In Japan, facsimile communication over subscriber telephone lines became possible when Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation, (a government owned corporation that was later privatized and is currently known as NTT) released its lines for such purposes in 1972. The following year, Murata Machinery obtained the first ever product certification from the corporation with its "dex180".
Since then, for the past thirty plus years, the company has continued its R&D efforts in the IT realm to produce business facsimile machines and digital MFPs (Multi Function Peripherals) that have the functionalities of a facsimile, a copier, a printer, and a scanner in a single body frame.
| Month | Year | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. | 1972 | Nippon DEX, Corp. (later renamed Murata Data Equipment Co., Ltd.) established to engage in the facsimile business. | |
| Jul. | 1973 | "dex180" became the first machine to be certified by Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation (currently NTT). |  |
| May | 1981 | Developed and introduced the proprietary F-300 Series digital facsimile machines. | |
| Oct. | 1982 | Established Murata Business Systems, Inc. (currently Muratec America, Inc.) in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. | |
| Aug. | 1987 | Introduced the "M-1" facsimile machine, the first in the industry costing less than 100,000 yen. This model was a huge success. |  |
| Mar. | 1989 | Oita Factory (Oita Murata, LTD.), a factory exclusively for the manufacture of facsimile machines, started operations. | |
| Jan. | 1991 | Announced the development of "V-60", the first model in the cut sheet PPF V-Series. |  |
| May | 1994 | Started outsourced manufacturing of facsimile machines in Shenzhen, China. | |
| Jun. | Muratec Sales, Inc. (domestic sales and service) started operations. | ||
| Sep. | Established the Middle East Office in Dubai (liaison office). | ||
| Apr. | 1995 | Obtained ISO9001:2000 certification for Oita Murata, Ltd. | |
| Apr. | Muratec UK was establishd. | ||
| Apr. | 1997 | Obtained ISO9001:2000 certification for the Communication Equipment Division. | |
| Jun. | Announced and introduced MFP V-950/V-950P. | ||
| Jun. | 2002 | 30th anniversary of the Communication Equipment Division. |    |
| Apr. | 2003 | Obtained ISO9001:2000 certification for China Factory (the outsourced manufacturing). | |
