Company Story
1890 - Founding of the company by Arthur Pfeiffer in Cologne, Germany
1958 - Development of the first turbomolecular pump
1962 - Introduction of the first diaphragm valve
1971 - Development of the first backing pump with a hermetically sealed motor
1983 - Introduction of the first turbopumping station
1990 - Expansion into Asia with the establishment of Pfeiffer Vacuum Asia in Singapore
1993 - Introduction of the first dry pumping system
1999 - IPO and listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
2001 - Acquisition of the Adixen Vacuum Products division from Alcatel
2005 - Introduction of the first HiPace turbopumps
2010 - Acquisition of the Düsseldorf-based vacuum pump manufacturer, Leybold Vacuum
2015 - Introduction of the first SmartVac vacuum pump