Cencorp Automation Timeline

Events

• 2024-07-01 - Executive Hire - Cencorp appoints regional leaders in Germany and Americas - Dieter Schu became managing director of Cencorp Deutschland effective July 1, 2024. Petri Koivunen was appointed president of Cencorp Americas as part of the same regional leadership expansion. Both executives report to chief executive Mats Lillqvist and… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 2022-01-01 - Org Change - Cencorp forms industrial-technology business in Zhuhai - Cencorp formed Cencorp Industrial Technology in 2022 with its headquarters in Zhuhai, China. The Chinese business focuses on semiconductor and specialised automation systems. Cencorp Automation in Salo retained responsibility for depaneling and odd-form… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 2017-11-03 - Award - Cencorp 1000 OF wins Nepcon technology prize - Cencorp 1000 OF received the Best Technology Prize at Nepcon Shenzhen in 2017. The award recognised the odd-form cell used for flexible through-hole component placement in high-volume and high-mix production. It followed 2017 prizes for Cencorp testing and… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 2017-04-27 - Executive Hire - Mats Lillqvist becomes Cencorp Automation CEO - Mats Lillqvist became chief executive of Cencorp Automation Oy effective April 27, 2017. He succeeded Jari Ketoluoto, who had resigned from the position during March. The appointment came as Cencorp invested in larger Finnish production capacity and expanded… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 2017-01-01 - Facility Opening - Cencorp moves into expanded Salo IoT Campus facility - Cencorp moved its headquarters and production to Salo IoT Campus in 2017. The new 5,700-square-metre premises nearly tripled total space and increased production area about fivefold. A dedicated development laboratory and robot showroom expanded capacity for… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 2016-01-01 - Product Launch - Cencorp introduces two odd-form automation cells - Cencorp introduced the 850 OF entry-level odd-form cell and 1000 LSOF combined placement and laser-soldering cell in 2016. The 850 OF automated component placement with servo gripping, vision and collision detection for mass-production lines. The 1000 LSOF… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 2014-09-17 - Acquisition - Investors acquire automation business and form Cencorp Automation - Chinese investors acquired the automation business from listed Cencorp Oyj in 2014. The acquired operations were reorganised as Cencorp Automation Oy, a private business dedicated to production automation. Cencorp records September 17, 2014 as the rebirth… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 2005-01-01 - Org Change - Business adopts Cencorp Corporation name - The company changed its name to Cencorp Corporation in 2005. The change followed several years of launches across depaneling, odd-form placement and test handling. A single Cencorp identity consolidated the Finnish and American business lineage under one… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 1999-01-01 - Acquisition - PMJ Automec acquires Cencorp in United States - PMJ Automec acquired Cencorp in the United States in 1999. The transaction combined Finnish automation engineering with the established Cencorp depaneling business. Cencorp says demand connected to Nokia mobile-phone growth helped the combined operation… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 1994-01-01 - Product Launch - PMJ launches modular HiSAC production cell - PMJ launched its first modular HiSAC high-speed assembly cell in 1994. The common platform could be configured for either odd-form component placement or circuit-board depaneling. Its modular architecture anticipated the configurable automation-cell strategy… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 1989-01-01 - Company Formation - PMJ Automec establishes Cencorp Finnish lineage - Cencorp dates its Finnish operating lineage to 1989, when Markku Jokela acquired Evox automation activities. The acquired business became PMJ Automec and focused on electronics-production automation. PMJ later combined with the American Cencorp operation to… - source: cencorpautomation.com
• 1978-01-01 - Company Formation - Colorado Engineering Corporation establishes Cencorp lineage - Cencorp traces its business history to Colorado Engineering Corporation, established in Longmont in 1978. The company says the Colorado operation developed the first depaneling machine for the electronics industry. That depaneling expertise became a… - source: cencorpautomation.com