Sharp ceased production of the Sharp JX 9660 Printer – Sharp JX 9660 Toner a number of years ago. Sharp Corporation, a Japanese-based manufacturer of consumer and commercial electronics, was founded by Tokuji Hayakawa nearly one hundred years ago. Mr. Hayakawa invented the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil and this product is where the corporation gets its name. Today the Sharp Corporation employs over forty thousand people in 30 countries world wide. Sharp products are distributed globally, in all 164 countries. The firm is leading maker of semiconductors as well consumer electronics. JX96xx was Sharps designation for its first generation of laser printers, fax machines and associated drums, toner and cartridges. Sharp discontinued the JX 96xx line some years ago. Parts and service are no longer advertised on the company’s many regional websites.
The JX 96xx generation of components is still in use and there is still a demand for service and parts. There is certainly no shortage of after-market suppliers hawking printing supplies for JX 96xx laser printers or fax machines, with cartridges, drums and toners widely available.
At Sharp Corporation the core technologies at this time are audio-visual entertainment equipment like flat-screen LCD television sets and home theaters systems, mobile phones, video projectors, CMOS sensors, microwave ovens, CCD sensor and LCD panels. The company is heavily invested in solar panel research and development.
Sharp was first out with a camera cell phone in Japan (2000) and continues to hold market share in its home country. It is a fringe players in cell phones in other markets, however.
For the business market, Sharp produces projectors and monitors for the business market as well as laser printers, photocopiers and cash registers and other point of sale devices. Sharp Solar is a department focused on solar powered products as well as silicon photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.
Sharp is focusing a great deal of attention on MFD (multi-function devices) for the business and home markets. The company sees the centralization of home or business electronics particularly as regards command and control as the next phase of the wireless open network revolution. The companies newest generation of MFDs is the MX2600 series of fax/copier/printers. These units use OSA.3, version three of the company’s Open System Architecture. OSA.3 permits developers to design their business applications for direct integration.
Loewe AG is a German manufacturer of consumer electronics that was founded in founded in Berlin in 1923 by brothers Siegmund and David Loewe. Today the company is mainly a developer of high-end large screen TV sets. 29% of the company is owned by Sharp, giving the company a high-end offset to the market its low-end Aquos LCD brand dominates.
In 2007 Sharp Corporation took a majority interest in rival Pioneer Corporation. Certain duplications are being eliminated, most recently with the announcement that Pioneer Corporation will exit the TV set market by March of 2010.
If you still have a Sharp JX 9660 in operation and require Sharp JX 9660 Toner or other printing supplies, a number of online after market firms advertise Sharp compatible toner, Compatible toner and drums for sale.
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