Epson Awarded Six Prestigious Good Design Awards

Rhea-AI Summary

Epson has been awarded six prestigious Good Design Awards in 2025 for its innovative product designs. The recognition includes five printers and one Auto Chart Reader portable accessory, highlighting the company's commitment to enhancing daily workflow and societal benefits.

The awarded products include the SureColor P20570 64-inch printer with 12-color inkset and 1.6L ink pack system, the SureColor F1070 for direct-to-garment and direct-to-film printing, the SureColor V1070 desktop flatbed UV printer, the WorkForce Enterprise AM-C400 multifunction printer with 40 ISO ppm speed, the ColorWorks CW-C8000 color label printer, and the Auto Chart Reader accessory for color management.

These products were recognized for their exceptional functionality, aesthetic appeal, environmental impact, and ability to provide meaningful improvements to users' daily operations.

Positive

• Environmental improvement with P20570's ink system using 90% less plastic
• Cost efficiency with V1070 UV printer at less than half the cost of comparable models
• Productivity enhancement with high-speed 40 ISO ppm AM-C400 printer
• Operational efficiency improvement with automated color management solution

Negative

• None.

Multiple Epson Printers and Auto Chart Reader Portable Accessory Recognized

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson today announced several of its solutions received Good Design Awards, including five printers and the Auto Chart Reader portable accessory. As Japan's only comprehensive design award, the Good Design Awards are presented annually to those designs that benefit and enrich daily lives and society. Epson received recognition for three professional imaging solutions, one business inkjet printer, one on-demand color label printer, and one professional color management tool.

Epson Products Earn Good Design Awards for Designs that Enhance Daily Life and Society

"Epson product designers and engineers strive to meet consumer expectations from the design stage, visiting customers to understand their product needs and what features would enhance daily workflow," said Mark Roslon, vice president, North America Commercial and Industrial Marketing, Epson America, Inc. "Winning these prestigious awards underscores our team's dedication and success in delivering products that are beneficial with exceptional functionality, aesthetic appeal, positive environmental impact, and provide meaningful impact on users' daily lives."

Good Design Awards: Product Design Winners
The following Epson products received 2024 Good Design Awards:

• SureColor^® P20570: From professional photography and fine art reproduction to graphic design, this 64" printer is the pinnacle of professional printing technology. Featuring an expanded 12-color inkset, it delivers archival quality prints and the widest color gamut in its class.¹ A high-capacity 1.6L ink pack system² eliminates the need for frequent cartridge changes, improving print shop efficiency and productivity while using up to 90% less plastic than cartridges.³ The SureColor P20570 was awarded for its unparalleled color gamut coupled with an outstanding design that is kind to the environment, while achieving the highest image quality.
• SureColor F1070: Purpose-built for both direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTFilm) printing, the compact, entry-level printer offers excellent image quality, ease of use and versatile performance for printing and transferring on various materials, making it ideal for garment decorators, entrepreneurs, artisans and print service provider. Awarded for its compact, square design, unique transparent upper case, as well as the surface embossing that provides a fabric-like texture, this hybrid printer's design inspires creatives and encourages businesses to supply small-format custom textile orders.
• SureColor V1070: Designed to bring the power of UV printing to small businesses, the SureColor V1070 desktop flatbed UV printer delivers exceptional quality, vivid colors, and fine details, at less than half the cost of comparable models.⁴ Making in-house customization easier than ever, it prints directly on a variety of materials, including wood, acrylic and a large range of promotional products, and integrated maintenance features streamline operations. Recognized for its compact design, rectangular footprint and transparent upper case, this UV printer's design generates opportunities for customers to implement a customization factory within a retail location.
• WorkForce^® Enterprise AM-C400: Delivering powerful business productivity, the AM-C400 is engineered to streamline workflows by reducing maintenance and minimizing downtime for businesses while touting low energy consumption and waste. With a newly angled printhead and shortened paper path, the A4 color multifunction printer achieves high performance with print speeds of 40 ISO ppm (black/color)⁵ and a reduced footprint. The AM-C400 was awarded for its compact, aesthetically pleasing office design that naturally guides the eye to key areas, and better environmental performance when compared to laser printers of the same size.
• ColorWorks^® CW-C8000: Purpose-built for on-demand, mid- to high-volume batch runs, the 4-inch color label printer is engineered to deliver exceptional print quality, reliable performance and high-speed printing. The CW-C8000 was awarded for its design, with easy front loading ink and media, as well as its advanced connectivity and networking capabilities, versatility and innovative replacement ink pack system allowing for fewer interventions and offering low cost per milliliter and low consumable waste.
• Auto Chart Reader Accessory: The portable automated table accessory extends color management capabilities of the Epson SD-10 Spectrophotometer for Epson Edge^® Print customers, delivering a comprehensive color management workflow that creates color profiles and quickly verifies and calibrates color, helping print shops save time and resources by avoiding reprints due to color inaccuracies. The Auto Chart Reader was awarded for its portable design and precise responses to the needs of printing professionals, offering maximum precision with minimal resources offering great social significance.

For more information about the Good Design Awards, visit https://www.g-mark.org/en. 

About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson's goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of more than JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/

Epson America, Inc., based in Los Alamitos, Calif., is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (facebook.com/Epson), X (x.com/EpsonAmerica), YouTube (youtube.com/epsonamerica), and Instagram (instagram.com/EpsonAmerica).

1	Versus comparable professional large-format (24", 44" and 64") photographic and fine art printers as of March 1, 2024. Based on total gamut volume measured on comparable media.
2	Part of the ink from the first cartridges/packs is used for initializing the printer. Ink usage will vary considerably based on images printed, print settings, paper type, frequency of use, temperature and humidity. Variance may be more pronounced when printing infrequently or predominantly with one ink color. Ink is used for printing and printer maintenance and all colors must be available for printing. For print quality, a variable amount of ink remains after the "replace ink" indicator comes on.
3	Ratio determined by weight of 1,600mL ink pack plastic components vs. weight of 700mL cartridge plastic components for UltraChrome Pro inks.
4	Compared to major brand OEM desktop flatbed UV printers, priced at $50,000 or less. Competitor specifications and pricing from industry available sources and manufacturer websites as of December 2023.
5	Black and color print speeds are measured in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Actual print times will vary based on factors including system configuration, software and page complexity. For more information, visit www.epson.com/printspeed

EPSON, SureColor, WorkForce, ColorWorks and Epson Edge are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. Copyright 2025 Epson America, Inc.

 

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/epson-awarded-six-prestigious-good-design-awards-302402348.html

SOURCE Epson America, Inc.

FAQ

What products received Good Design Awards for Epson (SEKEY) in 2025?

Epson received awards for SureColor P20570, SureColor F1070, SureColor V1070, WorkForce Enterprise AM-C400, ColorWorks CW-C8000 printers, and the Auto Chart Reader accessory.

How does the Epson SureColor P20570 (SEKEY) improve environmental sustainability?

The P20570's 1.6L ink pack system uses up to 90% less plastic than traditional cartridges while eliminating frequent cartridge changes.

What are the key features of Epson WorkForce Enterprise AM-C400 (SEKEY)?

The AM-C400 offers 40 ISO ppm speed in both black and color, features low energy consumption, reduced footprint, and streamlined workflow with minimal maintenance.

How does the Epson Auto Chart Reader (SEKEY) benefit print shops?

It helps save time and resources by automating color profile creation, verification, and calibration, reducing reprints due to color inaccuracies.