Epson

EPSON France is a Européenne subsidiary company of Seiko EPSON Corp . The Epson products are designed for broad customers in the businesses, the administrations and the general public.

The history of Epson extends on more than one hundred years. She starts with the Horloge laughs continues with the invention of the first watch with quartz of the world, to open out today in many Technologie S of point.

Industrial activities

  • Design, manufacture and marketing of a range of computer material:

    • Printing S (Jet of ink, multi functions, laser and matric)
    • Scanner S
    • numerical Cameras
    • Projectors multi-media
  • Design, development and marketing of a product range industrialists:
    • Printing and systems Sales outlet
    • Computer S and terminals Intranet
    • Mechanisms of impression
    • Oscillating Bill-posters LCD
    • S and Semiconductor quartz
    • S low consumption and low tension
    • Memory cards PCMCIA

Principal applications in France

  • Systems of payment of Bank card
  • Telecommunication (cellular telephony)
  • Data-processing (Semiconductor S and storage systems)

Label

See also: Digigraphie

Epson set up quality control a mark for the numerical impression, the Digigraphie.

History

  • 1881 Creation of Seiko by Kintaro Hattori.

  • 1964 official Supplier of the Olympic Games of Tōkyō, Seiko conceives and develops a Imprimante compact and reliable, the EP-101, intended to supplement the apparatuses of timing.
  • 1969 First watch in Quartz (invented by Seiko).
  • 1973 Manufacture of the first quartz watch in the world equipped with a screen with liquid crystals.
  • 1977 Creation of the first Computer Epson: the EX-1.
  • 1979 Marketing of the first dot-matrix printer Epson, the TX80.
  • 1980 Dedication for Epson: the ESC/P becomes a standard.
  • 1982 Appearance of the first notebook to a4 format, conceived by Epson, under operating system CP/M, the HX-20. Launching of the first color printer, the JX-80. Marketing of the first watch-TV with a screen with liquid crystals black and white.
  • 1983 Establishment of Epson on the national territory (France). Ranges X-ray and FX reinforce the printers offer of Epson. First printer 24 needles, the LQ-1500. Production of the first color screen with liquid crystals in the world.
  • 1984 First printer jet of ink of Epson, the SQ-2000. Beginning of the marketing of the RS950, a television color equipped with a screen with liquid crystals.
  • 1985 Beginning of the manufacture of dot-matrix printers by Epson Engineering France
  • 1987 First Epson laser writer, the GQ-3500.
  • 1988 First factory of printers entirely robotized. Beginning of the manufacture of PC with the factory of Telford (the United Kingdom). The world sales of printers reach the million units. First world, Epson launches the TLQ-4800, a printer 48 needles.
  • 1989 the sales of PC except Japan, including series HX, reach 1 million units. Launching of the first scanner Epson color, the GT-4000. Launching of the TSQ-4800, first printer jet of ink 48 Epson tubes.
  • 1991 New standard of ordering of the printers: ESC/P2 which makes it possible to work in graphic mode in data compression. Launching of the EPL-4100, first laser writer with less than 10.000 F. Launching of the first printer PostScript with architecture RISC. Arrival of the EHT-20, a terminal of seizure to touchscreen under ms DOS.
  • 1992 Epson announces MACH, a new technology of jet impression of ink: the print head is fixed and makes it possible to obtain a substantial reduction of the costs the consumable ones.
  • 1993 Launching of Stylus 800, first printer jet of ink integrating technology MACH. Epson France obtains certification ISO 9002.
  • 1994 Launching of Stylus COLOR, first printer jet of ink color reaching a resolution of 720x720 dpi into monochromic and color. A resolution which makes it possible to launch the concept of photo quality on printers at affordable prices.
  • 1995 Launching of a range jet of ink color intended for professional environments: Stylus Pro and Pro XL. Launching of the multi-media projector most luminous of the market thanks to its technology stamps activates developed by Epson.
  • 1996 Epson implements in its technology MACH a new chemistry of inks with high-speed drying making it possible to obtain an unequalled quality on plain paper. Epson launches on the market a camera allowing the frame grabbing under digital form: the Photo PC 500. Launching of a range of fast laser printers (12 ppm and 20 ppm) intended for uses in networks.
  • 1997 Epson revolutionizes the world of the jet of ink, its printers jet of ink reach the 1440 dpi! Epson launches its first scanner to films: FilmScan 200 is able to digitize so much of negative the color or N&B of the type 24 X 36, of the slides and even, thanks to its option, of films APS. Introduction of the Photo Studio: a single concept based around integration of the photographic documents and data processing. It is declined in way multiples thanks to the many combinations of peripherals of acquisition and restitution able to treat photographic documents. First Epson solution of épreuvage numerical color the COLOR Proofer 5000. Launching of the first laser writer A3+ color and a laser 40 ppm. Launching of a new multi-media projector the ultra portable EMP-5500.
  • 1999 New axis of development for Epson, with the launching of the printing first large size STYLUS Pro 9000 (112 cm of width), intended for the professionals of Graphic arts. Epson covers from now on the whole of the market of Graphic arts with an offer which gathers: printers jet of ink and laser color, scanners and cameras numerical. Launching of multifunction printers STYLUS SCAN 2000 and STYLUS SCAN 2500.
  • 2000 Epson markets the first printers jet of ink color guaranteeing of photo pullings light-resistant comparable with the traditional silver processes (10 years and more): the PHOTO STYLUS 870/1270/875 cd. Then a new technology containing pigmented ink is implemented successively in printers jet of ink average format STYLUS PHOTOGRAPH 2000 P) and large size (STYLUS PRO 7500 & 9500). This new technology revolutionizes the jet impression of ink while bringing a quality without compromise and a light resistance up to 200 years. Introduction of the projectors of class “super mobile”, very luminous and very mobiles: EMP-500, EMP-700 and EMP-710, announcing the entry of Epson on the market of the “hometheater”.
  • 2001 Obtaining environmental certification ISO 14001 by Epson France like all the European subsidiary companies of Epson.
  • 2004 Launching of the camera Epson R-D1.

See too

Wikipédia articles

External bond

  • Epson France

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