02.08.2011 – 07:22

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

EANS-News: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
Pfeiffer Vacuum optimizes product portfolio

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Subtitle:     • Pfeiffer Vacuum attains further milestone in leaning its
structures
    • INFICON acquires Sweden-based manufacturer of leak detectors
    • Close collaboration in leak detection to continue

Aßlar (euro adhoc) - Pfeiffer Vacuum is selling hydrogen leak detection
specialist Adixen
Skandinavia AB to INFICON. This Sweden-based company had been acquired by
Pfeiffer Vacuum in late 2010 in connection with the adixen acquisition. The
transaction is scheduled to be concluded during the current quarter.

Located in Linköping, Sweden, with a staff of some 20 people, Adixen Skandinavia
AB is a manufacturer of leak detection products with hydrogen serving as the
test gas. These kinds of leak detectors are employed first and foremost in
connection with applications that involve potentially higher leak rates,
although they are not directly related to vacuum monitoring. This means that
they do not belong to Pfeiffer Vacuum´s core business. INFICON, a publicly
traded world leader in instruments and process monitoring software, will further
broaden its market position through the acquisition of Adixen Skandinavia AB.

For Pfeiffer Vacuum, the sale of this production facility in Sweden represents
a further leaning of its structures and a focus on the company´s core business
as a provider of vacuum solutions. Both companies, Pfeiffer Vacuum and INFICON,
will continue to collaborate closely in connection with monitoring instruments
for vacuum applications. Confidentiality has been agreed as to the financial
details of the transaction.



About Pfeiffer Vacuum
Pfeiffer Vacuum (Stock Exchange symbol PFV, ISIN DE0006916604) is a leading
supplier of vacuum solutions worldwide. In addition to a full range of hybrid-
bearing and magnetically levitated turbopumps, our portfolio includes backing
pumps, measurement and analysis tools and components, as well as vacuum
chambers and systems. Ever since it introduced the turbomolecular pump,
Pfeiffer Vacuum has been known for innovative solutions and high-tech products
in the analytics sector, in research & development, environmental technology,
chemistry, semiconductor production and vacuum coating technologies, as well as
in the automotive industry and numerous other sectors. Founded in 1890,
Pfeiffer Vacuum is active throughout the world today. The company employs a
workforce of some 2,300 people and has more than 20 subsidiaries worldwide.
For more information, please visit www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com.

About INFICON
INFICON (SIX Swiss Exchange symbol IFCN) is a leading provider of innovative
vacuum instrumentation, critical sensor technologies and process control
software that enhance productivity and quality in sophisticated industrial
vacuum processes. These analysis, measurement and control products are
essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration and
automotive manufacturing, as well as for equipment manufacturers and end-users
in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics,
flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating. Further users
of vacuum technology include the life sciences, R&D, aerospace, packaging, heat
treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. INFICON´s
expertise in vacuum technology additionally aids in the development of unique
toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security and
environmental monitoring. The company is headquartered in Switzerland and has
cutting-edge manufacturing facilities in Europe, the United States and China,
as well as subsidiaries in China, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Korea,
Liechtenstein, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the
United States. INFICON registered shares (IFCN) are listed on the SIX Swiss
Exchange. For more information, please visit www.inficon.com.


Further inquiry note:
Brigitte Looß
Leiterin Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (6441) 802-346
E-Mail: Brigitte.Loos[at]pfeiffer-vacuum.de

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company:     Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
             Berliner Str.  43
             D-35614 Aßlar
phone:       +49 (6441) 802-0
FAX:         +49 (6441) 802-202
mail:         info@pfeiffer-vacuum.de
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ISIN:        DE0006916604
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