The SAES Getters Group, established in 1949, is a Milan, Italy-based international company with ten manufacturing
plants located in Italy, the U.S., Korea and China. The parent company, SAES Getters S.p.A., is listed on both the
Italian Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Stock Market in the United States (SAESY).
As the world leader in getter technology, the Group produces getters which improve and maintain vacuum and purify gas environments. High vacuum and purified gas environments are required in the production of a wide range of products in several medium to high-technology industries such as traditional electronics, appliances, cathode ray tubes, lighting, semiconductors and aerospace.
Group strategy is based on three foundations: loyalty to and application of SAES Getters core competencies, constant
investment in research and development, and continuous attention to international customer needs. The core competencies of the group are the science and technology of gas reactions with metals, sophisticated metal alloy
metallurgy, vacuum and ultra-high vacuum technology, pure gas handling and impurity monitoring.

The Group is made up of six business areas. The five business areas headquartered in Milan, Italy include: Display Devices, Electron Devices & Flat Displays, Light Sources & Vacuum Insulation, Vacuum Insulated Panels, and Vacuum Systems. The sixth business area, Pure Gas Technologies, is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California.
Pure Gas Technologies Business Area The Pure Gas Technologies business area of the SAES Getters Group began production in 1989 with the introduction of the MonoTorr® gas purifier. Since then, the product line has expanded to include a wide range of purifiers from point-of-use to area and house gas purifiers, as well as analysers and analytical services. With state-of-the-art, class 100 cleanroom manufacturing facilities, a machine shop, an analytical lab, and a complete gas pad, SAES is able to offer quality products and fast response to customer needs. Worldwide resources of the Pure Gas Technologies Business Area include R&D and analytical labs with a full time staff of qualified researchers, technicians, and analytical project management dedicated to solving customer problems and exploring the future of gas purification and analysis. The attached brochure provides an introduction to the Area, Weld and Bulk Gas MegaTorr® purifiers manufactured by SAES Pure Gas for indoor or fully self-contained outdoor installations.