What TXCOM Group does

TXCOM Group is a French publicly traded company (Société Anonyme) that operates principally through its wholly-owned subsidiary Axiohm to design, manufacture, and sell thermal printing solutions. The company employs 20 people, reports annual turnover of more than 7 million euros, and distributes its products across more than 30 countries, with exports accounting for approximately 70% of total turnover. Its head office is located in Le Plessis Robinson (Hauts-de-Seine, France), with manufacturing operations in Puiseaux, Loiret.

Axiohm's product portfolio centers on two thermal printer lines: the TRITON mini-kiosk series — combining a new-generation control board with the CM/RM Premium printing mechanism and marketed as the most compact mini-kiosk on the market, drawing on 25 years of accumulated thermal printing experience — and the KALYPSO 80 series of kiosk printers, built on the proven MGTA platform and offered with a paper presenter and retractor for long ticket printing. The company claims vertical expertise across microelectronics, micromechanics, electronics, plastics, and software integration, which it positions as the technical backbone of its product development.

The business model is hardware sales of thermal printers, monetized through a dual distribution channel combining direct presence with specialist partners across global markets. The company maintains the public reporting obligations of a French listed entity, including consolidated and statutory accounts and AGM documentation, signaling ongoing regulatory compliance. Customer segmentation is described as horizontal across kiosk, retail, and industrial applications, with no named customer logos disclosed. Recent corporate activity includes a sale (cession) transaction announced in September 2021, a promised real estate sale of the Plessis-Robinson property in July 2023, and a governance-related press release in September 2025.

Name

TXCOM Group

Legal name

TXCOM Group

Website

https://txcom-group.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TXCOM Group is a French publicly traded company operating through its Axiohm subsidiary to manufacture and sell thermal printing solutions, including the TRITON mini-kiosk and KALYPSO 80 kiosk printer series, distributed across more than 30 countries via direct sales and specialist partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Thermal Printing Hardware

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermal & Label Printers (HDACAEAC)

Keywords

• Thermal printing solutions
• Kiosk printers
• Mini-kiosk printers
• Thermal printer hardware
• Ticket printing mechanisms

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Plessis-robinson

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Thermal Printing Hardware Sales: TXCOM Group generates revenue through the sale of thermal printing solutions, including the AXIOHM branded TRITON and KALYPSO printer series. The main activity is AXIOHM, which manufactures and sells thermal printing products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

TXCOM Group manufactures and sells thermal printing solutions through its main subsidiary Axiohm. The company designs and produces kiosk thermal printers, notably the TRITON mini-kiosk printer series and the KALYPSO 80 series based on the proven MGTA platform, integrating proprietary control boards with the CM/RM Premium printing mechanism. Products are built in-house at the Puiseaux factory in France and serve demanding applications such as long ticket printing.

Product overview

TXCOM Group operates through its AXIOHM brand as a French thermal printing solutions provider. The company offers two main printer product lines: the TRITON printer series (mini-kiosk thermal printers combining new generation control boards with CM/RM Premium printing mechanisms) and the KALYPSO 80 series (kiosk printers based on the MGTA platform with paper presenter and retractor options). TXCOM Group employs 20 people, generates annual turnover exceeding 7 million euros, and serves over 30 countries with exports accounting for approximately 70% of total turnover.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TRITON: Printer series combining a new generation of control board with CM/RM Premium printing mechanism, marketed as the most compact mini-kiosk on the market.
• KALYPSO 80

Products and services

• AXIOHM Thermal Printing Solutions
• TRITON Printer Series
• KALYPSO 80 Series Kiosk Printers

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Epson: Global leader in printing hardware including thermal receipt and POS printers. Comparable to TXCOM/Axiohm because it sells thermal printers into the same kiosk, POS and ticketing segments, but at vastly greater scale and with broader product portfolios beyond thermal.
• Toshiba Tec: Japanese manufacturer of POS hardware including thermal receipt printers and multifunction retail systems. Comparable to TXCOM/Axiohm in thermal receipt printing but part of a much larger POS solutions portfolio.
• Zebra Technologies: Large US-based provider of thermal printers (receipt, label, kiosk) plus broader enterprise asset tracking solutions. Overlaps with TXCOM/Axiohm in thermal kiosk and receipt printing but operates at much greater scale and broader product scope.
• NCR Voyix: Major POS and self-service kiosk solutions provider whose hardware relies on embedded thermal receipt printers. Adjacent peer to TXCOM/Axiohm because it consumes similar thermal printing technology in retail/hospitality kiosk deployments at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• Posiflex Technology: Provider of POS terminals and integrated thermal printer modules for retail and kiosk deployments. Comparable to TXCOM/Axiohm as an integrated hardware supplier into the same POS/kiosk channel but with broader POS terminal exposure.
• SNBC (Shandong New Beiyang): Chinese manufacturer specializing in thermal receipt printers and printing mechanisms for POS/kiosk markets. Comparable to TXCOM/Axiohm in thermal printing technology focus but competing primarily on cost.

Direct peers

• Citizen Systems: Japanese manufacturer of thermal printers for POS, kiosk and ticketing applications. Directly comparable to TXCOM/Axiohm in thermal printing mechanism expertise and kiosk product positioning.
• Bixolon: Korean manufacturer of thermal receipt, label and mobile printers with strong presence in kiosk and POS segments. Directly comparable to TXCOM/Axiohm in core thermal printing technology and customer segments, but with significantly larger scale.
• Custom Group: Italian manufacturer of thermal printers and printing mechanisms for retail, ticketing and self-service applications. Closest comparable to TXCOM/Axiohm by size, European manufacturing footprint, and specialization in thermal printing mechanisms.
• Star Micronics: Specialist manufacturer of thermal receipt and POS printers, including kiosk-embedded printers. Directly comparable to TXCOM/Axiohm in product category, target customers and thermal printing technology focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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