Star Micronics
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| Company type | Public TYO 7718.T |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electronics & Printers |
| Founded | Tegoshi, Shizuoka, Japan (1947) Established in 1950 |
| Headquarters | , Japan (and Worldwide) |
Key people | Hajime Sato, President and CEO |
| Products | Point of Sale printers, Kiosk printers, Electronic components, Precision parts |
| Revenue |  ¥35,717 million (£267 million) (Year ended 28 February, 2011) [1] |
Number of employees | Approx 2,500 |
| Website | Star Micronics Co., Ltd Headquarters |
Founded in 1947, Star Micronics Co., Ltd is one of the world's largest Japanese printer manufacturers and has facilities for worldwide production, marketing and support. Although Star is large enough to feature on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, it is still a family run company. Star’s history began with the precision processing of miniature components. Thereafter, it expanded into CNC Swiss-type automatic lathes, printer, micro audio components, and other fields, in line with the shifting demands of the times. [2] Employing over 2500 staff in multiple countries and achieving turnover in excess of £267 million [3][4] Star Micronics makes POS thermal and dot matrix printers and mechanisms, designed for barcode, ticketing, receipts and labelling. Star's technology is also being used to develop reader/writer systems for visual/smart and magnetic stripe cards and to install print mechanisms in multimedia kiosk environments. The Star Micronics' range is available internationally via a distribution channel comprising distributors and dealers.
History
Star Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was founded in 1947 and established in 1950, with a capital of ¥ 500,000 in Tegoshi, Shizuoka to manufacture and sell wristwatches and camera parts.[5]
Sales of cam-style automatic lathes began in 1958.
1960 Tokai Seimitsu Co., Ltd. was established in a partnership with Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (now Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.) to mass-produce wristwatch screws. In 1965 it was absorbed and the name changed to Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
1971 Star Micronics Co., Ltd moved to Nakayoshida (present location).
1972 first Star Micronics "Mini" printer.
1977 saw the launch of Star Micronics America, Inc. in New York, USA (it is currently located in New Jersey).
Star Micronics UK Ltd. was introduced in London in 1984, the company name changed to Star Micronics Europe Ltd. in June 2003 and is now based in Buckinghamshire, UK.
1986 first Star Micronics packaged POS printer. Manufactured DP8340 printer.
1988 A4 LC-10 dot matrix printers printer produced.
1990 Star listed stock in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2000 Star started the manufacture and sales of microphones, speakers and receivers.
Star Micronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. was established in 2005 in Samutprakarn, Thailand.
2005 985 TSP100 futurePRNT printers installed in Harrods, Knightsbridge.
2007 Star UK's largest single order 8,900 TUP992 kiosk printers to the Job Agency.
2010 a Sales Office of Special Products Segment was launched in Star Micronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd, replacing the Sales Office for Asia which was previously based in Hong Kong, China.
Star's Typical Customers
Star’s typical customers are diverse, from Harrods, United Colors of Benetton and Selfridges to the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The latter use Star’s high resolution graphics for low cost photographic ID badges.[citation needed]
McDonald's use Star TSP100 ECO printers at till points in Germany, Austria and Ireland.[citation needed]
Premier Inn feature the TSP800II and TUP900 in their check in kiosks on reception using the A4 scalable raster driver to print an A4 invoice onto virtual A6 paper. [6]
Some companies are using Star’s Visual Cards with an IC chip, for Visitor Management.
Coop Switzerland, the second largest retail group in Switzerland, uses Star kiosk printers to print daily recipes with shopping lists and to print balances from its loyalty programme.[citation needed]
Skavsta Airport in Stockholm uses Star printers in self service kiosks for printing combination bus tickets.[citation needed]
Star printers are also in high street retailer New Look[7]
Star Globally
The headquarters of Star Micronics are based in Shizuoka, Japan and cover Asia for printers and machine tools. Star Micronics Co. Ltd., Japan also covers the globe for enquiries regarding micro audio components and buzzers.
Star Micronics Co. Ltd. – Head Office
20-10 Nakayoshida,
Suruga-ku,
Shizuoka 422-8654
Japan
The subsidiaries located around the globe for precision parts and printers, include:
Star Micronics EMEA - covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Star Micronics America, Inc. - covering the Americas.
Star Micronics Southeast Asia Co., Ltd. - previously Star Micronics Hong Kong, covering Southeast Asia.
Australasia is covered by Star Micronics (NSW), a third party distributor:
References
- ^ Star Micronics Co., Ltd. "Financial Indicators of Star Micronics Co., Ltd". Retrieved 09 Jun 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Star Micronics Co., Ltd (28 February, 2011). "Star Micronics Co., Ltd Business Area". Retrieved 07 Jun 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Star Micronics Co., Ltd Sales Figures". Reuters.com. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 07 Jun 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Star Micronics Co., Ltd. "Star Micronics Co., Ltd Investor Relations". Retrieved 07 Jun 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Company Interview: Star Micronics". Kiosk Europe. 05 April, 2006. Retrieved 08 Jun 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "KioskCom Europe: Premier Inn selects Star Micronics for kiosk printer rollout". Digital screenmedia Association. 30 September, 2009. Retrieved 07 Jun 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ New Look updates its POS system - Retail Gazette
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