Seiko Epson Corporation will invest approximately 20 billion yen ($170 million) in a new factory at its Hirooka Office in Shiojiri, Japan. The new factory, which is part of the company’s strategic plans for its printing solutions (inkjet printer) business, will produce state-of-the-art PrecisionCore printheads, the core devices in Epson’s inkjet printers. Equipped with a research and development function, the factory will have 49,000 square meters of floor space.   Construction is scheduled to...