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VACPRO appointed official partner for Edwards Polycold® and CTI-Cryogenics across UK and Denmark.

Long-standing Edwards Vacuum partner now covers the complete product portfolio — bringing the industry-leading Polycold® cryochiller and CTI-Cryogenics cryopump ranges to UK and Danish customers, backed by local sales, service and applications expertise.

VACPRO has been appointed the official partner for Edwards Polycold® Cryochillers and CTI-Cryogenics cryopumps in the UK and Denmark, extending its long-standing distribution partnership with Edwards Vacuum to cover the complete product portfolio.

Cryotechnology sits at the heart of high-vacuum performance. Water vapour alone makes up 65–95% of the residual gas in a typical high-vacuum system, and cryocondensation is the most effective way to deal with it. Polycold cryochillers can reduce pumpdown times by 25–75% and increase throughput by 20–100% on existing systems — typically delivering ROI in around a year. CTI-Cryogenics, meanwhile, is the global benchmark for cryogenic high-vacuum pumping in semiconductor manufacturing, vacuum coating, R&D and aerospace.

For VACPRO customers — which include the majority of semiconductor fabrication sites in Denmark, leading universities, and chemical and industrial customers across the UK and Scandinavia — the appointment means a single, local point of contact for the complete Edwards range, alongside complementary products from MKS Instruments, VAT Valves and Jacomex.

  • "Our customers already trust us for pumps, valves, gloveboxes and applications support. Adding Polycold® and CTI-Cryogenics is a natural next step — it means we now cover the full vacuum chain with the same depth of technical and service expertise our customers expect. We're particularly looking forward to helping production engineers unlock the throughput gains Polycold® can deliver on existing systems. That's a compelling ROI conversation in almost any high-vacuum process."

    — Ian Francis, Managing Director, VACPRO

  • United Kingdom is from history an important market for Polycold® with a huge number of installed PFC and MaxCool cryochillers during the past 50 years ! Either via OEM presence ore many other end customers. I am very happy that our relationship with VACPRO is now extended with Polycold® and CTI-Cryogenics. This will give us the opportunity to be closer and faster to our customers with expert across our complete cryogenic portfolio. Beside cryochillers, PGC gas chillers and PCC compact coolers are part of the Polycold® product portfolio.

    Conclusion : Stronger together in the coldest markets with VACPRO and Edwards Polycold®.

    — Bert Dirks, Business Development Manager Polycold, Edwards Vacuum

What it means for customers

VACPRO offers sales, service, repair and exchange across the new range:

  • New equipment supply with technical scoping and applications support
  • Service, repair and refurbishment of existing units performed by experienced VACPRO engineers.
  • Upgrading your PFC to the modern MaxCool platform
  • Onsite support and fast turnaround from teams based in the South-East and North-West of the UK and Aarhus in Denmark

Customers interested in retrofitting Polycold® to an existing system, scoping a new cryo solution, or planning service or refurbishment of installed cryopumps are invited to contact the VACPRO team.

Sustainability

From renewable energy, standard recycling programme for all our pumps, to favouring energy efficient products, we strive to reduce our environmental footprint as a company as well as our products and services