{{Parts infobox |image = |designers = |date = |vitamins = |materials = |transformations = |lifecycles = |parts = |techniques = |tools = |git = |files = |suppliers = }} [[Category:Parts]] [[Category:Pneumatic parts]] =Introduction= A vacuum pump is a device that draws gas molecules from a sealed volume in order to leave behind a partial vacuum. The job of a vacuum pump is to generate a relative vacuum within a capacity. The first vacuum pump was invented in 1650 by Otto von Guericke, and was preceded by the suction pump, which dates to antiquity. LHdJMV4_FM4 =Challenges= =Approaches= =References= * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_pump|Wikipedia: Vacuum Pump]]