Innovative companies often have an interesting history. One tradition-conscious market leader is the German vacuum specialist Leybold. Founded by Ernst Leybold in Cologne in 1850, the company has achieved numerous pioneering milestones and product developments. Now, in 2025, the renowned manufacturer is celebrating its 175th anniversary.
Leybold’s core competencies include developing and manufacturing standardized, individual solutions for vacuum generation and process gas conveying, as well as customer-specific vacuum systems.
In September 2016, the Swedish company Atlas Copco AB, based in Stockholm, acquired 100 percent of OerlikonLeybold Vacuum, which is now part of Atlas Copco’s Vacuum Technique division. In the multi-brand group with around 53,000 employees and customers in over 180 countries, Leybold is a major brand that plays an important role with its great tradition and reputation.