Seiko Epson Corp.

History

Year	Detail
1942-1979
1942	The company was established.
1961	Shinshu Seiki Co., Ltd. was established.
1968	The company unveiled its EP-101, the first miniature digital printer, into the market.
1975	Epson America, Inc. was established.

1980-1989
1982	Epson Electronics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. was established.
1985	Shonai Denshi Kogyo Co., Ltd. was established as a domestic manufacturer.

1990-1999
1990	Epson's European regional headquarters was established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
1998	Epson (China) Co., Ltd. was established in Beijing.

2000-2009
2003	The company was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2005	Epson Toyocom Corp. (now Miyazaki Epson Corp.) was established.
2006	The company made an agreement with Tohoku University in Japan.

2010-2019
2010	The company agreed with Tokyo Electron Ltd. to develop OLED display fabrication technology.
2011	Epson Precision (Philippines), Inc. started operations at its new factory in the Philippines to accelerate the production capacity of projectors and inkjet printers.
2012	The company developed and launched the world's first GPS solar watch to support all 39 time zones.
2013	The company developed an autonomous dual-arm robot for seeing, sensing, thinking, and working.
2017	The company develops its new PrecisionCore lineheads.

2020
	The company completed construction activities of Innovation Center Building B at its Hirooka Office.
	The company established an open innovation center in Aizuwakamatsu.