Breaking the Mold on Vacuum Pump Technology

Chris Jestadt has been in the vacuum pump industry for over 20 years. He has held several positions with Flowserve including product, project and applications engineering, operation and engineering management and most recently, as a specialist for vacuum equipment. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Western University, London Ontario, Canada. His experience includes design, manufacturing and project management of vacuum pumps and associated systems. He has designed vacuum systems for oil and gas, chemical and fine chemical industries as well as systems used in general industrial applications. Jestadt is well versed in gas laws, vacuum fundamentals, rotating equipment and the associated system design and functionality.

David Barker has been in the rotating equipment industry for over 10 years, six of those being dedicated to vacuum equipment. He started with Flowserve as an applications engineer and then moved into his current role of specialist for vacuum equipment where he has been for the last five years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from The University of Texas, Austin. His experience is primarily in the design, operation, and control of the SIHIdry vacuum system. Barker is well versed in vacuum fundamentals, rotating equipment system design, and controls and IoT integration.