ASYST Technologies Timeline:

1996 - 2000

• May 1996 - EJOT Holding and ATF Inc. create ASYST Technologies LLC, a 50/50 Joint Venture located in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
• June 1996 - First Production Shipments
• May 1997 - First High-speed Automation delivered for assembly
• June 1997 - Ground breaking for Kenosha Facility
• January 1998 - First Production Shipments from Kenosha
• April 1999 - Completed Implementation of QAD Enterprise IT System (5 month implementation)
• May 1999 - First in-line/dial Automation received
• November 1999 - QS 9000 Certification

2000 - 2005

• September  2001 - Completion of new Quality and R&D Labs
• November 2001 - First palletized automation system received
• April 2002 - Automation Venture Start-up
• May 2004 - Ground breaking for Building II
• August  2004 - Automation division receives ISO 9001-2000 Certification
• April 2005 - Certified ISO/TS-16949:2002

2006 - 2010

• May 2006 - Cooperative Alliance with EJOT Kunstofftechnik  (lighting business unit)
• October 2008 - Manufacturers agreement formed with LPS to represent ASYST products in India
• September 2009 - Acquired a lighting business unit

2011 - 2013

• January 2011 - Hired Toshihiro Imamura to represent ASYST in Japan
• March 2011 - Certified ISO/TS-16949:2009
• May 2011 - Implemented a clean room manufacturing cell

2014 - Present

• August 2015 - Completion of 50,000 sq ft addition