MKS
Public technology company supplying instruments, subsystems, and process control technologies for semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and specialty industrial applications including additive manufacturing laser measurement and beam profiling.
- CEO / Founder
- Dr. John T.C. Lee
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Public
- Latest Round
- IPO
- Key Investors
- Public (NASDAQ: MKSI); S&P 400 component
Technology & Products
Key Products
Ophir BeamWatch AM (non-contact laser beam monitoring for PBF); Ophir BeamPeek (integrated beam analysis and power measurement for AM chambers); Ophir laser power/energy meters and beam profilers; Newport precision motion and optics components; Baratron capacitance manometers; mass flow controllers; vacuum gauges and gas delivery systems
Technological Advantage
750+ active patents; proprietary BeamTrack laser power-position-size sensor technology; deep expertise in vacuum, gas flow, and photonics; broad portfolio spanning measurement, motion, and process control; strong brand portfolio (Ophir, Newport, Spectra-Physics, Atotech).
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides precision laser measurement, beam profiling, gas flow control, vacuum, and pressure measurement solutions that enable quality assurance and process control in additive manufacturing systems, particularly laser powder bed fusion.
How They Differentiate
Broad portfolio spanning laser measurement, vacuum, gas flow, and motion control under one roof; AM-specific products (BeamWatch AM, BeamPeek) designed for in-chamber use; 60+ years of precision instrumentation heritage; public company with $3.6B revenue and global support infrastructure.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Additive manufacturing OEMs, laser-based AM system integrators, AM production facilities, semiconductor fabs, industrial manufacturing companies
Industry Verticals
Semiconductor; Additive Manufacturing; Advanced Packaging; Printed Circuit Board; Industrial Manufacturing; Life Sciences; Research
Competitors
Coherent Inc. (laser measurement and photonics); Gentec-EO (laser power/energy measurement); Thorlabs (photonics and beam analysis)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
$3.586B revenue (2024); ~10,000 employees; publicly traded on NASDAQ (MKSI); S&P 400 component
Major Milestones
1961: Founded by Ken Harrison and John A. Dillon; 1999: IPO on NASDAQ; 2016: Acquired Newport Corporation (~$980M); 2017: Launched Ophir BeamWatch AM (first non-contact laser beam monitoring for AM); 2022: Acquired Atotech (~$4.4B); 2022: Launched Ophir BeamPeek for in-chamber AM laser measurement; 2024: 750+ active patents
Notable Customers
Seurat Technologies; major PBF-LB system OEMs (as Ophir measurement partner); semiconductor manufacturers worldwide