Private company

OCR Systems

Logo: OCR Systems, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

American computing company

OCR Systems, Inc., was an American computer hardware manufacturer and software publisher dedicated to optical character recognition technologies. The company's first product, the System 1000 in 1970, was used by numerous large corporations for bill processing and mail sorting.² It ceased to exist in 1992.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1969Founded¹

Industrycomputer hardware industry¹
HeadquartersBensalem Township¹

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Mason Mill — Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

OCR Systems, Inc., was an American computer hardware manufacturer and software publisher dedicated to optical character recognition technologies. The company's first product, the System 1000 in 1970, was used by numerous large corporations for bill processing and mail sorting.²

Timeline

1992Dissolved Dissolved¹
1969Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaOCR Systems
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ110323961

Sources

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WikidataOCR Systems on Wikidata
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WikipediaOCR Systems on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsOCR Systems logo by OCR Systems, Public domain
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Wikimedia CommonsOCR Systems photo by Montgomery County Planning Commission, CC BY-SA 2.0