Ares - TVAC3 Thermal Vacuum Chamber

The Intlvac Ares TVAC3 is built for thermal cycling of components under high vacuum.

Chamber

The chamber is a horizontal cylinder with access doors at both ends, so parts can be loaded and unloaded from either side. Each system has a large selection of instrumentation ports, laid out for the people who’ll use it.

Thermal cycling

The chamber shroud and platen are temperature-cycled, and heat reaches the parts by black body radiation. The internal shrouds are temperature-controlled and painted inside with a flat, aerospace-rated black coating. A combination of pumps gives oil-free high vacuum.

Control and data logging

The Autosys PLC controller, in a separate controls rack, handles pump-down, venting, temperature control, power-failure recovery and the safety interlocks. The operator works from a LabVIEW workstation with a 19″ screen, and all parameters are logged for the graphical log viewer or a spreadsheet.

There’s more on the method on our thermal vacuum testing page.

Working with SiSTEM

SiSTEM is Intlvac’s partner for the UK, Ireland and most of Europe. We scope your system with you and Intlvac’s engineers, and stay your local contact through quotation, installation and after-sales. Tell us what you’re cycling, how many cycles and over what range, and we’ll take it to Intlvac.