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News Release from: Rietschle Thomas | Subject: Welch vacuum pumps
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 July 2000
Vacuum pumps aimed at lab and analytical
use
New for Europe is the renowned range of Welch vacuum pumps aimed at laboratory and analytical instrument applications.
New for Europe is the renowned range of Welch vacuum pumps aimed at laboratory and analytical instrument applications Offering a range of functional and application advantages over competing products, these highly reliable and competitively priced vacuum pumps are being made available from stock by ASF Thomas across Europe, with a correspondingly high level of local service and support
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 23 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The products have been developed in recognition of the special needs of laboratory users, building in a range of innovative, application focused features.
ASF Thomas director of international sales for the Welch range says: "Whilst the Welch brand enjoys a 20-30% market share of the US laboratory market, these vacuum pumps have never been widely available throughout Europe.
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Now ASF Thomas is bringing these products to mainland Europe, providing local product stock and local sales support.
And we are looking to quickly expand our numbers of distributors across the Europe for the Welch products." The Welch brand is best known for vacuum pumps for the laboratory market, but also includes a comprehensive OEM range of deep vacuum pumps for backing turbo molecular pumps in analytical instrument applications.
Competitively priced, all the products in the range are highly application focused, providing a range of unique benefits and special features adding both functionality and value to end products.
At the leading edge of design and manufacture of vacuum pumps for laboratory applications for over 100 years, Welch became a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomas in 1996, benefiting from the global resources of Thomas in the development of innovative new range of products for existing and emerging laboratory applications.
ASF Thomas is the world's leading manufacturer of OEM compressors and pumps, with product design, manufacture, installation and service all approved to ISO9001.
All standard products are available with fast deliveries, and non-standard products can be quickly engineered to suit individual applications, and supplied in volume.
The UK service centre offers a rapid turnaround on spares and repairs, and in addition ASF Thomas offers users ultimate peace of mind through its compressor and vacuum pump Refurbishment Programme.
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