| 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 on 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 Horftdolp, 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. |
