TAIWAN, New Taipei City. In 1991, an impressive success story began that has continued to the present day. It started when Taiwan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. set up the Thermal Printer Division to work with Eltron to develop a line of desktop barcode printers and to establish production lines at the Yilan Plant. What followed an impressive performance from humble origins to a successful and global company with a strong network of partners, distributors and value added resellers.
Today, the company not only celebrates 25 years, but have become one of the Top-5 manufacturers of thermal bar-code printers worldwide, including being a long-time OEM manufacturer for well-known brands.
As one of the first Taiwan-based manufacturers to supply label printers, TSC recognized the potential of Auto ID for industry. From the beginning the company was part of this booming and fast-growing market. The first 15 years were marked by technological ingenuity, innovative performance and the creative ideas of engineers. The company developed and applied new technologies and manufactured high-quality products in a short time and grew at an incredible speed – and that remains so to this day. In 1995, just four years after the founding, TSCs first private brand direct thermal printer, the TDP-522 was launched to the market, followed by the first thermal transfer printer TTP-242 in 1996, the first 8-ips industrial printer TTP-248M in 2001 and the first direct thermal portable printer M23 in 2005, to name just a few.
Today, TSC offers a wide range of quality-built, smartly designed thermal label printers that optimize marking processes in transportation, manufacturing and logistics, postal/parcel, retail, healthcare, government and the public sector. It is one of the most varied portfolios in the global AIDC industry with a strategic focus on barcodes. TSC is tailoring its auto ID solutions to specific applications for a number of different industries and customers, and is well on the way to becoming a market leader. Regardless of the application, TSC has the right printer for the right job.