# Leybold GmbH at IWF 2026: A Closer Look | TradeShowIntel > Leybold GmbH exhibits at IWF 2026 in Atlanta. See what this vacuum technology manufacturer is bringing to North America's largest woodworking trade show. URL: https://tradeshowintel.com/blog/leybold-gmbh-at-iwf-2026-a-closer-look-mpch90vg --- Manufacturing # Leybold GmbH at IWF 2026: A Closer Look 2026-05-19 · Atlanta, GA · 5 min read Leybold GmbH exhibits at IWF 2026 in Atlanta. See what this vacuum technology manufacturer is bringing to North America's largest woodworking trade show. When visitors walk the floor at the [International Woodworking Fair](https://iwfatlanta.com) in Atlanta this August 25-28, most eyes will gravitate toward CNC routers, edgebanders, and cabinet hardware. But Leybold GmbH at IWF 2026 represents a category that quietly underpins a surprising share of woodworking and finishing production: vacuum technology. For plant engineers and operations managers sourcing the mechanical infrastructure behind finishing lines, press systems, and automated handling, Leybold is a name worth tracking down. ## What Leybold Is Putting on the IWF Floor Leybold's pitch for this event centers on what the company describes as precise, economical, and sustainable vacuum manufacturing. That language translates directly into hardware: a portfolio of industrial vacuum pumps and systems designed for demanding, continuous production environments. The products most relevant to woodworking operations fall into a few distinct categories. **Dry screw vacuum technology**, represented by the DRYVAC series, offers oil-free pumping for industrial processes including wood pressing, veneering, and surface lamination, where contamination from oil mist would compromise finished products. The **ECODRY plus**, a dry multistage Roots pump, adds high pumping speed to the oil-free equation, making it a candidate for applications that need to pull vacuum quickly and hold it reliably across a production shift. For facilities where footprint and noise matter, the SCROLLVAC plus and CLAWVAC B round out the dry pump options. Both are compact, low-maintenance designs suited to operations that cannot afford extended downtime for pump servicing. Leybold's booth is also expected to reflect its broader systems capability, including vacuum measurement and control devices and leak detection services, which matter to any operation running vacuum across multiple stations or press lines. ## The Real Cost of Getting Vacuum Wrong in a Production Environment For a furniture manufacturer or architectural woodworker running CNC vacuum tables, membrane presses, or automated panel-handling systems, vacuum is not a background utility. It is a direct production input. When vacuum performance degrades, flatness tolerances on CNC-routed parts shift. Lamination adhesion becomes inconsistent. Cycle times stretch. Oil-sealed pumps, which remain common in many shops, introduce a secondary problem: **oil mist contamination**. In finishing environments, airborne oil particulate can compromise coating adhesion and surface quality on stained or lacquered wood. Plants that run oil-sealed pumps near finishing lines often manage this with filtration workarounds that add cost and maintenance overhead. The case for dry vacuum technology in woodworking applications is fundamentally about removing that variable. No oil means no mist, no contamination risk, and no oil change schedules to manage. For a plant manager trying to tighten process consistency, that elimination of a maintenance variable has tangible value. Leybold's leak detection services address a related problem that woodworking operations often underestimate: slow vacuum leaks in aging press systems or table fixtures. A 10% drop in table vacuum pressure does not always trigger an alarm. It just quietly degrades part hold-down, increases scrap rates, and adds cycle time. Systematic leak detection catches that before it compounds. ## Why IWF Visitors Running Production Lines Should Stop at This Booth The IWF audience includes a significant number of **plant managers, process engineers, and equipment buyers** from furniture manufacturing, cabinetry, and architectural woodworking. These are professionals who evaluate not just the machines that cut and shape wood, but the full mechanical infrastructure that keeps those machines running at specification. For anyone sourcing vacuum systems for a new facility build-out, evaluating replacements for aging oil-sealed pump banks, or troubleshooting inconsistent performance on existing CNC tables or press lines, Leybold offers something specific: a full-range dry pump portfolio from a manufacturer with deep application engineering capability. That combination, oil-free operation with application-specific pump selection across multiple technologies including screw, scroll, claw, and Roots designs, is not something every vacuum supplier at this scale can offer. The energy efficiency angle is also worth noting for operations that run vacuum continuously. Dry screw and Roots technologies generally consume less energy than comparably sized oil-sealed rotary vane pumps over a production run, which matters when vacuum is running eight to sixteen hours a day across multiple machines. ## Leybold's Background and Where They Come From [Leybold](https://www.leybold.com) is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, and operates through regional subsidiaries worldwide. The company's roots trace back to the 19th century, giving it one of the longer operating histories in precision vacuum equipment manufacturing. The core business is B2B, serving industrial manufacturers, research laboratories, semiconductor fabrication facilities, coating technology companies, and food processing operations, among others. That breadth of application experience matters because vacuum physics does not change between industries, but the specific requirements around contamination control, pumping speed, and maintenance access vary considerably. Leybold's product range reflects that: multiple parallel pump technologies, each optimized for a different balance of performance, cleanliness, and serviceability. The company's service model includes not just product sales but systems engineering, where Leybold designs and integrates complete vacuum systems tailored to a customer's specific process requirements. For a large furniture manufacturer building out a new automated line, that turnkey capability can reduce the engineering burden of specifying and sourcing individual components. ## Visit Leybold at IWF 2026 in Atlanta Leybold GmbH will be on the floor at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta during [IWF 2026](https://tradeshowintel.com/events/international-woodworking-fair-iwf), August 25-28. Plant engineers and procurement managers sourcing vacuum infrastructure for woodworking production should put this booth on their walk list. More information on Leybold's product range and systems capabilities is available at [leybold.com](https://www.leybold.com). ## Frequently asked questions ### What industry does Leybold GmbH serve at IWF 2026? Leybold serves industrial manufacturing environments, and at IWF 2026 the company is specifically relevant to woodworking operations using vacuum-assisted CNC tables, membrane presses, panel handling systems, and finishing lines. ### Does Leybold GmbH make oil-free vacuum pumps for woodworking? Yes. Leybold's dry pump portfolio includes the DRYVAC screw pumps, ECODRY plus Roots pumps, SCROLLVAC plus scroll pumps, and CLAWVAC B claw pumps, all of which operate without oil and are suited to clean industrial production environments. ### Where is Leybold GmbH headquartered? Leybold GmbH is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, and operates through regional subsidiaries globally. ### What is the International Woodworking Fair IWF 2026 and when does it take place? IWF 2026 is North America's largest woodworking technology and design trade show, held August 25-28, 2026 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. ### Can Leybold GmbH design complete vacuum systems for furniture manufacturing? Yes. Leybold offers systems and solutions engineering services that cover full vacuum system design, integration, and optimization tailored to specific industrial production processes.