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  1. 1903 Bettonville established in Antwerp, Belgium to concentrate on development and manufacturing of tools and machines for processing of diamonds for the Gem-Diamond Industry.
  2. 1979 Establishment of Bettonville's factory in Antwerp, Belgium.
  3. 1983 Opening of the Bettonville's office in the Antwerp's Diamond District.
  4. 1987 Opening of the Bettonville's trade and service office in Tel Aviv, Israel.
  5. 1988 Opening of the Bettonville's trade and service office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  6. 1994 Establishment of the Bettonville's factory in Wijnegem, Belgium.
  7. 1995 Bettonville launches Maxicut Elite machine for automating bruting of diamonds.
  8. 1996 Bettonville launches Prodiamatic P-50 machine for automatic blocking of diamonds.
  9. 1997 Establishment of Bettonville's diamond processing factory WDM, Worldwide Diamond Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd, in Visakhapatnam, India.
  10. 1998 Establishment of Bettonville's trade and service office BDT, Bettonville Diamond Tools in Mumbai, India.
  11. 1999 Purchase of the exclusive license for manufacturing of the ORZIV laser system.
  12. 2000 Developing of Windows software for the ORZIV laser system.
  13. 2001 Establishment of the Bettonville Industrial division and the Laser Research Laboratory in Wijnegem, Belgium.
  14. 2002 Bettonville launches Ultrabruter Laser System for bruting of diamonds.
  15. 2002 Bettonville equips its Wijnegem factory with multi-functions, high sophisticated CNC lathes and milling machines to increase the quality of its products.
  16. 2003 Bettonville launches Centering Station for setting of round and fancy diamonds.
  17. 2003 Bettonville launches COMBI Laser System for sawing and shaping of diamonds.
  18. 2004 Bettonville launches UltraShape 5x Laser System for Industrial-Applications.
  19. 2004 Bettonville receives Trends Gazelles Award for fastest growing company in Belgium.
  20. 2005 Foundation of Laser Research Laboratory (B.L.E.&S.) in Antwerp's Diamond District.
  21. 2005 Foundation of Laser Laboratory in BDT, Bettonville Diamond Tools in Mumbai, India.
  22. 2005 Bettonville launches Blocking Cassette for COMBI Laser System for blocking of diamonds.
  23. 2006 Bettonville receives a worldwide patent for its laser optics.
  24. 2007 Bettonville gets into partnership with QAT Arkiv Investments.
  25. 2008 Bettonville launches Automated Centering Station  for automated centering of diamonds for  bruting.
  26. 2008 Bettonville launches Diaegis™ gel for diamond anti-breakage protection.
  27. 2008 Bettonville launches StraightSaw Laser System gor Gem-Diamond Industry
  28. 2009 Foundation of Laser Laboratory in Bettonville Diamond Tools Pty Ltd (BDT) in Surat, India
  29. 2009 Bettonville launches UltraShape II laser system for Industrial-Applications.