History

1907

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. was founded as a joint venture by three companies:
Hokkaido Colliery Steamship Company of Japan, Armstrong Whitworth Co., Ltd., UK, and Vickers Sons and Maxim, Ltd., UK.

1936

Construction of the Yokohama Plant is completed and goes into operation at Deiki-cho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi.

1983

Relocation of Yokohama Plant to the current Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, is completed.

1995

Production of Excimer Laser Annealing System started (delivery of the first system).

2006

JSW IT SERVICE CO. was founded as an after-sales service company of Excimer Laser Annealing System.

Delivery of the 100th Excimer Laser Annealing System.

2011

G5/G6 Excimer Laser Annealing System was launched.

2014

JSW Machinery Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a Chinese subsidiary of The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., started system sales and after-sales service business of Excimer Laser Annealing System.

2019

Delivery of the 200th Excimer Laser Annealing System.

Oct. 2021

JSW IT SERVICE CO., Ltd. took over the manufacturing system business for flat-panel display of The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. and established as JSW Aktina System Co., Ltd.

JSW Electromechanical Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established in China as a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Aktina System Co., Ltd.

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