SODICK A320D - Company Profile

Wire EDM Machine Operation Introduction
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August 1976 Incorporated as Sodick Co.,Ltd. with capital of 20 million yen.
Toshihiko Furukawa appointed as president.
December 1976 First CNC EDM system with microcomputer delivered.
December 1978 Relocated corporate headquarters to 1120 Nippa-cho, Kohoku-ku,
Yokohama,Kanagawa 223,Japan.
April 1979 Sales of FINE Sodick series CNC EDM systems begun.
October 1979 FINE Sodick 27NC EDM introduced at the 3rd EMO MILANO show in
Milano,Italy.
June 1980 Fukui Plant completed as the main production center. Sales begun in U.S.A.
September 1980 First participation in the IMTS'80 show in Chicago,U.S.A.
October 1980 Ultra-fine-finish PIKA-1 circuit for mirror surface finish completed.
(Received [1981 Inventor's Prize]from the Japan Inventor's Association.)
Capital increased to 60 million yen.
December 1980 Sales begun in Southeast Asia region.
January 1981 Sales begun of the 330W CNC wire-cut EDM systems with simultaneous
5-axis control.
May 1981 Sales begun in Australia.
June 1981 Capital increased to 100 million yen
.October 1981Sales begun in West Germany (at present; Germany)
Shipments of the FINE Sodick series CNC EDM systems reach 1000 units.
December 1981Capital increased to 160 million yen.
Sales begun in the United Kingdom.
January 1982 Development and introduction of the 8133 EDM power supply unit with
built-in 16-bit microcomputer
(renamed the Mark ‡V in April 1982).March 1982Sodick Ltd. Incorporated in Los
Angeles,U.S.A.
First participation in the WESTEC'81 show in Los Angeles.
Developed and begun sales of the high-performance VITOL special machining fluid
EDM systems.
(Received [1982 Inventor's Design Prize]form the Japan Inventor's Association.)
April 1982 Sales begun of the FINE Sodick A series CNC die-sinking EDM systems.
August 1982 Capital increased to 180 million yen.October 1982Completed new corporate
headquarters in Shin-Yokohama.
March 1983 New Mark IV and Mark V Series CNC power supply units announced.
South Europe GmbH is established in Frankfurt, West Germany.
November 1983[1983 Machine Promotion Association Prize] received form the Japan
Machine Promotion Association for development of an electric discharge machining
system with 4-axis and spindle numerical control.
December 1983 Merged Sodick Inc. and Sodick Ltd. in the U.S. to form Sodick Inc.
September 1984 Developed and announced the High speed small hole drilling EDM.