DIGI has led the industry almost for 70 years. DIGI has successfully delivered revolutionary solutions, established new values and defined industry standards. With each generation, we are "breaking the balance" of conventional thinking and establishing a broader base for leadership into the future. 1910- Japan Calculation Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. founded 1928- Japan's first spring scale manufactured. (Patented in Japan, U.S.A., U.K., Germany and France 1934- Teraoka Research Center (Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd.) established Automated temperature compensating device for scales 1935- New temperature insensitive spring for mechanical scales 1938- Company name changed to Teraoka Seikosho 1940- Micrometer's accuracy enhanced to 1/10,000mm, and its mass production started 1946- Production of Teraoka automatic scale restarted after World War 2nd 1958- "Gold" spring scale produced at the rate of 10,000 units per month 1965- World's first electronic price computing scale 1970- "Hanei" electronic price computing scale 1971- Export of electronic price computing scales started to France, followed by the opening of other new markets overseas 1972- ADC model electronic counting scale 1973- Digital computing price scale "DIGI" 1978- DIGI Mark·load cell electronic scale, world's first scale with a memory for unit price 1979- World's first electronic scale with a built-in printer DCS-9000, Industrial Counting/Management System with bar code capabilities introduced 1980- Teraoka participated in first official experiment on POS scanning systems in Japan, with BP-10 bar code printer 1981- Company name changed to Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd. World's first scale printer with thermal printing and word processing technology World's first integrated weigh/wrap/label system 1982- DC-3000 series digital counting scale marketed Teraoka's original thermal printing head developed for weighing scales and built in the products 1983- "DIGI Combi" weighing indicators marketed Real-time system for PC communication with weighing scales marketed 1984- TPR-3000 series POS scanning system marketed SM-60 weigh-labeller/weigh-register marketed DPS-6000 series label printer with built-in microcomputer introduced MATEX series totally automated stockroom system, by means of integration with revolving rack system marketed 1985- Integrated fully automatic weigh/wrap/label system marketed DC-60 counting scale system, for counting, labelling and inventory control in one unit, marketed 1986- Weigh-labeller/weigh-register with alphanumeric display for sales promotion DIGI Matex Inc. (U.S.A.) established Essae-Teraoka Pvt. Ltd. (India) established 1987- Twin-head label printer, world's first scale with touch screen keyboard Teraoka's first overseas factory, Teraoka Weigh-System Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) established 1988- AW-2600CP fully integrated weigh/wrap/label system marketed TPR-4000 POS scanning system marketed DigiFiter Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Turkey) established 1989- TPR-6000EX POS scanning system introduced DIGI Europe Ltd. and DIGI European Centre Ltd. established in U.K. for Regional Marketing Headquarters, R & D and Production 1990- DIGI Software (Phils.) Inc. (Philippines) established Postal scale Model PS-8035 installed into post offices nationwide in Japan 1991- SM-70, second touch screen scale with plasma display introduced 1992- AW-2600 SMART, the most productive system of the AW-series, marketed GP-1000 bar code label printer introduced for on-line and off-line operations SM-25A service scale printer developed 1994- FX-3600, integrated semi-automatic weigh/wrap/label system, wraps with or without trays 1995- AW-3600, integrated weigh/wrap/label system, wraps a wide size range of trays with one film roll 1997- The latest postal scale system PS-2000 and the electronic scale PS-130 delivered to post offices nationwide in Japan 1998- SM-80SX/SM-90, Service Scale Printer introduced PS-400, Postal Scale installed at post offices in China 1999- PS-500, Postal Scale Printer developed RM-30, Cash Register Scale Printer developed 2001- SM-500 and SM-300, Service scale printer developed 2002- SM-700, PC Scale Printer launched into worldwide market PS-3000, the new generation Postal Scale System were developed and installed into 9,000 local post offices throughout Japan