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Since its inception, Epson has passed down and expanded on its traditional strengths as a manufacturing company. Refining the company's super-microprocessing and precision processing technologies in the development of its watches and then expanding those technologies into other fields led to rapid progress. The breakthrough came with the launch of the EP-101 (Electronic Printer), a popular and groundbreaking product that opened up new markets. It was in the hope of sending future "sons" of this EP out into the world that the Epson brand was founded in 1975. Ever since then, high quality, high-value-added "sons" have been introduced to the market to wide acclaim.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| Dec. 2006 | Acquires shares to make Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp. a wholly-owned subsidiary whose name is changed to Epson Imaging Devices Corp. |
| Oct. 2005 | Epson Toyocom Corporation is established. |
| Apr. 2005 | The global tagline 'Exceed Your Vision' is introduced to strengthen brand promotion worldwide. |
| Nov. 2004 | Seiko Quartz Astron 35SQ, the world's first quartz wristwatch, receives prestigious IEEE Milestone Award. |
| Oct. 2004 | Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp. (now Epson Imaging Devices Corp.) is established. |
| Jun. 2003 | Epson is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Jun. 2002 | Epson receives the Corporate Innovation Recognition Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE). |
| May 2001 | ISO 14001 certification obtained for environmental management systems at all the Company's 68 major business sites around the world. |
| Apr. 1998 | Epson (China) Co., Ltd. is established in Beijing as Epson's regional headquarters in China. |
| Feb. 1998 | The Seiko Group is chosen as the official timekeeper for the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. |
| Apr. 1994 | ISO 9000 series certification for quality management system is acquired by all Epson plants in Japan. |
| Oct. 1992 | Complete elimination of CFCs from manufacturing processes is achieved at all factories and affiliates in Japan. Epson receives the 1992 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |
| Jan. 1990 | Epson Europe B.V., Epson's European regional headquarters, is established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| Nov. 1985 | Suwa Seikosha Co., Ltd. and Epson Corporation merge to establish Seiko Epson Corporation. |
| Jan. 1985 | Shonai Denshi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (now Tohoku Epson Co., Ltd.) is established as a domestic manufacturer. |
| May 1983 | Epson Sales Japan Co., Ltd. is established as a domestic marketing company. |
| Jun. 1975 | The Epson brand is established. |
| Apr. 1975 | Epson America, Inc., the first overseas sales subsidiary, is established. |
| Dec. 1969 | The world's first analog quartz watch (Seiko Quartz Astron 35SQ) goes on sale. |
| Sep. 1968 | The EP-101, the world's first miniprinter, is launched. |
| Aug. 1968 | Tenryu (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. (now Singapore Epson Industrial Pte. Ltd.), the first overseas manufacturing affiliate is established. |
| Oct. 1964 | The Seiko Group is selected as the official timekeeper for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The compact tabletop quartz clock, Crystal Chronometer QC-951, and printing timer play important roles at the event. |
| Dec. 1961 | Shinshu Seiki Co., Ltd. (name changed to Epson Corporation in 1982), is established. |
| May 1959 | Daiwa Kogyo and the Suwa Plant of Daini Seikosha Co., Ltd. (now Seiko Instruments, Inc.) merge under the same name Suwa Seikosha Co., Ltd. |
| May 1942 | Daiwa Kogyo Ltd. (the predecessor of Seiko Epson Corporation) is established. |
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