Daiwa Kogyo Ltd. (the predecessor of Seiko Epson Corporation) is established on the shore of Lake Suwa in Nagano, Japan.

 EP-101, the world's first miniprinter, is launched, from which the Epson brand was later born.

 The SAM-D samarium-cobalt rare-earth bonded magnet becomes the progenitor of Epson's (known as Suwa Seikosha Co., Ltd.) magnet business.

 In 1975, Epson (Son of EP or Electronic Printer) was formally established as the next generation of printers based on the EP-101.

The SVM 7910 electronic sound-generating device is introduced and is the world's first melody IC. Later used in the Seiko Electronic Melodia, a quartz alarm clock that could produce three types of electronic sounds.

 The world's first hand-held computer, the HX-20, was created and became an astonishing bestseller, with one-quarter of a million units sold.

 The SSR-H series of industrial robots is introduced and is widely used for assembling watches and printers, and for packaging semiconductors.

 SQ-2000, the first commercial Epson inkjet printer, is released.

 The SG-615 plastic SMD crystal oscillator is introduced and becomes the industry standard.

 The first Epson brand 3LCD projector, the VPJ-700, is introduced - giving the world a new application for liquid crystal displays.