The company's purpose is to plan, advise, design, construct, manufacture, execute, distribute, maintain, and service machinery, equipment, and apparatus for all types of media in gaseous or liquid states, such as gases, compressed air, vacuum, water, alkaline solutions, acids, solvents, etc. The company is authorized to design, manufacture, distribute, and trade in equipment, fittings, pipes, electro-components, and complete control systems for these applications, as well as provide related services. The company may establish branches within Switzerland, participate in, acquire, or establish new companies, purchase and sell real estate and properties, and enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may provide all services related to its main purpose for itself or for third parties. The company may develop, acquire, use, sell, and license intellectual property rights, such as patents, licenses, copyrights, and trademarks.