Private company

Panafacom

Japanese information technology company

PFU Limited (株式会社PFU, Kabushiki gaisha Pī Efu Yū) is a Japanese information technology company wholly owned by Ricoh, formed by the merger of Panafacom and USAC Electronic Industrial in 1987. As of 2019, it focuses on computing and IT consulting, with products including image scanners, embedded computers and the Happy Hacking Keyboard.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 1962Founded1
PFU Headquarters
Photo: SONIC BLOOMING, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

PFU Limited (株式会社PFU, Kabushiki gaisha Pī Efu Yū) is a Japanese information technology company wholly owned by Ricoh, formed by the merger of Panafacom and USAC Electronic Industrial in 1987. As of 2019, it focuses on computing and IT consulting, with products including image scanners, embedded computers and the Happy Hacking Keyboard.2

Timeline

  1. May 1962Founded Founded1

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