| Started in 1974 as an outgrowth of a special project, B-G Instruments
(BGI) began by designing and building a particle counter. The counter required
a hard copy printout for display of collected data and archival purposes.
Not finding a printing device either small, or quiet enough to incorporate
into this equipment, John Baum and Donald Grove designed one. The first
initials of their last names form the logo for the company. |
Their first printer/plotter, a DP101, is still being manufactured
and serviced for several of our original customers.
B-G Instruments incorporated in 1979 and moved its manufacturing and
sales facilities to Washington State about the same time. While John
and Don retired from the company, their desire for the highest quality,
longest lived and most dependable printer on the market remains the
company's core goal. BGI specializes in manufactruring printers for
Original Equipment Manufactures (OEM). |
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DP101
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| These printers are unique in the industry, incorporating fully enclosed
steel and bronze gearcases, chassis of stainless steel and anodized aluminum,
and all stainless steel fasteners. The only exposed moving part in the system
is the rubber platen. This makes the units especially suited to field operated
instrumentation, scientific and industrial instruments, and medical designs
where sanitation is a design factor. Of special interest to engineers trying
to incorporate a printer into their project is the DataPlot
Command and Character Font sets. These documents provide easy to use
and understand "codes" which ease development of alphanumeric and graphical
data for output to the printer. |
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DP1728
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BGI will also develop custom
printer designs for those customers who are unable to utilize
our standard products. These designs are
generally modifications of one of several drive engines, but can also
be completely unique concepts. Because we can draw upon a large library
of previous designs development cost is generally zero to moderate
depending on order quantity. |
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Thank you for considering BGI for your printer application. |
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