Steven Fiddy will be representing Hiden Analytical at the 15th Vacuum Symposium, taking place on 17th June 2026 at the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire, UK.
The 15th Vacuum Symposium combines a technical programme focused on current advances and practical challenges in vacuum science and engineering. It brings together scientists, engineers, technicians, and industrial users to exchange practical know-how and current challenges in vacuum science and engineering.
What to Expect?
- Technical programme with expert speakers, aimed at sharing “latest trends and challenges” across vacuum technology applications and use-cases.
- Structured vacuum training modules, including pathways from fundamentals through clean vacuum/UHV and specialist topics (e.g., leak detection, chamber design/fabrication, pump maintenance, cryopumping, and RGA).
- Exhibition and networking opportunities designed to connect users with suppliers and best-practice solutions in pumping, measurement, leak detection, materials, and system integration.
- Hosted at Harwell Campus (Oxfordshire, UK) with facilities provided by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) and Diamond Light Source, placing the meeting in an ecosystem strongly aligned with advanced research infrastructure and vacuum-intensive platforms.
Hiden Analytical at the 15th Vacuum Symposium:
- Meet our sales representative, Steven Fiddy, for technical consults on specifying the right analytical mass spectrometer configuration for your pressure regime, species of interest, and contamination risks—linking product positioning directly to real user pain points discussed across the Symposium’s technical and training themes.
- Application-led discussions on residual gas analysis (RGA): how partial-pressure insight supports contamination control, bakeout verification, leak diagnosis, and process stability in HV/UHV systems (from research tools to production vacuum platforms).
- Practical pathways from “symptom” to “root cause” using RGA trends/fingerprints (e.g., water/hydrocarbons/backstreaming indicators, air ingress signatures, outgassing profiles) to shorten troubleshooting cycles and improve uptime.
- Process and research monitoring use-cases relevant to Harwell-style environments: thin-film and surface science workflows, beamlines/accelerators, vacuum chambers and transfer lines—where gas-speciation data is critical for performance and repeatability.
- Measurement strategy conversations: aligning gauge + RGA data, calibration/quantification expectations, sampling/response-time trade-offs, and integration considerations (interfaces, logging, alarms) for robust vacuum QA/QC.
📅 Event Dates: 17 June 2026.
📍 Location: Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UK.
🔗 Event Website: 15th Vacuum Symposium.
We look forward to connecting with the vacuum science community.
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