History

1959Apr.
  • Founded Company.
1960Sep.
  • Established Tokyo sales office (now Tokyo branch office).
1961Mar.
  • Opened new plant in Chiryu, Aichi
Jun.
  • Moved headquarters to current location.
1962Mar.
  • Established Osaka sales office (now Osaka branch office).
1963Sep.
  • Established branch office in Chicago, U.S.A.
Nov.
  • Established Hiroshima sales office.
1964May
  • Stock listed on Second Section of Nagoya Stock Exchange.
1967Mar.
  • Completed first large-type transfer machine.
1968Mar.
  • Opened new plant in Fujioka (now Toyota Plant).
1970Apr.
  • Founded Fuji America Corporation.
1971Jun.
  • Completed first automated assembly machine.
Sep.
  • Completed NC automatic lathe.
1977Apr.
  • Established Makoto Industries Co., Ltd. (currently known as ADTEK FUJI).
1978Oct.
  • Completed first BA board assembly machine.
1979Oct.
  • Completed a dedicated-type NC lathe.
1981Jul.
  • Completed first CP-I chip placer.
1985Jul.
  • Completed industry first high-speed mounter with vision recognition (CP-II).
1986Apr.
  • Established Sendai sales office.
1989Jun.
  • Opened new plant in Okazaki.
1990Sep.
  • Stock listed on First Section of Nagoya Stock Exchange.
1991Nov.
  • Founded Fuji Machine Manufacturing (Europe) GmbH in Germany.
1992Nov.
  • Established Linsey System Co., Ltd. (currently known as EDEC LINSEY SYSTEM).
1993Apr.
  • Moved machine tool production to Fujioka plant.
1994May
  • Completed first CP-6 high-speed (0.09 sec./component) chip placer.
Jun.
  • Established Malaysia branch office.
Oct.
  • Bought Edec Co., Ltd. (currently known as EDEC LINSEY SYSTEM).
Nov.
  • Founded Fuji Machine America Corporation.
1995Nov.
  • Founded Fuji Do Brasil Máquinas Industriais Ltda.
1997Mar.
  • Obtained ISO9001 certification.
  • Established branch office in Taiwan.
1999Dec.
  • Completed first XP compact high-speed & multi-purpose mounter.
2000May
  • Obtained ISO14001 certification.
Jun.
  • Opened a new Development Center at headquarters.
2001Nov.
  • Established branch office in China.
2003Apr.
  • Merged Linsey System with Edec and changed the company name to EDEC LINSEY SYSTEM Co., Ltd.
Jun.
  • Completed first NXT high-speed multi-function modular placing machine.
2004Apr.
  • Completed first CP-8 high-speed chip placer.
2005Apr.
  • Completed first XP-143E, XP-243E compact mounter.
Aug.
  • Completed first AIM Flexible Placement Platform.
Dec.
  • Completed first GPX High Precision Screen Printer.
2007May
  • Completed XPF high-speed multi-purpose mounter.
Nov.
  • Founded Fuji Machine China Co., Ltd.
2008Apr.
  • Completed first NXT II Scalable Placement Platform.
2010Apr.
  • Completed the TN300, 400, a standard NC lathe.
  • Changed the company name from Makoto Industries to ADTEK FUJI Co., Ltd.
Jun.
  • Completed Tough Plasma, an ultra high density atmospheric pressure plasma unit.
Oct.
  • Completed the CSD200, 300 and 400, a front surface 2 spindle lathe.
  • Completed the AIMEX Fuji Flexible Placement Platform.
Nov.
  • Completed the GEN400, a differential housing processing machine.
  • Completed the NXT IIc Fuji Scalable Placement Platform.
2011Feb.
  • Completed the NXTP, a compact screen printer.
Mar.
  • Completed the sFAB, a multi-purpose automated fabrication machine.
2012Jan.
  • Established Kunshan Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Nov.
  • Completed the AIMEX IIS, an all-in-one placement platform.
2013Apr.
  • Completed the AIMEX II, an all-in-one placement platform.
May
  • Completed the NXT III Fuji Scalable Placement Platform.
Jun.
  • Fuji is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Sep.
  • Completed the DLFn lathe module, modular production equipment.
2014Feb.
  • The NXT III, a scalable placement platform, was awarded with an Aichi Environmental Award.
Mar.
  • Opened new plant in Kunshan.
Jul.
  • Fuji's Modular Production Equipment DLFn("dolphin")received the Nippon Brand Award as part of the 44th Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Industrial Machine Design Awards.
Oct.
  • Fuji's Scalable Placement Platform-NXT III-won the 6th Robot Awards (2014) organized by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
2015Jul.
  • Completed the GPX-C solder printing machine.
  • Completed NXT-H, a hybrid mounting machine.
Aug.
  • Completed the NXT IIIc Fuji Scalable Placement Platform.
  • Completed the AIMEX IIIc Fuji Flexible Placement Platform.
  • Completed DLFn, a vertical machining center module of the modular production equipment.
Dec.
  • Completed AIMEX III, a flexible placement platform.
2016Feb.
  • Completed Quist, a public stocker system.
Apr.
  • Completed Hug T1 (for nursing homes), a mobility support robot.
Jun.
  • Fuji's compact modular mounter was awarded with the 2016 National Invention Award, presented by the Japanese Minister of education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
  • Completed sFAB-D, a modular automated fabrication machine.
Aug.
  • Opened THANK, a facility complex.
Oct.
  • Acquired certification as an "Aichi Company for the Promotion of Women".
2017Mar.
  • Acquired Tower-Factory GmbH in Friedberg in Germany.
Apr.
  • Established Fuji Innovation Lab. in Silicon Valley in U.S.A.
May
  • Completed GPX-CS, a solder printing machine.
Sep.
  • Completed NXT-Hw, a hybrid mounting machine.
  • Completed SmartWing, a compact multijoint robot.
Oct.
  • Facility complex THANK was awarded with a Good Design Award 2017.
2018Jan.
  • Was awarded with an ND Marketing Award established by News Digest Publishing Co., Ltd.
Mar.
  • Completed Hug L1 (at home model), a mobility support robot.
Apr.
  • Changed the company name from Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to FUJI CORPORATION.
  • Our consolidated subsidiary in Europe changed its name from Fuji Machine Manufacturing (Europe) GmbH to FUJI EUROPE CORPORATION GmbH, and moved its office from Mainz to Kelsterbach in Germany.
  • The development of Fuji's compact modular mounters was awarded with an Ichimura Prize in Industry for Excellent Achievement.
Aug.
  • Took full acquisition of Fasford Technology Co., Ltd. stock and formalized as a subsidiary.
2019Sep.
  • Completed the CSD300II, a front surface 2 spindle lathe.
Dec.
  • Established FUJI INDIA CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED.
  • Completed NXTR S model, a FUJI Smart Factory Platform.
2020Feb.
  • Established FUJI LINEAR CORPORATION.
Jun.
  • Electronic device printer FPM-Trinity was awarded the Excellence Award in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment category at the 2020 Semiconductor of the Year Awards by the Electronic Device Industry News.
Aug.
  • Tower-Factory GmbH merged with FUJI EUROPE CORPORATION GmbH.
2021Mar.
  • Fuji's mobility support robot Hug T1-02 won the 9th Robot Awards (2020) in the category awarded by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW).
  • Reached 100,000 modules shipped for the NXT-series Fuji Scalable Placement Platform.
May
  • Completed GYROFLEX T4000, multi-tasking machine.
2022Apr.
  • Stock listing moved to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Dec.
  • Completed NXTR A model, a FUJI Smart Factory Platform.
2023Jul.
  • Completed AIMEXR, a Fuji Flexible Placement Platform
2024Sep.
  • Completed new factory building at Okazaki Plant
  • Completed ACUFLEX, a Multi Task CNC Lathe
2025Jun.
  • Showcased Hug, a mobility support robot, at the Osaka-Kansai Expo
Oct.
  • Acquired IEC 62443-4-1 certification, the international standard for industrial control system security
  • Acquired ISO/IEC 27001 certification, the international standard for information security management

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