Roland DG Corporation

Founded in 1981 in Japan, the RolandDG Corporation is at the forefront of the digital printing industry.
Together with our affiliated companies, we are leading the way in the development, manufacturing and marketing of pioneering digital technology for creative professionals around the world.  From our beginnings as part of the world-renowned Roland Music, we have created an award-winning product line that consistently sets new standards for precision, reliability and performance.  Our continuing commitment to quality, service and our environment are reflected in the quality assurance certificates we have been awarded: ISO 9001: 2000 for total quality control from product design to after-sales service and the environmental management system quality assurance certificate ISO 14001.  You can find out more information about the Roland DG Corporation and its international businesses by visiting our corporate website http://www.rolanddg.com

Roland in the UK

Roland DG (UK) Limited markets the company’s advanced technologies in the United Kingdom and Ireland through selected partners and authorised resellers.

A History of Innovation

1981
AMDEK Corporation, an affiliate company of Roland Corporation, was founded in Osaka as a manufacturer of computerized music peripherals and as a distributor of assembled electronic music instrument parts.

1982
AMDEK marketed CMU-800 computer music and introduced the DXY-100, the company’s first pen plotter for the CAD/CAM market.

1983
The company changed its corporate name to Roland DG Corporation and released the first A-3 size plotter, the DXY-800.

1985
Roland DG moved its headquarters to Hamamatsu in the Shizuoka district and released the DPX-2000, an A-2 size plotter.

1986
The introduction of the world’s first desktop CNC mill with the PNC-3000.

1987
The company's first CAMM-2 engraver, the PNC-2000.

1988
The launch of the world's first dual-purpose vinyl cutter and pen plotter with the CAMM-1.

1993
The introduction of the low-cost PNC-900 vinyl cutter.

1995
The world's first print/cut device for vinyl with the ColorCAMM PNC-5000 was launched.

1996
The launch of the world's first wide format inkjet printer/cutter with the CAMMJET and the world’s first plotter to offer engraving, pen plotting and vinyl cutting with the CS-20.

1997
Roland’s ColorCAMM™ PRO family of wide format thermal transfer printer/cutters entered the market along with the PIX-3, the world’s first touch probe 3D scanner.

1998
The world's first wide format inkjet printer to use pigment ink - The Hi-Fi JET™ was introduced.

2000
Three groundbreaking new products were released: the world’s first photo-impact printer with the MPX-50; the world’s first eight-colour, wide format inkjet printer with variable droplet technology with the Hi-Fi JET PRO; and MDX Series desktop and benchtop milling machines for in-house rapid prototyping.

2001
Five innovative products came onto the market: the SolJet™, the world’s lowest-priced solvent printer/cutter; the ColorCAMM™PC-12, the world’s first roll-fed desktop printer/cutter; the LPX-250 laser scanner, the industry’s lowest-priced laser scanner to combine plane and rotary scanning; state-of-the-art CX PRO vinyl cutters; and the EGX series of engravers, the most cost-effective computerised engravers available in desktop and benchtop models.

2002
Roland introduced the SolJet™ PRO II Series, an entirely new family of five high-performance inkjet printers and printer/cutters.

2003
The introduction of the VersaCAMM™ SP-300, the industry’s lowest-priced integrated printer/cutter and the Eco-Sol ink – a revolutionary mild solvent ink for VersaCAMM and SolJet™ inkjets.

2004
Roland entered the grand format printing market with the 104”-wide SolJet™ SJ-1000EX. The company also introduced a new 54” VersaCAMM, the SP-540V, featuring VersaWorks RIP software, the LPX-1200 reverse modelling solution, the MPX-60 photo impact printer and the RX-50 spiral axis engraver.

2005
V Technology was introduced with a new line of high-performance SolJet™ featuring VersaWorks: the SC-545EX printer/cutter, the SJ-645EX and SJ-745EX printers, and the SJ-1045 grand format printer. A new 30-inch VersaCAMM featuring VersaWorks was also released, together with the industry’s first white eco-solvent ink. Eco-Sol Max™ entered the market as well, representing a significant step forward in ink technology. 2005 also marked the introduction of the MDX-40 low-cost subtractive rapid prototyping system, the JWX-10 jewellery model maker and the CAMM-1 Servo GX-24, the company’s fastest and most precise desktop vinyl cutter to date.

2006
The Advanced Jet AJ-1000, a new 104"-wide grand format inkjet printer and the new SolJet Pro III V XC-540 Printer/Cutter, the ultimate production system were released. The new STIKA, the SV-15, SV-12 and SV-8 portable vinyl cutters were also introduced, together with a new CAMM-1 PRO professional vinyl cutter series; the GX-500, GX-400 and GX-300, and a new MODELA PRO II, the MDX-540 benchtop milling machine. During this year, the company continued to be retained as the sign and outdoor printing supplier for MotoGP racing

2007
Release of the VersaCAMM 540 and 300 series. Also the MPX-80 impact engraver.

2008
Launch of LEC-300 world’s first integrated UV Print&Cut machine.

2009
Roland Eco-Sol Max™ Ink in Metallic Silver awarded prestigious “DPI Product of the Year 2009”

Launch of i series printers for both AdvancedJet and VersaCAMMs.  Launch of the VersaUV LEC-330 the faster, more efficient version of the award winning machine.   

The launch of the SolJet Pro III XC540MT the world’s first metallic inkjet printer. It has the speed and versatility of a high speed production printer, including integrated print and cut, plus the added versatility and high profit potential of metallic and white ink.