Epson which began its journey in 1942 as a watch components manufacturer named Daiwa Kogyo in the Japanese city of Suwa, Nagano Prefecture. Since then, the company has grown to become a globally recognised brand and leader in imaging and innovation, producing peerless large-format digital printers. The Epson brand was created in June 1975 and the foundation of Seiko Epson took place in November 1985.
Along this journey, milestone products and industry firsts include: 1968 – EP-101: The world’s first compact, lightweight digital printer and the origin of Epson’s printer business – representing a breakthrough in printer size; 1969 – Seiko Quartz Astron 35SQ: the first quartz timepiece small enough to fit on a wrist instead of a table, giving people access to the correct time, anytime and anywhere; 1987 – SG-615 crystal oscillator: The quartz device industry’s first crystal oscillator to come in a plastic Surface Mount Device (SMD) package; 1996 – Epson Stylus Photo: Offering high image quality and print speed to help bring casual colour printing to the home and office for the first time and others.
