History of Fuji Xerox Corporation

Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. was established in 1962 as a joint venture between Rank Xerox Limited (whose name was changed to Xerox Limited on October 31, 1997) and Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd is both a manufacturing and sales distribution organization. It manufactures products for worldwide distribution, but operates as a sales company only in Asia & Australia / New Zealand.

Fujifilm Holdings Corporation owns 75% of Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. Xerox Limited owns 25%.

History of Fuji Xerox (1960-1980)

Management		Products
1962 Fuji Photo Film and Rank Xerox establish Fuji Xerox as a joint venture, capitalized at 200 million yen (equity ratio: 50/50). Launches the Fuji Xerox 914. 1965 Enters the Philippines market, and later establishes a joint venture or appoints agents in other AP regions. 1966 Opens Xerox Knowledge Inn showroom. 1969 Establishes showroom at its headquarters.	1960	1962 Launches the Fuji Xerox 914.
1970 Launches the Beautiful Campaign. 1971 Acquires Takematsu Plant and Iwatsuki Plant from Fuji Photo Film and Iwatsuki Kohki, respectively, to establish an integrated manufacturing and sales organization. Ebina Plant begins operations. 1974 Increases capitalization to 10 billion yen. 1975 Begins TV broadcasting of "The Special by Xerox." 1977 Establishes The Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund. 1979 Establishes Fuji Xerox Office Supply Co., Ltd. Establishes sales subsidiaries in major prefectures in Japan with local capital, and later expands to comprise a nationwide network.	1970	1972 Launches office facsimile machine, the Xerox Telecopier II, developed by Xerox Corporation. 1973 Launches the Fuji Xerox 2200, the first internally developed copy machine. 1975 Launches the Fuji Xerox 6500 full-color copy machine. Launches the Fuji Xerox 125 System in the medical equipment market. 1977 Launches the Fuji Xerox 210 Telecopier, a high-resolution facsimile machine. 1978 Begins export of the Fuji Xerox 2202 to Rank Xerox. Launches the Fuji Xerox 3500, a compact, high-speed, and high-performance copy machine. Launches the Fuji Xerox 2080, an A1 copy machine. Launches the Fuji Xerox 9700EPS electronic printing system.
1980 Receives The Deming Prize in recognition for its excellence in quality control. 1982 Enters the education field Establishes Corporate Research Lab at Ebina Plant Establishes Suzuka Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Establishes Fuji Xerox Distribution Co., Ltd. 1984 Develops the world's first adhesion-type amorphous silicon image sensor. Opens the Tsukahara Training Center. Establishes Fuji Xerox Information System Co., Ltd. 1985 Establishes Fuji Xerox Engineering Co., Ltd. 1986 Plays central role in successful testing of interconnecting MHS. Opens the Electronics Technical Training Center. 1987 The Ebina quality control circle receives the Nikkei Quality Control Prize in the All-Japan QC Circle Gold Prize Contest. Opens Document Management Center at its HQ. 1988 Starts experiment of Shiki Satellite Office and Kumamoto Resort Office. Introduces the New Work Way program. Establishes Fuji Xerox Career Net Co., Ltd., MCM Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. and Fuji Xerox System Service Co., Ltd. Establishes Fuji System Brain Co., Ltd. and Protex Co., Ltd. under the venture business program. 1989 Increases capitalization from 10 billion to 20 billion yen. Opens Musashino Community Office in Tokyo. Introduces new uniforms proposed by female employees. Establishes Fuji Xerox Learning Institute, Inc.	1980	1980 Launches the Fuji Xerox 4800, a high-speed copy machine with automatic duplex function. 1982 Launches the Fuji Xerox 8000INS, an advanced information processing system utilizing the Ethernet. Launches the TALK series for PCs and the JWP series for Japanese-language word processors. 1983 Launches the Fuji Xerox 1100SIP super PC for artificial intelligence (AI) development. 1984 Launches a large-area contact-type CCD sensor. 1985 Licenses the Smalltalk-80 AI programming languages to other companies. Launches the first AI workstation in Japan, the Fuji Xerox 1121. Launches the Fuji Xerox 6800 full-color PPC. 1986 Launches the Fuji Xerox 6060 workstation. Launches an integrated printing and editing system, the Fuji Xerox ICPS. 1987 Launches the Fuji Xerox Xero Printer 100, the world's first machine incorporating print and copy functions. Launches the Fuji Xerox 1161, with Japanese Smalltalk-80. Launches the space-saving front-feed 5030 copy machine. 1988 Launches the Sharaku hand-held copy machine. Launches the 5080, large-size multifunction machine. Launches the digital full-color EC-10 copy machine. Launches the multifunctional 8083-J Star workstation. Launches the high-speed, multifunction 5075/5055 copy machine. 1989 Launches the world's fastest 5090 copy machine. Launches the Able 3010, a fax/copy machine. Launches the EDMICS.

 

History of Fuji Xerox (1990-1999)

Management		Products
1990 Establishes Fuji Xerox General Business, Co., Ltd. Begins Social Service Program. Acquires management and property rights of four Asia-Pacific countries from Rank Xerox. 1991 Establishes Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. in Singapore to consolidate operations in the AP region. Introduces The Document Company concept. Jointly with Xerox Corporation, establishes Xerox International Partners to sell low-end printers in North America and Europe. 1992 Establishes Hasu Club to promote social welfare using money donated from employees' salaries. Establishes FX Palo Alto Research Center in California. 1993 Fuji Xerox and Affiliates eliminate use of freon in all operations. 1994 Re-enters the Vietnamese market after 19 years absense. Begins production of large textbooks for the visually impaired. 1995 Introduces new corporate logo. Begins full-fledged document services business. Establishes Corporate Research Laboratories at Nakai. Establishes a printer manufacturing subsidiary in Shenzhen, China. 1996 Wins the "Corporate Community Contributor" award from the Asahi Shimbun Cultural Foundation. Begins incorporation of recycled parts to a production line with an aim to achieve zero-waste. 1997 Establishes Assist V Co., Ltd. Begins BookPark customized publishing service. Takematsu Plant achieves zero-waste. All domestic plants acquire ISO 14000. 1998 Cooperates with the Mainichi, Yomiuri and Asahi Newspapers to publish color-on-demand special editions for the Nagano Olympic Games. Acquires full ownership of Fuji Xerox Korea Co., Ltd. Begins Multivendor service business. Establishes a photoreceptor drum manufacturing plant in Shenzhen Plant. Develops privilege-based authentication system, DDSA. Wins the Minister's Award for Activities That Protect Against Global Warming" from the Environmental Agency. 1999 Strengthens corporate governance by introducing corporate officers management. Introduces 100kW solar energy power generation at Ebina Plant. Begins new Internet service to provide financial statements using DDSA. Begins new Internet service to sell manga using DDSA. Renowned novelist, Ryu Murakami, joins BookPark.	1990	1990 Launches new recycled copy paper. Launches the Able 3015, a fax/copy/print machine. Launches the Argoss 5230 and GlobalView UNIX workstations. 1991 Unifies analog machines to Vivace series and digital machines to Able series. Launches the Vivace 800/810 high-speed copy machine incorporating finishing functions. Launches the new Able series incorporating one pass-two color technology. 1992 Launches the Acolor 635 / 630 full-color digital copy machine. Introduces Akane document processing software. 1993 Introduces the Able 3201 / 3200 multifunction machines. Launches the full-color print system, the Acolor ICS Series. Launches the DochTech Production Publisher M135 for on-demand printing and publishing. 1994 Launches the BrainTech 8180 alpha, the first digital copy machine with simultaneous red and black printing for engineering drawings. Launches the Laser Wide low-end laser printer. Introduces the 4480 LPS, the high-speed EDP laser printer with simultaneous red and black printing. 1995 Launches the Acolor 935 / 930 full-color copy machines for high quality color prints. Launches the New Able multifunction series with separate scanner and printing modules. Launches the DocuTech Network Publishing System. Launches the DocuColor 4040, the world fastest full-color copy machine. Launches the LiveBoard 3, an electronic interactive conferencing system. 1996 Launches the DocuStation IM200 that uses barcode Glyph Codes to merge paper with digital documents. Introduces the EDMICS 2000 integrated engineering management system. 1997 Launches the DocuColor Press Server for short-run color printing. Launches eight new models of the Able Series incorporating network functions. 1998 Introduces the Color Laser Wind 3310, the first A3-capable desktop full-color laser printer in the industry. Launches Fuji Xerox's first inkjet printer, the Jet Wind 300C. Launches the new network-capable multifunction digital DocuCentre series. Launches the XC 1280, Fuji Xerox's first compact copy machine for personal use. 1999 Launches new output management software PrintXchange . Launches the DocuColor 1250 series, high-speed, high-image quality full-color digital multifunction machine. Launches the world's fastest monochrome digital publishing system DocuTech 6180.

 

History of Fuji Xerox (2000-)

Management		Products
2000 Acquires Sony Tektronix Corporation's printing business and establishes Phaser Printing Japan Co., Ltd. Acquires Nippon Carbide Industries Company's chemical toner business and establishes new plant in Toyama. Establishes Fuji Xerox Lightwave Technologies Co., Ltd. Establishes AccessTicket Systems Inc. Achieves resource recycling rate of 99.97% through zero-waste system established nationwide. Publishes Environmental Report 2000 that covers Fuji Xerox's standardized financial reports. Acquires China/Hong Kong Operations from Xerox Corporation. 2001 Consolidated to Fuji Photo Film Group with equity increase to 75% owned by Fuji Photo Film and 25% by Xerox Corporation. Acquires laser printer business from NEC Corporation Establishes Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Co., Ltd. (currently Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Sales Co., Ltd.) and Niigata Fuji Xerox Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Begins mass production of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) . Begins Ubiquitous Media Service Business. Products with reused parts expands to 150,000 machines. 2002 Expands supply of recycled plastics to overseas, starting with Korea. Supports 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/JapanTM as Official Sponsor. Electro Magnetic Compatibility Laboratory at the Ebina Plant acquires Bergian national certification that applies to certifications in 32 countries and 41 organizations. 33 domestic sales subsidiaries acquire ISO 14001. Announces "Open Office Frontier" business vision. Acquires printer systems operations from Fujitsu. Fuji Photo Film and Fuji Xerox to integrate logistics-related subsidiaries. Spins off office laser printer business and establishes Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Co., Ltd. 2003 International Business Company's headquarters moves to Shanghai to oversee Asia and Oceania regions. Introduces New Work Program that offers diverse work ways to employees in their 50's. Takes over Reprography and Consultants, Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Concludes a technology-based partnership with Dell Inc. of the United States. 14 Sites in 12 Asia-Pacific countries/regions acquire ISO 14001 Certification. 2004 Begins a management reform program through fiscal year 2006. Xworks Co., Ltd. commences operations as a provider of document outsourcing services. Expands manufacturing in Shanghai to provide the global market with digital copy and multifunction devices. Creates international resource recycling network in Thailand that comprises nine countries/regions in its Asia-Pacific territory . 2005 Revamps the domestic sales operations, which consist of direct sales and sales companies, in order to accelerate services business Fuji Xerox of Shenzhen is certifi ed as an Environment Friendly Corporation by the Chinese government 2006 With the establishment of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Fuji Xerox becomes affi liated with the new company Announces that Fuji Xerox will establish an integrated R&D center in 2009 at Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama-shi 2007 Integrates Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Co., Ltd. to further enhance the competitiveness of the office printer busines	2000	2000 Launches the Color DocuTech 60 , the world's fastest full-color digital publishing system. Introduces Photo Recipe, a self-service photo print/copy service system. Begins e-commerce service, x-plaza. Launches 101ppm high-speed copy machine, the DocuCentre 1010. Launches 22ppm high-speed color laser printer, the DocuPrint C2220. Launches a document portal management system, Xdom . 2001 Launches the DocuCentre Color 500 / 500 CP incorporating EA toner. Launches the DocuCentre Color 400 / 320 CP color- capable machine. Begins Secure Document Exchange Services (SDES) for document distribution via the Internet. 2002 Becomes first in the industry to mass-produce 10Gb Ethernet VCSEL . Launches DocuPrint C3530 , incorporating a 35ppm micro-tandem printer engine. Begins new broadband services offering, "beat" for small- to mid-size enterprises. Launches ArcSuite web-based integrated information management system for large volumes of documents. Becomes first in the industry to begin Net Print service for secure retrieval of documents from copy machines in convenient stores. Wins double recognition in resource and energy conservation from the Energy Conservation Prize Awards and the Japan Machinery Federation Awards . 2003 Launches DocuPrint 1100 CF , a high-end continuous sheet printer for core corporate operations. Wins Technology Award from the Imaging Society of Japan for Fuji Xerox unique EA toner. Launches the DocuColor 1256 GA , a digital color multifunction product that achieves the world's first high resolution of true 2,400 dpi by incorporating Fuji Xerox unique VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser ) with 32 beams. Launches DocuCentre Color f450 / f360 / f250 that have high productivity print speeds and incorporate network-compatible functions. Fuji Xerox and Fuji Photo Film team up to launches "inter-Graphics" Service. 2004 Launches Xerox iGen3 Digital Production Press in Asia-Pacific markets. Establishes executive print innovation center "epicenter". Introduces new multi-use copy machines with digital photo print capability at Seven-Eleven Japan stores nationwide. Launches new brand "Apeos" series as a new information system for seamless linkage of mission-critical systems and electronic documents. 2005 Launches the Interactive Wall, which enables collaboration between distant locations Launches the ApeosPort-II series, a color multifunction device that facilitates service cooperation between companies via the Internet 2006 Launches the internal control support software Apeos PEMaster Establishes the Color Center to drive the digital color market