There are no parts made by Mutoh - except the body. The rest of the pieces are generic or Epson technology ( the heads ).
http://global.epson.com/innovation/printing_technology/history/
While building a firm base in home printing, Epson also realized that Micro Piezo technology had considerable potential outside the home market. Introduced in 2000, the Epson Stylus Pro 9500 was a large format printer that combined light fastness with superb print quality at an affordable price. With conventional products costing significant amounts many thousands of dollars, this professional product expanded the scope of large format printers to areas such as poster printing, fine art and pro graphics in industries including pro-imaging, design and advertising. But Epson is not stopping here as it is now working to expand the presence of its printers in commerce, including inkjet minilabs for commercial photo printing and dedicated label printers.
Why Epson ever got involved with Mutoh ?
Well Mutoh is the donkey. They make the bodies for all the different brand names using the same parts - Epson - Roland - Mimaki - Kodak - - yep - this is the story.
We all know that the companies make their money off of overcharged inks. Mutoh started selling us ink 12 years ago for 80 euros a cartridge. Same price now. No one buys these inks of course - water and pigment !!
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