EPSON to construct new factory for inkjet printhead production

Tohoku Epson Corporation, a Group company of Seiko Epson Corporation, will invest approximately 5.1-billion yen ($32 million) on the construction of a new factory for inkjet printheads. The new factory will be built on the premises of Tohoku Epson. Construction is scheduled to start and completion is scheduled to take place in September 2025. The investment in the new facility is projected to approximately quadruple Tohoku Epson’s current printhead production capacity.

EPSON’s printing solutions business provides products and services based on original Micro Piezo inkjet technology to customers in diverse markets including digital large-format printing as well as others like office, home, commercial and industrial. The company expects to see sustained global demand for inkjet printers based on current growth. Demand for commercial and industrial inkjet printers is increasing along with a technology shift from analogue to digital in sectors where the printing media is not paper, such as digital textile printing.