Historically, many of the innovations and inventions in the printing world emerged from Epson.
In 1994 Epson developed the the Epson Stylus Color which was the first 720 dpi color inkjet printer in history. Two years later, in 1996 it deveoped the six-color photo quality printer (EPSON Stylus® Color Photo) which was a big step forward in the world of photo printing.
In 1993 Epson introduced the Stylus 800, the first inkjet printer equipped with MicroPiezo technology invented earlier by Epson. This technology made it possible to print with minimized heat emissions. In 1998 Epson Stylus Colour 800 was selected by NASA for STS-95 space shuttle mission.