Vendors of Braille Embossers
This is a list of makers of braille embossers. To make braille from a computer you need a computer system, an embosser, and braille translation software.
Since many embossers sell in the $3,000-$4,000 range, we have termed these as "mid-range". Anything under $3,000 is described as "inexpensive". Anything over $4,000 is termed "professional". Now I know that there is a great deal of difference between $5,000 and $80,000, but we hope that this list still proves useful.
By the way, a good source for continuous form braille paper for embossers is Continuous Card Systems
1758 Brackett Street
La Verne CA 91750
909-593-6711; 800-331-3676 v
909-593-8001 f
sales@americanthermoform.com
sells Braillo (Norway) line in the US.
Industiestrasse 11
D-35041 Marburg
Germany
+49 6421 80219 v
+49 6421 80214 f
brailletec@brailletec.de
distributes ONCE's Impacto Texto (800 pages per hour) , Puma VI, plate embosser, GPB3 flat bed press for braille (all professional, greater than $30,000 each)
Toko Bulding 4F, 3-12-7 Kotobuki, Taito-ku
111 Tokyo
Japan
+81 3-3844-7740 v
+81 3-3844-7833 f
technology to print transparent dots on standard paper, see also Technology Tree from Korea.
Braillo, Norway AS (Administration)
PO Box 447, Storgaten 31
3101 Tonsberg
Norway
+47 33 00 28 70 v
+47 33 002871 f
braillo@braillo.no
Braillo Comet mid-range, Braillo 200 (200 cps) professional, Braillo 400S (400 cps) professional. Sold in the U.S. by American Thermoform. Embosser manuals available from service@braillo.no
PO Box 93, Wessels vei 1
7501 Stjordal
Norway
+47 74 84 04 41 v
+47 74 84 04 41 f
service@braillo.no
address for Braillo service
1601 Northeast Braille Place
Jensen Beach FL 34957
772-225-3687 or 800-777-3687 v
772-225-3299 f
enabling@brailler.com
Braille Bookmaker, Braille Express, ET Braille Printer, Julliet (midrange interpoint), Marathon, Romeo (mid-range), and TED-600, Thomas (mid-range), and PED (plate embosser). Those not marked are professional. Embosser Manuals
11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg FL 33716
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000 tech: 727-803-8600 v
727-803-8001 f
info@freedomscientific.com
Braille Blazer; inexpensive unit (narrow carriage), VersaPoint Duo mid-range interpoint. Embosser manuals
6245 King Rd.
Loomis CA 95650
916-652-7253 or 800-722-3393 v
916-652-7296 f
info@humanware.com
Mountbatten embosser (low-cost, Paragon
Hantverksvagen 20, Box 155
S-954 23 Gammelstad
Sweden
+46 920 20 30 80 v
+46 920 20 30 85 f
info@indexbraille.com
Index Basic-D and Index Basic-S are mid-range units. The Index Everest is a mid-range unit that handles sheet feed paper. The Index Everest 4A4 is a professional unit that produces magazines (double sized paper, folded and stapled). Sold in the U.S. by Sighted Electronics; sold by Techno-vision in the UK. Embosser manuals: go to website, click on downloads, then on Video & Documentation
Celetijnenlaan 48
B-3001 Heverless
Belgium
+32 16 201230 v
+32 16 201230 f
interpoint@interpoint.be
The Elekul 55 is a professional unit. These are available in the U.S. e-mail for the details
Hanzomon MK Bldg 1-8-1 Kojimachi Chiyoda-Ku
102-0083 Tokyo
Japan
+81 3-3264-0800 v
+81-3-3264-0880 f
info@telesoft.co.jp
TP-32 single sided, BPW-32 interpoint, BMP-320 (print and braille on same sheet of paper)
Information Office, Jose Ortega y Gasset 22-34, 4th floor
28006 Madrid
Spain
+34 91 577 3756 or +34 91 436 5300 v
+34 91 436 53 f
soi@once.es
Bax 10 (professional), Impacto-600 (professional), and Memo-Thiel, Memo-Thiel Interpoint, Porta-Thiel, Porta-Thiel interpoint, all inexpensive units. The Thiel line is sold by Sighted Electronics in the U.S, sold by Techno-Vision in the UK
5 South Street, Rydalmere
2116 Sydney NSW
Australia
+61 2-8844-9888 v
+61 2-9684-4717 f
info@quantech.com.au
manufacturer of the Moutbatten embosser, an inexpensive unit. Sold in the United States by HumanWare. Embosser manuals
69 Woodland Avenue
Westwood NJ 07675
201-666-2221 or 800-666-4883 v
201-666-0159 f
sales@sighted.com
Sells the Index and Thiel embossers in the U.S.; skilled embosser repairer
76 Bunting Road Ind. Est.
Northampton Northants. NN2 6EE
United Kingdom
+44 160-479-2777 v
+44 160-479-2776 f
info@techno-vision.co.uk
a re-seller of Thiel and Index embossers in the UK; skilled embosser repairer
358 Katakura-machi, Hachioji City
Tokoyo
Japan
+81 426 370591 v
+81 426-37-0593 f
They manufacture the Ohtsuki embosser sold by American Thermoform (mid-range) which does both braille and print.
1853 SW Airport Rd.
Corvallis OR 97333
541-754-4002 v
541-738-6505 f
info@viewplus.com
sells the Tiger embosser line which produces excellent tactile graphics direct from Windows. The models are: Tiger Pro, Tiger Max, Tiger Cub, Tiger Cub Jr.
