EPSON Indonesia opens new inkjet printer factory

EPSON announces that its Indonesian manufacturing subsidiary PT Indonesia Epson Industry has begun production at a new inkjet printer assembly factory as part of the company’s strategic plans for its inkjet printer (printing solutions) business. In connection to this, EPSON Indonesia recently had an inaugural function for guests including representatives of the Indonesian government. The factory, which was acquired from another company in July 2013, lies adjacent to the current lot and was refurbished at a cost of about 3 billion yen in FY2015 (ended March 2016). The company will expand its production capacity in the future as warranted by demand and plans to increase its workforce to 12,000 from the current level of about 10,000.

In addition to production and logistics functions, EPSON Indonesia has a printer design function. The company’s design capabilities will be strengthened in the future to tailor products to the needs of emerging markets, design products for easier manufacturability, and accelerate product development cycle times. Under its Epson 25 Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2016-2018), Epson plans to aggressively invest in PrecisionCore inkjet printhead technology, the core technology of the printing solutions business.