Our History
1970s
Leading from the Start
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1976 – Star Micronics America established in New York, NY
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1979 – Manufacturing and sales of small printer mechanisms begins
1980s

An Early Leader
1981 – IBM launches the personal computer
1981 – Manufacturing and sales of computer printers begins
1986 – Introduction of the DP8340 printer, the first compact, wide format receipt/record printer
1989 – Introduction of the SP300 printer, a dot matrix printing solution
1990s

Innovation Continues
1992 – Introduction of the first thermal printer, the TSP300
1993 – Introduction of rewritable cards
1994 – Introduction of the first label printer, the TSP400
1995 – First shipment of kiosk printers, the UP389
1995 – First shipment of kiosk printers, the UP389
2000s

Leading in the 21st Century
2001 – Ultra-high-speed TSP700 released
2001 – Linux drivers released
2003 – TUP900 thermal kiosk printer released
2004 – Star answers the call of hospitals, doctors, and EMR vendors with the TSP800RX, a secure and dedicated prescription printer
2005 – The TSP1000 is released, a high-speed ticket printer/stacker designed for lottery ticketing applications as well as a beverage solution for restaurants/bars.
2005 – Release of the TSP100 futurePRNT™ POS printer with WHQL certification from Microsoft
2006 – Launch of industry-leading Service Agreement Programs: Swap-A-Star and Extend-A-Star
2007 –?Introduction of the SP700 Printer, a dot matrix printing solution designed for kitchen printing
2008 –?The TSP100GT thermal printer is released
2010s

Always Innovating
2010 – Introduction of the first portable printers, the SM-S200 and the SM-T300
2011 – iOS and Android drivers released
2012 – Windows 8 driver released
2013 – Introduction of the first MFi Bluetooth printers, the SM-S220i, SM-T300i, SM-T400i, and TSP650II BTi (first desktop Bluetooth printer)
2013 – Introduction of TSP650II, which replaced the TSP650
2014 – Addition of SK Series Kiosk Printers
2017 – Introduces the TSP654IICloudPRNT
2017 – Star Micronics Cloud Services introduces the Eco-Friendly Micro Receipt
2017 – Introduction of the TSP100IIIU
2017 – Star Announces the 1st Apple AirPrint POS Printer
2018 – Addition of the mC-Print2 & mC-Print3
2018 – Introduction of the mG-Scales
2018 – Creates the mCollection Series of Products
2018 – Star Micronics Cloud Services adds PromoPRNT
2019 – Introduction of the mUnite
2019 – Addition of the mC-Sound to the mCollection
2019 – Introduction of the Version 2 SK Series kiosk printers
2019 – Addition of the mCP30 to the mC-Print series
2020s
Leading the Industry
2020 – Star Micronics Introduces the industry 1st SteadyLAN
2020 – Announcement of the newly improved mPOP
2020 – Introduction of the POSShield
2020 – Introduction of Tamper-Proof Labels
2020 – Addition of Empower Program for Resellers
2020 – Star Micronics introduces the Choice Series Cash Drawers.
Contact Us
Sales Tel: (800) 782-7636 x107
or (848) 216-3300
Sales Fax: (848) 216-3222
Email: Sales@starmicronics.com