Epson Precision Philippines Inc. is investing over ₱40 million to expand its Batangas manufacturing operations into high-speed industrial robotics. The project at the Lima Technology Center-Special Economic Zone will add SCARA and six-axis robot production, create 118 jobs, and launch commercial operations in March 2027.
Seiko Epson Corp.’s local manufacturing arm is broadening its footprint in the Philippines. Epson Precision Philippines Inc. has committed more than ₱40 million for a new industrial robotics production line at its existing 33-hectare campus in Batangas, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.
The supplemental agreement was signed on August 13 by PEZA Director General Tereso Panga and EPPI President Yushi Irie. The project marks a strategic pivot for the Japanese manufacturing giant at its long-standing Philippine hub, shifting registered activities beyond traditional office and home printing equipment into factory automation hardware.
Lima Technology Center Facility Adds SCARA and Six-Axis Robotics
Rather than importing fully assembled automation units, the plant will fabricate critical hardware lines locally, including Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arm models and complex six-axis units designed for demanding factory environments.
Operations will extend past the primary mechanical units. According to agency disclosures, the facility will also manufacture component parts, subassemblies, spare parts, and dedicated after-sales service components required to support high-speed precision assembly systems.
Commercial production is scheduled to begin in March next year, bringing an estimated 118 new jobs to the region. Those roles will support a campus that has served as a primary export manufacturing center for printers, scanners, and projectors since the late 1990s.
Decades of Manufacturing Presence in Philippine Economic Zones
The investment deepens a corporate relationship spanning more than three decades. EPPI established operations at the Batangas economic zone in 1997, growing into the development’s largest locator with three operating factories and a workforce exceeding 20,000 employees.
Current output from the multi-decade facility supplies scanners, printers, and projectors destined for export markets in Japan and distribution networks across Southeast Asia. By integrating robot manufacturing into this existing infrastructure, the local subsidiary connects its Batangas operations directly to the parent company’s global supply chain for factory automation.
“Epson has been part of the PEZA family since 1995, and today we welcome them into an entirely new chapter of reinventing itself and moving up the value chain — from precision printing to precision robotics.”
Tereso Panga, Director General, Philippine Economic Zone Authority
The company positions itself as the world’s largest manufacturer of SCARA units.
Strategic Push Into Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing
Economic zone officials framed the capital injection as a test case for how established locators can graduate from labor-intensive assembly toward higher-value engineering and technology sectors.
“PEZA will always be here to support this kind of forward-looking investment, because when our locators grow bolder, our economy grows stronger with them.”
Tereso Panga, Director General, Philippine Economic Zone Authority
The promotion agency emphasized that industrial automation projects validate government efforts to position the country as a competitive hub for advanced manufacturing as global production models adapt to Industry 4.0 standards. The expansion agreement signals strong confidence in the domestic manufacturing ecosystem’s capacity to handle sophisticated electro-mechanical systems.
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