| Development of the visual inspection system for tablets initiated at Production Engineering Research Laboratory. |
| Practical use of the system started at Kasukabe Plant (manufacturing facility for pharmaceutical products). |
| Started sales of the system (distributor in Japan: Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd.) |
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High-speed Tablet Visual Inspection System (TVIS-XX) launched.
Granule Visual Inspection System (GVIS-XX) launched.
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| Vial Visual Inspection System (VVIS-XX) launched. |
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Vision Systems Business Development Department (current Vision Systems Department) established.
Capsule Visual Inspection System (CVIS-XX) launched.
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| Chip Capacitor Visual Inspection System (CCVIS-XX) launched. |
| New model of the Tablet Visual Inspection System (TVIS-SXX) introduced. |
| New model of the Granule Visual Inspection System (GVIS-SXX-D) with a two-fold processing capacity compared to the former model launched. |
| Further improved Tablet Video Inspecting System (TVIS-EXX) introduced. |
Rubber Cap Visual Inspection System (RVIS-FX) launched. Array Chip Visual Inspection System (CCVIS-SXX-A) launched.
Started sales of multifunctional labels for pharmaceutical products manufactured by Schreiner. |
| The number of appearance inspection systems sold surpassed the 500 mark. |
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Vision Systems Dept. spun off from Kanebo, LTD. to form Kanebo VISION SYSTEMS CO., LTD.and further joined the DJK group to become Daiichi Jitsugyo VISWILL CO., LTD. |
