- CEO
- Jalin Ketter
- Full Time Employees
- 811
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Address
- Im Westpark 10 – 12 Wettenberg Germany 35435
- IPO Date
- Sep 28, 2010
- Business
- PVA TePla AG is a Germany-based high-technology group that develops, manufactures and markets advanced systems and solutions for high-temperature, vacuum, plasma processes and material quality inspection. Founded in 1991 through the merger of PVA Vakuum Anlagenbau GmbH and TePla AG, the company is headquartered in Wettenberg, near Giessen, Germany, and operates globally through subsidiaries in Europe, North America and Asia, serving industries including semiconductors, photovoltaics, aerospace, medical technology, optics, hard metals, energy storage and research.
The company provides customized equipment across key technology fields: vacuum and nitriding systems such as pressure sinter furnaces, high-vacuum brazing furnaces, diffusion welding systems, inductively heated vacuum melting and casting furnaces, and plasma nitriding systems; crystal growing systems for silicon ingots used in semiconductors, solar and optoelectronics; high-precision metrology solutions including scanning acoustic microscopy, ultrasonic testing, optical material analysis and detection of metallic contaminants on wafers; plasma systems for surface treatment in semiconductor assembly; and vacuum processing services encompassing vacuum brazing, diffusion bonding, vacuum heat treatment, sintering and additive manufacturing. Its Industrial Systems and Semiconductor Systems segments target high-tech manufacturing for components in energy storage, photovoltaic modules, wind energy, decarbonization applications and mobility transition, with tailored process support, spare parts management, training, remote and on-site maintenance services.
Recent strategic developments under Strategy 2028 include the establishment of the PVA Technology Hub as a central R&D center; acquisitions of PVA Vision and PVA desconpro engineering GmbH in the first half of 2025 to bolster metrology capabilities with automated systems and cleanroom production; integration of DIVE imaging systems GmbH for optical material analysis; expansion of PVA Italy into a new 10,380 square meter plant in Marano Vicentino in 2024 to enhance in-house production of vacuum system components, improve supply chain resilience and serve as a metrology application hub for Italy and southern France; and a share buyback program initiated in November 2024 for up to EUR 30 million to optimize capital structure. Fiscal year 2024 saw revenue growth to EUR 270.1 million, with 2025 initiatives focusing on sales infrastructure, team expansion and selected acquisitions to reach EUR 500 million revenue by 2028.