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History 1980-1999

Copyer Co., Ltd (Former)
year
Canon Aptex Inc. (Former)・
NISCA CORPORATION (Former)
1980
  • Moves its head office to Mitaka-shi, Tokyo.
1980
1983
1983
  • Aptex:
    The Ibaraki Plant opens in Mitsukaido, Ibaraki. Manufacture of paper-handling devices for copying machines starts.
1985
1985
  • Aptex:
    Moves its head office to Mitsukaido, Ibaraki.
  • NISCA:
    Opens its Shikishima Plant in Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashii.
1987
1987
  • Aptex:
    Sets up a research division and begins marketing paper-handling devices to companies outside the Canon Group.
  • NISCA:
    EstablishesTHAI NISCA CO.,LTD in Pathum Thani Province,Thai.
1990
1990
  • NISCA:
    The Company name is changed to NISCA CORPORATION.
    Moves its head office to Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi.
    Opens its Masuho Plant in Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi.
    Lists in Japan Securities Dealers Association.
1991
1991
  • Aptex:
    The Company name is changed to Canon Aptex Inc.
1992
  • Opens its Fukui Plant in Fukui city, Fukui.
1992
1993
  • Establishes Copyer Industries Development Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen Province, China.
    The plants inTachikawa, Kofu and Fukui all acquire ISO9002 certification.
1993
  • Aptex:
    The Ibaraki Plant acquires ISO 9002 certification.
1994
  • Establishes Copyer Industrial Hong Kong Co., Ltd.
1994
  • Aptex:
    Shares go public on the Tokyo over-the-countermarket.
1995
1995
  • Aptex:
    Begins shipping its P-400C Multiple Image Printers(MIPs).
    The Ibaraki head office acquires BS7750 (ISO14001) certification.
  • NISCA:
    Acquires ISO 9001 certification.
    Moves its Kajikazawa Plant, merges with its Masuho Plant.
1996
  • The three plants all acquire ISO14001 certification.
    The head office and the three plants integrate their quality control systems to meet ISO9001.
1996
  • NISCA:
    Moves THAI NISCA CO.,LTD toThailand Ayutthaya Province,Thai.
1997
  • Markets the SELEX SG-950 and the SG-950 T,its first large format printers.
1997
  • Canon Aptex Inc. invests in NISCA Corporation.(Kofu, Yamanashi)
1998
1998
  • Aptex:
    Lists on the second section of Tokyo Stock Exchange Market.
1999
1999
  • Aptex:
    Begins manufacturing Bubble Jet ink and cartridges.
  • NISCA:
    Acquires ISO 14001 certification.