Leading Industries Rely on KNF Pumps

Our customized pumps are used as system components in a broad range of cutting-edge industries where reliability, quality, and precision are essential. We are constantly expanding the number of industries we serve and applications we support.

Medical Equipment

KNF diaphragm gas and liquid pumps play a critical role in many medical applications, including in-vitro diagnostics, anesthesia monitoring, therapeutic and surgical equipment, and critical care devices.

Applications

Inkjet

KNF pumps are used in drop-on-demand and continuous inkjet applications where performance and reliability are critical. They are also excellently suited for additive manufacturing applications, where they are used for liquid supply, vacuum generation for degassing and meniscus control, and printhead cleaning.

Applications

3D Printing

Our modular gas and liquid pumps were adapted to the specific needs of 3D printers in collaboration with the pioneers of jetting technologies. KNF pumps support jetting processes like Binder jetting, Material jetting, Metal jetting, Ceramic jetting, Photopolymer jetting, ColorJet Printing, Liquid additive manufacturing or MultiJet Printing.

Applications

Portable Gas Measurement Devices

KNF provides energy-efficient solutions when sample collection, analysis and monitoring are required as part of reliable warning systems for hazardous gases and vapors, in order to protect people’s health and safety and to prevent explosions and malfunctions at facilities of all kinds

Applications

Stationary Emission Measurement

Consistently accurate results are essential in process gas measurement technology and in analytical measuring devices used for environmental protection and facility management. Their meticulously designed components make KNF pumps ideal for these demanding applications.

Applications

Food & Beverage Industry

The food and beverage industry has strict requirements for equipment design and materials, and KNF provides manufacturers with a wide range of pump solutions for clean and reliable processing.

Analytical Instruments

KNF pumps for analytical instruments deliver the precision that researchers require in order to obtain accurate findings and accelerate innovation.

Applications

Chemical Industry

The material that comes into contact with the medium in KNF pump components can be selected from a range of options to meet specific requirements such as chemical resistance and explosion protection, for optimal performance within the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Applications

Security & Defense

KNF pumps are an essential component for airport security staff and first responders, who rely on them for drug and explosive detection at checkpoints where safety is of the utmost importance

Semi-Conductors

Equipment used in cleanroom environments must fulfill stringent requirements. KNF diaphragm pumps meet these standards for processes related to chemical degassing, laser lithography, vacuum wafer handling, circuit board washing, and liquid quality control.

Cleaning & Disinfection

In a world with an increasing focus on health and safety, KNF diaphragm gas and liquid pumps are used in a wide variety of applications ranging from deep cleaning of floors and carpets to sterilization of medical and veterinary equipment.

Hydrogen/ Fuel Cells

KNF hydrogen pumps are used in countries around the world in many industrial sectors. They deliver H₂ to fuel cells, powering hydrogen fuel cell vehicles like forklifts, busses, airport vehicles or marine vessels. In buildings, KNF pumps are the backbone of fuel cells for emergency and backup power generation.

Applications

Agriculture

KNF pumps work efficiently while meeting strict hygienic and ecological standards, making them ideal for filling and decanting or dosing fuels, fertilizers and disinfectants used in the agricultural sector.

Industrial Processes

From operating conditions to process-specific technical requirements to documentation obligations, we take all relevant factors into account to ensure seamless implementation of your specifications.

Applications

Consulting Offices

Many consulting offices around the world value our technical expertise and can look back on years of successful and close collaboration with KNF. This is true for both engineering consulting offices that plan industrial plants as well as for OEM design consultants.

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Lab Equipment

Intuitive operation and a compact design: KNF laboratory pumps, systems, and rotary evaporators are used for a wide variety of benchtop laboratory applications where precision and chemical resistance are required.

Lab Applications