STAVAC was founded in 1986 by Dave Stapleton.
Mr. Stapleton graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Science and has worked as a manufacturers rep in this industry since 1984. With over 40 years of thin-film deposition experience and leak detection expertise to help you choose the best product for your project and budget. We also have decades of experience with other research and development equipment.
STAVAC specializes in high quality vacuum pumps, leak detectors, gauges, hardware, and thin-film deposition equipment. We represent only the leading companies in the industry and pride ourselves on long term relationships with our customers and principals. The mix of products we sell provides a wide variety of equipment and one stop shopping for all of our vacuum customers. STAVAC represents companies like ABB Los Gatos Research, Advanced Energy RF & DC plasma power supplies and remote plasma sources, ANCORP high and UHV vacuum valves, components and custom chambers Sumitomo Cryopumps, HIGH Vacuum Group Dry Vacuum Pumps, helium tracer gas leak detectors and production leak test systems by LACO Technologies TVAC and degas systems from LACO Technologies, Telemark Chillers, and thin film sputtering sources, Bricada UHV transfer and motion thin-film deposition systems via Sputtering, Evaporation, Ion beam etching/deposition and other custom vacuum chambers and systems for both industrial and nanotechnology.
