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Rorze History
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Rorze Corporation was established in Japan in 1985 with an ambitious Mission Statement.
“We never follow competitors. We shall develop and market only products which will make worldwide news, products which we believe are superior to already existing ones of other manufacturers.”
In December 1985, Rorze published its ideas on automation systems in technology magazines, as well as introducing to the market ultra-compact controllers and drivers for stepping motor control. In 1987, Rorze announced its concept on full automation systems which had been further developed from the ideas published two years before. As a realization of the concept, Rorze then developed and released super-clean robots for semiconductor processing equipment. Rorze has continued a strong heritage of innovative development work, while establishing strong customer sales, support, and technical service channels.
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- Photo of the Original Office and Factory in 1987.
Rorze Corporation has achieved a number of accomplishments since the founding in 1985. A timeline is provided below to illustrate some of the highlights:
· 1985-86: Rorze introduces a series of stepping motor drivers and a compact controller. Received a Notable Invention Award from the Science and Technology Agency.
· 1986: Rorze released the first Clean Robot using Ferro-fluidic seals.
· 1987: Introduced Microstepping motor drivers and a second generation clean robot.
· 1988: Developed a clean vacuum chamber robot.
· 1989: Built a new plant and introduced the first Rorze wafer handling system along with new robot and controller designs.
· 1990: Opened the Rorze General Laboratory in Hamamatsu and introduced new atmospheric and vacuum robots.
· 1991: Added floor space for R&D while introducing controllers with built-in oscillators. Opened Tokyo and Kyusyu sales offices.
· 1992: Opened the Osaka sales office and began to export products. Developed the first Dual Arm Robot (Over 4000 Dual Arm Robots have been shipped in 10 years).
· 1993: Completed a new General Laboratory building and introduced a new controller with S-curve acceleration/deceleration.
· 1994: Established a joint venture with Modular Process Technology (USA) and Raytex Corporation (Japan) and introduced the first robot optimized for wet environments.
· 1995: Completed a new glass substrate handling product factory introduced new robots, motors, and a SMIF Pod compatible loader/unloader.
· 1996: Established four subsidiaries to create a worldwide presence: Rorze International in Singapore, Rorze Technology in Taiwan, Rorze Robotech in Vietnam, and Rorze Automation in the USA.
· 1997: Completed the third phase of the new headquarters plant (see photo) and established Rorze Systems in Korea.
· 1998: Completed the new Rorze Robotech factory in Vietnam.
· By 2000: Rorze has shipped over 12000 Robots to the Semiconductor Industry and over 3000 Wafer Handling Systems
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