, established in 1876, is a Japanese printing company. Dai Nippon operates its printing in three areas: information communications, lifestyle and industrial supplies, and electronics.
The company is involved in a wide variety of printing processes, ranging from magazines to
shadow mask
The shadow mask is one of the two technologies used in the manufacture of cathode-ray tube (CRT) televisions and computer monitors which produce clear, focused color images. The other approach is the aperture grille, better known by its t ...
s for the production of displays, as well as out-coupling enhancement structures for
LCD
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly but i ...
displays and scattering for display backlights. They employ more than 35,000 people.
Dai Nippon also operates Honto.jp, an online "hybrid" bookstore that sells both print and
digital
Digital usually refers to something using discrete digits, often binary digits.
Technology and computing Hardware
*Digital electronics, electronic circuits which operate using digital signals
**Digital camera, which captures and stores digital i ...
books.
DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation
DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation (DNP IAM) is a US-based subsidiary of Dai Nippon Printing, segmented into three categories: Photo, Barcode, and Card. Formerly known as DNP IMS America, the subsidiary renamed in June 2014 to DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation. The company's barcode division manufactures thermal transfer ribbon technology, and the company's photo division manufactures
dye-sublimation
Dye-Sublimation Printing (or dye-sub printing) is a digital computer printing technique that uses heat to transfer dye onto materials such as plastic, card, paper, or fabric. The sublimation name was first applied because the dye was considere ...
media for its card customers and printers and media for retailers, event photographers, and photo booth operators in North American, Canadian, and Latin American markets. Shinichi Yamashita was appointed president of DNP IAM in October 2017.
DNP IAM manufactures thermal transfer ribbons for a variety of applications including automotive, electronics, food and beverage, inventory and logistics, pharmaceutical, and retail. It also manufactures printers and media for photo booth operators, event photographers, and retailers in North America and Latin America.
Its DS620A, DS820A, and DS-RX1HS dye-sublimation printers are widely used in the photography industry. It launched its QW410 printer in 2020, which is known as the smallest dye-sublimation printer on the market.
DNP IAM also manufactures the media required to print using dye-sublimation technology.
DNP IAM designed a Snap Lab SL620A kiosk system for retailers and manufactures a passport and ID photo solution called the IDW520.
See also
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Vertical, Inc.
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, USA, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008, Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and manga, ...
, an American publisher joint-venture with
Kodansha publishing English-translated Japanese literature, most prominently known for the works of
Koji Suzuki
is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the ''Ring'' novels, which have been adapted into other formats, including films, manga, TV series and video games. He has written several books on th ...
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Toppan Printing Co., main competitor
References
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* Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Dai Nippon Printing.
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Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange
Japanese companies established in 1876
Mass media companies based in Tokyo
Printing companies of Japan