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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology,Wireless Real-Time Data Capture,Computers,Automation,Emulators |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Founder | Rod Coutts, Lawrie Cragg, Al Vanderburgh, Cliff Bernard and Pete Halsall |
| Successor | Psion Teklogix |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario , |
Key people | Rod Coutts, Lawrie Cragg, Al Vanderburgh, Cliff Bernard and Pete Halsall |
| Services | Automation,Wireless Real-Time Data Capture |
| Website | www.teklogix.com |
| Footnotes / references (Website is redirected towww.zebra.com) | |
Teklogix International Inc., or Teklogix, was a tech company founded in 1967 by engineers working atFerranti-Packard.[1][2] The company focused on mini computer applications. It designed and built complete systems based upon DEC'sPDP-8 computer, DEC's logic modules and purpose built logic. Many of the company's projects involved control of material handling systems and this led to the development of radio linked terminals for installation on fork lift trucks complete with multiplexers to interface to a variety of main frame computer systems.
In September 2000 Teklogix was acquired by U.K.-basedPsion PLC, and becamePsion Teklogix Inc.
The founders are:Rod Coutts, Lawrie Cragg, Al Vanderburgh, Cliff Bernard and Pete Halsall. Lawrie Cragg ran the company as President for the first nine years of its life.
The group met while working atFerranti International's Canadian division,Ferranti-Packard Electronics. The engineers worked on projects related to FP6000 (Ferranti-Packard 6000, which became theICL 1900),ReserVec, Back Up Interceptor Control (BUIC)[3] for the United States Military, as well asFerranti-Packard'sdrum memory systems. The group leftFerranti-Packard and formed Teklogix.[4]
On September 20, 1967, Teklogix was formed by a group of five engineers. The first contract came fromI. P. Sharp Associates (anotherFerranti offspring) that involved the interface of a DEC PDP-8 computer to anX-rayspectrometer. The system controlledreagent feeders in a copper and zinc flotation mill. The objective was to analyze the mine head (i.e. what was coming out of the mine) using on-lineX-rayspectroscopy and, then, using mathematicalalgorithms developed byUniversity of Toronto, add the appropriate amounts of reagent to optimize mineral recovery.
In 1972, Teklogix was awarded a contract fromCanada Post to control atilt-tray mail sorter system. The company went on to be a primary supplier of sortation and conveyor control systems for the next decade.
In 1980, Teklogix introduced wireless real-time data collection solutions.
In 1981, the company was awarded a contract with U.S. Defense General Supply Agency (DGSC) to develop a real-time on-board pick information system for 37 Raymond pick vehicles. The next few years attracted more high-profile clients, such as General Motors, Digital Equipment Corp., General Dynamics, Avon and Owens Corning.
1988 - Teklogix opened its first U.S. office in Florence, Kentucky.
1992 - Teklogix was expanded to Europe and Pacific Rim. In the summer of 1992, Teklogix produced its 10,000th terminal.
1993 - An executive, principal engineers, and several other Teklogix employees resign and start a competing company,WaveLink Technologies, which is subsequently bought by Amtech Corp. of Dallas, Texas.[6]
1994 - Teklogix launches a $7.8 million lawsuit against WaveLink and Amtech for improper use of confidential information, theft of technology, and misappropriation of business opportunities.
1995 - Teklogix announced itsIPO on theToronto Stock Exchange.[7]
1996 - In June, Teklogix has relocated its office to the currentPsion Teklogix corporate office, inMississauga, Ontario, Canada. Teklogix was expanded to South America thru the opening of 4 offices in Mexico DF, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile and Buenos AIres.
1997 - Company acquired Badger Mobile Computing.[8]
2000 - In September 2000 Teklogix was acquired by U.K.-basedPsion PLC, and becamePsion Teklogix Inc.[9]
2011 - Psion has shortened its operating company name, removing the name “Teklogix”.[10]
2012 - Psion was acquired by Motorola Solutions on Oct. 1, 2012.[11][12]
2014 - In October,Zebra Technologies acquired Motorola Solutions' Enterprise business which includedSymbol Technologies and Psion for $3.45 billion in cash.[13]
