Feb 17, 2022 Company News VAT Supports Change to CO2 Neutral Driving With two new e-car charging stations for visitors and two more for employees, VAT supports emission-free driving. Read more
Feb 07, 2022 Company News VAT Tests Emission-Free Transport of Goods by Hydrogen-Powered Trucks Sustainability in production and logistics is a core topic at VAT. As a further step towards more sustainable logistics solutions, VAT is also expanding its focus to delivery to the customer and is testing environmentally friendly goods transport with a hydrogen-powered truck via its logistics partner Gebrüder Weiss GmbH. Read more
Jan 27, 2022 Company News Groundbreaking Ceremony for third VAT Malaysia Extension Penang, 27 January 2022 – VAT today held a groundbreaking ceremony to initiate the extension of its production facility in Penang, Malaysia. Read more
Jan 18, 2022 Company News VAT Focuses on Sustainability with Recycling 12 years ago, VAT has implemented a global initiative to minimize the environmental impact of its own operations – as well as those of our customers and suppliers. The company maintains and promotes a broad range of recycling programs at manufacturing facilities in Switzerland and Malaysia. Read more
Dec 08, 2021 Company News New Record Production Output in VAT Malaysia, to Meet Semiconductor Industry Demand. With a 60% production increase this year, VAT Malaysia is considering to extend its capacity, to meet future demand. The driving force is increasing global demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and with it the demand for VAT high performance vacuum valves. Read more
Dec 01, 2021 Company News VAT Decides for Hydropower VAT is being consistent in the implementation of its sustainability offensive and is once again sending a strong signal for renewable energies by switching to hydropower at its Haag site. Read more
Nov 29, 2021 Company News On the Move: VAT Relocates within Japan VAT has been present in Japan for over three decades and now the move to Tokyo-Haneda is imminent. This important step will consolidate previously dispersed functions at one location, expand service capacities for the Japanese market and significantly improve services for our customers. Read more
Sep 22, 2021 Company News VAT Improves High-Purity Cleaning and Reduces Use of Aggressive Cleaning Agents In the production of vacuum valves, high-purity cleaning processes are an essential part of VAT's vacuum valve product quality. Modern semiconductor production requires a vacuum environment of the highest purity. This applies to all system components - including the vacuum valves used. Read more
Aug 15, 2021 Company News Not only open your eyes, but always follow your nose! Have a look! VAT helps with the choice of profession. Read more
Aug 10, 2021 Company News VAT Moves to More Environmentally Friendly Packaging VAT Logistics recently announced a new ‘Packaging Concept’ that signaled a company-wide effort to successively reduce the volume of foam and increase the amount of sustainable packaging materials used in shipping. Recent successes and new innovations continue to help reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint. Read more
Jul 26, 2021 Company News VAT Goes High Tech to Light Production Facilities – and Save Energy As part of the company’s global sustainability initiative to reduce energy consumption, VAT has been successively installing cutting-edge industrial LED lighting systems in the company’s production facilities. Once the switch is completed, LED lighting will cut energy consumption in half. Read more
Jun 30, 2021 Company News Saving Energy with Groundwater to Cool VAT Factory 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. Read more
Jun 01, 2021 Company News Less CO2 - One year of solar power generation in VAT Malaysia 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. Read more
Apr 20, 2021 Company News «High Speed Ramp-Up» - VAT Increases its Factory Output in Malaysia, to Meet Demand from The Semiconductor Industry. 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. Read more
Apr 13, 2021 Company News VAT Wins “2020 Best Quality Supplier of the Year” Award from Samsung Mechatronic R&D Center 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. Read more