Edwards has officially opened its first volume vacuum pump manufacturing facility in mainland Europe.

The GXS is a dry vacuum pump which delivers high vacuum performance in high volume industrial process applications.

Vacuum technology company Edwards has won a contract to supply Quorum Technologies with reliable EXT75DX turbomolecular vacuum pumps for cryogenic preparation chambers used in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) applications.

Edwards new nEXT turbomolecular vacuum pump has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Technical Innovation of the Year’ award at the 2011 Pump Industry Awards. The accolade is given to the most innovative pump, pumping system or other pump related product introduced onto the market within the last 12 months.

Vacuum equipment manufacturer Edwards has launched a new range of turbo pumping stations which provides users in laboratories and research centres with an easy-to-use ‘plug and play’ vacuum system with high pumping speeds of up to 400l/s.

Edwards has won orders worth £1 million for its new generation steel degassing equipment in India. The dry pumping technology is replacing traditional steam ejector systems in vacuum degassing (VD) processes, enabling users to produce higher quality products with significantly reduced operating and energy costs.

Edwards has won an order with a major car manufacturer to supply compact XDS35i dry scroll pumps. The pumps provide high vacuum in a reliable fit and forget system, enabling users to reduce time and costs associated with maintenance.

Leading vacuum technology company Edwards has won a major order to supply liquid ring vacuum pumps to a new bioethanol plant being built in the UK.

Leading vacuum equipment manufacturer Edwards has received six major orders for industrial coating systems in Taiwan and China in the last six months worth a total of over £3.5 million.

Edwards Limited has opened a new service centre and sales office at Jhunan in Taiwan to support its many customers in the industrial, solar, semiconductor, flat panel and rapidly growing LED sectors.