Historical milestones The history of Leybold Vacuum spans a period of well over 162 years, during which time innovative vacuum technology was continually put to use to make the applications of our customers possible.
- 1850
- 1900
- 1950
- 2000
- 2013
- 1850
Foundation of Leybold, pioneering the development of vacuum technology
- 1870
Ernst Leybold retired and sold the company to Emil Schmidt and Otto Ladendorff, who ...
- 1906
The renamed company began its extremely successful collaboration with Prof. Dr. ...
- 1911
Development of the molecular air pump by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gaede
- 1967
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.
- 1980
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.
- 1987
Effective 1 October 1987 Leybold Heraeus was renamed Leybold Aktiengesellschaft ...
- 1994
Cologne remained the location of the vacuum-pump technoogy divison, Hürth that of the ...
All divison became independent GmbHs (LTDs.)
- 2006
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
