Through more than thirty years of changes and innovation, ESI has continued to drive down the cost of alternatives to thermalprocessing.
With over 700 EB systems and thousands of UV systems installed worldwide, ESI is the acknowledged leader in energy curing systems, and remains the only fully integrated company that provides both EB and UV solutions. Important milestones in our history are given below:

2005 ESI introduces a smaller and lower cost high voltage Electron Beam system designed for use in new product and process developement.  They can further be used for pilot purposes and small scale production.

2005 ESI once again introduces a unique EB system to the market placel. The new EZCure-DF seamlessly integrates onto the new VSOP Press manufactured by Drent-Goebel.  The EZCure-DF can also be retro-fit onto existing flexo & roto lines to instantly cure EB wet-on-wet inks, coatings & laminating adhesives for flexible packaging converters at high speeds.

2002 ESI introduces the smallest and most economical Beam yet, the EZCure-III™.

 2001 ESI commercializes a new high output Eye UV platform featuring High power lamps, sharply focused Cold Mirrors and a State of The Arc™ Infinitely Variable Electronic Power Supply.

2001 ESI continues to shrink the footprint and cost of EB with the Introduction of the EZCure II™.

1999 ESI introduces the first in a series of smaller more cost effective EB systems, the EZCure I™ . This represents the sixth generation of EB processing systems.

1998 Lucent Optical Fiber Solutions standardizes on ESI Eye UV Platforms for the production of Optical Fiber

1995 ESI Introduces Hybrid EB/UV and EB/Thermal Systems

1991 First patent for EB Graft Modification of packaging films is issued. ESI introduces new Electrocure™ EB system for web offset.

1988 Iwasaki Electric Company, Ltd. Acquires ESI

1986 Fusion Systems becomes ESI's parent company

 

1986 Iwasaki Electric Company becomes agent for ESI in Japan

1985 ESI introduced first industrial in line EB sterilizer

1984 Ateliers des Charmilles of Switzerland becomes ESI's parent company

1982 Sony opens EB Technology Center for EB demonstrations in Japan. ESI begins contract converting for end use customers on its 1.8m (72") EB coater/laminator

1981 Sony Trading Corporation becomes ESI's agent in Japan

1979 Sony Research installs first ESI EB lab unit in Japan. TetraPak of Sweden adopts use of EB web offset inks and coatings. Development helps stimulate interest in ESI's EB technology, and spurs suppliers to develop new coatings and inks.

1976 ESI announces eighteen inch coating/laminating pilot line for proof of principle. Customers see their products converted using EB at production speeds.

1973 Oil Embargo provides incentive for industries to adopt energy efficient EB systems

1972 Mobil Chemical purchases first Electrocurtain Lab Unit. ESI receives first US patent for the Electrocurtain