EDWARDS ANNOUNCES ORDERS FROM FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MANUFACTURERS IN CHINA
Edwards Limited, a leading global supplier of vacuum and abatement equipment and services, today announced the sale of multiple dry pumps and turbomolecular (TMP) vacuum pumps to two flat panel display (FPD) manufacturers in China. Total sales were in excess of US$13 million, making it one of Edwards’ largest sales to that region to date.
“These two sales demonstrate Edwards continued leadership in the FPD sector where we have an established record of providing consistently trusted vacuum solutions along with high quality customer support. They also highlight our growing presence in the expanding Chinese market,” said Neil Lavender-Jones, president, Edwards Asia Pacific. “The pumps will be used in a number of FPD manufacturing processes, including array, cell and color filter fabrication. Both sales are a result of the outstanding collective efforts of our local China team and global support specialists.”
Edwards offers a comprehensive range of modular vacuum pump and exhaust management systems designed to improve FPD processes, minimizing downtime and extending product life with lower costs of ownership. All products are supported by our global network of field and on-site services.
The orders include iXH process pumps, iF loadlock pumps and STP TMP pumps. The iXH range of dry pumps have been designed to provide the highest reliability on demanding harsh duty processes where pumps have to withstand toxic, corrosive and powder forming processes. iF pumps are robust, mechanical pumps used for the frequent and rapid pumpdown of very large chambers from atmosphere to vacuum. The iF range has a large, field-proven install base and continues to be a customer favourite.
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