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| 1959 | April | SEIKODO is founded as a cliché tradeshop in Chuo city, Tokyo |
| 1984 | October | Installed a flexography CTP laser engraving machine (ZEDCO 2300), the first to be used in Japan. |
| 1985 | February | Began digital pre-press for flexography using an EWS. |
| 1986 | January | Began diversifying plate making methods. |
| May | Launched the PALOS (PAckage LayOut System) concept for pre-press. | |
| November | Completed construction of Kanto Plant in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture. | |
| 1990 | November | Constructed a manufacturing workflow using Apple/Macintosh PCs throughout the company. |
| 1994 | March | Established the first remote design proofing system with an integrated ISDN network. |
| 1996 | August | Launched the DDF (Digital Direct Flexo) concept. |
| DDF is a digital workflow concept integrating everything from DTP to CTP (Computer To Plate). | ||
| 1997 | July | Developed the PPC (Push Pin Clip), a digital image database for package designs. |
| October | Installed the second DLA/laser engraving system FlexoMaster F-40/ZED. | |
| 1999 | February | Completed construction of Oyama Plant in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture. |
| 2000 | July | Certified by the Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation as an SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contractor, and implemented a Research Study of High-Precision Flexography Plate Making Technology. |
| November | Introduced CDI (Cyrel Digital Imager) and began digital platemaking using resin plates. | |
| 2001 | June | Released PackWeb. PackWeb is a database that makes it possible to proof and manage designs on the Web. |
| August | Certified by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government under the Law on Supporting Business Innovation of Small and Medium Enterprises. | |
| 2002 | August | Selected by the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs of Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry as a company eligible for subsidies for business innovation related to the establishment of high-precision flexography plate making technology and creation of new markets. |
| 2003 | September | Presented CTSS/CTS at the Asahi Kasei Corporation booth at the IGAS 2003 exhibition. |
| CTSS is technology for making flexo endless plates (made of photosensitive resin), an important element in the establishment of high-precision flexography plate making technology. | ||
| This technology will make it possible to produce the endless plates demanded by the packaging industry and is expected to open up new applications for flexography. | ||
| December | Presented CTSS technology at a technology seminar sponsored by the FTAJ(Flexographic Technical Association of Japan). | |
| 2004 | April | Presented CTSS/CTS/DLA technology at the CMM Japan trade show and began to sell products using the technologies. |
| May | Presented CTSS technology at the Korea Pack exhibition (Seoul), in cooperation with CLAIRE, and began to sell products in Korea. | |
| June | Registered as a New Market Development Support Company by the Tokyo Metropolitan Small Business Center. | |
| October | Exhibited at the Flexo JAPAN tabletop (FTAJ). | |
| Presented a CTSS technology at the City Sales show (Milan and Madrid). | ||
| 2005 | April | Exhibited at the A-PACK 2005 OSAKA exhibition. |
| September | Enhanced the Pack Web server. | |
| Increased capacity by 10 times to cope with ever-increasing quantities of Web data, and achieved a more secure environment. | ||
| 2006 | January | Moved headquarters to Kobunacho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| May | Participated in the corporate division of COOL BIZ Team Minus 6%. | |
| November | Exhibited at Flexo JAPAN 2006 tabletop show. | |
| 2007 | January | Constructed a new building at Kanto Plant. |
| April | Exhibited at neo functional material 2007. | |
| July | Adopted the advance laser driver application for DLA by ALE/UK. | |
| August | Article featuring Seikodo appeared in August issue of Convertech. | |
| 2008 | July | Launched to establish the SKD Compliance Management system. |
| September | Installed TENA Flex™ plate making systems (Two lines). | |
| Launched DFS (Digital Flexo Suite) Concept at Kanto Plant. | ||
| Installed EskoArtwork CDI Spark for the Digital Flexo Suite, which will be equipped the UV inliner and the back exposure unit with a fully automated transferring system by the Summer 2009. | ||
| October | Exhibited at Flexo JAPAN 2008 tabletop show (FTAJ). | |
| December | Installed Kongsberg table to complete DFS concept. | |
| 2009 | January | Established the working group for the SKD Compliance Management system. |
| June | Launched to establish the SKD Internal Control governance.
Kick off projects toward our 50th anniversary in coming November. |
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