| 1953 | Establishment
of the predecessor company Omata Vacuum Machinery Research Center. |
| 1955 | Began manufacturing
the oil-driven vacuum pump "MP-250". |
| 1958 | Established as
Showa Shinku Kikai (Showa Vacuum Machinery)Co., Ltd.
with head office and factory
in Miyauchi, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City. |
| 1960 | Successfully
developed the first vacuum-evaporation equipment for quartz crystal. |
| 1961 | Successfully developed
the first optic vacuum-evaporation equipment. |
| 1967 | Received the Award
for Excellence in Industrial Development from Kanagawa Prefecture for the oil-driven
pump "MP-250". |
| 1971 | Moved
the head office and factory to Ohnodai, Sagamihara City. |
| 1974 | Successfully developed
the "SC-6SA" fully automatic vacuum-evaporation machine for adjusting
the frequencies of quartz crystal. |
| 1975 | Made
the marketing division independent by establishing Showa Shinku Co., Ltd. |
| 1977 | Made the machine
processing division independent by establishing Showa Seiko Co., Ltd.
Developed
multi-layered vacuum-evaporation equipment for the optical components market (entry
into the optical components market). |
| 1978 | Developed
fully automatic vacuum-evaporation equipment for adjusting the frequency of quartz
watches.
Concluded a cooperative operations contract with Nihon Shinku Gijitsu
(ULVAC Japan, Ltd.) Co., Ltd. for the primary purpose of technological cooperation.
To create a more efficient management structure, absorbed Showa Shinku Co., Ltd.
Changed
the name of Showa Shinku Kikai (Showa Vacuum Machinery) Co., Ltd. to Showa Shinku
Co., Ltd. |
| 1979 | Completed
a full model change of the "SGC-22SA" multi-layered vacuum-evaporation
equipment for optical components. |
| 1981 | Constructed
the C building (880m2) at the Ohnodai Factory. |
| 1983 | Constructed the
Showa Shinku Kamimizo Factory (740m2) at Kamimizo, Sagamihara City. |
| 1984 | The "SFC-71M"
vacuum-evaporation machine for adjusting the frequency of MCF crystals received
the first Kanagawa Industrial Technology grand prize. |
| 1986 | Recognized as an
official Kanagawa Prefecture factory.
Completion of the Ohnodai Factory Annex.
Kunimasa
Omata became company president. |
| 1991 | Recognized
as a model factory by the Small and Medium Enterprises Agency. |
| 1994 | The "SRC-01"
mini-in-line high-frequency, high precision quartz adjustment machine received
the 11th Kanagawa Industrial Development Promotion grand prize. |
| 1995 | Successfully developed
the "SPH-2500" sputtering machine using a quartz-based electrode membrane. |
| 1996 | Successfully developed
the "SRM-2111C" MCF use in-line quartz frequency adjustment machine. |
| 1997 | Constructed the
Minamihashimoto Factory at Minamihashimoto,Sagamihara City. |
| 2000 | Increased capital
to ¥308,740,000.
Constructed the Shinkai Factory at Minamihashimoto, Sagamihara
City
Constructed the Komachi Factory at Komachi-dori Sagamihara City.
Listed
JASDAQ STOCK MARKET(Dec. 20)
Increased capital to ¥1,430,740,000. |
| 2001 | Acquires ISO9001:2000
Certification. |
| 2002 | Established
SHOWASHINKU MACHINERY(.SHANG HAI) CO.,LTD,Shanghai China
Established Sansei-Showa
CO.,Ltd.USA,Ohio USA. |
| 2003 | Established
SHOWASHINKU MACHINERY TRADING(.SHANG HAI) CO.,LTD,Shanghai China
Successfully
developed the "SEC-08C" vacuum coater for organic EL [R&D]. |
| 2004 | Constructed the
Sagamihara Factory at Tana Sagamihara City.
Successfully developed the "SGC-1300R"
new type of multi-layered vaccum-eveparation equipment for optical components.
Increased capital to \2,136,340,000 through public offering.
Successfully
developed the ""SPH-2710"sputtering machine using a quarts-based electrode
membrane.
Established SHOWA PROCESS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, a subsidary for research
and development of optical thin films.
Renovation of the Ohnodai Factory Annex
and trasfer of sales offices to new facillites on the factory grounds. |
| 2005 | Transfer to the
head office to the Sagamihara Factroy.
Acquired ISO 14001:2004 Certification.
|
| 2006 | Developed
ultra-miniature quartz device frequency adjuster,"SFE-6430"and"SFE-X03".
Recognized
as one of"300 smaller enterprises,Active manufacturers supporting Japan tomorrow".
Took all stock in FEC Co.,Ltd.to make it a subsidiary. |
| 2007 | Established
Western Japan Customer Support Center at Ibaraki City, Osaka. |
| 2008 | The
50th anniversary of establishment ceremony was held in Tokyo Disneyland.
Developed
the "SPC-1000W" sputtering machine using a quartz-based and the "SPS-208CW"
AR sputtering machine. |
