| 7. 1972 |
Digital Electron
Corporation was founded in Yao City, Osaka.
Began manufacturing and selling electrical equipment. |
| 6.
1974 |
Changed the company name to
Digital Electronics Corporation. |
| 10.
1974 |
Started to manufacture and
sell support equipment for micro computer development. |
| 10.
1980 |
Developed factory control
system. |
| 11.
1980 |
Built a new, main factory
in Matsubara, Osaka.
Moved the head office to Matsubara. |
| 9.
1981 |
Developed a computer for
dental work. |
| 10.
1983 |
Developed an intelligent
color graphic terminal that did not require programming. |
| 10.
1984 |
Established Tokyo sales
office (the Tokyo branch, at present) in Daito, Tokyo. |
| 4.
1988 |
Built Nanko sales office
(the head office, at present) in Suminoe, Osaka. |
| 12.
1988 |
Developed a programmable
(graphic) operation display unit. |
| 3.
1990 |
Established the Nagoya
sales office (present Chubu branch) in Higashi, Nagoya. |
| 5.
1990 |
Established INDE
Electronics, Inc. in Burnaby, Canada. |
| 3.
1991 |
Developed a panel computer
for the industrial automation industry. |
| 12.
1991 |
Established the Atsugi
sales office in Atsugi, Kanagawa. |
| 1.
1992 |
Moved the head office to
Suminoe, Osaka. |
| 7.
1993 |
Established Kyushu sales
office in Hakata, Fukuoka. |
| 5.
1994 |
Established Hiroshima sales
office in Higashi, Hiroshima. |
| 9.
1994 |
Started to sell the
packaged instrumentation software "FIX DMACS". |
| 8.
1995 |
Started "Support
Dial" service providing continuous telephone support to
Japanese customers, even during holidays. |
| 10.
1995 |
Established Pro-face Korea
Co., Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea |
| 11.
1995 |
Established Tachikawa sales
office in Tachikawa, Tokyo. |
| 3.
1996 |
Established Pro-face Europe
B.V. in Amsterdam. Holland.
Established Kita-Kanto sales office in Omiya (present
Saitama), Saitama.
Established Yokohama sales office in Yokohama, Kanagawa. |
| 4.
1996 |
Established Toyota sales
office in Toyota, Aichi (present Toyota branch). |
| 7.
1996 |
Established "Test
Laboratory" facilities in Suminoe, Osaka. |
| 8.
1996 |
Received ISO9001
certification. |
| 4.
1997 |
Established Sendai sales
office in Miyagino, Sendai. |
| 6.
1997 |
Established Nagano sales
office in Matsumoto, Nagano.
Established Hokuriku sales office in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
Established Okayama agency (present Okayama sales office) in
Okayama, Okayama. |
| 7.
1997 |
Registered as over the
counter computer stock by Japan Stock Association. |
| 10.
1997 |
Established Keiji sales
office in Shimogyou, Kyoto. |
| 3.
1998 |
Established "Pro-face
Plaza" (showroom) in Daito, Tokyo. |
| 9.
1998 |
Established Techno Digital
Inc. in Suminoe, Osaka. |
| 10.
1998 |
Established Izumi
development office in Izumi, Osaka. |
| 1.
1999 |
Established Pro-face Taiwan
Co., Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan.
Established Pro-face America Co., Ltd. in Ilinois, USA. |
| 2.
1999 |
Established Pro-face Europe
B.V. sales office in Skanderborg, Denmark. |
| 6.
1999 |
Developed a graphical logic
controller.
Established Pro-face Europe B.V. sales office (present
Pro-face Italia S.P.A.) in Milan, Italy. |
| 7.
1999 |
Invested in DMC Co., Ltd.
(Takatsu, Kawasaki) as a Digital subsidiary. |
| 10.
1999 |
Established Shizuoka sales
office in Shizuoka-City. |
| 3.
2000 |
Established Pro-face France
S.A.S. in Paris, France.
Established any-ware Corporation in Suminoe, Osaka. |
| 4.
2000 |
Invested in META MEDIA,
Inc. (Chuo, Osaka) as a Digital subsidiary. |
| 6.
2000 |
Established "Pro-face
Plaza" (showroom) in Suminoe, Osaka.
Established VEC (Virtual Engineering Company) partner
system. This system creates customer proposals for
industrial automation, from basic design to system
construction.
Invested in Pro-face Deutschland GmbH (Solingen, Germany) as
a Digital subsidiary. |
| 7.
2000 |
Established an internet
based shop "Pro-face Service Shop". |
| 8.
2000 |
Changed unit measure of
Digital's stock from 1000 to 100. |
| 11.
2000 |
Started a new type
internet-based seminar "e-seminar". |
| 12
.2000 |
Started selling
Multi-platform HMI Software "Pro-Designer".
Also began to sell "GP-Web", a state of the art
Industrial Automation software that allows you to monitor
your factory's production status via an internet browser. |
| 2.
2001 |
Invested in Xycom
Automation Holdings, Inc. (Massachusetts, USA) as a Digital
subsidiary. |
| 3.
2001 |
Established "Pro-face
European Technology Center" in Hoofddorp, Holland as a
development branch of Pro-face Europe B.V. |
| 4.
2001 |
Announced a controller with
a display screen - the "LT" Series.
Established the Hyogo sales office in Akashi, Hyogo.
Established Pro-face UK, Ltd. (Coventry, England) |
| 5.
2001 |
Established Shanghai, China
office. |
| 8.
2001 |
Xycom Automation Inc.
purchased Viewtronics Inc. |
| 11.2001 |
Established Wuxi Pro-face
Electronics Co., Inc. in Wuxi, China. |
| 1.2002 |
Established Pro-face
Scandinavia A.p.S in Denmark. |
| 4.2002 |
Developed programless
protocol converter "Factory Gateway" |
| 8.2002 |
Digital Electronics
Corporation and Techno Digital Corporation are merged. |
| 12.2002 |
Schneider Electric S.A.,
France purchases controlling share in Digital Electronics
Corporation. |
