Markem-Imaje

Markem-Imaje is a global manufacturer and distributor of specialized traceability, variable data and product identification equipment, for customers in the packaging industry. The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Markem-Imaje is a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois-based Dover Corporation.

MARKEM-IMAJE

Company type	Public
Industry	Industrial Printers – marking, coding and traceability
Predecessor	Markem Corporation and Imaje S.A.
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Geneva , Switzerland
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Vincent Vanderpoel (President)
Number of employees	Approx. 3,000 (2015)
Parent	Dover Corporation
Website	MARKEM-IMAJE.COM

History

Markem-Imaje was formed in 2007 from the merger of New-Hampshire-based Markem Corporation and the French company Imaje S.A., companies within Dover Corporation's Dover Engineered Systems.^[1] Started in 1911 in Keene, New Hampshire, Markem Corporation established itself as a designer and distributor of hardware, software and services for product identification. The company was named one of New Hampshire's Best Companies to Work For each year between 2003 and 2005.^[2] Markem Corporation was acquired by Dover Corporation in 2006.

Founded in 1982 by industrialist Jean-Claude Millet, Imaje S.A. developed continuous inkjet technology, a printing method in which the printer makes no physical contact with the item being marked. Imaje S.A. was acquired by Dover Corporation in 1995.^[3] The combined Markem-Imaje claims to be the world's largest provider of product identification solutions.^[4]