| 1939年 |
Hara Nameplate Factory started by Hiroyoshi Hara, the father of Tsutomu Goto, began in 1939 as a company that manufactured nameplates listing such things as the performance and manufacturing company for aircraft machinery and motors. |
| 1979年05月 |
In 1979, Tsutomu Goto established Sanwa Screen Co., Ltd. as a company that manufactures resin nameplates mainly using silk screen printing. |
| 1979年05月 |
1979 : May : Split from Hara Nameplate Factory to became a company specializing in screen printing with a capital of 1 million Yen. |
| 1980年05月 |
1980 : May : Saori Plant newly established : Thompson machining started. |
| 1980年07月 |
Jul. : Began producing automotive panels, roller stamp reverse-printing technology developed. |
| 1980年12月 |
Dec. : Increase in capital to 4 million Yen. |
| 1982年04月 |
1982 : Apr. : New factory constructed in Saori for facility expansion. |
| 1983年02月 |
1983 : Feb. : Printing factory expanded. |
| 1983年03月 |
Mar. : Opened a clean room for product quality to meet user requirements. |
| 1983年04月 |
Apr. : Shizuoka Factory established and began production with 10 employees. |
| 1984年01月 |
1984 : Jan. : Acquired Patent rights 1068900 ['Asahi' hot stamping]. |
| 1984年11月 |
Nov. : Increase of capital to 10 million Yen. The then president Tsutomu Goto also became the president and CEO of Hara Nameplate Factory. |
| 1985年05月 |
1985 : May : Installed laser cutting machinery and began making acrylic nameplates. |
| 1985年08月 |
1985 : Aug. : Established the Sanwa Silk Printing Co. Ltd., and began painting and molding processing. |
| 1987年03月 |
1987 : Mar. : Installed automatic punching press as a cost-cutting measure. |
| 1987年05月 |
May : New headquarters building completed with offices and the inspection center. |
| 1987年09月 |
Sep. : Increase of capital to 20 million Yen. |
| 1990年11月 |
1990 : Nov. : Completed construction of Headquarters’ South Building. (1F printing factory, 2F cafeteria). |
| 1992年03月 |
1992 : Mar. : Established the mold division at Sanwa Silk Printing Co., Ltd. |
| 1993年10月 |
1993 : Oct. : Sanwa Silk Printing Co. Ltd. was renamed Sanwa Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 1994年06月 |
1994 : Jun. : Began injection molding for film insert molding panels (installed in Hara Nameplate Factory for washing machine panels). |
| 1994年09月 |
Sep. : Established a factory in Malaysia (SANWA SCREEN (M) SDN. BHD.). |
| 1997年08月 |
1997 : Aug. : Started a cylinder press to increase printing capacity and cut cost. |
| 2002年01月 |
2002 : Jan. : Established Thailand factory (S.A PRECISION CO., LTD.). |
| 2003年08月 |
2003 : Aug. : Shizuoka Factory relocated to Fujieda for expansion. |
| 2004年03月 |
2004 : Mar. : Aichi Quality Company Certificate (certification number 011). |
| 2004年04月 |
2004 : Apr. : ISO9001 Certification (Registration number: JSAQ1957). |
| 2004年12月 |
Dec. : Capital increase to 42 million Yen. |
| 2005年01月 |
Jan. : Moved Yujin Engineering Co., Ltd., to Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture. |
| 2005年05月 |
May. : ISO14001 Certification (Registration number: JSAE1081). |
| 2005年07月 |
Jul. : Opened Osaka sales office. |
| 2005年11月 |
Nov. : Mino Factory newly built. |
| 2007年07月 |
2007 : Jul. : Opened Chicago branch, USA (SANWA SCREEN USA Corp.). |
| 2008年10月 |
2010 : Apr. : Relocated Osaka Sales Office to Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture. |
| 2008年10月 |
Jul. : Sanwa Plastic Industrial Co. was renamed Plastic Advanced (PLAVANCE) Co., Ltd. |
| 2011年05月 |
May : Sanwa Screen CO., LTD. Second Factory completed. Operations started. |
| 2012年02月 |
Feb. : Established Indonesia plant (PT. SANWA SCREEN INDONESIA). |
| 2014年03月 |
Mar. : Change of management. Mr. Tsutomu Goto became the chairman and Mr. Eiichiro Goto appointed as the president and CEO. |
| 2014年08月 |
Aug. : Established Mexico Plant (SANWA SCREEN MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.). |
| 2014年09月 |
Sep. : Yujin Engineering Co. was taken over and became Chiba Factory. |
| 2015年06月 |
Jun. : Sanwa Screen CO., LTD. Third Factory completed. Operations started. |
| 2016年01月 |
Jan. : HARA NAMEPLATE CO., LTD. Kanto Factory completed. Operations started. |
| 2017年01月 |
Jan. : Started two-color molding production line at Higashikawa Factory, Plastic Advanced (PLAVANCE) Co., Ltd. |
| 2018年07月 |
Jul. : Introduced new film insert molding robots at Shizuoka Factory, Sanwa Screen Co., Ltd. |
| 2019年12月 |
Dec. : Completed New Aisai Factory, Plastic Advanced (PLAVANCE) Co., Ltd. |
| 2019年12月 |
2019 : Japan’s consumption tax raised to 10%. |
| 2020年04月 |
April : Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID 19) announced in all 47 prefectures throughout Japan. |
| 2022年10月 |
October : FESP adopted. |
| 2023年10月 |
October : FESP mass production commenced. |
