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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.
A
Name
Products
Status
References
A. B. Dick
Advanced Matrix Technology
merged to AMT Datasouth
ALPS
AMT Datasouth
ANZAC
Apple
exited printer business
Axonix
now known as Mozaex
B
C
D
Name
Products
Status
References
DASCOM
serial matrix, thermal, mobile
Dataproducts
acquired by Hitachi Kochi
Datasouth
merged to AMT Datasouth
Decision Data
defunct
Delphax
Diablo
acquired by Xerox
Digital Equipment Corporation
printer business acquired by GENICOM
E
Name
Products
Status
References
Eastman Kodak
Eltron
thermal
acquired by Zebra
F
Name
Products
Status
References
Facit
defunct
Fargo
Fujitsu
G
H
I
J
Name
Products
Status
References
Juki
K
L
Name
Products
Status
References
Lake Erie Systems
serial matrix
Lexmark
serial matrix, laser, inkjet
LiPi Data sys.
serial matrix, laser, inkjet, color
M
Name
Products
Status
References
Mannesmann Tally
leveraged buyout into Tally
Minolta
merged to Minolta QMS
Minolta QMS
merged to Konica Minola
Memorex Telex
became MTX
MTX
became Visara
N
Name
Products
Status
References
Nakajima
NEC
printer business acquired by Fuji Xerox in 2001
Nidec Copal
dye sublimation printer
Nipson
Digital Printing - High Speed - Magnetography
O
P
Name
Products
Status
References
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
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
Q
Name
Products
Status
References
QMS
merged to Minolta QMS
Qume
daisywheel
acquired by Wyse
R
Name
Products
Status
References
Rank Xerox
acquired by Xerox
Ricoh
RISO
RJS
thernal
acquired by Elton
S
T
Name
Products
Status
References
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
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
acquired by Centronics
TVS Electronics
U
Name
Products
Status
References
UBI
acquired by Intermec
V
Name
Products
Status
References
Versatec
electrostatic plotter
acquired by Xerox
X
Name
Products
Status
References
Xeicon
Xerox
Xerox International Partners (Fuji Xerox)
W
Z
Name
Products
Status
References
Zebra
Label, Mobile, Card and Kiosk Printers. Thermal, Thermal Transfer and Retransfer technolgies.
References
Webster, Edward (2001). Print Unchained: 50 Years of Digital Printing, 1950-2000 and Beyond . Dra of Vermont. ISBN 0-9702617-0-5 .