History

Before the establishment of the company (Progress Technologies Inc.)

June

Progress Technologies Inc. is established in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
August

The company starts providing consulting services (currently its solution service business) and engineering services (currently its engineering service business) to large manufacturing companies.
November

The head office is relocated to Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

April

The Technology Center opens in Nakano-ku, Tokyo for the training of engineers.

September

The head office is relocated to Nakano-ku, Tokyo and integrates with the Technology Center.

September

The company starts providing its contracted development and simulation consulting services (currently its solution service business) using MATLAB/Simulink.

January

The company starts providing its CAE services (currently its solution service business) involving contracted development and optimization of structural analysis and fluid analysis models.

February

The head office is relocated to Koto-ku, Tokyo.
April

The company starts offering PT DBS solution packages (currently its solution service business), an originally systematized design processing service, developed through its design reform projects with manufacturing companies.
September

The company starts providing its R&D services (currently its solution service business), mainly concerning joint R&D projects with manufacturing companies and contracted development projects entrusted by them, utilizing its state-of-the-art technology.

January

The company starts offering its consulting and solution services and engineering services in the form of two separate and independent business units.
January

The company is assigned by Dassault Systèmes K.K. the right to sell the Abaqus academic suite of products to academic and research institutions.

August

The company forms an operational partnership with Keihin Corporation (currently Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.) in design and development and starts providing its project services (currently its solution service business).
September

The company launches its in-house product development business and starts selling eOneBook dual-screen e-manga reader, using crowdfunding.

July

The company signs a product purchase/sale contract with Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. and starts selling eOneBook at TSUTAYA BOOKS.

June

PTS HD Inc. (currently Progress Technologies Inc.) is established in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
July

The company and JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. commence a strategic capital investment partnership.
September

Progress Technologies Inc. spins off its in-house product development business by creating a new company, LiNKX, Inc.
September

Progress Technologies Inc. is integrated into the Group.

February

Progress Technologies Inc. opens its Nagoya office in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi.
August

Progress Technologies Inc. opens its Utsunomiya project office in Utsunomiya, Tochigi.
October

Progress Technologies Inc. undergoes rebranding and revamps its corporate logo and slogan with a view to transforming into a professional engineering firm.

March

Progress Technologies Inc. relocates its Nagoya office to Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi.
May

Progress Technologies Inc. signs an SIA (system integrator alliance) agreement with Dassault Systèmes K.K.
June

Progress Technologies Inc. launches its new business development office and starts offering simulation and solution services (currently its simulation and virtual testing business), mainly involving the provision of virtual testing environments, using state-of-the-art driving simulators.

March

The company changes its trade name from PTS HD Inc. to Progress Technologies Group Inc.
March

The company relocates its head office to Koto-ku, Tokyo.
March

S&VL Inc. is newly incorporated to succeed the simulation and virtual testing business of Progress Technologies Inc. and is integrated into the Group.