Varian Inc. - VARI- Profile

Varian Incorporated. The Group's principal activity is to design, develop, manufacture, market, sell and service scientific instruments and vacuum products. The Group operates through two segment: Scientific Instruments segment designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and services products used in a broad range of life science and industrial applications requiring identification, quantification and analysis of the elemental, molecular, physical or biological composition or structure of liquids, solids or gases. Vacuum Technologies segment designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and services a broad range of products used to create, control, measure and test vacuum environments in life science, industrial and scientific applications. As of 29-Sep-2006 the Group operates 13 significant manufacturing facilities located throughout the world. The Group operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, France, Spain, Australia, China Singapore and Korea. Scientific Instruments accounted for 82% of fiscal 2006 revenues and Vacuum Technologies, 18%