HISTORY
Background
Our company was newly established on April 1, 2025, through a corporate split-off from CGS HOLDINGS INC. (formerly Computer Engineering Co., Ltd. and Graphic Products Co., Ltd.), which had a history of about 30 years.
In the past, we have provided one-stop solutions from the CAD/CAM system side in response to requests from each stage of the manufacturing process, such as design, prototyping, mold design, and mold manufacturing, but from now on, as one of the companies under the umbrella of CGS HOLDINGS INC., which aims to be a “DX Integrator for the manufacturing industry” that broadly supports the manufacturing industry in Japan in the future, we will promote the standardization, digitization, and smart manufacturing of the entire manufacturing industry, as well as the utilization of on-site data, etc.
The following mainly explains the history of C&G SYSTEMS INC. (now CGS HOLDINGS INC.) and its predecessors, the former CE Company and the former GP Company, from July 2007 to March 2025, before the transition to a pure holding company structure.
History
| C&G SYSTEMS INC. |
| Apr 2025 C&G SYSTEMS INC. was established through a corporate split of the CAD/CAM system business division of CGS HOLDINGS INC. (formerly C&G SYSTEMS INC.). |
| C&G SYSTEMS INC. (now CGS HOLDINGS INC., From 2007 to 2025) |
| Feb 2007 COMPUTER ENGINEERING INC.(CE) and GRAPHIC PRODUCTS INC.(GP) announced a business merger by equity transfer. Mar 2007 Both of the shareholder meetings approved the business transfer. Jul 2007 CE and GP established Alpha Holdings Inc., as a holding company.At the same time, it was listed on JASDAQ market. Sep 2009 Alpha Holdings Inc. announced the merging of CE and GP. Jan 2010 Alpha Holdings Inc. merged CE and GP, and at the same time turned an operating company and changed its company name to C&G SYSTEMS INC. Feb 2014 CG PressDesign for SOLIDWORKS was certified as "Gold Product" by Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Corp. Dec 2014 CG CAM-TOOL for SOLIDWORKS was certified as "Gold Product" by Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Corp. Jun 2015 CG MoldDesign for SOLIDWORKS was certified as "Gold Product" by Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Corp. According to this certification all lineup of CG series was was certified as "Gold Product". Dec 2015 Began sales of EXCESS-HYBRID II (Hybrid CAD/CAM system adapted to Die/Mold manufacturing site) Nov 2017 Section transfers from JASDAQ to TSE 2nd Apr 2022 Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market following a change in market classification Feb 2023 As part of our regional base policy in the ASEAN region, we have opened a representative office, the Vietnam Technical Center, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Jan 2025 C&G SYSTEMS and NTT DATA ENGINEERING SYSTEMS Corporation have announced that they will be collaborating as part of an alliance strategy with the aim of making Japanese-made application software for the mold manufacturing industry the global de facto standard. |
| COMPUTER ENGINEERING INC.(CE) |
| Nov 1978 SEIBU SUOU CO.,LTD. founded by Shuji Yamaguchi. Sep 1982 Began sales of ACE-I(2D CAD/CAM system software for progressive press die designing). Apr 1983 SEIBU SUOU CO.,LTD. renamed as COMPUTER ENGINEERING INC. Oct 1983 Began marketing PCAD(CAD system software for mold die designing for mini computers). May 1984 Established Tokyo Office. Sep 1984 Developed CAD/CAM systems for combination die designing. May 1985 Began overseas sales (first to Korea). Dec 1985 Established Osaka Office. Dec 1985 Head Office building completed. Dec 1986 Began sales of EXCESS series. Aug 1987 stablished Nagoya Office. May 1988 Began sales of EXCESS series at UNIX version. Sep 1991 GLOBAL COMPUTER ENGINEERING CO.,LTD. founded as a joint company with GLOBAL ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD., Korea. Oct 1994 Began sales of EXCESS series at EWS version. Sep 1995 TAM CO. absorbed into COMPUTER ENGINEERING INC. for combining forces of their 3D CAM with our technology to create new 3D CAD/CAM software packages. Apr 1996 Began sales of NeoMeister (3D CAD/CAM System Software). Jul 1997 Began sales of NeoSolid (Unified 3D CAD/CAM System Software). Oct 1997 Began sales of TAM-BOY/NT system (3D Auto-Programming System Software). Jan 1999 Began sales of EXCESS-PLUS at WINDOWS version (2D CAD/CAM System Software for Die Designing). Jan 1999 Began sales of NeoSolid.Mold (Supporting Module for 3D Mold Die Designing). Jun 2000 Established Technical Call Center. Jul 2001 Began sales of NeoSolid.Press (Supporting Module for 3D Progressive Press Die Designing). Dec 2003 Began sales of NeoSolid.CAM-EX. Dec 2004 Began sales of EXCESS-Evolution. Dec 2004 Began sales of AIQ (Activity Industrial Quality) for more efficiency in the manufacturing flow - from actual use of CAD/CAM systems to business ends of planning, calculating and managing the entire process of die production. Jul 2007 Established a joint holding company, Alpha Holdings Inc. with GRAPHIC PRODUCTS INC. Dec 2007 Began sales of EXCESS-HYBRID. Jan 2009 Established Shanghai Office. Jan 2010 Merged with C&G SYSTEMS INC. |
| GRAPHIC PRODUCTS INC.(GP) |
| Feb 1981 Established GRAPHIC PRODUCTS INC. Sep 1981 Began sales of TOOL-I (NC auto programming sytem for mold and die) Sep 1986 Established Osaka office. Feb 1987 Began sales of DNC-Spooler (DNC system) Apr 1987 Began sales of Cad-TOOL (CAD system for mold and die) Mar 1990 Established Nagoya office. Jul 1990 Began sales of Cam-TOOL (CAM system for mold and die) Nov 1990 Began sales of DNC-highway (DNC system) Jul 1992 Began sales of Cam-TOOL.PAX (CAM system for mold and die) Feb 1994 Began sales of Cad-TOOL.PAX (CAD system for mold and die) Jun 1996 Began sales of CAM-TOOL.C3 (CAM system for mold and die) Jun 1997 Listed on JASDAQ market. Feb 1999 Established Kita-kanto office. Oct 2000 Began sales of TOOLS (CAM system for mold and die) Jan 2001 Established GRAPHIC PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC. in both of USA and Canada, as overseas offices. Jul 2002 Established GRAPHIC PRODUCTS ASIA CO.,LTD. in Thailand, as an oveseas joint company. Jan 2004 Established GRAPHIC PRODUCTS Shanghai office in China. Mar 2004 Began sales of 「tools VIS-A-VIS (CAM system for mold and die) Jun 2004 Began sales of tools V3 (CAM system for mold and die) Jul 2004 Established Tritech International,LLC in USA as an overseas office. Sep 2005 Began sales of tools MX (5 axis CAM system for mold and die) Jul 2007 Established a joint holding company, Alpha Holdings Inc. with COMPUTER ENGINEERING INC. Dec 2008 Began sales of tools MX (5 axis simultaneous CAM system for mold and die) Mar 2009 "CAM-TOOL" Unified Brand Name. Nov 2009 Started providing CADmeister(R) made by UEL with a calculating engine, becoming a ker part of the CAM system. Jan 2010 Merged with C&G SYSTEMS INC. |