Crystal-Growing Technologies / with Experience & Vision
With the development, design and maintenance of innovative and unique crystal-growing systems and the accompanying software, we have been a dependable and effective partner to our customers for more than 60 years. Both our technologies and our entire way of doing business are focused on your needs.
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Acquisition of MPA Industrie SA in France
Strengthening of the industrial vacuum business through mature process know-how for silicon carbide (SiC) components and SiC coatings in the industrial and semiconductor sectors.
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Foundation of PVA TePla Korea
With the foundation of PVA TePla Korea in January 2022, the Group is strengthening its sales and will and service location in Asia with a further company.
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Strengthening ultrasound microscopy
PVA TePla AG acquires Okos Solutions LLC in the USA. Okos builds measuring equipment for the quality inspection of high-tech products for the aerospace and semiconductor markets. The acquisition strengthens the PVA TePla Group's access to the US market for its ultrasonic measuring instruments.
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Takeover of an Italian vessel manufacturer
In 2019, the PVA TePla Group took over the activities of a renowned and globally acknowledged Italian vessel. As a result, our subsidiaries will be able - in addition to our existing suppliers - to purchase vessels from own production for the manufucturing of vacuum and crystal growing systems.
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In 2018, the PVA TePla Group strengthens its metrology division.
PVA SPA Software Entwicklungs GmbH is a specialist for software and automation in the semiconductor industry as well as for optical metrology. This acquisition represents an important step forward for the further strategic development of the PVA TePla Group.
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In 2016, PVA TePla further strengthened its position in the Chinese market by establishing a further sales and service location in the Xi'an high-tech region.
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2015
Crystal-growing department made a separate entity and given independence to continue its expert role as part of the PVA TePla Group under the name of PVA Crystal Growing Systems GmbH.
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2010
CGS merged with PVA TePla AG to cover three divisions overall: Industrial Systems, Semiconductor Systems and Solar Systems. GCS was part of the last two divisions.
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1999
PVA Crystal Growing Systems GmbH established, initially as Crystal Growing Systems GmbH (former business unit of the highly respected Leybold Group’s crystal-growing system operation)