ANDOVER, Mass., July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI ), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced today that company management will be participating in the following upcoming investor events:

Needham Advanced Industrial Technology Conference Needham Headquarters, New York, New York Participating on: Thursday, August 2, 2018 MKS participants: Seth Bagshaw, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

DA Davidson 10 th Annual Technology Forum The Grand Hyatt, New York, New York Participating on: Thursday, August 9, 2018 MKS participant: Seth Bagshaw, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pacific Crest 20 th Annual Global Technology Leadership Forum The Sonnenalp Resort, Vail, Colorado Presentation Date & Time: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. MDT (11:00 a.m. EDT) MKS participants: John T.C. Lee, President and Chief Operating Officer Seth Bagshaw, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jefferies Chicago Semiconductor, Hardware and Communications Infrastructure Summit The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, Illinois Participating on: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 MKS participants: Gerald Colella, Chief Executive Officer Derek D’Antilio, Vice President and Corporate Controller

The presentation slides utilized for these events and webcast, if applicable, will be made available for a limited time in the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.mksinst.com .

About MKS Instruments MKS Instruments, Inc. is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity.  Our products are derived from our core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, residual gas analysis, leak detection, control technology, ozone generation and delivery, RF & DC power, reactive gas generation, vacuum technology, lasers, photonics, sub-micron positioning, vibration isolation, and optics.  Our primary served markets include semiconductor capital equipment, general industrial, life sciences, and research.  Additional information can be found at www.mksinst.com .

Company Contact :  Seth Bagshaw Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Telephone:  978.645.5578

Investor Relations Contacts :  Monica Gould The Blueshirt Group Telephone:  212.871.3927 Email:  monica@blueshirtgroup.com

Lindsay Grant Savarese The Blueshirt Group Telephone:  212.331.8417 Email:  lindsay@blueshirtgroup.com