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| Founded | 1886[1] |
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| Defunct | 2023[2] |
| Headquarters | New York |
| Products | Linotype machine |
The Mergenthaler Linotype Company is a corporation founded in the United States in 1886 to market the Linotype machine (/ˈlaɪnəˌtaɪp, -noʊ-/), a system to cast metal type in lines (linecaster) invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler. It became the world's leading manufacturer of book and newspaper typesetting equipment; outside North America, its only serious challenger for book typesetting was the Anglo-American Monotype Corporation.
Starting in 1960, the Mergenthaler Linotype Company became a major supplier of phototypesetting equipment which included laser typesetters, typefonts, scanners, typesetting computers.
In 1987, the US-based Mergenthaler Linotype Company became part of the German Linotype-Hell AG; in the US the company name changed to Linotype Co. In 1996, the German Linotype-Hell AG was taken over by the German printing machine company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. A separate business, Linotype Library GmbH was established to manage the digital assets.
In 2005, Linotype Library GmbH shortened its name to Linotype GmbH, and in 2007, Linotype GmbH was acquired by Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc., the parent of Monotype Imaging, Inc. and others.
Monotype announced in August 2023 that it was discontinuing Linotype.com, effectively closing the business.[2]
- ^ Romano 2014a, p. 50.
- ^ a b "Business Update: Monotype Announces Changes to Direct Commerce Sales Platforms". Monotype.com. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.