MAXX DRY VACUUM SYSTEMS Giving you a clear edge

EDWARDS THE PARTNER OF CHOICE Edwards is a world leader in the design, technology and manufacture of vacuum pumps with over 95 years’ history and more than 75 years’ manufacturing experience. Edwards believes in delivering results that bring value to our customers by using our breadth of industry experience to identify and apply solutions to your problems. Using the most innovative and up-to-date modelling techniques, we can optimise the pumping configuration for customers to provide a system design giving the maximum performance in the most reliable and cost-effective

MAXX dry vacuum systems: GXS dry screw pump with booster combinations MAXX systems represent a flexible and intelligent solution for different industrial applications where high pumping speed and fast pump down time are required. Flexible – Integrated modular skid design • Optimise the configuration for your process • Easy to upgrade whenever you need more capacity Fast – Reduced pump down times with ultimate vacuum < 5 x 10 -4 mbar • Increased productivity: faster process • Improved product quality: better ultimate vacuum Robust – Reliable operation even in harsh industrial applications • Highly...

Technology MAXX dry vacuum system is a combination of our market leading GXS dry screw vacuum pumps and pXH boosters, the new generation of large mechanical boosters. The result is an integrated flexible modular skid design which is ideally suited for high capacity applications. pXH booster pumps are provided with high efficiency motor and inverter drives that integrate directly into the GXS pump control system with a single connection. With our unique screw technology and world leading high efficiency booster, you are guaranteed best-in-class pumping speeds and low running cost for many years to...

Applications MAXX systems are suitable for a variety of applications. Some of the applications where benefits from Maxx systems could be realised are as follows. This is not an exhaustive list; please contact us for application suitability. Metallurgy • Carbon vapour impregnation • Sintering • Metal injection moulding • Precision investment casting • Electroslag remelting • Vacuum induction melting • Vacuum arc refining Coating • Roll web coating • Hard coating (CVD/DLC) • Surface activation • Plasma spray • Glass coating Drying • Transformer drying • Pipeline drying • Capacitor drying • Lithium-Ion...

MAXX technical data: selected combinations Unit Full load power @ ultimate pressure @ peak pumping load Supply options Electrical Connections Motor rating power mbar (Torr) Ultimate pressure Peak pumping speed High volt (GXS & pXH) Low volt (GXS & pXH) High volt (GXS & pXH) Low volt (GXS & pXH) Inlet Exhaust Cooling water Vacuum couplings DP across pump (min) Operating temperature N2 pressure (supply pressure) Light duty Medium duty Control valve connection Swagelok® Ø 3/8” tube with olive Filter connection Solvent connection Solvent flush GXS exhaust back pressure (max) mbar (psia) System IP...

pXH Technical data Unit System inlet connection System outlet connection Length System dimensions Kg Cooling water connection Maximum supply pressure Supply temperature Minimum pressure differential Typical water cooling flow rate Cooling Water Electrical supply type Motor rating Power at ultimate pressure (kW) Warning: If you wish to use pXH boosters in any combination other than those in this brochure please consult Edwards experts for advice to ensure the safety of your sys

Customised solutions for your application Our large range of proven GXS dry pumps is integrated with pXH pumps - the new generation of large mechanical booster pumps - in a variety of combinations to match your performance requirements. Whether you need high pumping speeds at low inlet pressure, high throughput at higher inlet pressures or fast pumpdown we have the right combination for your process. Pump & booster combinations pXH4500

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Dimensions, weight & power CROSS SPOOL CROSS CROSS SPOOL INLET DEPTH INLET OUTLET SPOOL CONNECTION HEIGHT FROM HEIGHT FLANGE ISO WIDTH DEPTH THE BACK ISO NW W D H C E F FOOTPRINT PUMP TYPE MODULE TYPE INLET DEPTH OUTLET WEIGHT POWER FROM DEPTH FROM KG KW THE THE BACK BACK I

Ordering Information Booster Interface accessories Vacuum instrumentation None GXS / GMB interstage active pirani gauge pXH / GXS interstage active pirani gauge GXS / GMB interstage active pirani gauge pXH / GXS interstage active pirani gauge None Full profibus (2x profibus modules) One profibus module & pXH serial link Full MCMmicroTIM (2x TIMs) One MCMmicroTIM & pXH serial link Full SIM control by Ethernet Carbon steel Stainless steel 1x pXH & 1x GXS, straight spool Stainless steel 1x pXH & 1x GXS, cross spool Stainless steel 1x pXH & 2x GXS Stainless steel 2x pXH & 1x GXS Stainless steel extension...

Module options Module A 1x pXH & 1x GXS, Straight Spool 1 1 2 2 Module B 1x pXH & 1x GXS, Cross Spool ready for modules extension 1 pXH Booster Straight Spool Bellows Valve GXS spool GXS pump Frame Cross spool Note: Module A - cost effective combination Module B - Includes Cross Spool for future module extension including other material shown above in Module A Module C or D - for higher vacuum performance Option B can be extended to option C or D If a customer currently has module B and wants to extend it to C or D, select 1x pump & none for booster or none for pump & 1x booster, then select Extension...

Service and support Your business success depends on maximum equipment uptime and minimum total cost of ownership, and we constantly strive to support those objectives. As a global leader in vacuum technology and processes, we understand how vacuum pumps and systems perform in real life. Our wide portfolio of services is designed with you in mind: to help keep your processes and equipment running in the most economical and environmentally efficient manner. Services include: • Overhaul and repair using genuine Edwards OEM parts • OEM spares and kits available for immediate despatch • ReManufactured...