Encad is a Kodak company and provides innovative printing solutions for graphic design professionals. CAD designers and professionals from the high-end graphic design area require access to large format printers and plotters and Encad excels in this particular area of the market...

Manufacturing is the use of materials, equipment and labour that follows a defined production process to produce a finished product that complies with all defined standards. According to popular opinion, the manufacturer of a particular printer is the same as the company brand but the reality is very different...

NEC was originally called the Nippon Electronic Company but changed its name in 1983. It had limited success in the printer market as it joined the area a little late. Its range of printer hardware included dot matrix printers, copiers, multifunction devices and fax machines...

A fuser and a transfer roller are used by a printer to transfer an image onto paper. Both these parts combine to make a transfer unit of the printing device with each performing a different function...

From its inception as a small export business in Daegu, Korea in 1938, Samsung has grown to become one of the world’s leading electronics companies, specialising in digital appliances and media, semiconductors, memory and system integration...

A xerographic module is the term used by some manufacturers (particularly Xerox) to describe the drum cartridge contained in laser printers or multifunctional devices. It is also known as a photo-reactive drum, imaging drum or developer drum...

A photocopier can be referred to as a printer able to scan documents. It produces instant copies of any printed materials and is known as a Multifunctional device or MFD. The photocopier can print documents and also copy a document for usage within a business department or at home...

Siemens made a large number of fax machines and printer products that were designed for use in busy office environments. The range utilised a number of different print methods from thermal transfer through to ribbon cartridges...

As the name might suggest, this type of machine combines the functions of the old standalone copier, scanner and printer that used to adorn offices in less enlightened times...

Citizen made a wide range of printers which started with their desktop dot matrix models, although their main products are now point of sale devices and kiosk printers. The running cost of a Citizen printer has always been relatively low...

C.Itoh and Co. Ltd was incorporated in 1858 and began its operations as a retail outlet selling kimonos in Japan. With several mergers and acquisitions throughout its history it became the Itochu Corporation in 1992 and is now one of the largest companies in the worlds , with over 700 subsidiaries involved...

Konica Minolta is the result of a merger between two Japanese imaging companies that took place in 2003. It has since pulled out its camera interests, selling out this operation to Sony. The company now concentrates on office equipment, specialising in multifunctional laser printers and...

Marcel Môme started the company in 1925 and concentrated on mechanical products but a request from the French Ministry in 1942 was to lead the company in a new direction and result in the telex printer – a new communication method...

The term cartridge is used in computing for any container than can easily be removed from or inserted into a larger piece of equipment and in our case specifically applies to ink or toner cartridges...

The full-colour printers today are known for their multifunction printing. They include an imaging unit integrated with a charger, a photo conductor, a developing unit and a cleaner...

Founded in 1936, Ricoh is primarily known today as a manufacturer of cameras, photo copiers and printers. In fact, in the early years of this century Ricoh became the world’s leading producer of copiers. Since it was founded, Ricoh has led the way with several technological breakthroughs...

Infotec is part of the Ricoh Group, a global manufacturer with a market share exceeding 30% in the area of office equipment. Company products include multifunction printers, scanners, fax machines, large format printers and printing solutions for a production environment...

Cartridges are no longer supplied by Bosch, but their toner & ink supply are widely supported by other manufacturers such as Oki and Italian manufacturer Olivetti. All fax models from the Fax 362 through to the Fax 382 and the Fax-Com 336 through to the top of the range Fax-Com 588 are catered for...

Label makers are a convenient solution for those who rarely have a requirement for label printing but prefer to be prepared to print professional labels as the need arises. Relatively inexpensive, the biggest player in the global label maker market has to be...

NRG is a part of the Ricoh Group and officially merged their European headquarters in 2006, with London being the location for the Strategic HQ and Amstelveen in the Netherlands becoming the Operational HQ...

Since introducing laser and inkjet printers to the consumer market in 1984, Hewlett Packard (HP) has established itself as the most reputable and widely used manufacturer of home and office printers in the world...

Modern-day printers feature a range of appearances and uses. Regardless of how big an investment you make, making sure you see the expected return is always foremost in your mind. This is essential particularly if you are acquiring a printer...

Panasonic is a name that is globally recognized as a provider of quality products relating to home entertainment, consumer technology, office equipment such as printers, fax machines, telephones and much more...