The development of a leading company

Roland DG was founded as a subsidiary company of Roland Corporation in Osaka (Japan) on May 1st 1981. Initially, the company functioned as a manufacturer of computerized music peripherals and as a distributor of musical instruments.

However, one year after the foundation, Roland DG Corporation introduced its first pen plotter, the DXY-100. The second achievement dates from 1988 when the company released its first cutting plotter. With this PNC-1000 Roland DG Corporation entered the sign market.

Big successes

Not long after the entry, Roland DG became very successful with its unique integrated printers/cutters. This licensed technology caused a revolution in the sign market. Roland DG became market leader for combined printing and cutting, and still takes pride in this position today.

In 2000, Roland DG Corporation was granted an ISO certification and became a stock-listed company. Since 2002, the company has been listed on the Tokio Stock Exchange first selection.

Three years later, in 2005, Roland DG introduced the ECO-SOL inks. This was the industry's first solvent ink formulated to be gentle for both users and the environment. The same year, the company released the VersaCAMM SP-300 integrated printer/cutter, which set the industry standard for price and performance. This machine and its successors became Roland DG's best-selling products.

Roland DG brought the world's first UV printer/cutter on the market in 2008. The revolutionary VersaUV LEC-300 is praised in various markets for its capacity to print texture and white on media that could not be printed on previously.

Milestones in the history of Roland DG Corporation

• 1981: Founded in Osaka, Japan.
• 1982: Introduction of the first pen plotter, the DXY-100.
• 1986: Launch of the first modelling machine, the PNC-3000.
• 1997: Release of the first combined high-quality printer and precision cutting plotter, the CJ-70.
• 2000: ISO 14001 certification. Listed at Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section.
• 2003: Introduction of ECO-SOL ink and the VersaCAMM SP-300.
• 2004: Launch of a modelling machine for jewellers, the JWX-10.
• 2008: Introduction of the VersaUV LEC-300.

 
Roland DG Corporation in short

• Foundation: May 1st, 1981
• Net sales: ±33 231 million JPY (fiscal year 2008)
• Number of employees: 490 (in 2008)
• CEO: Masahiro Tomioka
• Headquarters: Hamamatsu, Japan
• Stock exchange: Tokio Stock Exchange