HISTORY / ABOUT History

April
1999

Sense Corporation spun off as a subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ion Technology Co., Ltd. (known at that time as Sumitomo Eaton Nova Corporation).

December
1999

Participates for the first time at SEMICON Japan

April
2000

Launches the Refurbishment Center

September
2001

Launches the Parts Center

September
2002

Achieves cumulative sales of 50 transfer/used/refurbished units

December
2002

Makes its first shipment abroad

July
2004

Achieves cumulative sales of 100 transfer/used/refurbished units

May
2007

Achieves cumulative sales of 200 transfer/used/refurbished units

October
2009

Starts a Japan agency operation for Fortrend Engineering Corporation

December
2010

Participates as an independent exhibition at SEMICON Japan

March
2011

Achieves cumulative sales of 300 transfer/used/refurbished units

March
2012

Participates for the first time at SEMICON China

March
2014

Achieves cumulative sales of 350 transfer/used/refurbished units

Oct
2017

Achieves cumulative sales of 400 transfer/used/refurbished units

Jan
2020

Representative director change (Konno → Tsurumi)

Mar
2022

Achieves cumulative sales of 110 used units