The company designs, manufactures, and distributes various labels and tags, including labels with bar codes and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for retailers, brand apparel companies, and contract manufacturers.
It also manufactures printers, paper and fabric substrates, and inks for in-plant tag and label printing systems, and electronic bar code and RFID systems, and handheld mechanical labelers for use in retail stores and distribution centers, as well as for remote tracking applications.
The company also designs integrated systems for large in-store and warehouse applications, such as inventory control and distribution management.
In addition, it provides service for its printers at customer locations worldwide.
The company sells its products through a direct sales force, nonexclusive manufacturers' representatives, international and export distributors, and commission agents primarily in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific region.
Paxar Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

