Reduce carbon through visual communication

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Laser projector

Projection mapping

Outline

In our visual products business, we strive to express every image with the greatest possible clarity, and free image expression from the traditional bounds of the screen. Our visual product technology allows an impressive image experience, rich visual communication, and improved customer productivity.
The laser light source engine, which combines bright and vivid image expression, a long-life light source, and the freedom to install in any orientation, has increased light efficiency by approximately 1.6 times and reduced CO2 emissions by approximately half compared to conventional mercury lamps. Our head-mounted displays provide realistic images for augmented reality, reducing the environmental impact of moving people and goods.

Description

At Epson, we are continuing to enhance our unique “micro display technology” and “projection technology” to bring a moving visual experience to previously impossible spaces for business and entertainment. With our strengths of “efficient, small and precise technology”, micro-display technology such as head-mounted display, and projection technology such as projection mapping, we create a new immersive visual communication.
Producing realistic three-dimensional images, which is the key to projection technology, will be promoted by using laser light sources. Laser light sources have features such as bright and vivid image expression, long service-life, and freedom to install in any orientation. The light emission per watt is 12 lm for a mercury lamp and 21 lm for a laser light source, which is 1.6 times the light efficiency. We expect that delivering projector products equipped with this efficient light source to customers around the world could contribute to reducing CO2 emissions by about 100,000 ton-CO2.
In microdisplay technology, the use of silicon OLED optical engines developed in-house has been expanded to head-mount display models that can be connected to PCs and smartphones to enhance ease of use.
For example, the estimated annual CO2 emissions from air travel for business trips to our group companies is 5940 ton-CO2 (FY2015); reduction of the number of trips by using remote communication via head-mounted display augmented reality is expected to reduce about 2500 ton-CO2.