The history of Leybold spans a period of over 170 years. Innovative vacuum technology was continually put to use in order to make the applications of our customers possible and enable profitable progress.
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Leybold celebrates 170 Years Anniversary.
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Atlas Copco becomes sole owner of Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbH
Rebranding to Leybold GmbH, now part of the Atlas Copco Group
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Shift of service competence to Dresden
Oerlikon Leybold Vakuum shift the service activities from Cologne to Dresden.
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A giant leap in vacuum technology
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum launches the TURBOVACi, a hybrid high vacuum pump dedicated to the research & development market as well as for the analytical market.
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Enlargement of manufacturing site in Tianjin, China
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum enlarges the number of SOGEVAC variants produced in China.
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New magnetically levitated turbo molecular pumps
New, flexible high vacuum pump MAGiNTEGRA for the coating and solar market.
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Introduction of the DRYVAC
Important change in the fore vacuum market - the new dry compressing vacuum pump DRYVAC is launched.
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Enlargement of the roots pump product range
Launch of the new roots vacuum pump RUVAC WH
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Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum enters the solar market
Introduction of a series of products for photovoltaic applications,
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Introduction of the SCREWLINE dry pump
The new dry compressing screw vacuum pump SCREWLINE enters the market.
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The Leybold trademark applies only to the vacuum-pump technology division, Leybold Vacuum
As part of the Switzerland-based OC Oerlikon Management AG, the company is the world-wide leading supplier of vacuum technology and system solutions.
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All divisions became independent GmbHs (LTDs.)
Cologne remained the location of the vacuum-pump technology division, Hürth that of the science teaching materials division. Vacuumprocess engineering stayed in Hanau
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Leybold Heraeus became to Leybold AG
Effective 1 October 1987 Leybold Heraeus was renamed Leybold Aktiengesellschaft (English: Leybold Corporation), Company headquarters moved from Cologne to Hanau
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The period of the 1980s was marked by turbulent growth
By 1987 the company had sales of over a billion marks thanks to the good work of its about 5,600 employees worldwide.
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Merger of E. Leybold´s Nachfolger and Heraeus Hochvakuum GmbH
Until this date, Dr. Manfred Dunkel had been the head of the company for 36 years and helped it to become a company of world-wide renown also by expanding the range of products.
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First molecular air pump
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gaede invented the first molecular air pump, thus laying the ground for subsequent inventions such as the turbomolecular pumps.
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E. Leybold's Nachfolger
The renamed company began its extremely successful collaboration with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gaede
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Sale to Emil Schmidt and Otto Ladendorff
Ernst Leybold retired and sold the company to Emil Schmidt and Otto Ladendorff, who renamed it E. Leybold's Nachfolger
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Foundation of Leybold, pioneering the development of vacuum technology
