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Half-Year 2021 Net Sales, EBITDA, EBITDA Margin and Free Cash Flow Reach Record Levels

Solar cell technology is widely seen as crucial renewable energy source to help fight climate change. These expectations have been fueled to even greater levels by recent breakthroughs in solar cell efficiency. With a new generation of large transfer valves for solar cell production lines, VAT offers manufacturers the technological improvements needed to produce these high-performance solar cells.

Converting the cooling systems at the VAT production facilities in Switzerland from electricity to a groundwater-based loop has yielded a number of environmental benefits – including much lower energy costs and a healthier workplace.

As the number of satellites in orbit increases, so does global demand for pre-launch testing under simulated space conditions. VAT recently delivered yet another large valve to a European satellite test center. Oversized VAT vacuum valves play a key role in helping simulate the extreme temperatures and pressures of outer space – to ensure that satellites are ready for lift-off.

Haag, June 2021, VAT has launched “Quick Spec Bellows”, a new online configuration and order service for welded metal bellows. The online service provides convenient configuration, quick price information and a guaranteed three-week delivery time ex works VAT Switzerland.

Could life thrive in an ocean beneath the icy surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's 79 moons? NASA wants to investigate this question with its "Europa Clipper" mission. VAT engineers contributed to the design of the research satellite's central mass spectrometer.

Demand for valve technology that can increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of solar cell production continues unabated. This is confirmed by the numerous visitors at this year's VAT booth.

The installation of solar cells for energy generation on the roof of VAT's manufacturing plant in Penang, MY, was completed in June 2020 and is now an important building block in VAT's strategy to reduce its overall carbon footprint by switching to renewable energy sources.

The second fair of the year is over. A big thank you to all visitors at our booth at IVE 2021. If you did not have time to visit us at the fair, contact us directly.

VAT has received the Fair ON Pay+ certificate from SGS Société Générale de Surveillance for being compliant with the equal pay provisions of the Swiss Federal Act on Gender Equality.

Semiconductor production equipment must pay for itself quickly - the very next innovation cycle increases the cost pressure. Aging equipment makes this a challenge. VAT therefore offers upgrades & retrofits as a cost-effective solution for optimizing existing production equipment.

With the increasing demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Asia, the demand for VAT high performance vacuum valves is growing. VAT is therefore ramping up the factory output at its plant in Penang, Malaysia.

VAT Korea has received the “2020 Best Quality Supplier of the Year” award from the Samsung Mechatronics R&D Center. With this award, VAT has been recognized for its longstanding and successful collaboration with Samsung in the area of pressure control.

As the IC1 controller components used in VAT vacuum valves reach their technological ‘end of life,’ the advanced 32-bit IC2 components are being integrated into new and existing applications. VAT specialists are working with customers to ensure a rapid and problem-free transition.

VAT has a long-term collaboration with CERN, the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Sector valves developed by a dedicated VAT team help keep the ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions within CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) intact.

What a great show! Thanks a lot to everyone who stopped by at our booth at SEMICON China 2021. If you did not have the time to visit us at the show, contact us directly.