OREANDA-NEWS. Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") today announced that its Indonesian manufacturing subsidiary P.T. 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. Indonesia Epson held an opening ceremony for guests including representatives of the Indonesian government earlier today.

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). Indonesia Epson is a key production site in Epson's printing solutions business. It primarily manufactures strategic products, such as high-capacity ink tank printers and office inkjet printers. 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, Indonesia Epson 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. Epson is positioning itself to meet expanded demand over the long term by adding new production capacity to augment its existing operations at the Suwa Minami Plant and at Tohoku Epson in Japan, which have production lines. Also in Japan, Epson is installing a new front-end line at the Hirooka Office and a new back-end line (head assembly) at Akita Epson. The company is also augmenting product assembly lines in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Epson has integrated the production, distribution, sales, service and support of finished products created using original inkjet technology and core devices. Going forward, Epson will leverage this vertically integrated model to provide products and services that surprise and delight customers around the world.

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