Despite a drop in overall customer investment levels, business for BOC Edwards is booming.
The growth has come through increased market share in vacuum pumps, gas supply wins and joint initiatives with environmentally-focused customers to develop solutions capable of handling the high global warming waste by-products of TFT-LCD – thin film transistor-liquid crystal display – array etch processes.
BOC Edwards recently formed a joint venture in Taiwan with Highlight Tech Corp focusing on high-value process equipment component cleaning and recovery which is expected to contribute significantly in the coming months.
More than 700 vacuum systems have already been shipped so far this year, with 500 more scheduled for shipment by the end of the year.
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