History of Innovation Home » About Us » History of Innovation 2020Dover Motion Launches Newest Product: The SmartStage™ XY 2019DOF-5 wins 2019 LEAP Award & is named finalist in the 2019 PRISM Awards for Optics & Optomechanics. 2018New objective focusing stage launched “DOF-5” 2016Danaher splits into two companies, Dover Motion becomes part of Fortive 2015New miniature stage launched “MMX” with high power motor 2014Dover Motion separates from Kollmorgen and merges with Invetech 2010Introduction of miniature linear stage product line 2008Polonator sequencer is developed in collaboration with Dr. George Church at Harvard University 2005Gen 8 flat panel glass inspection system with 14 axes of co-coordinated motion 2004Scanning stage technology developed with 31 picometer resolution Page 1 of 2 1 2 »