The vacuum specialist Leybold succeeded with its combination of tradition and innovation over the course of its history. Leybold is proud to honor this important milestone by celebrating its 170th birthday in 2020.
The businessman Ernst Leybold laid the foundation in 1850. Initially as a commission and forwarding agency for medical glassware, ointment pots, thermometer and scales; he expanded his range of products in 1854 to include physical, pharmaceutical and chemical apparatus.
The triumphant procession of vacuum technology began through collaboration with Dr Wolfgang Gaede, such as the invention of the molecular air pump, the basic principle of the turbomolecular pump (1911), and the use of the diffusion pump (1913).
The Metallgesellschaft AG and the Degussa AG secured participation in E. Leybold’s Nachfolger in 1948 and 1955. The result was a well-mixed portfolio of vacuum technology and vacuum process engineering.
For 170 years, Leybold has been developing and supplying vacuum pumps, systems, standardized and customized vacuum solutions and services for many different industries. Currently, Leybold is leading as a supplier of vacuum technology in many industrial applications; such as metallurgy and industrial coating technology.
