| 1946 |
Komori Printing Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is founded in Azumabashi, Sumida-ku,Tokyo (present Head Office).
Osaka Representative Office is established (present Osaka Regional Headquarters in Osaka City). |
| 1957 |
First Komori four-color offset press (UM-4C) is developed. |
| 1961 |
Dry offset banknote press is delivered to the Japan Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance. |
| 1967 |
Toride Plant is established. |
| 1968 |
"Komori Printing School," first of its kind in the industry, is established. |
| 1975 |
Service Center is established. |
| 1976 |
Company name is changed to Komori Printing Machinery Co., Ltd. |
| 1978 |
Sekiyado Plant is established. |
| 1982 |
Komori America Corporation (in the suburb of Chicago) is established. |
| 1983 |
Shares are listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1984 |
Shares are listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Komori Europe Limited (present Komori U.K. Limited) in Leeds, U.K., is established. |
| 1986 |
Komori Yamagata Machinery Plant is completed which specializes in the production of smallsized sheetfed presses, resulting in a three-plant organization with Toride Plant for mediumsized press production and Sekiyado Plant for large sheetfed and web offset and special press production. |
| 1988 |
Shares are listed on the First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.
Komori Europe B.V. (present Komori International (Europe) B.V., in Maachen, the Netherlands), is established.
The first securities press for export is delivered to the Korea Security Printing and Minting Corporation. |
| 1989 |
Komori-Chambon SA (in Orleans, France) is established. |
| 1990 |
Company name is changed to Komori Corporation and names of group companies in Japan are revised accordingly.
Company stock is recognized as loan transaction stock by both the Tokyo Stock Exchange & Osaka Securities Exchange.
Full-APC, the world's first automatic plate-changer, is developed. |
| 1991 |
Groundbreaking is performed for the Head Office Building.
APC development is honored with awards from the Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry. |
| 1992 |
Groundbreaking is performed for the Techno Service Center. |
| 1996 |
Full banknote printing lines are delivered to the Reserve Bank of India. |
| 1997 |
Komori KHS System is developed.
"Lithrone 40 SP," two-sided multicolor offset press, is developed. |
| 1998 |
Komori Hong Kong Limited (KHK) is established. |
| 1999 |
Sales of the Lithrone series products exceed 10,000 units.
Full banknote printing lines are delivered to the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Co., Ltd. |
| 2001 |
Parts Service Center is established.
Rights to development, production, sales, and service of web offset presses (including those for books and publications) from Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd., are granted. |
| 2002 |
The first term construction of the Tsukuba Plant completed and operation
started.
The cutting-edge machine "Lithrone S40" is developed. |
| 2003 |
Qualifying is completed for the ISO 14001(an international standard of the environmental management system) certification for all divisions. |
| 2004 |
Awarded the "Prime Minister's prize" at the 55 th Japan Calendar Exibition.
Web Offset Press "SYSTEM 35S " is developed. |
| 2005 |
2nd Phase construction at Tsukuba Plant completed. Toride plant integrated. |
| 2006 |
Komori Printing Machine (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (KSZ) is established. |
| 2007 |
Offset Press "Lithrone S44 " is announced at IGAS2007. |
| 2008 |
Offset Press "Lithrone SX40 " is announced at drupa2008. |
| 2009 |
3rd phase construction of Tsukuba Plant will be completed. Construction of Komori Graphic Technology Center will also be completed. |
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