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About Us

History

1893 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010

1893 -

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Beam balance
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Our founder of
Otokichi II Ishida
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Ishida method scale

1893

Ishida starts scale manufacturing, authorized under Japan's first weight and measurement license system.

1933

Ishida invents Japan's first scale with a temperature-influence adjustment device.

1948

Ishida Scales Mfg. Co. Ltd. founded.

1967

Ryuichi Ishida becames president.

1968

Shiga Factory established.

1969

Ishida releases the D-75, the industry's first electronic pricing scale.


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1970 -

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Electronic pricing scale
[D-78]
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The world's first multihead weigher

1972

Ishida develops the world's first multihead weigher.

1975

Ishida develops the DACS checkweigher.

1977

Ishida develops Japan's first load cell type retail scale.

1978

Multihead weigher first exported overseas.(to Australia)


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1980 -

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Heat and Control,Inc.
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Ishida Europe Ltd.

1980

Marketing tie-up contracts made with Heat and Control, Inc.

1985

First overseas subsidiary, Ishida Europe Ltd. established.(UK)

1987

Ishida enters the distribution market with IDAS distribution control system.

1988

Ishida enters the Japanese POS market with the i.Pro21.

Ishida releases Wmini-EX, an automated weighing, wrapping, and labeling machine.

Descom Scales Mfg. Co., Ltd. established. (Korea)


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1990 -

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APEX
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Circle of Honor Award

1990

Ishida do Brasil Ltda. established.

1992

Ishida Corporation of America established.

1993

Ishida celebrated its 100th anniversary and changes its company name and logo.

Shiga technological center established.

Ishida enters the packaging/cartoning industry with the ACP-201 case-packer.

1996

Ishida develops the APEX, a vertical form-fill-seal packaging machine.

Ishida Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd. established. (Malaysia)

1998

Ishida releases Japan's first ESL (electronic shelf label) system.

Ryuichi Ishida awarded a "Circle of Honor Award" by the Snack Food Association.

1999

Ishida awarded the Minister of Finance Taxpayer Award.


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2000 -

2000

Shanghai Ishida Electronic Scales Ltd. established.

2001

Ishida (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established.

2004

Ishida releases the IX X-ray inspection system.

2005

Ishida Canada, Inc. established.

2007

Ishida Korea Co., Ltd. established.
Ishida India Pvt. ltd. established.

2009

Ryuichi Ishida received the Order of the Rising Sun.

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2010 -

2010

Ishida Co., Ltd. Vietnam representative office established.

Takahide Ishida becomes president.

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ITPS Wmini-EMZ IX-GA SR2000a

 
 
 




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