, our vacuum flanges do not require cooling. 

All of our vacuum flanges are precision welded and then pressure tested to 120PSIG.  Upon completion, all components are electro-polished and cleaned thoroughly before shipment.

	We offer Flanges 100MM To 320MM

TIPS:  Having Trouble with Door Seals?

  Try our VLD (Vacuum Locked Door)

InVac Systems VLD (Vacuum Locked Door) systems are widely used to prevent leaks on H2 Anneal system with burn-offs, and all LPCVD systems on horizontal furnaces to increase your process integrity by eliminating O2 leaks. We use a dual o-ring and vacuum channel layout that allows a vacuum to be pulled on the door, locking it in place. Using our VLD Controllers, you can monitor and control your doors performance. No separate vacuum pumps are required; simply connect to your existing horizontal furnace pumping assembly.  See our Flange Accessories for more info.

TIPS:  Having Trouble with Burning O-rings?

                 Try our FTC (Flange Temperature Controller)

The FTC is designed to keep your water cooled flange at a constant temperature regardless of the process step.  Want to monitor more than one flange? No problem.  We have a controller that can monitor two.  Need different temperatures during a push and depostion? We have models that can control at multiple temperatures.  Using our FTC Controllers, you can monitor and control your flanges performance.  See our Flange Accessories for more info.

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