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Xeikon company history timeline

1989

De Schamphelaere was aided by strong investor support from Agfa; by the beginning of 1989 he had succeeded in rounding out Xeikon's investor base.

1993

By August 1993 the company was ready to begin beta testing of the machine, setting up a number of beta sites with eventual customers around the world.

1994

The young company's revenues for its first year of commercial operations were encouraging, as the company closed 1994 with sales of more than US$20 million.

1995

The next development in the DCP-1 would occur in March 1995, when Xeikon revealed its DCP-1/F2, offering dual-channel printing and in-line finishing, with compatibility with a variety of industry data formats.

By the end of 1995 Xeikon's revenues had climbed to US$81 million.

1996

To fuel this development, as well as its manufacturing and commercial expansion, Xeikon went public in March 1996, listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange and becoming only the second Flemish company to do so.

1997

Publicly held Xeikon posted revenues of US$87 million in 1997.

In 1997, in addition, Xeikon purchased a research and development unit from Agfa.

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Founded
1988
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