Star Micronics

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{{Infobox company

| name = Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
スター精密株式会社

| type = Public

| traded_as = TYO [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018080757/http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/overview?symbol=7718.T 7718.T]

| logo = Star Micronics logo.svg

| foundation = Tegoshi, Shizuoka, Japan
{{start date and age|1947}}

| location_city = |

| location_country = Shizuoka, Japan

| key_people = Hajime Sato (President and CEO)

| num_employees = Approx 2,500

| revenue = {{increase}} ¥35,717 million (£267 million) (Year ended 28 February 2011){{cite news|url=http://www.c-direct.ne.jp/irsd/cd/detailFinancialPointerInfo.do?gsCode=10107718&menuId=200802168220&target=1&header=&localeLang=en&itemId=20080904159505|title=Financial Indicators of Star Micronics Co., Ltd.|author=Star Micronics Co., Ltd|access-date=9 June 2011|archive-date=16 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316024735/http://www.c-direct.ne.jp/irsd/cd/detailFinancialPointerInfo.do?gsCode=10107718&menuId=200802168220&target=1&header=&localeLang=en&itemId=20080904159505|url-status=dead}}

| industry = Electronics and printers

| products = printers, electronic components, precision parts

| homepage = [http://www.star-m.jp/eng/ Star Micronics Co., Ltd.]

}}

{{nihongo|Star Micronics Co., Ltd.|スター精密株式会社|Sutā Seimitsu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a Japanese multinational electronic components and printer manufacturing company headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan. It was founded in 1947 as a precision processor of miniature components, later expanding into automatic lathes, printers, micro audio components, and other fields.{{cite news|url=http://www.star-m.jp/eng/company/co04.html|title= Star Micronics Co., Ltd Business Area. |author= Star Micronics Co., Ltd |access-date=7 June 2011|date=28 February 2011}}

Star Micronics employs around 2,500 staff in several countries and had total revenues of £267 million in 2010.{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINT110WLZK520110411?type=companyNews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025641/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINT110WLZK520110411?type=companyNews|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|title= Star Micronics Co., Ltd Sales Figures. |publisher= Reuters|access-date=7 June 2011|date=11 April 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.star-m.jp/eng/ir/ |title= Star Micronics Co., Ltd Investor Relations. |author= Star Micronics Co., Ltd |access-date=7 June 2011}}

History

Star Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established in 1950 with a capital of ¥ 500,000, in Tegoshi, Shizuoka, to manufacture and sell wristwatches and camera parts.{{cite news|url=http://www.kioskeurope.com/content/running-clockwork|title=Company Interview: Star Micronics.|publisher=Kiosk Europe|access-date=8 June 2011|date=5 April 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325175556/http://www.kioskeurope.com/content/running-clockwork|archive-date=25 March 2012}}

In May 2022, Star Micronics introduced its TSP100IV, a thermal POS receipt printer which offers features for omnichannel retailing. The features also extend to its TSP143IV UE model, which provides multi-connectivity for mobile, cloud, and traditional POS applications.{{cite web|url=https://www.kioskmarketplace.com/news/star-micronics-intros-pos-solutions-for-retail/|title=Star Micronics intros POS solutions for retail|website=Kiosk Marketplace|date=May 25, 2022|access-date=June 9, 2022}}

Products

The following is a partial list of products manufactured under the Star Micronics brand.

=Printers=

==Dot Matrix Printers==

  • Star NX-2420
  • STAR LC-10C

==Desktop Printers==

  • TSP143IV
  • SP742
  • TSP743II
  • TSP847II

==Label Printers==

==Kiosk & Portable Printers==

  • SK1
  • SM-S230i
  • SM-T300i
  • SM-T400i

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book | editor-last=Long | editor-first=Steven | editor2=Derek Jacques | editor3=Paula Kepos | last=Greenland | first=Paul R. | date=2017 | url=https://archive.org/details/internationaldir0192unse/page/425/ | title=International Directory of Company Histories | publisher=St. James Press | pages=425–428 | isbn=9781558629912 | via=the Internet Archive}}

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Category:Companies based in Shizuoka Prefecture

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Category:Shizuoka (city)

Category:Computer companies of Japan