| August 1999 |
Optorun started operations in Ota-ku,Tokyo as a manufacturer of optical thin film coaters.
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September 1999
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Completed construction of the first factory in Kawagoe-shi, Saitama.
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| March 1999
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Started selling super multilayer optical coater for optical filters, especially narrow band pass filters (NBPF).
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| May 2000
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Head office relocated to Kawagoe-shi, Saitama.
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| December 2000
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Established OPTORUN (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) for the production and sale of optical thin film coater parts.
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| January 2001
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Started selling the OTFC series of ion assisted deposition (IAD) optical thin film coaters.
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| April 2001
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Completed construction of the head office the second factory to increase production capacity.
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| October 2004
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OPTORUN (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. relocated due to the completion of the new factory in Shanghai,China.
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| May 2006
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Started sales of Gener Series, a general-purpose optical thin-film system.
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| August 2007
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Started moving production of optical thin film coaters from the head office factory to OPTORUN (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
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| October 2009
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Started sales of HSP-1650, sputter deposition system for optical films.
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| September 2011
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Started selling the RPD series of reactive plasma deposition equipment.
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| January 2013
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Established Optorun (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) for the purpose of increasing sales in China.
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| September 2013
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Established OPTORUN TAIWAN CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) for the purpose of expanding manufacturing and R&D operations.
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| August 2014
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Established Optorun USA, Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) for the purpose of increasing sales in the United States.
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| September 2014
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Started selling the NSC-15 optical thin film sputtering coater.
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| February 2017
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OPTORUN TAIWAN CO., LTD. acquired a factory in Miaoli County for the purpose of increasing production and R&D.
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| March 2017
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Started selling the NSC-2350 optical thin film sputtering coater.
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| August 2017
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Invested in Zhejiang Crystal Run Opto Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (currently an equity-method affiliate) to provide thin film processing services for extending thin film operations to more business domain.
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| December 2017
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Optorun shares were listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (currently Prime Market).
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August 2018
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Invested in Affly solution Oy (currently a consolidated subsidiary), which provides design services for deposition equipment, to expand the business domain of the deposition business.
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| January 2019
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Invested in Anhui Fanfeng New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd, (currently an equity-method affiliate) a company that provides assembly and processing services for vacuum components and equipment, to expand the scope of its film deposition business.
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August 2019
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Started selling the A800P ALD Coating System.
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| September 2019
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Started selling the OWLS -1800D Double-sided Sputtering Coater.
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| January 2020
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Started selling New SPOC-1100T Super Multilayer Optical Coater.
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| September 2020
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Additional investment in Afly Solution Oy to consolidate.
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| June 2021
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Started selling DEG series of dry etching equipment for optical devices.
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| September 2021
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Established Optorun Semiconductor System CO., LTD. (currently consolidated subsidiary) to develop, manufacture and sell ALD film deposition equipment.
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| July 2023
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Established Nano-Lithotics Technologies Inc. (currently consolidated subsidiary) which develop, manufacture and sell precision processing equipment for optical products.
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| July 2023
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Established Optorun Vina Company Limited (currently consolidated subsidiary) for the purpose of parts processing, parts sales, design, and customer support.
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| August 2023
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Relocated the head office to Tsurugashima-ken, Saitama to strengthen the business foundation and for more efficient business operations.
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| May 2024
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Tokyo office opened in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
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| February 2025
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Invested in AI Mechatec Corporation, which develops, manufactures and sells flat panel display (FPD) manufacturing equipment and semiconductor package manufacturing equipment, for the purpose of expanding the merged business of Nano-Lithotics Technologies Inc.
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