Crosfield Electronics was a British electronics imaging company founded by

John Crosfield John Fothergill Crosfield CBE DSc MA (22 October 1915 in Hampstead, London – 25 March 2012 in Hampstead, London), inventor and entrepreneur, was a pioneer in the application of electronics to all aspects of colour printing and the inventor ...

(1915 - 2012) and Dennis Bent in 1947 to produce process imaging devices for the print industry. The firm was notable for its innovation in colour drum scanning in its ''Scanatron'' (1959) and later ''Magnascan'' (1969) products. The company was acquired by

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in 1974. The firm was eventually taken over by

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Japan and named Fujifilm Electronic Imaging, now FFEI Ltd. following a management buy-out in 2008.

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Crosfield diary notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crosfield Electronics Electronics companies of the United Kingdom British companies established in 1947