Vacuum Products

What Vacuum Products does

Vacuum Products Corporation (VPC) is a privately held manufacturer and supplier of high and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) components, headquartered in Fremont, California. Founded in 2007, the company designs, manufactures, and distributes stainless steel and aluminum vacuum hardware, including vacuum valves, ConFlat (CF) UHV flanges, KF and ISO fittings, vacuum chambers, viewports, gauges, pumps, feedthroughs, and motion components, alongside a parallel Gas Delivery Products line comprising compression fittings, VCR face seal fittings, micro weld fittings, high-purity valves and tubing, filters, and pressure regulators. The company supports vacuum ranges from 760 Torr down to 1x10^-13 Torr and serves semiconductor, research and development, energy, analytical/laboratory, and chemical/petrochemical end markets.

Production is vertically integrated at the Fremont facility, which houses precision CNC machining, welding, clean room assembly, and 100% leak testing of finished products. CAD modeling and simulation are used to optimize component design. The company emphasizes certified materials (304 and 316LN stainless steel, OFHC copper) and publishes a leadership claim of 100+ years of combined engineering experience across its 11-50 person team.

VPC operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront on BigCommerce with publicly listed unit pricing (approximately $14 to over $1,100 per item) and offers custom manufacturing for specialized components. Distribution is direct from the single Fremont site with international shipping, supported by a sales function reachable via phone and email. No institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, patents, certifications, or strategic partnerships are disclosed in the available source material, consistent with a founder-owned or bootstrapped operating model.

Name

Vacuum Products

Legal name

Vacuum Products Corporation

Website

https://vacproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vacuum Products Corporation is a privately held Fremont, California manufacturer of high and ultra-high vacuum components and gas delivery products, serving semiconductor, research, energy, laboratory, and chemical/petrochemical customers via direct e-commerce and custom manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacuum Components and Gas Delivery Equipment

NAICS

Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721), Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (339991)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Vacuum Systems & Components (Vacuum Pumps, Ejectors, Cups, Grippers) (IMAHAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Gases & Gas Delivery Consumables (Specialty/Bulk/UHP) (HDAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Vacuum components
• Ultra-high vacuum products
• Gas delivery fittings
• Vacuum flange fittings
• Semiconductor vacuum systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Vacuum Components Sales: Sale of vacuum valves, flanges, fittings, chambers, viewports, gauges, pumps, feedthroughs, and motion components
2. Gas Delivery Products Sales: Sale of high purity fittings, valves, tubing, hoses, quick connectors, filters, and pressure regulators for gas delivery applications
3. Custom Product Manufacturing: Custom-designed vacuum and gas delivery components per customer specifications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vacuum Products Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes stainless steel and aluminum vacuum components (valves, flanges, fittings, chambers, viewports, gauges, pumps, feedthroughs) and high-purity gas delivery products (compression fittings, VCR face seal fittings, micro weld fittings, high-purity valves, tubing, hoses, quick connectors, filters, pressure regulators). The company offers in-house precision CNC machining, clean room assembly, 100% leak testing, and custom engineering for specialized ultra-high vacuum and ultra-high purity applications, serving semiconductor, R&D, energy, analytical/laboratory, and chemical/petrochemical end markets.

Product overview

Vacuum Products Corp (VPC) is a manufacturer and supplier of high/ultra-high vacuum components and gas delivery products founded in 2007. The company offers two main product lines: Vacuum Products and Gas Delivery Products, plus a Liquid Fluid Solutions category. The Vacuum Products line includes vacuum valves (ball, butterfly, gate, poppet valves), vacuum flanges and fittings (KF, CF ConFlat, ISO, butt weld), vacuum chambers and viewports, vacuum gauges, vacuum pumps and traps, motion/transfer components, and electrical feedthroughs. The Gas Delivery Products line includes compression fittings, VCR face seal fittings, micro weld fittings, high purity valves, high purity tubing (BA and EP series), hoses, quick connectors, filters, and pressure regulators. The company also offers custom manufacturing services for specialized components. VPC serves semiconductor, research and development, energy, analytical and laboratory, and chemical/petrochemical industries with products ranging from CF1.33" to CF14.00" flange sizes, supporting vacuum ranges from 760 Torr to 1x10-13 Torr.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vacuum Valves

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• VAT Group: Swiss-listed vacuum valve specialist (ball, gate, angle, transfer valves) serving the same semiconductor OEM and fab customers as VPC. Highly comparable product category, with overlap on UHV/UHP gate and pendulum valves, but operates at vastly larger scale and global reach.
• MDC Vacuum Products: Specialty vacuum component manufacturer offering flanges, fittings, valves, chambers, and motion/electrical feedthroughs. Direct head-to-head competitor to VPC's vacuum component line, especially in R&D and process lab applications.
• Nor-Cal Products (Inficon): Vacuum component manufacturer (now part of Inficon) producing stainless steel flanges, fittings, viewports, bellows, and motion feedthroughs. Overlaps directly with VPC's standard vacuum components catalog and serves the same high-vacuum/UHV customers.
• Duniway Stockroom: Vacuum hardware distributor and refurbisher selling flanges, fittings, valves, and replacement parts to high-energy physics, aerospace, and semiconductor customers. Comparable catalog-driven, e-commerce-oriented business model and customer overlap with VPC.
• Swagelok: Global manufacturer of fluid system components including compression fittings, VCR face seal fittings, valves, filters, and tubing for high-purity and UHP gas delivery. Direct overlap with VPC's gas delivery product line and competes for the same semiconductor process-gas OEM accounts.
• Kurt J. Lesker Company: U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of vacuum components, fittings, flanges, and thin-film deposition equipment. Sells a near-identical catalog of KF/CF/ISO flanges, valves, chambers, and feedthroughs to the same semiconductor, R&D, and analytical customers, making it VPC's closest direct competitor.
• Huntington Mechanical Laboratories: Manufacturer of vacuum valves, fittings, flanges, chambers, and custom vacuum components since 1968. Head-to-head competitor on standard UHV hardware and custom fabrications, serving the same R&D, analytical, and semiconductor-adjacent customers.

Broad incumbents

• MKS Instruments: U.S. precision instrumentation company whose Vacuum Products Group (HPS, Onto Innovation-adjacent brands, Granville-Phillips) supplies valves, fittings, chambers, and process gas delivery solutions to semiconductor OEMs. Competes with VPC across both vacuum and gas-delivery categories but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Pfeiffer Vacuum: Large German vacuum technology group offering pumps, leak detectors, components, and complete vacuum systems. Overlaps with VPC's pump and component categories but at much greater breadth and scale, serving semiconductor, analytics, R&D, and industrial markets globally.
• Agilent Technologies (Vacuum/LSG): Inheritor of Varian's vacuum product line, providing high-vacuum pumps, leak detectors, components, and gauges. Competes with VPC in gauges, pumps, and feedthroughs as part of a much larger analytical and vacuum portfolio serving semiconductor and laboratory customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vacproducts
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@VacuumProductsCorporation-1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vacuum-products-corporation
• Instagraminstagram.com/vpc_vacuum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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