On 1 June 1990, XENON Automatisierungstechnik GmbH is founded as part of a management buy-out from the GDR combine VEB Messelektronik.

The young company starts in Dresden with 11 employees and the commercial register number 93. The first order comes from Fischer Elektronik in Lüdenscheid.

Construction of the new company headquarters begins in August 1994 - as the first company in the newly developed industrial estate.

In December, the 16 employees move into the first building phase. XENON achieves an annual turnover of DM 1 million that year.

XENON is on its way to establishing itself as a nationally recognised company.

The press conference on the development of the Coschütz/Gittersee industrial park with Arnold Vaatz, then member of the state parliament, and Environment Minister Dr Angela Merkel takes place on XENON's company premises.

With the delivery of three machines for the assembly of connectors for mobile phone antennas to Molex, XENON has reached an important milestone - both in terms of project volume and technological complexity.

The project marks a significant step in the development of high-precision assembly and testing systems for the electronics industry.

20 years of innovation, growth and partnership-based cooperation: XENON looks back on two successful decades in special machine construction - with over 800 systems realised worldwide.

The milestone is celebrated together with employees, partners and customers at the company premises in Dresden.

XENON has developed into a globally active system supplier and was able to continue to grow and increase the number of employees even in the crisis years of 2009 and 2010.

XENON was awarded 3rd place in the ‘Saxony's Entrepreneur of the Year’ competition for its collegial and employee-orientated working atmosphere and its clear commitment to Dresden as a business location.

On 30 April 2013, German President Joachim Gauck also visited XENON as part of his inaugural visit to Saxony. Accompanied by Prime Minister Stanislaw Tillich, the head of state learnt about current developments in Saxon industry on site.

The visit recognised XENON as a driver of innovation and an exemplary figurehead for medium-sized industrial companies

With the founding of XENON Automation Suzhou (2013), the company is expanding its presence on the Asian market.

The new location enables direct local support for international customers, shorter delivery times and the production and commissioning of complex automation systems - an important step towards global networking and customer loyalty.

XENON Mexico has been represented at its new location in Parque Tecnológico Innovación Querétaro since March 2021. With 1,700 m² of assembly space and expanded office and production areas, the company is responding to the dynamic growth since its foundation.

Optimised logistical and organisational processes will make it possible to implement customer projects even faster and more efficiently in future.

XENON Suzhou is further expanding its capacities with the move to a new, larger factory building.

The new plant provides more space for assembly, development and customer service - an important step towards sustainably supporting growth in the Asian market and further strengthening proximity to international customers.

With the addition of Kay Truxa and André Koberg to the management board, a three-person management team is taking over the operational management of XENON.

The new management team strengthens XENON's operational clout and combines technological leadership, market proximity and economic stability.

In its anniversary year 2025, XENON celebrated its 35th anniversary with a special event in Dresden: over 150 guests from business, science and politics - including Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Panter - paid tribute to the company's development from a start-up to an international innovation partner.