Dawar Technologies began in 1883 as a commercial printer and typographer under the name Davis & Warde {D&W}. For many years, we produced very high-quality annual reports and corporate brochures for Pittsburgh-based Fortune 500 companies and others. During the mid-’70s, a screen-printing operation was started in-house producing posters, banners and signage, which eventually evolved into printing on polycarbonate film in the mid-’80s.

In 1985, Dawar Technologies was formed to accommodate the increased market activity in the screen-printing area.

In December 1998, the commercial printing facility was closed and a corporate decision was made to focus on promoting Dawar Technologies to the domestic and international markets. The screen-printing activities were conducted under the name Dawar Technologies, a shortened combination of the original Davis & Warde name. By the mid- 1990s, the transition from Davis & Warde to Dawar Technologies was complete.

In November 1993, Dawar acquired a computerized laser cutting machine to enable us to cut in tolerances not available on die cutting presses, opening up markets not previously available.

During 1994, Dawar purchased encapsulation equipment, now producing the products referred to as N’Caps. This equipment increased Dawar’s product diversification by providing a new process to enhance a company’s logo in a profound fashion. This also opened up markets such as the automotive and appliance industry.

At the end of 1995, Dawar started to produce membrane switches in-house by using our screen-printing capabilities combined with conductive inks for the circuitry. This addition opened up markets within our present clients as well as new clients.

In 1996, Dawar acquired a roll label machine that once again opened new markets and further enhanced our ability to capture new business and strengthen our operations.

On May 29, 1998, Dawar Technologies was acquired by a management partnership group to further expand the business through significant changes in sales, production and possible acquisitions.

During the spring of 1999, Dawar moved its operations to 1020 Ridge Avenue, a 24,000 square-foot building leased on Pittsburgh’s North Side.

In 2002, a significant investment in milling, implanting and encoding equipment facilitated entrance into the emerging high-technology market of smart cards.

In 2004, Dawar entered into a new era with the introduction of DawarTouch®, another solution from Dawar’s line of human interface products.

In March 2006, Dawar announced the addition of Integrated Touch Monitors (ITMs) to the DawarTouch® product line. Integrated Touch Monitors are a combination solution incorporating the touch panel, monitor, controller and software to provide a complete product to the end customer. This addition allows us to focus on the customer’s touch monitor requirements from conception to implementation.

In May 2007, Dawar facilities were again enhanced with the addition of a new Class 10,000 clean room. It includes a laminar flow bench to produce high-quality touch screen integration products. This expansion was necessary to meet current customer requirements and support our continued growth.

Dawar Technologies has been, and continues to be, privately owned by a select group of investors (including members of management) located primarily in the Pittsburgh area.