MKS Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: MKSI) is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, monitor, deliver, analyze, power and control critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity for our customers. Our products are derived from our core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, residual gas analysis, leak detection, control technology, ozone generation and delivery, power, reactive gas generation, vacuum technology, lasers, photonics, sub-micron positioning, vibration control, optics, and laser-based manufacturing solutions. We also provide services relating to the maintenance and repair of our products, installation services and training. Our primary served markets include the semiconductor, industrial technologies, life and health sciences, research and defense.

At a Glance:

Headquarters Andover, MA USA
Founded 1961
IPO March 1999 (NASDAQ: MKSI)
2017 Revenue $1.9 Billion
Employees ~4,900
Patents 1,500-plus, worldwide
R&D Spending $133 Million
R&D Headcount 700-plus
Global Leadership

Precise control of pressure, flow, composition, position, motion & stability
Generation and delivery of reactive gases, laser power and electrical power
Integrated solutions for process modules and systems; inspection and lithography modules and systems

Acquisitions 19 since 1986
Global Presence Austria , China, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, UK, USA