Epson has announced its acquisition of K-Sun Corporation, a supplier of portable and desktop electronic label printers. K-Sun has more than three decades of experience in the industrial identifications systems market and will provide Epson with broader access to labeling customers and influencers, as well as expand the company’s presence in the industrial labeling market.

After supplying K-Sun with label printers on an OEM basis for two decades, Epson believes that acquiring its partner will enable it to better serve industrial customers with the ever-expanding line of Epson label printing products – from the desktop to the industrial press.
“We are delighted to take our partnership with K-Sun to the next stage,” says Junichi Watanabe, director and chief operating officer of Epson’s Visual Products Operations Division. “The acquisition will not only give us access to K-Sun’s expertise in industrial label printing, but will help boost the Epson brand and increase exposure of Epson’s label printers in this important market.”

Michael Kasun, founder and president of K-Sun, adds: “K-Sun has enjoyed a strategic partnership with Epson since 1994. Now, as a member of Epson’s prestigious group of companies, we are very excited for our future and the new products and supplies that we can offer our customers, as well as the expanded opportunities for our employees.”

Specializing in industrial and safety marking/identification, pipe marking and wire/cable labeling, K-Sun will begin with selling the Epson-branded lineup of LabelWorks label printers for industrial applications in North America in January 2015. Meanwhile, Epson America will continue its focus on promoting LabelWorks label printers to the consumer and office markets.

Epson and K-Sun are scheduled to jointly exhibit at the upcoming BICSI Winter Conference in Orlando, FL, USA from February 22-26.