Mechanical pumps generate vacuum by acting on the viscous properties of the gas or fluid being evacuated using mechanical devices such as pistons, claws, scrolling spirals, and diaphragms. Mechanical ...

These pumps may have one or several pistons being driven by a motor. The vacuum levels produced by this pump style are somewhat higher than for other types of mechanical pumps. Regenerative Blower ...

Up to 300 people are currently on the UK's transplant list and many are fitted with mechanical pumps as a "bridge" to getting a new heart. Called left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), they help ...

A man who was one of the youngest people in the UK to have a mechanical heart pump has died. Jim Lynskey, 23, of Alvechurch, Worcestershire, was fitted with the pump as a 19-year-old in 2015 after ...

Quiet Operation in Sensitive EnvironmentsVacuum pumps are increasingly used in quiet environments such as research labs and ...

BOONE COUNTY, Ark. (KY3) - Repairs are being made after a mechanical failure caused a pipe to break at a pump station near Lead Hill, Arkansas, late last week. According to the Ozark Mountain ...