| Business Summary | | Pfeiffer
Vacuum
Technology
AG
is
engaged
in
the
design,
development
and
marketing
of
vacuum
pumps
and
systems
for
various
applications.
The
Company
currently
designs,
manufactures,
sells
and
services
a
broad
range
of
turbomolecular
vacuum
pumps,
rotary
vane
pumps,
root
pumps,
dry
backing
pumps
and
customized
vacuum
systems.
The
Company's
primary
markets
are
Europe
and
the
United
States.
The
Company's
vacuum
pumps
and
systems
are
used
in
a
broad
range
of
commercial
and
scientific
applications
such
as
the
manufacture
of
semiconductors,
compact
discs,
computer
hard
disks,
optical
lenses,
television
tubes,
computer
monitor
tubes,
light
bulbs,
automobile
electronics,
automobile
headlamps,
freeze-dried
foods,
surface-treated
tools
and
machine
parts,
electron
microscopes,
mass
spectrometers
and
particle
accelerators. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Pfeiffer
Vacuum
Technology
AG
is
engaged
in
the
design,
development
and
marketing
of
vacuum
pumps
and
systems
for
various
applications.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
12/31/00,
net
sales
increased
20%
to
DM361.2
million.
Net
income
increased
43%
to
DM37.3
million.
Revenues
benefitted
from
higher
sales
in
the
United
States
and
increased
sales
of
turbo
pumps.
Earnings
benefited
from
improved
gross
margins
and
higher
interest
income. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Wolfgang Dondorf, 56 | Chairman
of the Management Board | Wilfried Glaum, 53 | Memeber
of the Management Board |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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