History

1923	Komori Machine Works is founded in Kitashinmachi, Honjo-ku, Tokyo (present Higashikomagata,Sumida-ku, Tokyo).
1925	Lithograph roll printing press is developed.
1928	Manual sheetfed 32-inch offset press is developed.

 

 

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 is completed and operation started. The latest high-technology machine "Lithrone S40" is developed. It is honored with "32 nd Annual Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Prize", "2002 Good Design Award", "iF Design Award" that is the world's foremost design award, and also "2003 GATF InterTech Technology Award".

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 honored with "34th Annual Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Prize".
2005	2nd Phase construction at Tsukuba Plant completed. Toride plant integrated.
2006	Komori Printing Machine (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (KSZ) is established.