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1963 ¡¡ Company established
1975 ¡¡ Invented extruded fiberglass tape
1978 ¡¡ Trademark Komelon registered
1980's ¡¡ Established international markets
1982 ¡¡ Industrial medal granted from the government
1983 ¡¡ Established Korea Measures
1984 ¡¡ Appointed as Korean standard measuring tape manufacturer
1985 ¡¡ Appointed as a leading export enterprise by Industrial Bank of Korea
1986 ¡¡ Received Certificate of Promising Small & Medium Enterprises by 2002-02-01 the Minister of Commerce and Industry.
1988 ¡¡ 5 million us dollars of export achievement prize from the government
1989 ¡¡ Received the Presidential Award from the government
1990's ¡¡ Broad brand recognition with technology and global marketing
1990 ¡¡ Changed the company name to "Komelon Corporation"
1990 ¡¡ Registered a patent for Digital Tape Measure
1991 ¡¡ The first foreign company certified to the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) in its field of measuring tape industry
1991 ¡¡ Appointed as a company for Advance Technology Small & Medium Enterprises by the Minister of Commerce and Industry
1992 ¡¡ Obtained EC Pattern Verification certificate.
1993 ¡¡ Presidential reception for the Leading Small & Medium Enterprises
1995 ¡¡ Established Komelon Cold Roll Mill in Inchon, Korea
1997 ¡¡ Established Komelon USA Corporation in the United States
1997 ¡¡ Appointed as Vision 21 Leading Enterprise by SMBA
1998 ¡¡ Certified as a Venture-Enterprise by SMBA
1998 ¡¡ Developed DURA-NY COATTM NYLON COATING PROCESS
1998 ¡¡ Developed STAINLESS STEEL HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS
1999 ¡¡ Venture-Enterprise granted from Prime Minister
2000's ¡¡ Continued Growth Towards Global Management
2000 ¡¡ Appointed as Excellent Competitive Technology Enterprise by SMBA
2000 ¡¡ Appointed as promising manufacturer of the product affiliated with FIFA World Cup and 2002 Asian Game
2000 ¡¡ Selected as a Promising Production Firm by SMBA
2001 ¡¡ Listed on the KOSDAQ
2001 ¡¡ The Venture Firm Grand Prize granted by Busan city
2001 ¡¡ 10 million us dollars of export achievement prize from the government
2002 ¡¡ Established Komelon China Corporation
2002 ¡¡ Korea design & brand award (Gov.)
2003 ¡¡ Korean world-class product award (Gov.)
2003 ¡¡ A self locking device for tape measure patented in the US
2004 ¡¡ Established Komelon Europe B.V.
2004 ¡¡ Appointed as a model taxpayer of sincerity (Gov.)
2005 ¡¡ Patented for the lockup device of the measuring tape
2005 ¡¡ Patented for the tape measure with blade selflocking machanism
2005 ¡¡ Won the Minister commendation for the Example loyal tax-payer by the Financial and Economic Administration
2005 ¡¡ Selected as Good Design(GD) Commodity by Korea Institute of Design Promotion
2005 ¡¡ Venture Design Award(2005)
2006 ¡¡ Patented for the Self Lock Tape Measure(K-36)
2006 ¡¡ Patented for the Prevention of blade acceleration(Domestic)
2006 ¡¡ Selected as Good Design(GD) Commodity by Korea Institute of Design Promotion
2006 ¡¡ Awarded a grand prize for the best marketing enterprise under the auspices of Korean Kosadaq
2006 ¡¡ 'Ji Seok Young Award' of Patent Technology Award (Korean Intellecual PropertyOffice)
2006 ¡¡ 'iF Design Product Award' 2007(Germany) of construction/industry section
2006 ¡¡ The 2nd Busan Visual Design Best Award(BVDA)
2006 ¡¡ Korea Patent Technology Exhibtion of MOCIE Minister Award
2006 ¡¡ Korea Design Management Award of MOCIE Award(KIDP)
2007 ¡¡ Won Korean World Class Product Award
( Promoted from nest generation to current generation)
2008 ¡¡ Komelon China acquire new JIS
(Japanese Industrial Standard) certification
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