About Epson America Inc Epson makes is a top printer manufacturer, the company produces dot matrix, ink jet, laser, high-volume impact printers and thermal printers, as well as components and ink cartridges. Its product portfolio includes projectors, scanners, and PCs; electronic devices and components, including semiconductors and LCDs; and precision products, such as lenses and factory automation equipment such as robots. Epson has manufacturing facilities in more than 25 countries and sales offices around the world. The company generates more than third of its sales in Japan and China. Other Seiko companies include Seiko Holdings and Seiko Instruments. A subsidiary of Japanese giant Seiko Epson, the company manufactures digital cameras, document cameras, home theater systems, flatbed scanners, printers, fitness devices, smart glasses, and projectors. It also offers printing and photography software and such supplies as print cartridges and paper. Epson America, which represents Seiko Epson in North America and South America, was founded in 1975. Strategy Epson's strategy includes efforts to expand the markets for its printing and imaging devices. Though perhaps best known for its ink jet printers for the consumer market, Epson is also a leader in point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals used in retail and banking. The company makes and sells smart glasses, an outgrowth of its projector technology and business. For uses in applications for entertainment, manufacturing, and medical science, each lens of the BT-200 has its own display, a front-facing camera. In another newer area, Epson American makes devices to help users track their fitness. The Pulsense PS-500 watch and PS-100 band track continuous heart rate, sleep quality, and exercise intensity. Geographic Reach Epson America has subsidiaries in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Venezuela, with sales offices in Colombia and Peru.