British Tabulating Machine Company

The British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) was a British firm primarily known for its role in the development and manufacture of tabulating and computing equipment in the early to mid-20th century. Established in 1896, BTM specialized in creating devices that utilized punched cards for data processing, a technology that was widely used for statistical calculations and data management before the advent of electronic computing. BTM played a significant role in the introduction and implementation of automatic data processing systems in the UK.