| SHOFU Dental - a chronology |
| 1922 |
SHOFU Dental Co. Ltd,. founded in Kyoto with a
capital of 250 000 Yen
|
| 1925 |
Abrasive and polishing materials carborundum
abrasive tools and grinding wheels
|
| 1952 |
First diamond abrasive tools manufactured in Japan
|
| 1959 |
First diamond abrasive tools manufactured in Japan
|
| 1965 |
SHOFU spherical amalgam
|
| 1967 |
Silicon polishers - Brownie®, Greenie®,
Supergreenie® - for polishing amalgam fillings |
| 1971 |
SHOFU Dental Corporation founded in Menlo
Park, California/USA
|
| 1973 |
Shiga SHOFU Inc., founded, factory for the
manufacture of artificial teeth
|
| 1977 |
Crystar - metal ceramic |
| 1978 |
SHOFU Dental GmbH founded in Ratingen, Germany |
| 1980 |
HY-Bond polycarboxylate cement
HY-Bond zinc phosphate cement
|
| 1980 |
SHOFU Dental Singapore Pte. Ltd. founded as
the third overseas distribution firm (South-East
Asia and Australasia)
|
| 1981 |
HY-Bond glass ionomer cement for base or filling material and cementing
|
| 1982 |
Completion of the manufacturing plant for
polishing instruments
Robot production for diamond instruments
|
| 1985 |
SHOFU Lite-Fil, first Japanese light-cured direct
|
| 1986 |
Vintage ceramic system, Endura hybrid incisal
teeth
|
| 1988 |
Vintage Opal ceramic |
| 1989 |
SHOFU shares are traded on the Kyoto and
Osaka stock exchange
|
| 1991 |
Purchased the British company Advanced
Healthcare Ltd., Tonbridge, Kent/Great Britain
|
| 1992 |
SHOFU Dental Products Ltd. in Great Britain
(100% subsidiary of SHOFU Dental GmbH, Ratingen)
|
| 1994 |
Solidex K+B composite, light-curing |
| 1996 |
Light-curing, fluoride-containing bonding
material, Imperva Fluoro Bond.
SHOFU Inc. Shanghai as a representative for the
People's Republic of China
|
| 1997 |
Vintage Halo ceramik system |
| 1999 |
ShadeEye-EX®Dental Chroma Meter - computer-aided shade-taking equipment |
