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The name of "JEOL"

JEOL was named after the initial letters of the company name "JAPAN ELECTRON OPTICS LABORATORY CO., LTD" at its founding.

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1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
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1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

1940s

1949

  • Japan Electron Optics Laboratory Co. Ltd. established in Mitaka, Tokyo.

  • JEM-1 Electron Microscope completed.

JEM-1

JEM-1

Mitaka factory

Mitaka factory

1950s

1955

  • Purchase order for JEM-5G Electron Microscope received from French Atomic Energy Commission (first PO from abroad).

JEM-5G

JEM-5G

1956

  • JNM-1, Japan’s first Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) system, completed.

JNM-1

JNM-1

1960s

1961

  • Company name changed to JEOL Ltd.

1962

  • JEOL listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

  • JXA-3 X-ray Microanalyzer completed.

  • JEOL CO (USA) INC. established as the first overseas subsidiary.

1963

  • JMS-01 double-focusing Mass Spectrometer completed.

  • JLC-01 automatic-recording Liquid Chromatograph completed.

1964

  • JEOL CO (France) S.A., established in France.

  • R & D Building completed.

JEOL CO (France) S,A.

JEOL CO (France) S,A.

1966

  • JSM-1 Scanning Electron Microscope completed.

  • JEM-1000 Ultrahigh Voltage (1000 kV) Electron Microscope completed.

  • JEOL listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

JSM-1

JSM-1

JEM-1000

JEM-1000

1967

  • JEBX-2A Electron Beam Lithography System completed.

1968

  • JEOL CO (UK) Ltd., established in U.K.

  • JEOL CO (AUSTRALASIA) PTY. LTD., established in Australia.

  • JLC-5AH, world’s first Amino Acid Analyzer, completed.

1970s

1970

  • Medical-use JTG-MA “Thermoviewer” completed.

  • “Superscope” JEM-50A reaches shipment of 1000 units.

1972

  • JCA-1KM Automated Biochemical Analyzer “Clinalyzer” completed.

JCA-1KM

JCA-1KM

1973

  • JEOL (Europe) B.V., established in Netherlands.

  • JEOL (Skandinaviska) A.B., established in Sweden.

1974

  • JAMP-3 Auger Microprobe completed. JEOL Anstalt, East Europe corporation, established.

  • JIR-03F Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer completed.

  • JESCA-2 X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer completed.

1976

  • World's first micrograph of atomic arrangements taken with JEOL Electron Microscope.

1980s

1982

  • JEPAS-1000 Electron Beam Metrology Instrument completed.

1983

  • JIBL-100 Focused Ion Beam Instrument completed.

1984

  • JEOL (ITALIA) S.p.A., established in Italy.

1989

  • JSTM-4000XV Ultrahigh Vacuum Scanning Tunneling Microscope completed.

1990s

1990

  • JWS-7500 Wafer Process Inspection System completed.

1991

  • JEOL DE MEXICO S.A. established in Mexico.

1993

  • JEIP-900F High Density Reactive Ion Plating System completed.

  • JEOL CANADA, INC. established in Canada.

1994

  • JEOL KOREA LTD. established in Korea.

1995

  • JEOL ASIA PTE. LTD. established in Singapore.

  • JEOL (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD established in Malaysia.

1996

  • High-speed next generation Clinical Biochemistry Analyzer “BioMajesty” completed.

  • JEOL website opened.

1997

  • JEOL (GERMANY) GmbH, established in Germany.

1998

  • JBX-9000MV electron beam lithography system completed.

1999

  • JSM-6700F field emission scanning electron microscope completed.

  • JEOL celebrates its 50th anniversary (May 30, 1999).

  • JEOL Group Management Vision "JEOL SPIRIT-1" announced.

2000s

2000

  • JSM-6500F field emission scanning electron microscope completed.

  • JEOL Group Medium-term Management Plan, "Bright Plan 1000," announced.

2002

  • YAMAGATA CREATIVE CO., LTD. (YMCC) established.

2004

  • JEOL Group Medium-term Management Plan, "Focus Plan 2006" announced.

  • YMCC Tendo Factory completed in Tohoku region.

2005

  • Industry-academia-collaboration office with the University of Tokyo established.

2006

  • JEOL Shanghai Semiconductors established.

2007

  • JEOL Group Medium-term Management Plan, "ACTION 60" announced.

2008

  • The third phase of construction work to enlarge YMCC completed.

  • DATUM INSTRUMENTS INC. (DII) established.

2009

  • The 60th anniversary of the Company’s foundation.

  • JEOL DATUM LTD. and JEOL ACTIVE CO., LTD merged.

  • JEM-ARM200F atomic resolution analytical electron microscope completed.

2010s

2010

  • JEOL BRASIL Instrumentos Cientificos Ltda., established in Brazil.

  • JEOL (BEIJING) CO.,LTD., established in China.

  • JEOL FINETECH CO., LTD. and JEOL ENGINEERING CO., LTD., merged.

  • JEOL Group Medium-term Management Plan, “CHALLENGE 5” announced.

  • JMS-S3000 SpiralTOF, Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer completed.

  • JEOL SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD., merged.

  • InTouchScope JSM-6010LA completed.

2011

  • JEOL (RUS) LLC., established in Russia.

  • JEOL RESONANCE Inc., merged.

  • JEOL INDIA PVT. LTD., established in India.

2012

  • JCM-6000 "NeoScope" completed.

  • 0.75mm solid-state NMR probe completed.

2013

  • Zero boil-off magnet for NMR system completed.

  • JEOL Group Mid-term Management Plan, “Dynamic Vision,” announced.

2014

  • JEOL 65th Anniversary.

  • Capital reinforcement implemented.

  • Ultimate atomic resolution transmission electron microscope JEM-ARM300F completed.

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance system JNM-ECZ series completed.

  • RIKEN CLST-JEOL Collaboration Center established.

  • JEOL (GULF) FZE established.

2015

  • High-end GC-TOFMS JMS-T200GC completed.

  • MultiBeam (FIB) System JIB-4601F completed.

  • X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer JPS-9030 completed.

  • Benchtop SEM JCM-6000Plus NeoScope completed.

  • Scanning electron microscope JSM-IT100 InTouchScope completed.

  • JEOL- NIMS Center of Excellence for Analytical Technology established.

  • Multi-purpose Transmission Electron Microscope JEM-F200 completed.

  • Next generation clinical chemistry analyzer JCA-ZS050 completed.

2016

  • JEOL Group medium-term management plan, "Triangle Plan," announced.

  • JEOL USA NMR R&D LAB established.

  • Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-IT300HR InTouchScope™ completed.

  • Electron Probe Microanalyzer JXA-8530FPlus completed.

  • Multi Beam System JIB-4700F completed.

  • Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-IT500 Series InTouchScope™ completed.

  • Power-Efficient High-Throughput Spot Beam Lithography System, JBX-8100FS series completed.

2017

  • Jointly with IMS, JEOL announced introduction to market of world's first multielectron beam lithography system for mass production.

  • JEOL estabished CeSPIA Inc. with Dr. Yoshinori Fujiyoshi of Nagoya University.

  • The Keio University - JEOL High-Performance Analytical Equipment Sharing Model Validation & Evaluation Center opened.

  • University of Tokyo and JEOL: electron microscope achieved world-record spatial resolution of 40.5 pm.

  • JEOL-Nikon CLEM Solution Center established.

  • Developers of cryo-electron microscopy received Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

  • Best-in-class spatial resolution achieved jointly with the University of Tokyo using JEOL electron microscope.

  • CROSS SECTION POLISHER IB-19530CP completed.

  • Field Emission Cryo-Electron Microscope JEM-Z200FSC completed.

  • Schottky Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, JSM-7900F completed.

  • Atomic Resolution Analytical Electron Microscope "NEOARM" (JEM-ARM200F) completed.

  • Electron Microscope JEM-1400Flash completed.

  • STEM Detector "4DCanvas" completed.

  • Field Emission Cryo-Electron Microscope JEM-Z300FSC completed.

  • Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-IT500HR completed.

  • Announcement of Establishment of JEOL-Nikon CLEM Solution Center.

  • Ultrahigh Resolution Schottky Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-7610FPlus completed.

  • Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-IT200 Series InTouchScope™ completed.

2018

  • Japan Industrial Standard (JIS) for the quantitative NMR (qNMR) analysis method is established.

  • JEOL and Digital Surf partner to launch SMILE VIEW™ Map software.

  • Gas chromatograph mass spectrometry with triple quadrupole mass spectrometer "JMS-TQ4000GC" completed.

  • High Throughput Analytical Electron Microscope JEM-ACE200F completed.

  • Focused Ion Beam Milling & Imaging System JIB-4000PLUS completed.

  • Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscope JCM-7000 Series NeoScope™ completed.

2019

  • JEOL 70th Anniversary.

  • 70th Anniversary Forum held at Hotel New Otani.

  • Schottky Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-F100 completed.

  • Electron Probe Microanalyzers JXA-iHP200F / JXA-iSP100 completed.

  • Ultrahigh Atomic Resolution Analytical Electron Microscope JEM-ARM300F2 (GRAND ARM™2) completed.

JEM-ARM300F2

JEM-ARM300F2

2020s

2020

  • California, USA-based venture company IDES acquired.

  • JEOL strengthens European business in the Medical Equipment Segment.

  • Schottky Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-IT800 completed.

  • Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-IT700HR completed.
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