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LCD development
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LCD development at Sanyo Electric and Tottori Sanyo Electric |
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 Foundation of Daiwa Kogyo Ltd., forerunner of Seiko Epson
Hisao Yamazaki founded Daiwa Kogyo in 1942. Prior to that, Yamazaki had worked for K. Hattori (now Seiko Corporation), founded in 1881, which established Seikosha Co., Ltd. in 1892 and Daini Seikosha Co., Ltd. in 1937 to manufacture clocks and watches. |
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1947 |
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 Foundation of Sanyo Electric Works
Commercial launch of Sanyo's first bicycle generator lamp (Model 47)
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1950 |
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Establishment of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. |
1954 |
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Sanyo Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange |
1955 |
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Sanyo Listed on stock exchanges in Nagoya, Kyoto, Fukuoka and Hiroshima |
1959 |
Establishment of Suwa Seikosha Co., Ltd.
Suwa Seikosha was formed through the merger of Daiwa Kogyo Ltd. and the Suwa Plant of Daini Seikosha Co., Ltd. (now Seiko Instruments Inc.). |
Establishment of Tokyo Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. |
1961 |
Establishment of Shinshu Seiki Co., Ltd.
Shinshu Seiki was established as a subsidiary of Suwa Seikosha Co., Ltd. |
Tokyo Sanyo Electric listed on Second Section of Osaka Securities Exchange
Establishment of R&D Center
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1963 |
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 Tokyo Sanyo Electric listed on First Sections of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange
Launch of 8S-P25, the industry's first rechargeable CADNICA battery-powered
radio
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1964 |
 Participation of the Seiko Group in the Tokyo Olympic Games as an official supplier of timekeeping equipment
The Seiko Crystal Chronometer QC-951, a small tabletop quartz clock, and the printing timer, served as the official timekeeping instruments. |
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1966 |
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Establishment of Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
In compliance with a request from Tottori City, Tottori Sanyo Electric was set up as an independent corporate entity on the former site of Tottori University. |
1968 |
 Commercial launch of EP-101, the world's first miniprinter
The EP-101, the world's first compact, lightweight digital printer, which became the roots of the brand name, "Epson", was commericialized. It was revolutionary for its palm-fitting size, outstanding durability, and remarkable low power consumption (1/20th that of printers available until that time.) The EP-101, adopted in a broad range of applications, became a huge commercial success worldwide. |
Launch of the industry's first vacuum cleaner with cassette-type dust collector "Taro" (SC-3000) |
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 Commercial launch of Seiko Quartz Astron 35SQ, the world's first analog quartz watch
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Gifu Plant commences full operation
Starting development of LCDs and LCD devices at R&D Center
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