2A02:C7E:62A1:1E00:649E:6353:1D92:5426: /* K */Updated Company Name KYOCERA no longer trades as Kyocera MITA

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This is a list of companies who produce or have produced digital [[printer (computing)|printers]]. This list includes only those companies who have actually designed and manufactured printers, not those who have only offered [[Rebadging|rebadged]] products.
{{Compact ToC}}

==A==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[A.B. Dick Company|A. B. Dick]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Advanced Matrix Technology
|prod=
|stat=merged to AMT Datasouth
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Alps Electric Co.|ALPS]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=AMT Datasouth
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Avery Dennison
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]
|prod=[[List of Apple printers]]
|stat=exited printer business
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=ASK Technology
|prod=3D Printer
|stat=3D Printers manufactured
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Axonix
|prod=
|stat= now known as Mozaex
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Axis Enterprises
|prod=
|stat=UV Printers Supplier}}
}}

==B==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Bell-Mark]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Benson, Inc.]]
|prod=Wide format, color and B/W electrostatic printers
|stat=Acquired by Schlumberger
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Brother Industries|Brother]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Groupe Bull|Bull]]
|prod=
|stat=spun off to Compuprint
|ref=}}
}}

==C==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Canon Inc.|Canon]]
|prod=Inkjet, Laserjet, All-in-One
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Centronics]]
|prod=
|stat=acquired by GENICOM
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Checkpoint Meto
|prod=continuous-feed laser
|stat=became Checkpoint Systems exited printer business
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Citizen Holdings|Citizen]]
|prod=serial matrix
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name= Codimag
|prod= Waterless Offset Printing
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Cognitive
|prod=thermal
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Colorjet
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Compuprint
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Computer Peripherals Inc]]
|prod=
|stat=merged into Centronics
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Comtec
|prod= Mobile printers
|stat= acquired by Zebra
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name= Compress UV Printers
|prod= Flat bed uv printers - commercial
|stat= Now available in USA
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Copal
|prod=
|stat=acquired by [[Nidec Corporation|Nidec]] to form [[Nidec Copal Corporation|Nidec Copal]]
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Control Data Corporation]]
|prod=
|stat=printer business merged into Centronics
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Coldesi
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==D==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[DASCOM]]
|prod=serial matrix, thermal, mobile
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c
|name=[[Datamax-O'Neil]]
|prod=thermal bar code label printers (desktop and portable)
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c
|name=[[Dataproducts]]
|prod=
|stat=acquired by Hitachi Kochi
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Datasouth
|prod=
|stat=merged to AMT Datasouth
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Decision Data]]
|prod=
|stat=defunct
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Delphax Technologies inc
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Diablo
|prod=
|stat=acquired by Xerox
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Digital Equipment Corporation]]
|prod=
|stat=printer business acquired by GENICOM
|ref=}}
{{mem/c
|name=[[Dell]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=DTGPRO
|prod=DTF Printers, DTG Printers, DTF Ink
|stat=
|ref=[https://dtgpro.com/ dtgpro.com]}}
}}

==E==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Eastman Kodak]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Eltron
|prod=thermal
|stat=acquired by Zebra
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Seiko Epson|Epson]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Everex|Everex (Abaton div.)]]
|prod=laser
|stat=acquired by Formosa Plastics group
|ref=}}
}}

==F==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Facit]]
|prod=
|stat=defunct
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Fargo
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Fujifilm]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Fujitsu]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Fuji Xerox]]
|prod=
|stat=was majority owned by Xerox, now majority owned by Fujifilm
|ref=}}
}}

==G==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[GENICOM]]
|prod=
|stat=merged into TallyGenicom airline ticketing business acquired by IER
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[General Computer Corp.|GCC Printers]]
|prod=
|stat= defunct
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[General Electric]]
|prod=
|stat=printer business spun off as GENICOM
|ref=}}
}}

==H==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Hitachi]]
|prod=
|stat=printer business acquired by Ricoh
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Heidelberg
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Hewlett-Packard]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==I==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[IBM]]
|prod=[[IBM 3800]]
|stat={{small|spun off printer business as Infoprint}}
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[InfoPrint]]
|prod=
|stat=acquired by Ricoh
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Inkedibles]]
|prod=
|stat=Edible Inks, Edible Ink, Direct to Food, Frosting Sheets, Edible Paper, Cake Ink | Inkedibles.com
|ref=Inkedibles.com}}
}}
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=Innotransfers
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==J==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=Juki
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==K==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Kentek]]
|prod=LED page printers
|stat=defunct 2003
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Kodak]]
|prod=mobile inkjet
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Konica]]
|prod=
|stat=merged to [[Konica Minolta]] in 2003
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Konica Minolta]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Kyocera|Kyocera ]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==L==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=Lake Erie Systems
|prod=serial matrix
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Ricoh|Lanier]]
|prod=color/mono laser, GELJET
|stat=Division of Ricoh
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Lenovo]]
|prod=laser, inkjet
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Lexmark]]
|prod=serial matrix, laser
|stat=stopped Inkjet production in 2012
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[LiPi Data sys.]]
|prod=serial matrix, laser, inkjet, color
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==M==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=Mannesmann Tally
|prod=
|stat=leveraged buyout into Tally
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=MapleJet
|prod=Jet Printer
|stat=Joined Complete InkJet Package
|}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Minolta]]
|prod=
|stat=printer division merged to [[Minolta-QMS]] in 2000
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Minolta-QMS]]
|prod=
|stat=merged to [[Konica Minolta]] in 2003
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Memorex Telex
|prod=
|stat=became MTX
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Microcom Corporation
|prod= Thermal Printer
|stat=became MTX
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=MTX
|prod=
|stat=became Visara
|ref=}}
}}

==N==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=Nakajima
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[NEC]]
|prod=[[thimble printer]]s ([[NEC Spinwriter]]), [[serial matrix printer]]s / [[color serial matrix printer]]s ([[NEC Pinwriter]]), [[color thermal transfer printer]]s ([[NEC Colormate]]), [[thermal inkjet printer]]s ([[NEC Jetmate]]), [[wax thermal printer]]s / [[variable dot thermal printer]]s / [[dye sublimation printer]]s ([[NEC SuperScript]]), [[laser printer]]s ([[NEC Silentwriter]], [[NEC SuperScript]]), [[color laser printer]]s ([[NEC SuperScript]]), [[NEC APC|APC]]/[[NEC Astra|Astra]] printers
|stat=printer business acquired by [[Fuji Xerox]] in 2001
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Nidec Copal Corporation|Nidec Copal]]
|prod=dye sublimation printer
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Nipson
|prod= Digital Printing - High Speed - Magnetography
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==O==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Océ]]
|prod=
|stat=Océ was purchased by Canon in 2010<ref>{{cite web |author= Agence France-Presse |url= https://www.industryweek.com/finance/software-systems/article/21934137/canons-takeover-of-oce-completed |title= Canon's Takeover of Oce Completed |publisher= IndustryWeek |date= 2010-03-04 |accessdate= 2017-11-08}}</ref>
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Oki Electric Industry]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Olivetti]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Output Technology
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Office Automation Systems Inc (OASYS)
|prod=Laser printers with a language similar to Kyocera's Prescribe.
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

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

==Q==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Quality Micro Systems|QMS]]
|prod=
|stat=merged to [[Minolta-QMS]] in 2000
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Qume]]
|prod=daisywheel
|stat=acquired by [[Wyse]]
|ref=}}
}}

==R==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Rank Xerox]]
|prod=
|stat=acquired by Xerox
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Ricoh]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Riso Kagaku Corporation]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=RJS
|prod=thernal
|stat=acquired by Elton
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=RN Mark Inc.
|prod= thermal [[inkjet printer]]s, and Piezoelectric DOD high resolution inkjet printers
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==S==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Samsung]]
|prod= A4 Mono & A4 Colour Laser, A4 MFP Mono & A4 MFP Colour, A3 MFP Mono & A3 MFP Colour
|stat=Sold to HP for $1.05B in Sept. 2016
|ref=http://fortune.com/2016/09/12/hp-dion-weisler-samsung-printer-acquisition/}}
{{mem/c|name=Sato
|prod= Thermal
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Seiko]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Seiko Epson]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Sewoo]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Sharp Corporation|Sharp]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme|Siemens Nixdorf]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Source Technologies]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Swecoin]]
|prod=
|stat=Acquired by Zebra in 2006
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Syscan
|prod=mobile
|stat=merged to Syscan-ID exited printer business
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Star
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Star Micronics]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==T==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Tally (company)|Tally]]
|prod=serial matrix, line matrix, laser
|stat=merged into TallyGenicom
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[TallyGenicom]]
|prod=serial matrix, line matrix, laser, thermal, mobile
|stat=U.S. assets purchased by Printronix European assets purchased by Dascom
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=TEC
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Tektronix]]
|prod=[[Xerox Phaser|Phaser]] brand [[solid ink]] color, dye-sublimation printers
|stat=printer business acquired by Xerox
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Teletype
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Texas Instruments]]
|prod=serial matrix, inkjet, low-end laser, airline ticketing
|stat=printer business acquired by GENICOM
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Toshiba]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Trilog
|prod=color serial matrix printers
|stat=acquired by Centronics
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=TVS Electronics
|prod=dot matrix printers
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==U==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=UBIX Corp.
|prod=Konica Minolta, Bizhub, brother,
|stat=acquired by UBIX Corporation
|ref=}}
}}

==V==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Versatec]]
|prod=electrostatic plotter
|stat=acquired by Xerox
|ref=}}
}}

==X==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=Xeikon
|prod=High speed continuous forms printers
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=[[Xerox]]
|prod= Xerographic (Laser) Printers - Office through Production Color, High Speed Aqueous Inkjet presses, Solid Ink Inkjet presses, etc.
|stat=
|ref=}}
{{mem/c|name=Xerox International Partners (Fuji Xerox)
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}
'''xanté '''

==W==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Wipro Technologies]]
|prod=
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==Z==
{{mem/cstart |alist=
{{mem/c|name=[[Zebra Technologies|Zebra]]
|prod=Label, Mobile, Card and Kiosk Printers. Thermal, Thermal Transfer and Retransfer technologies.
|stat=
|ref=}}
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Webster |first=Edward |year=2001 |title=Print Unchained: 50 Years of Digital Printing, 1950-2000 and Beyond |publisher=Dra of Vermont |isbn=0-9702617-0-5}}
{{refend}}

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2A02:C7E:62A1:1E00:649E:6353:1D92:5426: /* K */Updated Company Name KYOCERA no longer trades as Kyocera MITA