The Epson brand name comes from the EP-101, an electric printer that kicked off the company’s expansion into the information equipment business. The “Ep” stands for “electric printer” and the “son” represents our desire to follow the original electronic printer with many more worthwhile products and services in a variety of fields.

The efficient, compact, and precision technologies that Epson developed for the manufacture of watches are a reservoir of strength. Epson achieved the world’s first quartz watch by developing and manufacturing essential components, including a compact, low-cost, energy-efficient IC and a tiny crystal unit with superior shock resistance properties. Thereafter, key watch components, including LCDs, and manufacturing itself became company strengths, giving rise in later years to the commercial development of 3LCD projectors and industrial robots. Epson entered the printer business with the EP-101 for business applications. Meanwhile, it found that Micro Piezo technology, which uses piezoelectric actuators to fire drops of ink, could be used to meet consumer needs for photo-quality output. Today, Epson is leveraging the strengths of Precision Core inkjet technology to develop products for the office and industrial markets.