VAT Partners with ANCORP for Distribution in US Market

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, April 1, 2020 - VAT  (VACN SW), the leading global developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-end vacuum valves is pleased to announce a partnership with ANCORP effective April 1 2020. This partnership is focused on providing superior value to the general vacuum market by offering domestic vacuum users fast shipping on select stocked valves directly from ANCORP’s facility in Florida.

Headquartered in Switzerland, VAT has a representation in North America, Europe and Asia. With over five decades of experience, VAT in 2019 had a global market share across all industries of about 50%1[1] and continues to develop and expand its engineering competence in the field of high-end vacuum valve solutions. About 20% of the total workforce works in innovation and VAT employs more than 150 R&D engineers and scientists worldwide. With dedicated research centers in Switzerland and a Particle Excellence lab in San Jose in California, under close cooperation with all major global research institutions in the field of vacuum applied science, VAT is driving innovation. Therefore, VAT vacuum valves are leading in the field of reliability, durability and low particle performance.  

“VAT is happy to announce our partnership with ANCORP,” says Tom Murphy, President at VAT. “We are continuously working on improving the customer experience. The cooperation with ANCORP is an important cornerstone in this endeavor.”

ANCORP is the world leader in vacuum ball valves, and the addition of VAT products, specifically the vacuum gate valves and vacuum angle valves helps ANCORP to deliver a more complete line of vacuum isolation valves to its customers. “It’s clear that vacuum users in the US are looking for fast delivery on high quality vacuum products”, says ANCORP president, Dan Vaudreuil. “Our new strategic partnership with VAT enables us to bring world-class valves to our customers in a fraction of the delivery time they are used to.”

About ANCORP

ANCORP is a manufacturer of high and ultra-high vacuum components located in Williston, FL. Founded in 1965, ANCORP offers an extensive line of vacuum flanges, fittings, valves, chambers and custom fabrications to researchers, equipment manufacturers and industrial users around the world. ANCORP products are designed to meet or exceed the standards required by their customers, such as those involved with thin film deposition, surface analysis, semiconductor devices, cryogenics and the aerospace industry.

For more information, please visit: www.ancorp.com

About VAT Group

VAT is the leading global developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-end vacuum valves. VAT vacuum valves are mission-critical components for advanced manufacturing processes of innovative products used in daily life such as portable devices, flat screen monitors or solar panels. VAT is organized into three different reporting segments: Valves, Global Service and Industry offering high-end vacuum valves, multi-valve modules, edge-welded bellows and related value-added services for an array of vacuum applications. VAT Group is a global player with over 1’800 employees and main manufacturing sites in Haag (Switzerland), Penang (Malaysia) and Arad (Romania). Net sales in the financial year 2019 amounted to CHF 570 million.

For additional information on VAT, please visit our website at www.vatvalve.com

 CONTACT:

Stacy Gerrity

Marketing & Communications

Sgerrity@vatvalve.com

[1] Source: VLSI Research February 2020, 2019 full-year date preliminary