Zebra Barcode Printers

Barcode printers have been around for years and while they continue to improve year-over-year, Zebra has made significant improvements this year with the release of its Xi4 series of next generation direct thermal and thermal transfer barcode printers.

Zebra was incorporated in 1969 as "Data Specialties Incorporated", a manufacturer of high-speed electromechanical products. The company changed its focus to specialty on-demand labeling and ticketing systems in 1982 and became "Zebra Technologies Corporation" in 1986. Zebra became a publicly traded company in 1991. Since 2008, Zebra has outsourced the majority of its printer manufacturing to Jabil Circuit in Guangzhou, China.

Zebra Technologies manufactures and sells marking, tracking and printing technologies such as thermal barcode label and receipt printers, RFID smart label printers/encoders, and card and kiosk printers. Zebra’s products are used for barcode labeling, personal identification and specialty printing solutions principally in the manufacturing supply chain, retail, healthcare and government sectors.

Zebra’s products are used primarily to print barcode labels, receipts, plastic identification cards, wristbands and tags and to encode passive RFID smart labels and cards. In 2013, Zebra launched Zatar™, a software platform that enables individuals and businesses to build Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) applications. That same year Zebra also launched MotionWorks™ Sports Solution. MotionWorks Sports Solution uses active RFID technology to track athletes' on-field performance and convert it into data.

Zebra's printer portfolio includes: desktop printers, industrial printers, card printers, mobile printers, RFID printers, kiosk printers and print engines.

Zebra Technologies has more than 50 offices worldwide. The company has regional headquarters in Vernon Hills, Illinois, and Doral, Florida, in the United States; Bourne End, Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom; and Singapore. In addition, the company has locations in other parts of the world, including Wisconsin, Rhode Island and California in the United States; Preston, Lancashire in the United Kingdom; Heerenveen in the Netherlands; and Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou in China. Zebra products are sold in more than 100 countries.