1951
Rigaku Corporation (RC) founded
1961
Rigaku lndustrial Corporation (RIC) founded
1972
Rigaku/USA, Inc. founded
1992
X-ray Research Laboratory founded
1996
Acquired Molecular Structure Corporation (MSC)
2000
Acquired Osmic, Inc.
2001
Rigaku/USA, Inc. and MSC merged, forming Rigaku/MSC, Inc.
2006
Rigaku/MSC, Inc. changed its name to Rigaku Americas Corporation (RAC)
Osmic, Inc., changed its name to Rigaku lnnovative TechnoIogies, Inc. (RIT)
2007
Rigaku European Headquarters established
2008
Rigaku lnnovative Technologies Europe s.r.o. (RITE) established
Rigaku Corporation merged with Rigaku lndustrial Corporation
2009
Rigaku Beijing Corporation (RBC) established
Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc. (ART) established
2010
Rigaku Asia and Pacific, Ltd. (RAP) established
Rigaku Europe SE (RESE) established, dissolving Rigaku European Headquarters
Acquired Newton Scientific, Inc.
2011
Rigaku Raman Technologies, Inc. established
2013
Rigaku Latin America Ltda. (RLA) established
2014
Rigaku Americas Holding, Inc. (RAH) established
2015
Rigaku Raman Technologies, Inc. changed its name to Rigaku AnaIyticaI Devices, Inc. (RAD)
Rigaku Polska sp. z o.o. (ROP) established
2016
Rigaku Asia and Pacific, Ltd. (RAP) changed its name to Rigaku Portable Devices Asia Limited (RPDA)
Rigaku Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (RAPP) established
2019
Acquired XwinSys Technology Development Ltd.（XWS）