Section
Printer Brands
Reference overviews of major printer and imaging manufacturers.
Reference overviews of the manufacturers that shaped office printing. What each company built, what it changed about the desk, and where in the archive its lineage is documented.
- KOKonica MinoltaEncyclopedic reference on Konica Minolta: the 2003 merger of Konica and Minolta, its copier heritage, and the bizhub and Accurio printing lines.3 model families mapped
- IBIBMEncyclopedic history of IBM's computer printers: the 1403 line printer, 3800 laser system, Proprinter, AFP/IPDS, and the Lexmark and Ricoh spin-offs.6 model families mapped
- LELexmarkLexmark International: the 1991 IBM spin-off that became a laser printing, imaging, and managed print services company, later acquired by Xerox.4 model families mapped
- KYKyoceraEncyclopedic history of Kyocera in printing: the ECOSYS concept, the amorphous-silicon ceramic drum, and Kyocera Document Solutions.3 model families mapped
- RIRicohEncyclopedic history of Ricoh, the Japanese imaging company behind office copiers, Aficio MFPs, production presses, and the Gestetner and Lanier brands.5 model families mapped
- XEXeroxEncyclopedic history of Xerox, from the Haloid Company and Chester Carlson's xerography to the laser printer, DocuTech, and its printing technologies.8 model families mapped
- BRBrotherHistory of Brother Industries: from a 1908 Nagoya sewing-machine business to laser, inkjet, and P-touch label printing and MFC/DCP devices.6 model families mapped
- EPEpsonEncyclopedic history of Epson, the printing brand of Seiko Epson: the EP-101, MX-80, ESC/P, and Micro Piezo inkjet technology.7 model families mapped
- CACanonEncyclopedic history of Canon in printing: laser engines, Bubble Jet thermal inkjet, PIXMA, imageRUNNER, imagePRESS, and its OEM ties to HP and Apple.9 model families mapped
- HEHewlett-Packard (HP)Encyclopedic history of Hewlett-Packard's printing business: ThinkJet, LaserJet, DeskJet, PCL, PageWide, HP Indigo, and the 2015 split into HP Inc.10 model families mapped