Videojet Technologies history

After years of development, Videograph Operations, alongside the A.B. Dick Company, released the first commercial inkjet printer in the summer of 1969.

Leroux, Charles, "A Peeling Reading," Chicago Tribune, May 23, 1977.

The following year Chicago native Craig E. Bauer, who had joined Videojet's sales and marketing arm in 1978, was named executive vice-president and chief operating officer.

Two years later, on April 9, 1979, A.B. Dick was acquired by General Electric Co.

By 1980, Videograph Operations had become successful enough that A.B. Dick renamed the division Videojet Systems International and made it into an official subsidiary of the company.

"Videojet to Buy Cheshire," Chicago Tribune, February 17, 1988.

In the September 11, 1990, issue of the Chicago Tribune, Videojet President Henry Bode commented on the move, explaining: "We've been experiencing 20 percent compound growth for the last 10 years.

In 1992 a joint venture with Tomen allowed Videojet to offer sales and service in Japan.

Another acquisition followed in 1996 when Videojet acquired Cueprint Ltd., an impulse technology enterprise based in the United Kingdom.

A number of key developments occurred in 1998.

Second, the company changed its name to Marconi Data Systems, Inc. (MDS). The name change, which occurred on December 8, 1999, reflected the company's growth beyond printing technologies into areas such as data capture, management, and transmission.

2000 – Wolke revolutionizes the market, with a ground breaking, maintenance-free marking solution.

In 2002, Marconi PLC was bought for $400 million by Danaher Corporation.

Acquisitions continued in 2004.

As of 2007, Videojet offered the equipment, supplies, and partner software necessary to create solutions that companies could use to track and trace an item from the plant to the distribution center to the store.

2009 – Wolke Inks & Printers becomes part of the product marking portfolio of the Danaher Group, which also includes companies such as Videojet and Alltec.

2012 – Wolke launches the new thermal ink jet coding system, the m600 touch.

2013 –Wolke Inks & Partners merges with Videojet Technologies GmbH

2014 - The Wolke m600 universal is launched - the first Wolke TIJ especially designed for MEK-inks

2015 - The Wolke m600 oem is launched.

2016/17 - Wolke constantly updates the ink portfolio in order to offer the best solution for each application

2018 - Wolke launches the new TIJ generation: m610 with TIJ cartridge authentification