List of printer companies

This is a list of companies who produce or have produced digital printers. This list includes only those companies who have actually designed and manufactured printers, not those who have only offered rebadged products.

Contents

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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A. B. Dick |  |  |
Advanced Matrix Technology  |  | merged to AMT Datasouth  |
ALPS |  |  |
AMT Datasouth  |  |  |
Avery Dennison  |  |  |
Apple | List of Apple printers | exited printer business  |
ASK Technology  | 3D Printer  | 3D Printers manufactured  |
Axonix  |  | now known as Mozaex  |
Axis Enterprises  |  | UV Printers Supplier  |

## B

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Bell-Mark |  |  |
Benson, Inc. | Wide format, color and B/W electrostatic printers  | Acquired by Schlumberger  |
Brother |  |  |
Bull |  | spun off to Compuprint  |

## C

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Canon | Inkjet, Laserjet, All-in-One  |  |
Centronics |  | acquired by GENICOM  |
Checkpoint Meto  | continuous-feed laser  | became Checkpoint Systems
exited printer business  |
Citizen | serial matrix  |  |
Codimag  | Waterless Offset Printing  |  |
Cognitive  | thermal  |  |
Colorjet  |  |  |
Compuprint  |  |  |
Computer Peripherals Inc |  | merged into Centronics  |
Comtec  | Mobile printers  | acquired by Zebra  |
Compress UV Printers  | Flat bed uv printers - commercial  | Now available in USA  |
Copal  |  | acquired by Nidec to form Nidec Copal |
Control Data Corporation |  | printer business merged into Centronics  |
Coldesi  |  |  |

## D

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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DASCOM | serial matrix, thermal, mobile  |  |
Datamax-O'Neil | thermal bar code label printers (desktop and portable)  |  |
Dataproducts |  | acquired by Hitachi Kochi  |
Datasouth  |  | merged to AMT Datasouth  |
Decision Data |  | defunct  |
Delphax Technologies inc  |  |  |
Diablo  |  | acquired by Xerox  |
Digital Equipment Corporation |  | printer business acquired by GENICOM  |
Dell |  |  |
DTGPRO  | DTF Printers, DTG Printers, DTF Ink  |  | dtgpro.com

## E

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Eastman Kodak |  |  |
Eltron  | thermal  | acquired by Zebra  |
Epson |  |  |
Everex (Abaton div.) | laser  | acquired by Formosa Plastics group  |

## F

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Facit |  | defunct  |
Fargo  |  |  |
Fujifilm |  |  |
Fujitsu |  |  |
Fuji Xerox |  | was majority owned by Xerox, now majority owned by Fujifilm  |

## G

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GENICOM |  | merged into TallyGenicom
airline ticketing business acquired by IER  |
GCC Printers |  | defunct  |
General Electric |  | printer business spun off as GENICOM  |

## H

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Hitachi |  | printer business acquired by Ricoh  |
Heidelberg  |  |  |
Hewlett-Packard |  |  |

## I

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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IBM | IBM 3800 | spun off printer business as Infoprint |
InfoPrint |  | acquired by Ricoh  |
Inkedibles |  | Edible Inks, Edible Ink, Direct to Food, Frosting Sheets, Edible Paper, Cake Ink  | Inkedibles.com
| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Innotransfers  |  |  |

## J

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Juki  |  |  |

## K

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Kentek | LED page printers  | defunct 2003  |
Kodak | mobile inkjet  |  |
Konica |  | merged to Konica Minolta in 2003  |
Konica Minolta |  |  |
Kyocera  |  |  |

## L

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Lake Erie Systems  | serial matrix  |  |
Lanier | color/mono laser, GELJET  | Division of Ricoh  |
Lenovo | laser, inkjet  |  |
Lexmark | serial matrix, laser  | stopped Inkjet production in 2012  |
LiPi Data sys. | serial matrix, laser, inkjet, color  |  |

## M

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Mannesmann Tally  |  | leveraged buyout into Tally  |
MapleJet  | Jet Printer  | Joined Complete InkJet Package  |
Minolta |  | printer division merged to Minolta-QMS in 2000  |
Minolta-QMS |  | merged to Konica Minolta in 2003  |
Memorex Telex  |  | became MTX  |
Microcom Corporation  | Thermal Printer  | became MTX  |
MTX  |  | became Visara  |

## N

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Nakajima  |  |  |
NEC | thimble printers (NEC Spinwriter), serial matrix printers / color serial matrix printers (NEC Pinwriter), color thermal transfer printers (NEC Colormate), thermal inkjet printers (NEC Jetmate), wax thermal printers / variable dot thermal printers / dye sublimation printers (NEC SuperScript), laser printers (NEC Silentwriter, NEC SuperScript), color laser printers (NEC SuperScript), APC/Astra printers  | printer business acquired by Fuji Xerox in 2001  |
Nidec Copal | dye sublimation printer  |  |
Nipson  | Digital Printing - High Speed - Magnetography  |  |

## O

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Océ |  | Océ was purchased by Canon in 2010[1] |
Oki Electric Industry |  |  |
Olivetti |  |  |
Output Technology  |  |  |
Office Automation Systems Inc (OASYS)  | Laser printers with a language similar to Kyocera's Prescribe.  |  |

## P

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Panasonic | serial matrix, laser  |  |
Pentax | mobile inkjet, continuous form laser  | mobile printer group acquired by Brother  |
Printer System Corporation  |  | acquired by GENICOM  |
Printek  | serial matrix, thermal, mobile  | Sells rebadged Dascom/Tally printers since 2016  |
Printer Systems International  | serial matrix, continuous form laser  |  |
Printronix | line matrix, thermal, continuous form laser  |  |
PSI Engineering  | envelope laser c/w feeder, continuous form laser, document automation, folder & feeder finishers, friction feeders, packing slip printing and feeding systems  |  |
Prototype & Production Systems, Inc  | DICE UV industrial inkjet printers and presses. 4 color and monochrome DICE UV inkjet color printer  |  |
Procolored  | DTF transfer printer, UV inkjet printer, UV DTF sticker printer, ransomware, cryptocurrency stealers [2] |  |

## Q

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QMS |  | merged to Minolta-QMS in 2000  |
Qume | daisywheel  | acquired by Wyse |

## R

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Rank Xerox |  | acquired by Xerox  |
Ricoh |  |  |
Riso Kagaku Corporation |  |  |
RJS  | thernal  | acquired by Elton  |
RN Mark Inc.  | thermal inkjet printers, and Piezoelectric DOD high resolution inkjet printers  |  |

## S

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Samsung | A4 Mono & A4 Colour Laser, A4 MFP Mono & A4 MFP Colour, A3 MFP Mono & A3 MFP Colour  | Sold to HP for $1.05B in Sept. 2016  | http://fortune.com/2016/09/12/hp-dion-weisler-samsung-printer-acquisition/
Sato  | Thermal  |  |
Seiko |  |  |
Seiko Epson |  |  |
Sewoo |  |  |
Sharp |  |  |
Siemens Nixdorf |  |  |
Source Technologies |  |  |
Swecoin |  | Acquired by Zebra in 2006  |
Syscan  | mobile  | merged to Syscan-ID
exited printer business  |
Star  |  |  |
Star Micronics |  |  |

## T

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Tally | serial matrix, line matrix, laser  | merged into TallyGenicom  |
TallyGenicom | serial matrix, line matrix, laser, thermal, mobile  | U.S. assets purchased by Printronix
European assets purchased by Dascom  |
TEC  |  |  |
Tektronix | Phaser brand solid ink color, dye-sublimation printers  | printer business acquired by Xerox  |
Teletype  |  |  |
Texas Instruments | serial matrix, inkjet, low-end laser, airline ticketing  | printer business acquired by GENICOM  |
Toshiba |  |  |
Trilog  | color serial matrix printers  | acquired by Centronics  |
TVS Electronics  | dot matrix printers  |  |

## U

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UBIX Corp.  | Konica Minolta, Bizhub, brother,  | acquired by UBIX Corporation  |

## V

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Versatec | electrostatic plotter  | acquired by Xerox  |

## X

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| Name  | Products  | Status  | References

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Xeikon  | High speed continuous forms printers  |  |
Xerox | Xerographic (Laser) Printers - Office through Production Color, High Speed Aqueous Inkjet presses, Solid Ink Inkjet presses, etc.  |  |
Xerox International Partners
(Fuji Xerox)  |  |  |

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## W

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Wipro Technologies |  |  |

## Z

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Zebra | Label, Mobile, Card and Kiosk Printers. Thermal, Thermal Transfer and Retransfer technologies.  |  |

## References

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1. ^ Agence France-Presse (2010-03-04). "Canon's Takeover of Oce Completed". IndustryWeek. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
2. ^ https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/this-usd6-000-professional-grade-direct-transfer-printer-comes-with-plenty-of-viruses-for-no-extra-cost-unless-it-also-steals-your-crypto/

* Webster, Edward (2001). Print Unchained: 50 Years of Digital Printing, 1950-2000 and Beyond. Dra of Vermont. ISBN 0-9702617-0-5.

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