The printing industry has shifted away from offset printing towards short-run, on-demand digital production. Horizon finishing devices use factory automation technology to meet market demands and have captured the largest market share of print-finishing systems worldwide. 

We are the only manufacturer in the world to provide solutions for five core postpress finishing processes: folding, collating, stitching, binding, and cutting. The ability to produce a wide selection of applications with a single company will make it easier to train operators and maintain devices.

Since our humble beginnings as Taiyo Denki Kenkyusho over 75 years ago, Horizon has grown and evolved throughout various economic landscapes. Our strength in foresight to recognize future market changes allows us to acquire significant market shares and contributes to our long company life.

The Horizon Biwako Plant is located on the shores of Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake, and spreads over 140,000 m² (1,506,947 ft²). Our facility utilizes cutting-edge automation technology which allows us to optimize our productivity in all levels of the manufacturing process.

Horizon products are exported to over 120 countries. Our sales network not only extends to Europe and North America, but Asia, South America, and Africa as well.

Horizon first entered the international market in 1981 with sales in Germany. Since then, the company has expanded worldwide with overseas sales becoming our largest share of revenue.

Keeping everything in-house has long been one of Horizon’s major policies and applies not only to manufacturing, but all other business aspects like R&D, design, programming, marketing, and customer service. This allows us to stay organized and provide high-quality solutions and services for a reasonable price.

In 2019 we produced over 14,000 devices of 650 varieties, this flexibility means we are guaranteed to have a solution that not only meets your finishing needs, but is customized to match the layout and space of your production floor.