Datalogic S.p.A.

History

Year	Detail
1972	Romano Volta established Datalogic S.p.A. in a room in the rectory of the Parish in Quarto Inferiore on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy.
1974	The company has begun its international expansion by opening a small office in Nürtingen, Germany, to distribute Datalogic products.
1988	Datalogic opened its new research, production, and sales centers while acquiring Escort Memory Systems and engaged in developing electronic tags and RFID in California.
1995	The company formed a joint venture with the Japanese Izumi group to develop its commercial activities in Japan and the Far East.
2000	The company introduced Shopevolution, the first self-shopping solution that uses small hand-held computers with integrated barcode readers.
2010	Datalogic S.p.A. acquired Evolution Robotics Retail, Inc., a visual pattern recognition technology provider, to broaden its solution-based offerings, adding advanced and key technological capabilities and offering a high-growth business prospect.
2011	Datalogic acquired PPT Vision, a U.S.-based company in the machine vision sector, to broaden its business range of high-end solutions and services in this advanced technological field.
2012	Datalogic acquired Accu-Sort Systems Inc., an automatic identification systems (AIS) provider, to double its presence in the industrial automation market.
2017	The company acquired SOREDI Touch Systems GmbH, a global technology leader for industrial computers, to complete its offering of readers and mobile computers with forklift terminals for warehouse management and enter the rugged tablet market.
2021	Datalogic acquired MD Micro Detectors, which designs, produces, and sells industrial sensors. This acquisition will allow the company to strengthen its Italian and global presence in the industrial automation market.
2022	The company acquired Pekat S.r.o., which developed proprietary algorithms that use machine learning and deep learning to automate processes. This acquisition will allow Datalogic to widen its product range with easy-to-integrate solutions for customers across industries.