IVEK’s products are used for fluid dispensing across multiple applications and industries. IVEK pumps are used in many industries including medical and pharmaceutical applications, battery manufacturing, food processing, semi-conductor manufacturing, automotive applications, and many others.
A new and growing application for our ceramic pump modules is vape pen & cartridge filling. Vape pens, also known as electronic cigarettes, are rising in popularity. Vape pens are hand-held devices used for vaporizing a small amount liquid that the user inhales. These pens may be filled with a variety of different liquids known as “juice,” such as nicotine, cannabis, flavoring, and more. Vape pen manufacturers are continuously reporting annual growth rates of seven hundred percent (CNBC).
Usually we try to stay away from any type of valve, since our pumps are valveless and act as their own valve. Recently we ran into a situation where the customer could not purge after the pump was in an idle state for a long period of time (approximately 20-30 minutes). The material was very expensive and hazardous. Moving the reservoir helped a little bit, but regardless the fluid was either going to move forward and drip or move backwards and would then force the user to “waste“ several shots to prepare the pump to dispense again.
When deciding which OEM pump is best for precise aspirating and dispensing of samples and reagents in both Analytical and IVD instruments, we are often asked the differences between traditional Syringe Pumps and IVEK’s Ceramic Displacement Pumps. Since both of these can be used to do the same function, what are the pros and cons of each?