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1981 |
AMDEK Corporation was established in Osaka as a subsidiary of the Roland Corporation with the goal of expanding further upon a wealth of electronic music technology, beginning with the manufacture of electronic music instrument kits. |
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1983 |
Changed the corporate name to Roland DG Corporation (DG stands for Digital Group). |
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1985 |
Established a subsidiary in Belgium (currently Roland DG EMEA N.V.). Moved the company headquarters to Takaoka-cho, Hamamatsu. |
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1988 |
Moved the company headquarters to a new office in Okubo-cho, Hamamatsu. Established a subsidiary in Australia (Roland DG Australia Pty. Ltd.). |
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1990 |
Established a subsidiary in the U.S.A. (Roland DGA Corporation). |
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1992 |
Established a factory in Shin-Miyakoda, Hamamatsu. |
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1996 |
Moved the company headquarters to Shin-Miyakoda, Hamamatsu. Roland DGA Corporation established the group’s first Roland University (currently Roland DG Academy). |
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1999 |
Received ISO 9001 certification. Constructed factory blocks at the Miyakoda headquarters. |
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2000 |
Received ISO 14001 certification. Started digital cell production using the Digital Yatai. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section. |
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2001 |
Roland DGA Corporation received ISO 9002 certification. Established Modeling R Corporation to expand the 3D business. |
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2002 |
Established a subsidiary in the U.K. (Roland DG (U.K.) Ltd.). Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section. |
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2005 |
Established a subsidiary in Spain (Roland Digital Group Iberia, S.L.). Established a new Miyakoda factory. |
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2006 |
Established a subsidiary in Italy (Roland DG Mid Europe S.r.l.). Renewed the Digital Yatai and started as D-Shop. |
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2007 |
Implemented IMS (Integrated Management System), incorporating ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. |
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2008 |
Established the group’s first Roland DG Creative Center at the subsidiary in Italy. Launched Roland DG Care. Expanded Miyakoda factory. Established a subsidiary in Denmark (Roland DG North Europe A/S). |
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2011 |
Established the first foreign manufacturing subsidiary in Thailand (Roland Digital Group (Thailand) Ltd.). |
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2012 |
Established a shared services subsidiary in Spain (Roland DG EMEA, S.L.). Established a subsidiary in China (Roland DG (China) Corporation). Established a subsidiary in Korea (Roland DG Korea Inc.). |
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2013 |
Established a subsidiary in Brazil (Roland DG Brasil Ltd.). Held the first-ever SE Awards of the World contest for service engineers. |
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2014 |
Established a subsidiary in the Netherlands (Roland DG Europe Holdings B.V.), a holding company providing fund management of group companies in Europe. Established a subsidiary in Russia (Roland DG RUS LLC). *Business suspension (announced on March 15, 2022) |
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2017 |
Transferred the 3D business to a newly-established subsidiary, DGSHAPE Corporation. DGSHAPE started operation focusing on the dental, medical and 3D digital fabrication businesses. |
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2022 |
Established a joint venture company (CERAWEI TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD) engaged in binder-jet 3D printer business in China. |
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2023 |
Commenced operations at the new Thailand factory building and transferred production functions. Established a subsidiary in Lithuania (UAB DG DIMENSE). Completed relocation and commenced operations at the newly built head office building, consolidating the previous head office and the Miyakoda office. |
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2024 |
Delisted the company’s shares. DGSHAPE Corporation established a sales subsidiary DGSHAPE DENTAL LIMITED. Conducted a corporate merger with XYZ K.K. as the surviving company and Roland DG Corporation as the dissolving company and changed the corporate name to Roland DG Corporation. |
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1982 |
Released the CMU-800 Computer Music, which allowed the user to compose and automatically perform music using a computer. Released the DXY-100 pen plotter, which could be connected to a computer to produce architectural drawings and schematics. |
Top : CMU-800 |
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1983 |
Released the DXY-800 A3-size pen plotter. |
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1985 |
Released the DPX-2000 A2-size pen plotter. |
DPX-2000 |
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1986 |
Released the first of the CAMM-3 series of 3D milling machines, the PNC-3000. |
PNC-3000 |
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1987 |
Released the first of the CAMM-2 series of engraving machines, the PNC-2000. |
PNC-2000 |
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1988 |
Released the first of the CAMM-1 series of cutting plotters, the PNC-1000. |
PNC-1000 |
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1995 |
Released the Color CAMM PNC-5000, the world’s first thermal transfer color printer/cutter. |
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1996 |
Released the STIKA STX-7 compact cutting plotter and MODELA MDX-3 3D milling machine, targeting the hobby and crafts markets. |
MDX-3 |
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1997 |
Released the CAMMJET CJ-70, the world’s first wide-format inkjet printer/cutter, capable of printing water-based pigment ink. Released the PC-60 thermal transfer printer/cutter. |
PC-60 |
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1998 |
Released the world’s first 6-color, 1440-dpi wide-format inkjet printer, the Hi-Fi JET FJ-50. |
FJ-50 |
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2002 |
Released the SOLJET PRO II series (SJ-740/SJ-540/SC-540/FJ-540/CJ-540). |
SC-540 |
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2003 |
Released ECO-SOL INK, an environmentally friendly eco-solvent ink that could print directly onto uncoated media. Released the VersaCAMM SP-300, an inkjet printer/cutter designed to enhance on-demand production of small jobs. |
ECO-SOL INK |
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2004 |
Released the SOLJET PRO II SJ-1000EX grand format inkjet printer, capable of 2600 mm print width. |
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2007 |
Released the VersaCAMM VP series inkjet printer/cutter, capable of in-house production of promotional materials. |
VP-540 |
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2008 |
Released the VersaUV LEC-300, UV-LED inkjet printer/cutter, capable of multi-layered printing on a wide variety of substrates. |
LEC-300 |
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2009 |
Released the SOLJET PRO III XC-540MT, the world’s first inkjet printer/cutter, capable of printing metallic silver ink. |
XC-540MT |
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2010 |
Released the first of the DWX series of dental milling machine. |
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2011 |
Released the iModela iM-01 digital hobby mill. Released the VersaUV LEF-12, desktop-size UV-LED inkjet printer. |
LEF-12 |
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2012 |
Released the METAZA MPX-90M, direct part marking device for the medical industry. |
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2013 |
Released the SOLJET PRO 4 XF-640, the Company’s fastest inkjet printer to date. |
XF-640 |
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2014 |
Released the monoFab series, the company’s first 3D printer, the ARM-10, and a new milling machine, the SRM-20. Released the Texart RT-640, dye sublimation transfer printer for exclusive use in textile printing. Launched medical instrument traceability and maintenance support system project run in conjunction with Hamamatsu University School of Medicine. |
ARM-10 |
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2015 |
Released the Company’s first dental wet mill and a new dry mill. |
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2018 |
Released the dental mill with DWINDEX performance visualization software to help dental labs run a more productive and efficient business. Released the LD-80, the world’s first laser foil decorator. Released cotodesign design and print management software for customizing store merchandise on demand using customers’ favorite designs and photos. |
DWINDEX |
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2021 |
Launched the free cloud-based Roland DG Connect service. Released the VersaSTUDIO BN-20A desktop printer/cutter for a new era of work styles. |
BN-20A |
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2023 |
Released the AP-640 resin printer from the TrueVIS series. |
AP-640 |
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2025 |
Released the PB-600/PB-400 powder 3D printers capable of producing ceramic products. Released the DIMENSE DA-640, a digital printing solution that enables embossed texture expression. |
Top : PB-600 Bottom : DA-640 |