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1905 Established Tarumi Glass Manufacturing Works.
1917 Began manufacturing of glass buttons.
1943 By order of the government, Nippon Glass Button Co.,Ltd. was formed.
1948 Began production of the glass GO stones using patented automatic machine developed by company.
1951 Began production of the lens blanks using vacuum forming equipment.
1954 Changed company name to Isuzu Glass Co.,Ltd.
1961 Began production of the Heat Absorbing Glass.
1969 Began production of the Aspheric Lens by hot pressing method.
1981 Received investment from a Public Investment Corporation in Osaka.
1982 Began production of the Cyan Color Filters.
1985 Began production of the Toroidal and Cylindrical Lenses.
1989 Established Isuzu Glass, Inc. in California, USA
1993 Began production of the Integrated Lens Arrays.
1995 Began production of the UV Sharp Cut Filters (ITY-418)
1999 Corporated Sakai factory in Sakai-City ,Osaka
2000 Began production of the UV sharp cut filters (ITY-425, ITY-430)
2001 ISO9002 acquisition.
Established ISUZU GLASS(HK) COMPANY LIMITED.in Hong Kong.
2002 ISO14001 acquisition.
Began the development and production of Micro Lens Array
2003 ISO9001:2000 renewal
Established Isuzu Optics Corp. in Hsin Chu, Taiwan.
Work in commissioned development work by Japan Science and Technology Agency
2004 Began the research about the production technology of micro optical device.
Work in development & research project for innovative technology by Japan Science and Technology Agency
Identified as sophisticated company of Subsidiaries for Regional Establishment of high Technology Industries (Osaka prefecture)
2005 Corporated Hong Kong factory in Yueng Long, Hong Kong
Corporated Rinku factory in Izumisano City, Osaka
2006 Identified as one of " the Energetic Manufacturing SMI " by MITI KANSAI
Identified as " R&D planning based on the law relating to the advanced of SMI manufacturing basic technology " by MITI KANSAI
Corporated ISUZU GLASS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany.
Corporated ISUZU GLASS(Beijing)CO.,LTD. in Beijing, China.
Established Isuzu Glass Deutschland GmbH. in Frankfort , Germany.
Established Isuzu Glass (Beijing) CO.,LTD. in Beijing, China
Began production of the UV transmitting glass filter (IHU series)
2007 Began production of the IR transmitting glass filter (IIR-SF1)
2009 Began production of the protection glass for cell phone
2010 Opened sales office in Tokyo
2011 Began sales of the Measurement Equipment
2012 Development of cell Anode Active Material Development for Li-Ion Battery