MKS

MKS Inc. delivers foundational technology solutions through its specialized instruments, subsystems, and systems, along with process control technologies and specialty chemicals. The company applies extensive scientific and engineering capabilities to measure, monitor, deliver, analyze, power, and control critical parameters within advanced manufacturing processes, ensuring enhanced performance and precision. Its offerings include capacitance manometers, mass flow controllers, vacuum gauges, and gas analyzers.

MKS was founded in 1961 by engineers Ken Harrison and John A. Dillon. Their initial insight stemmed from a recognized demand for more precise vacuum and gas pressure measurement instrumentation, leading to the development of the Baratron capacitance manometer. This foundational product addressed critical needs in emerging high-technology manufacturing environments, establishing the company’s expertise in sensitive process control.

The company serves a broad base of leading technology and industrial companies, particularly those in semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and various specialty industrial applications. MKS’s long-term vision centers on enabling technologies that transform these industries by consistently improving process performance, optimizing productivity, and fostering unique innovations for its global clientele.