Epson
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Seiko Epson Corporation, or simply known as Epson,[2] is a Japanese multinational electronics company and one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer printers and information- and imaging-related equipment. Headquartered in Suwa, Nagano, Japan,[3] the company has numerous subsidiaries worldwide and manufactures inkjet, dot matrix, thermal and laser printers for consumer, business and industrial use, scanners, laptop and desktop computers, video projectors, watches, point of sale systems, robots and industrial automation equipment, semiconductor devices, crystal oscillators, sensing systems and other associated electronic components. The company has developed as one of manufacturing and research & development companies (formerly known as Seikosha) of the former Seiko Group, a name traditionally known for manufacturing Seiko timepieces since its founding. Seiko Epson was one of the major companies in the Seiko Group, but is neither a subsidiary nor an affiliate of Seiko Group Corporation.
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Seiko Epson headquarters in Suwa, Nagano | |
Native name | セイコーエプソン株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Seikō Epuson Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Type | Public (K.K.) |
| TYO: 6724 | |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 18 May 1942; 81 years ago (1942-05-18) (as Daiwa Kogyo, Ltd.) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Minoru Usui (Chairman & Director) Yasunori Ogawa (President, CEO & Representative Director) |
| Products | Information-related equipment, Electronic devices, Precision products |
| Revenue |  ¥1.129 trillion (2021)(US$9.231 billion)[1] |
Number of employees | 77,642 (2022)[1] |
| Divisions | Orient Watch |
| Website | global |
