| 1954 |
Establishment (founding) of Chichibu Eiko-sha Co., Ltd. |
| 1954 |
Started assembly of Canon camera self-timers and slow governors |
| 1954-05-20 |
Establishment |
| 1958 |
Started manufacturing of standalone exposure meters for cameras |
| 1959 |
Developed the M-type magnetic head |
| 1960 |
Developed magnetic heads for open reel and broadcast VTR |
| 1964 |
Changed trade name to Canon Electronics Inc. |
| 1964 |
Established Kagemori Factory |
| 1964 |
Started manufacturing single-lens reflex camera FL lens aperture units |
| 1965 |
Established Tokyo Sales Office |
| 1965 |
Developed magnetic heads for Philips type cassettes |
| 1971 |
Established Osaka Sales Branch |
| 1971 |
Started manufacturing magnetic heads for cassette stereo decks |
| 1974 |
Started manufacturing program card readers |
| 1975 |
Started manufacturing shutters and main units for Canon AE-1 |
| 1976 |
Started manufacturing printers for calculators |
| 1978 |
Established Amsterdam Liaison Office |
| 1978 |
Started manufacturing R&P combination magnetic heads |
| 1979 |
Started manufacturing 5.25-inch floppy disk drives |
| 1980 |
Started manufacturing magnetic heads for floppy disks |
| 1981 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1981 |
Started manufacturing key precision mechanism units for Canon New F-1 |
| 1981 |
Start of manufacturing of Canon auto body super shutter units |
| 1981 |
Start of manufacturing of K series small printers for calculators |
| 1982 |
Start of manufacturing amorphous combination magnetic heads |
| 1982 |
Start of manufacturing serial impact dot matrix printers |
| 1984 |
Established Misato Factory |
| 1984 |
Start of manufacturing 3.5-inch floppy disk drives |
| 1985 |
Start of manufacturing magnetic heads for 8mm VTR video |
| 1985 |
Start of manufacturing word processor printers |
| 1985 |
Start of contract manufacturing of micro devices |
| 1986 |
Start of manufacturing key units for Canon EOS |
| 1988 |
Start of manufacturing floppy camera Q-PIC shutter units |
| 1988 |
Start of contract manufacturing of laser beam printers |
| 1989 |
Established Canon Electronics (Malaysia) SDN.BHD. |
| 1989 |
Start of manufacturing magneto-optical disk drives |
| 1993 |
Acquired ISO9002 certification for Misato factory office equipment |
| 1995 |
Obtained BS7750 certification for Misato factory |
| 1996 |
Established Malaysia's Kelantan factory |
| 1996 |
Transferred micro products business from Canon Inc. (IMS business launched) |
| 1996 |
Obtained ISO14001 certification for Misato factory (switching) |
| 1997 |
Introduced product-specific business division system |
| 1998 |
Reclassified to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1998 |
Established Building B at Misato factory |
| 1998 |
Expansion of Ikebukuro Office |
| 1999 |
Initiation of the vision of 'High-profit Enterprise' and awareness reform movement |
| 1999 |
Establishment of Akagi Factory (LBP Contract Assembly) |
| 1999 |
Transfer of production of Laser Scanner Units from Canon Inc. |
| 1999 |
Akagi Factory ISO 14001 certification acquired (99/6/10) |
| 1999 |
Kagemori Factory ISO 14001 certification acquired (99/7/27) |
| 1999 |
Established Shibaura Front Office and Shibaura R&D Center (Closure of Ikebukuro Business Office) |
| 2000 |
Developed and launched sales of presentation scanner PR210 |
| 2000 |
Handheld Terminal Business transferred from Canon Inc. (HT Business Launch) |
| 2001 |
Consolidation of three Chichibu district factories into one base |
| 2002 |
Liquidation of two production subsidiaries in Chichibu district and business restructuring |
| 2003 |
Achieved zero interest-bearing debt and debt-free status |
| 2003 |
Obtained Privacy Mark certification |
| 2004 |
Implemented stock offering |
| 2004 |
Established Tokyo Headquarters |
| 2004 |
Renovated Misato Business Office and executed in-house production equipment investment |
| 2004 |
Extended and renovated Akagi Factory Building B |
| 2005 |
Changed stock trading unit (from 1000 shares to 100 shares) |
| 2006 |
Commenced operation of Akagi Mold Factory |
| 2006 |
Consolidated sales exceeded 100 billion yen for the first time |
| 2007 |
First time to surpass 100 billion yen in single-unit sales |
| 2007 |
Implementation of stock split (1.5 shares allocated per share) |
| 2007 |
Received the 2nd Manufacturing Japan Award (Prime Minister's Award) |
| 2008 |
Consolidated subsidiary of Asia Pacific System Research Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 |
Master craftsman awarded the Yellow Ribbon Medal for mold manufacturing skills |
| 2008 |
Establishment of Canon Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
| 2009 |
Hosting of 'Canon NEXT Solution FAIR 2009 in Chichibu' |
| 2009 |
Make Asia Pacific System Research Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary |
| 2010 |
Make E-System Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary |
