on local markets

As a global technology company, the VON ARDENNE Group is aware of its responsibility and acts in accordance with the interests of its employees, customers and partners. Our contemporary and stability-oriented corporate form supports this claim:

The VON ARDENNE Holding Management SE performs the management tasks of the corporate group as shareholder. In VON ARDENNE Holding SE & Co. KGaA, a supervisory board assumes the control function.

All Group units and associated companies in Germany, China, India, Malaysia, the USA and Vietnam are united under this umbrella.

VON ARDENNE Group - Group Management

Board of Directors

  • Pia von Ardenne (chair)
  • Dr. Benjamin von Ardenne (deputy chair)
  • Jens Gehlich
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Herrmann
  • Andreas Krinninger

Supervisory Board

  • Johannes von Ardenne (chair)
  • Thomas Enck (deputy chair)
  • Carsten Deus
     

VON ARDENNE Group - Group Units

VON ARDENNE GmbH
Deutschland, Dresden

VON ARDENNE GmbH in Dresden emerged in 1991 from the Manfred von Ardenne Research Institute and has since become one of the world's leading technology companies in the development and production of vacuum coating systems and processes. Dresden is home to the headquarters of the VON ARDENNE Group, the largest development center with its high-performance Technology and Application Center, the central production of our main components and large manufacturing capacities at the two sites in Dresden-Weißig and Dresden-Niedersedlitz.

VON ARDENNE Vacuum Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
China, Shanghai

VON ARDENNE entered the Chinese market for glass coating equipment in 2002 and has had its own local representation ever since. VON ARDENNE Vacuum Equipment Co., Ltd., Shanghai (VAVE) emerged from this representation in 2006. The VAVE team is a sales partner for our customers in China and ensures the short term supply of spare parts. With its own production and expertise for the Chinese market, VAVE is actively involved in the strategic business development of the Group.

VON ARDENNE Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia, Kulim

The dynamic growth of thin-film photovoltaics and the investments made by our customers in Malaysia led to the establishment of an agency in 2007, from which VON ARDENNE Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (VAMA) was founded in Kulim in 2008. Initially founded as a service location, VAMA has been developing steadily. Today, it supports the Group's spare parts and upgrade business with its own sales and procurement­ teams, technicians, and a service center established in 2014. Our experienced team from Malaysia also supports VON ARDENNEs activities in Japan and South East Asia.

VON ARDENNE North America, Inc.
USA, Perrysburg (Ohio)

VON ARDENNE North America, Inc. in Perrysburg emerged in 2011 from our local service and sales partnerships and offers our customers in North America comprehensive service for architectural glass and electron beam­ systems as well as coating systems for thin-film and crystalline photo­voltaics. VANA ensures the complete supply of spare parts and components in the region. VANA has its own team for the preparation and planning of project work and to support development and sales.

VON ARDENNE Vietnam, Corp., Ltd.
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

VON ARDENNE Vietnam, Corp., Ltd. (VAVN), located in Ho Chi Minh City, was established in 2017 as a service location to support our local customers and their coatingplants. The site is located in the Dong Nam Industrial Park in close­ proximity to our customers in the photovoltaic and architectural glass industries. In cooperation with our other subsidiaries in Asia, VON ARDENNE Vietnam is to be expanded into another service location in Southeast Asia.

VON ARDENNE India Pvt. Ltd.
India, Chennai

VON ARDENNE India Pvt. Ltd. (VAID) started operations on September 1, 2022. The subsidiary is located in Chennai in the Southeast of India. As a sales and service unit, VAID focuses on developing the Indian market in order to place the VON ARDENNE Group's technology and equipment portfolio on the market. Our local team offers a wide range of services: Commissioning of plants, repair and maintenance services, spare and wear parts, consulting for Upgrades to increase plant performance.

VON ARDENNE Group - Affiliated companies

Media
VON ARDENNE Commissions New Deposition Tool OPTA X300 in Cleanroom

VON ARDENNE is commissioning its new deposition tool, the OPTA X300, in its recently opened cleanroom in Germany. The OPTA X300 enables the production…

Rethinking the next wave of TOPCon production

The rise of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology has been impressive. As of the start of 2026, it accounts for almost 85% of global…

New Carbon Coating & New Coating System for Metallic Bipolar Plates

Two world premieres at H2 & FC EXPO 2026 in Tokyo: VON ARDENNE presents new carbon coating X-CONDUCT and VICA900 coating system

Ga₂O₃: A Promising Ultra-Wide Bandgap Material for Next-Generation Power Electronics

Gallium oxide (Ga₂O₃) — especially in its most stable β phase — is attracting strong interest as an ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor with the…

Transitioning Advanced Packaging from More Moore to More than Moore

For decades, the semiconductor industry has pursued a clear objective: to integrate as many functions as possible into a single system-on-chip (SoC).…

Project start TiSPA: Innovative materials for PEM electrolysis

Innovative material for PEM water electrolysis. Industry-focused project brings together leading partners across the entire value chain

VON ARDENNE Unveils New Cleanroom at Headquarters

State-of-the-art facility for sampling, assembly and commissioning

New OPTA X300 Deposition Tool & New Cleanroom

Company showcases its advanced engineering capabilities and new deposition solutions at SEMICON West

A New Era in Astronomy - with VON ARDENNE Technology

On June 23, 2025, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory presented the first results of its work with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). About 14…

Scaling up Perovskite PV with Linear Thermal Evaporation II

Design and specification of VON ARDENNE linear evaporation sources integrated into proprietary coating systems for High-Volume Manufacturing

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03.06.2026 - 05.06.2026
SNEC Shanghai 2026

Shanghai, China
National Exhibition and Convention Center 

 

10.06. - 12.06.2026
FCVC 2026

China

Huaqiao International Expo Center

23.06.2026 - 25.06.2026
Intersolar Europe 2026

Munich, Germany

Exhibition Center Munich

Position A2/420

 

 

05.07.2026 - 10.07.2026
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2026

Copenhagen, Denmark

02.09.2026 - 04.09.2026
Semicon Taiwan 2026

Taipeh, Taiwan

Silicon Saxony Pavilion

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