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Sealed with a handshake: Optotech Optikmaschinen and Xonox Technologie are working more closely together.

Optotech Optikmaschinen GmbH, based in Wettenberg, and Xonox Technology GmbH, based in Hüttenberg, have entered into a strategic partnership. The goal of the collaboration is to integrate interferometers and other measurement systems more closely into the manufacturing processes of optical machining…

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Hyeyoung Yoon, managing director of the newly founded Evatec Korea, brings a wealth of industry experience to the table.

Evatec AG, based in Trübbach, Switzerland, has established its own sales and service subsidiary in South Korea. Hyeyoung Yoon, who has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor equipment and materials industry, will serve as managing director.

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Kurt Lesker IV (left), President and CEO of the Kurt J. Lesker Company, and Andrew Read, Senior Vice President for Research at Penn State University, at the opening of the joint research center Aspire.

The Kurt J. Lesker Company and Penn State University have established a joint research center for the development and validation of atomic-layer processes. The center focuses on processes for applications in semiconductor technology, quantum technology, photonics, and packaging and interconnect…

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Edwards Vacuum's cryogenic portfolio includes helium compressors, cold heads, cryopumps, and cryopanels, as well as integrated cooling and vacuum systems.

Edwards Vacuum now offers its cryogenic product portfolio worldwide. It includes helium compressors, cold heads, cryopumps, and cryopanels, as well as integrated cooling and vacuum systems for research, aerospace testing, and industrial coating processes.

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With more than 600 participants, an expanded industry exhibition, and a wide-ranging scientific program, PSE 2026 in Erfurt is sending positive signals despite challenging economic conditions. In a video interview, Prof. Dr. Udo Klotzbach discusses technological trends, the transfer of research…

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Andrew Chew of Edwards in connection with his appointment as visiting professor at King's College London

Andrew Chew of Edwards has been appointed visiting professor of physics at King’s College London. This appointment reflects the close collaboration between industry and academia in the field of vacuum research.

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The chemical-resistant Duovane 22 C rotary vane vacuum pump achieves a pumping speed of 22 m³/h.

With the Duovane C, Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions is expanding its product line with two chemical-resistant rotary vane vacuum pumps. Materials such as PEEK and operation with PFPE oil are designed for applications involving aggressive and condensable process media.

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Dr. Jörg Vetter has been awarded the 2026 Rudolf Jaeckel Prize from the German Vacuum Society (Deutsche Vakuum-Gesellschaft e.V.).

The German Vacuum Society (DVG) has awarded Dr. rer. nat. Jörg Vetter the 2026 Rudolf Jaeckel Prize. The society is thereby recognizing his work on the fundamentals, technical developments, and industrial applications of vacuum arc evaporation, hard-surface and DLC coatings, as well as plasma and…

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Together, they made it happen: Company owner Fabian Heugel (right) and Klaus Springer, a customer advisor at Oerlikon Balzers, examine a solid carbide saw blade coated with Baldia Varia.

In the machining of non-ferrous materials, diamond coatings often provide high wear resistance. However, their use on solid carbide sawing tools has often been limited, both economically and technically. These limitations have now been overcome by a new generation of nanocrystalline diamond…

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