Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. These are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells; are used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications, steel and other metallurgy, pharmaceutical and chemical; and for both scientific instruments and a wide range of R&D applications.
  
 Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.
                        
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                                    200 Equipment, Assembly 
                                    
                                
                                
                                        - Cleaning; Washing Equipment for Assembly & Packaging
                                        
                                    
                                        - PROM; Memory Programmer Equipment
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    202 Equipment, General Use
                                    
                                
                                
                                        - Vacuum drying & out gassing Systems
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    400 Components, Parts & Accessories
                                    
                                
                                
                                        - Vacuum Systems Components & Accessories (optical monitors; Sputtering target fixtures; lubricants; p
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    401 Sub-systems
                                    
                                
                                
                                        - Pumps, for Fluids
                                        
                                    
                                        - Pumps, Vacuum
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    500 Factory Monitoring & Control Systems (FMCS)
                                    
                                
                                
                                        - Process Controls
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    801 Distribution and Logistics
                                    
                                
                                
                                        - Customs Clearance; Import/ Export; Freight Forwarders
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    901 Solar
                                    
                                
                                
                                        - Photovoltaic installations and components
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    903 LED
                                    
                                
                                
                                        - FPD Panel (cell) and Module Processing Equipment, Materials and Parts