{
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "1952/8",
      "category": "会社設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "日本真空技術株式会社を創業",
      "detail": "各種真空装置の輸入販売を目的に設立",
      "significance": "アルバック創業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書",
      "amount": "資本金6百万円"
    },
    {
      "date": "1955/4",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "大森工場を新設し国産装置の製造に着手",
      "detail": "輸入から国産化への転換",
      "significance": "自社製造の開始",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1956/11",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "株式会社東洋精機真空研究所を合併",
      "detail": "尼崎工場として真空化学装置・真空ポンプの規格品製造に着手",
      "significance": "事業領域の拡大",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1961/7",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "真空冶金事業を開始",
      "detail": "真空技術の応用による新事業展開",
      "significance": "事業多角化の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1962/9",
      "category": "会社設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "真空材料株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "耐火材料の販売を開始",
      "significance": "事業多角化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1962/10",
      "category": "会社設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "熱分析機器メーカー真空理工株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "計測機器分野への進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1963/10",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "新生産業株式会社に吸収合併され日本真空技術株式会社と改称",
      "detail": "1929年創立の旧会社による吸収合併",
      "significance": "組織再編",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1964/1",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "米国Reliance Electric and Engineering Co.と共同出資で日本リライアンス株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "米国企業との合弁開始",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1964/7",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "香港万豊有限公司と共同出資でHong Kong ULVAC Co. Ltd.を設立",
      "detail": "香港合弁会社設立",
      "significance": "アジア展開の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1966/4",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "真空冶金事業部を分離し真空冶金株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "事業の独立分社化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1968/5",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "本社及び横浜工場を茅ヶ崎市に移転",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "本社移転",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1972/7",
      "category": "設備投資|研究開発",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "超材料研究所を千葉県に新設",
      "detail": "研究開発体制強化",
      "significance": "R&D基盤確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1975/12",
      "category": "会社設立|海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "北米現地法人ULVAC North America Corp.を設立",
      "detail": "対米輸出の拠点として設立",
      "significance": "北米進出の本格化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1981/10",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "米国Helix Technology Corp.と共同出資でアルバック・クライオ株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "クライオ事業確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1982/1",
      "category": "会社設立|海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "台湾にULVAC TAIWAN Co. Ltd.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "台湾市場進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1982/11",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "米国The Perkin Elmerと共同出資でアルバック・ファイ株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "計測分析事業強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1982/12",
      "category": "設備投資|研究開発",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "茨城県つくば市内に筑波超材料研究所を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "研究開発体制強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1985/3",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "核融合臨界プラズマ実験装置「JT-60」の真空排気系を納入",
      "detail": "大型科学装置への参入",
      "significance": "大型設備実績",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1987/2",
      "category": "会社設立|海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "西独にULVAC GmbHを設立",
      "detail": "欧州地区サービス体制強化",
      "significance": "欧州市場進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1987/9",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "英文社名をULVAC JAPAN Ltd.に変更",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "グローバルブランド統一",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1990/5",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "静岡県裾野市に富士裾野工場を新設",
      "detail": "半導体製造装置の生産体制強化",
      "significance": "半導体装置生産強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1995/5",
      "category": "会社設立|海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "韓国ソウル市にULVAC KOREA Ltd.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "韓国市場進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1995/9",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国寧波で寧波愛発科真空技術有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "寧波中策動力との合弁",
      "significance": "中国進出開始",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1998/1",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "シンガポールCSセンター及び台湾新竹R&Dセンターを開設",
      "detail": "アジアネットワーク拡大",
      "significance": "アジア事業基盤強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2001/7",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "株式会社アルバックに商号変更",
      "detail": "英文社名はULVAC Inc.",
      "significance": "現社名確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2002/12",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "アルバック・ファイ株式会社を100%子会社化",
      "detail": "米国Physical Electronics保有株式50%取得",
      "significance": "計測子会社の完全子会社化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2003/7",
      "category": "会社設立|海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "愛発科真空技術（蘇州）有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "中国本格生産工場",
      "significance": "中国生産拠点確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2004/4",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "東京証券取引所市場第1部に株式を上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "株式公開達成",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/4",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "真空冶金㈱がUMAT㈱を合併しアルバックマテリアル㈱に商号変更",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "グループ再編",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/4",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "富士通ヴィエルエスアイ㈱より設備事業譲受",
      "detail": "フラットパネルディスプレイ事業拡大",
      "significance": "FPD事業強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/11",
      "category": "企業買収|海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "英国Cambridge Display Technologyより Litrex Corporation株式取得し100%子会社化",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "インクジェット技術獲得",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/12",
      "category": "会社設立|海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "台湾にULVAC Taiwan Manufacturing Corporationを設立",
      "detail": "FPD製造装置生産拠点",
      "significance": "台湾生産強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2006/8",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "精密ステージ製造のシグマテクノス㈱の株式70%を取得",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "精密ステージ事業獲得",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2006/11",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "愛知工場を新設",
      "detail": "FPD製造装置の生産能力拡充",
      "significance": "FPD生産能力増強",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2007/6",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "ULVAC India Branchを設立",
      "detail": "インドビジネス拡大",
      "significance": "インド市場進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2008/8",
      "category": "組織再編|海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "ULVAC TAIWAN INCを存続会社としULVAC Taiwan Manufacturing Corporationと合併",
      "detail": "台湾子会社の合理化",
      "significance": "台湾組織統合",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2009/4",
      "category": "会社設立|海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "愛発科電子材料（蘇州）有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "スパッタリングターゲット製造",
      "significance": "半導体材料事業の強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/1",
      "category": "株主対応",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "資本金134億68百万円より208億73百万円に増資",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "財務基盤強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書",
      "amount": "増資額74億円"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/10",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "アルバックマテリアル㈱を吸収合併",
      "detail": "グループ会社の集約",
      "significance": "グループ再編",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2018/7",
      "category": "会社設立|海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "愛発科成膜技術（合肥）有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "FPD用マスクブランクス事業の生産・販売",
      "significance": "中国FPD材料事業強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    }
  ]
}
