- Business
- Sato Corporation (Tokyo: 6287), formerly Sato Holdings Corporation, manufactures and sells auto-ID solutions globally, including thermal printers, RFID-enabled printers and readers/writers, consumables such as labels, tags, stickers and inlays, hand labelers, primary labels for consumer goods, label application equipment, peelers, handheld terminals and scanners, and maintenance services; it also provides software like ASETRA for asset management, IritoDe for inventory, shipping, spare parts and returnable container management, LogBiz for RFID temperature logging, SATO online services for printer stability, app storage for label data, and integration platforms with ERP, WMS and MDM systems, plus solution services for industries including retail, manufacturing, food, transport & logistics, health care, chemicals, steel, automotive, electronics and public sectors. Founded in 1940 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company operates in 26 countries with over 5,700 employees, focusing on tagging technologies like barcodes, RFID and image recognition to enable traceability, asset management and supply chain optimization. In April 2025, Sato Holdings Corporation absorbed its wholly-owned subsidiary SATO Corporation in a simplified merger, transitioning to an operating company under the name Sato Corporation to streamline structure, enhance decision-making, optimize resource allocation and support its 2024-2028 medium-term management plan for growth, innovation and co-creation with partners including startups.