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Since our foundation in 2003, we have grown rapidly and written an extraordinary success story.

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2003
AP&S After Sales Service

"Birth" of the Company AP&S

  • Foundation of AP&S (acquisition of the assets of SEZ Germany & HMR)
  • Market introduction of the automatic wet bench A2 (200 mm)
  • First plant installation in Europe
2005
AP&S batch tool TwinStep

Expansion of the Facilities

  • Launch of the semi-automatic wet benches TwinStep™ and MultiStep™
  • First plant installations in China and the USA
2006
AP&S worldwide

AP&S goes International

  • Foundation of AP&S Asia Pte. Ltd. in Singapore
2007
AP&S expansion manufacturing

Extension of the Company Premises

  • Foundation of AP&S Shanghai Ltd. in China
  • Expansion of office and production space to 2,000 m² and 1,500 m² at the headquarters in Donaueschingen, Germany
  • Market launch of the fully automated wet benches GigaStep™ and VulCanio™
2008
AP&S worldwide

Further International Growth

  • Foundation of the AP&S Service Center in Malaysia
2010
AP&S Manufacturing

Extension of the Production Area

  • Extension of the production area to 3,000 m²
  • Module standardization of our wet benches
2012
single wafer lift-off

Securing of Exclusive Rights for Lotus

  • AP&S acquires the exclusive rights and intellectual property of Lotus Systems.
  • Foundation of the APS Service Center in Dresden, Germany
  • Patent application for single wafer lift-off process
2013
AP&S DemoCenter

Expansion of the DemoCenter

  • Construction of our AP&S Single Wafer DemoCenter
2015
single wafer wet processing

Easy Individualization for Customers

  • Standardization of our single wafer product lines
2016
AP&S corporate investment tepcon

Innovative Solutions by tepcon

  • Acquisition of a majority interest in the software company tepcon GmbH
  • Extension of the AP&S DemoCenter
  • Establishment of the two business divisions Batch Process and Single Wafer
2017
AP&S employee at the HMI of a wet process plant

New Paths for Customer Service

  • Foundation of the after-sales division
2018
AP&S infineon supplier award

Innovative Company Expansion

  • Award as TOP 100 Innovator
  • Receipt of the Infineon Supplier Award "Best Innovation"
  • Construction of a second production hall at the Donaueschingen site
  • Expansion of a cleanroom at the Donaueschingen site
2019
AP&S Top100 Award

Highest Standards for Production Processes

  • Commissioning of the cleanroom at the Donaueschingen site
  • Opening of the second production hall at the Donaueschingen site
  • Awarded again as Top 100 Innovator
2020
AP&S worldwide

New Successful Membership

  • Expansion of the Dresden Service Center
  • Member of the wvib Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board
2021
AP&S Management

Expansion of the Management

  • Market launch of CleanSurF - our new cleaner for carriers, boxes, SMIFs and FOUPs
  • Redesign of the plant Vulcanio
  • Receipt of "Productronica Innovation Award" in the field of semiconductors
  • Award as Top 100 Innovator
  • Further expansion of DemoCenter
2022
New opening of AP&S plant 3

Increase in Production Sites

  • Opening of the third production hall in Donaueschingen
  • Establishment of the AP&S Academy
2023
AP&S 20 years

20th anniversary of AP&S

  • AP&S celebrates 20 years in business
  • Introduction of the fully automatic wet bench NexAStep
  • Winner of the "Productronica Innovation Award" in the semiconductor sector for the second time in a row