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Epson's roots trace back to May 1942, when local clock shop owner Hisao Yamazaki founded Daiwa Kogyo, Ltd. in Suwa, Nagano, Japan, backed by an investment from the Hattori family, founders of the Seiko Group. The company began as a manufacturer of precision watch parts — work that instilled a culture of micromachining and fine engineering that has defined the company for more than eight decades since.
That precision engineering found a new outlet in 1968, when Epson's predecessor company developed the EP-101, the world's first miniprinter, created for the Seiko Group's Crystal Chronometer QC-951 — the printing timer that delivered official results at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The EP-101's success led directly to the founding of the Epson brand itself in 1975 — the name literally meaning "son of Electronic Printer" — and the launch of a new generation of printing technology built on that original breakthrough.
From those origins in watchmaking precision, Epson has grown into one of the world's leading manufacturers of printers and imaging technology, and a major name in projection systems, best known for its proprietary Micro Piezo printing technology and 3LCD projection technology. Epson's projectors now bring that same precision engineering to home cinema and business presentation alike — proof that the same exacting standards that once machined a watch gear now shape the picture on your wall.