SATO
SATO Holdings Corporation
Overview
SATO is a Japanese manufacturer of barcode and RFID label printers. They invented the first thermal transfer barcode printer in 1981 and have been a major force in auto-ID printing ever since. Their CLNX series printers are widely used for RFID label encoding in manufacturing and logistics.
Known for
Industrial thermal transfer printers with integrated RFID encoding. SATO printers are particularly popular in Japanese and Asian manufacturing supply chains.
Key products
CLNX series
Industrial RFID label printers. Available in 4-inch and 6-inch widths with UHF RFID encoding at up to 10 inches per second.
CT4-LX
Compact desktop RFID printer for lower-volume encoding. Small footprint for retail and office environments.
Industries served
ManufacturingLogisticsRetailHealthcare