Epson opens Indias first ink tank printer manufacturing unit in Chennai

Epson, a world participant in digital applied sciences for printing and projection, and part of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, has opened its first ink tank printer manufacturing facility in India, in Chennai, on Friday (July 4, 2025.)

The Chennai facility, which got here up at Sriperumbudur with the assistance of Epson’s manufacturing accomplice, RIKUN, is scheduled to begin operations in October 2025. The new manufacturing unit can construct 20,000 printers a month and can create 200 direct jobs in Chennai.

“To begin with, the ability would concentrate on the manufacturing of Epson’s flagship EcoTank printers, which have redefined the printing panorama by providing a high-capacity, cartridge-free printing resolution that’s cost-effective and which reduces the impression on the atmosphere,” Epson mentioned.

“To date, the corporate has offered greater than eight million EcoTank printers in India, contributing to a world whole of greater than 100 million EcoTank printers since its launch a decade in the past,” it claimed.

At the inaugural, Junkichi Yoshida, Global President of Seiko Epson Corporation, mentioned, “This is a historic event for Epson. India is essential to our progress and affords immense alternative for innovation and management, with its fast-growing economic system, youthful inhabitants and digital progress.”

Mr. Yoshida emphasised that this transfer aligns with the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and displays Epson’s broader goal to localise manufacturing, improve provide chain agility, and contribute meaningfully to India’s financial improvement.

“Epson isn’t just a printing firm — we’re a expertise firm with deep experience in precision engineering, imaging, and robotics. We try to construct a greater future by means of compact, exact and energy-efficient options,’‘ Mr. Yoshida additional mentioned.

Samba Moorthy, president of Epson India, mentioned the brand new facility was a milestone in Epson India’s journey and a transparent demonstration of the corporate’s long-term dedication to progress and innovation.

“By manufacturing regionally, we’re strengthening our capacity to serve Indian customers with larger agility and contributing to the bigger objective of constructing a self-reliant, sustainable manufacturing ecosystem in India,’‘ Mr. Moorthy added.

Epson has been catering to the Indian marketplace for 5 a long time. Until now, it has relied on imports from its factories within the Asia Pacific area and different areas. The Chennai manufacturing facility will solely cater to the Indian market.