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Press Releases - Thermal Printers

2009 Press Releases

April 28, 2009
Fujitsu’s New Receipt/Journal Printer Series Offers Modular Design Options

Singapore, April 28, 2009 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte. Ltd. today released a new series of ultra low-profile, 24V, receipt and journal printer units that can either be combined together into one modular unit, or mounted separately for design and installation flexibility. Target applications include mini kiosks, banking and POS terminals, and scientific and medical equipment.

April 15, 2009
Fujitsu Expands Thermal Printer Offering with Standalone Receipt Printer Family

Singapore, April 15, 2009 – A new family of compact, single-station thermal receipt printers debuted today from Fujitsu Components Asia Pte. Ltd. The high-speed, standalone units are optimized to improve throughput efficiency and reduce the total cost of ownership of self-service and kiosk systems, as well as gaming, scales, voting and medical applications.

January 29, 2009
Fujitsu Adds Smaller, Lower-Cost Thermal Printer Interface Board

Singapore, January 29, 2009 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte. Ltd. today added a new high-performance, “mini” interface board series for its 24-volt, FTP-609 series of 2, 3 and 4-inch thermal printer mechanisms. The new boards are 40% smaller and cost 20% less than the existing FTP-629DSL100 interface board series. When integrated with a Fujitsu print mechanism, they provide designers with a high-quality, cost-effective, space-saving printing solution for POS, kiosk, ticketing, labeling, banking, instrumentation and medical equipment applications.

2008 Press Releases

August 5, 2008
Fujitsu Releases Interface Board for High-End Printer Features

Singapore, August 5, 2008 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte. Ltd.today introduced a new interface board series for its 2, 3, and 4-inch, 5V thermal printer mechanisms. The new interface boards support high-end features such as high-speed data communications, fast print speeds, USB 2.0 and high speed (460kbps) Serial (RS232-C) connectivity, and OCR extended numeric characters.

April 14, 2008
New Fujitsu Thermal Printer Unit Targets Medium-volume Kiosks

Singapore, April 14, 2008 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte. Ltd. today expanded its line of thermal printers for kiosk applications with the addition of a 2-inch printer subassembly. The new model offers OEMs a reliable, high-quality printing solution for medium-volume print output.

2007 Press Releases

August 20, 2007
Fujitsu Increases Speed and Life of Ultra-Compact, 3-inch Thermal Printer Mechanism

Singapore, August 20, 2007 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte. Ltd. today released a 3-inch thermal printer mechanism with an integrated auto-cutter that is fifty percent faster and has twice the operational life of its previous model, the FTP-637MCL401. It is designed for compact, fast print-generating applications such as Point Of Sale terminals, medical and test equipment, and instrumentation.

April 23, 2007
Fujitsu Introduces Cost-Efficient, Long-Life Mini-Kiosk Printer

Singapore, April 23, 2007 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte. Ltd. today released a receipt printer with an integrated cutter for compact devices such as mini-kiosks, POS terminals, ATMs, and scientific and medical equipment.

March 13, 2007
Fujitsu 4-inch Thermal Printer Gives OEMs Fast, Portable Label Output

Singapore, March 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte. Ltd. today released a high-speed, battery-powered, 4-inch thermal printer mechanism for high-performance, portable label printing applications such as warehousing, POS, industrial, medical, and scientific instrumentation.

January 8, 2007
Fujitsu Offers New Mobile Printer Drivers and Software Development Kits for Its Handheld Thermal Printer

Singapore, January 8, 2007 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte Ltd. today announced that it now offers new, downloadable drivers and Software Development Kits (SDK) for use with its mobile FTP-628WSL series thermal printer. The drivers are available from the Fujitsu Components website at http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/services/micro/components/thermal-printers/drivers.html.

2006 Press Releases

June 13, 2006
Fujitsu Print Mechanism Meets Compact Demands of Portable Devices

Singapore, June 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte Ltd. today released its smallest and lightest high speed, battery-driven thermal printer mechanism for space-restricted designs. The new printer targets handheld and portable devices, including those for POS, measuring and medical instrumentation and receipt printer applications.

April 10, 2006
Fujitsu's New Printer Subassembly Targets Mini-Kiosk Market by Combining Performance and Cost-Efficiency with a Compact Form-Factor

Singapore, April 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte, Ltd. today released a high-speed, 2-inch thermal printer subassembly for a variety of mini-kiosk, self-service and receipt-generating applications. The new printer offers a high-performance, low-cost printing solution for compact equipment.

2005 Press Releases

October 17, 2005
Fujitsu Releases Its Smallest Battery-Powered Thermal Printer/Cutter Mechanism

Singapore, October 17, 2005 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte, Ltd., today released its smallest battery-driven thermal printer mechanism with an integrated guillotine cutter. Designed for handheld or fixed terminals, POS, medical equipment, and measuring instrumentation, the new printer is 20 percent smaller than its predecessor, the FTP-628MCL353.

September 20, 2005
Fujitsu Offers Updated Windows® Drivers for Compact Thermal Printers

Singapore, September 20, 2005 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited announced an update of downloadable Windows® drivers for its thermal printer units, mechanisms and subassemblies. Customers can access the drivers from the company’s website at http://www.fcal.fujitsu.com/thermal-printers/window_drivers.asp

2004 Press Releases

October 4, 2004
Fujitsu’s New 3-inch Thermal Printer Mechanism With Auto Cutter Is Smallest in Product Line

Singapore, October 4, 2004 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited today released its smallest, 24-volt, 3-inch print mechanism with integrated cutter. Developed to assist OEMs design smaller and lighter products with print functionality, targeted applications for the printer include POS terminals, banking terminals, and measurement and medical equipment.

April 26, 2004
Fujitsu Enhances Compact Printer Unit for High-Capacity Kiosk Applications

Singapore, April 26, 2004 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited has enhanced its high-capacity thermal printer assembly with more standard features and print capabilities for expanded use in various self-service, informational, and transaction kiosk applications.

2003 Press Releases

October 28, 2003
Fujitsu Introduces its Smallest Thermal Printer Mechanism with Cutter

Singapore, October 28, 2003 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited today released an ultra-compact 24V thermal printer mechanism and guillotine cutter combination that is the smallest the company offers.

September 9, 2003
Fujitsu’s New Printer Mechanisms Offer Performance and Durability at a Cost-effective Price Point

Singapore, September 9, 2003 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited today released a new series of 24V compact and lightweight, high-speed thermal printer mechanisms for cost-conscious POS, banking, kiosk, test and measurement, and medical equipment applications.

May 13, 2003
New Printer Design Simplifies Mounting Process

Singapore, May 13, 2003 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited today released an ultra-compact thermal printer mechanism with a platen unit that is “easy mount. The new design simplifies the printer’s installation into applications such as portable or mobile devices, Point-of-Sale equipment, and measurement and medical instrumentation.

April 22, 2003
Fujitsu Delivers Compact Printer Mechanism Series with 200mm-per-second Output

Singapore, April 22, 2003 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited today introduced a new series of compact thermal printer mechanisms with 200mm-per-second print output speeds. The company also added a high-speed serial and USB interface board to the series in addition to its standard serial and parallel offerings.

April 8, 2003
Fujitsu Introduces Compact All-in-One Printer Unit with USB Interface for Versatile Kiosk Applications

Singapore, April 8, 2003 – Fujitsu Components Asia Pte, Ltd. today released an ultra-high-speed thermal printer subassembly with a high speed serial and USB interface for high-capacity POS, ATM, receipt and ticket dispensing applications. The one-piece unit provides durability and simplifies installation of several components within an end device.

2002 Press Releases

September 17, 2002
Ultra-fast, Compact Printer Unit Provides Features for High-end KIOSK Use

Singapore, September 17, 2002 – A compact and ultra-high-speed thermal printer unit is now available from Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited. The unit’s high reliability and compact design is targeted to high-end kiosk output applications such as POS, ATM, receipt and ticket issuing equipment.

June 10, 2002
High-speed Printer Series Features Enhancements for Indoor/Outdoor Use

Singapore, June 10, 2002 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited today introduced a compact, ultra high-speed thermal printer series with integrated features that meet the needs of outdoor kiosk and POS applications, such as ATMs, ticketing and parking dispensers, and tollgates.

February 18, 2002
Printer Mechanism Offers Compact, Fast Printing Solution for Portable Applications

Singapore, February 18, 2002 – Fujitsu Components Asia, Limited today introduced a new series of high-speed, battery-driven thermal printers with cutting mechanisms for mobile and portable applications.