Radio Frequency Identification Centre : Sponsors/Associates : Brother

The Brother group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of office technology, providing innovative solutions across numerous market segments.

Originally founded in 1908 by the Yasui family in Nagoya, Japan, Brother now has production facilities and sales offices in 32 countries and regions around the world.

Although it started out producing sewing machines, Brother’s product range diversified considerably following its launch of the world’s first high speed dot-matrix printer in 1971. It is now best known as a producer of office technology products such as printers, fax machines and multi-function centres incorporating mono and colour laser technology, inkjet photo printing and thermal transfer technology.

Some of the most recent additions to the product portfolio include mobile printing solutions. Brother’s MW-140BT A7 mobile printer, the world’s thinnest printer, has proved successful for streamlining business processes and boosting efficiency within major organisations such as the British Transport Police and several logistics companies.

Brother also produces a wide range of label printers and has recently diversified into RFID label printing. The company’s first RFID label printer, the RL700S, is due for launch mid 2008 and boasts several unique features, including being the smallest and best value RFID printer on the market and the only compact RFID printer with a built in reader and writer

2008 sees Brother celebrating 50 years in Europe as well as its global centenary. It’s an exciting time for the company and several new product lines will be launched this year, following what has been an eventful and highly successful century.

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