In April, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum delivered the first cryogenic pumps with a suction volume of 60,000 liters/s produced in the new Cryogenic Centre in Dresden to an Indian customer. The performance of these pumps exceeds all known high suppliers of vacuum pumps by far. With a flange diameter of 1.4 m, this pump also impresses by its outer dimensions.

Cryogenic pumps are used in applications such as vacuum based coating technologies, vacuum furnaces, laboratories and for the evacuation of space simulation chambers. These large chambers are needed for the testing of satellites and space equipment. The advantages of the cryogenic pumps with their enormous suction capacity for air and water steam leads to a fast evacuation of the testing chambers, which remains unmatched by other vacuum pumps. These pumps reach a suction of 60,000 litres/s nitrogen and 180,000 litres/s water vapour, produce absolutely hydrocarbon free ultra high vacuum and reach ultimate pressures below 10-7 mbar. Cryogenic pumps use adsorption technology, i.e. the physical effect of adsorbing and freezing gases at extremely cold surfaces. Within the cryogenic pump, temperatures below 10 Kelvin (-253 °C) are produced.

In 2006, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum with headquarter in Cologne, invested into a new production site for cryogenic pump technology in Dresden and succeeded in enhancing the cryogenic business with cryo pumps, cold heads, and cryo systems considerably. Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum is market leader for cryogenic vacuum technology in Europe. Also internationally, the demand for the cryogenic know-how of Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum is constantly growing.