We've Been a Part of It Right From the Very Beginning –
For 120 Years!
| 1890 | Arthur Pfeiffer founds the company in Wetzlar, German |
| 1908 | Pfeiffer invents and brings to market the "oleo-pneumatic pump" |
| 1926 | Pfeiffer numbers among the leaders in vacuum technology |
| 1958 | Pfeiffer invents and brings to market the turbomolecular pump, which comes to be known as a generic class of pumps – the "turbopump" |
| 1996 | Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG is the first medium-sized German corporation to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange |
| 1998 | Pfeiffer Vacuum receives its second listing, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's "Neuer Markt" (today the TecDAX) |
| 2000 | DigiLine™ – the first fully digital line of vacuum gauges |
| 2002 | Pfeiffer Vacuum brings a magnetically coupled line of rotary vane pumps to market |
| 2003 | HiMag™ – the first mag-lev turbopump with integrated drive system |
| 2004 | Pfeiffer Vacuum brings the XtraDry™ to market – a new two-stage reciprocating vacuum pump |
| 2005 | Pfeiffer Vacuum brings the OnTool™ Booster to market – a new high-vacuum pump that works against atmosphere |
| 2006 | 10th anniversary IPO at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) |
| 2007 | Biggest order in company history in double digit million Euro range for systems to manufacture thin-layer solar cells |
| Delisting from New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) |
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| PentaLine™ – new generation of rotary vane pumps |
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| 2008 | Pfeiffer Vacuum brings the HiPace™ 1,000 - 2,000 l/s class – the new Dimension in Vacuum Technology |
| 2009 | Pfeiffer Vacuum brings the HiCube™ – modular pumping station for clean vacuum |
| Pfeiffer Vacuum brings the OmniStar™ und ThermoStar™ – the new gas analysis systems |
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| 2010 | Pfeiffer Vacuum now 120 years old |
| HiPace™ M - Compact, magnetically levitated turbopumps |