diff --git a/cobol-parser/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoders/StringEncoders.scala b/cobol-parser/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoders/StringEncoders.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5890e6fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cobol-parser/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoders/StringEncoders.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 ABSA Group Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package za.co.absa.cobrix.cobol.parser.encoders
+
+object StringEncoders {
+  /**
+    * An encoder from a string to an EBCDIC byte array
+    *
+    * @param string          An input string
+    * @param conversionTable A conversion table to use to convert from ASCII to EBCDIC
+    * @param length          The length of the output (in bytes)
+    * @return A string representation of the binary data
+    */
+  def encodeEbcdicString(string: String, conversionTable: Array[Byte], length: Int): Array[Byte] = {
+    require(length >= 0, s"Field length cannot be negative, got $length")
+
+    var i = 0
+    val buf = new Array[Byte](length)
+
+    while (i < string.length && i < length) {
+      val asciiByte = string(i).toByte
+      buf(i) = conversionTable((asciiByte + 256) % 256)
+      i = i + 1
+    }
+    buf
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/cobol-parser/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoding/codepage/CodePage.scala b/cobol-parser/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoding/codepage/CodePage.scala
index e3e0c35d9..a3bcf3f26 100644
--- a/cobol-parser/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoding/codepage/CodePage.scala
+++ b/cobol-parser/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoding/codepage/CodePage.scala
@@ -32,6 +32,30 @@ abstract class CodePage extends Serializable {
     */
   protected def ebcdicToAsciiMapping: Array[Char]
 
+  /**
+    * Each class inherited from CodePage should provide its own conversion table
+    */
+  protected def asciiToAsciiMapping: Array[Byte] = {
+    Array[Byte](
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x0D.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x25.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, //   0 -  15
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, //  16 -  31
+      0x40.toByte, 0x5A.toByte, 0x7F.toByte, 0x7B.toByte, 0x5B.toByte, 0x6C.toByte, 0x50.toByte, 0x7D.toByte, 0x4D.toByte, 0x5D.toByte, 0x5C.toByte, 0x4E.toByte, 0x6B.toByte, 0x60.toByte, 0x4B.toByte, 0x61.toByte, //  32 -  47
+      0xF0.toByte, 0xF1.toByte, 0xF2.toByte, 0xF3.toByte, 0xF4.toByte, 0xF5.toByte, 0xF6.toByte, 0xF7.toByte, 0xF8.toByte, 0xF9.toByte, 0x7A.toByte, 0x5E.toByte, 0x4C.toByte, 0x7E.toByte, 0x6E.toByte, 0x6F.toByte, //  48 -  63
+      0x7C.toByte, 0xC1.toByte, 0xC2.toByte, 0xC3.toByte, 0xC4.toByte, 0xC5.toByte, 0xC6.toByte, 0xC7.toByte, 0xC8.toByte, 0xC9.toByte, 0xD1.toByte, 0xD2.toByte, 0xD3.toByte, 0xD4.toByte, 0xD5.toByte, 0xD6.toByte, //  64 -  79
+      0xD7.toByte, 0xD8.toByte, 0xD9.toByte, 0xE2.toByte, 0xE3.toByte, 0xE4.toByte, 0xE5.toByte, 0xE6.toByte, 0xE7.toByte, 0xE8.toByte, 0xE9.toByte, 0xBA.toByte, 0xE0.toByte, 0xBB.toByte, 0xB0.toByte, 0x6D.toByte, //  80 -  95
+      0x79.toByte, 0x81.toByte, 0x82.toByte, 0x83.toByte, 0x84.toByte, 0x85.toByte, 0x86.toByte, 0x87.toByte, 0x88.toByte, 0x89.toByte, 0x91.toByte, 0x92.toByte, 0x93.toByte, 0x94.toByte, 0x95.toByte, 0x96.toByte, //  96 - 111
+      0x97.toByte, 0x98.toByte, 0x99.toByte, 0xA2.toByte, 0xA3.toByte, 0xA4.toByte, 0xA5.toByte, 0xA6.toByte, 0xA7.toByte, 0xA8.toByte, 0xA9.toByte, 0xC0.toByte, 0x6A.toByte, 0xD0.toByte, 0xA1.toByte, 0x00.toByte, // 112 - 127
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, // 128 - 143
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, // 144 - 159
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, // 160 - 175
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, // 176 - 191
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, // 192 - 207
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, // 208 - 223
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, // 224 - 239
+      0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte, 0x00.toByte  // 240 - 255
+    )
+  }
+
   /**
     * Gets a mapping table for EBCDIC to ASCII conversions. Uses underlying protected abstract method to get
     * the actual table. Checks that the size of the mapping arrays is exactly 256 elements.
@@ -51,6 +75,17 @@ abstract class CodePage extends Serializable {
     }
     table
   }
+
+  /**
+    * Gets a mapping table for ASCII to EBCDIC conversions. Uses underlying protected abstract method to get
+    * the actual table.
+    *
+    * @return An ASCII to EBCDIC conversion table as an array of chars
+    */
+  @throws(classOf[IllegalArgumentException])
+  final def getAsciiToEbcdicMapping: Array[Byte] = {
+    asciiToAsciiMapping
+  }
 }
 
 object CodePage {
diff --git a/cobol-parser/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoders/StringEncodersSpec.scala b/cobol-parser/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoders/StringEncodersSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fe47244e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cobol-parser/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/encoders/StringEncodersSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package za.co.absa.cobrix.cobol.parser.encoders
+
+import org.scalatest.WordSpec
+import za.co.absa.cobrix.cobol.parser.decoders.StringDecoders
+import za.co.absa.cobrix.cobol.parser.decoders.StringDecoders.TrimNone
+import za.co.absa.cobrix.cobol.parser.encoding.codepage.CodePageCommon
+
+class StringEncodersSpec extends WordSpec {
+  "encodeEbcdicString" should {
+    "be able to covert a basic ASCII string to EBCDIC" in {
+      val input = "0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ+-=<>[](){},./;:?!|$*~^`#@%_\\\'\"\r\n"
+
+      val codePage = new CodePageCommon
+
+      val ebcdic = StringEncoders.encodeEbcdicString(input, codePage.getAsciiToEbcdicMapping, input.length)
+      val ascii = StringDecoders.decodeEbcdicString(ebcdic, TrimNone, codePage.getEbcdicToAsciiMapping)
+
+      assert(ascii == input)
+    }
+
+    "be able to covert shorter strings" in {
+      val input = "0123456789"
+      val expected = "01234"
+
+      val codePage = new CodePageCommon
+
+      val ebcdic = StringEncoders.encodeEbcdicString(input, codePage.getAsciiToEbcdicMapping, 5)
+      val ascii = StringDecoders.decodeEbcdicString(ebcdic, TrimNone, codePage.getEbcdicToAsciiMapping)
+
+      assert(ebcdic.length == 5)
+      assert(ascii == expected)
+    }
+
+    "be able to covert longer strings" in {
+      val input = "012"
+      val expected = "F0F1F20000"
+
+      val codePage = new CodePageCommon
+
+      val ebcdic = StringEncoders.encodeEbcdicString(input, codePage.getAsciiToEbcdicMapping, 5)
+      val ebcdicHex = StringDecoders.decodeHex(ebcdic)
+
+      assert(ebcdic.length == 5)
+      assert(expected == ebcdicHex)
+    }
+
+    "be able to covert an empty string" in {
+      val codePage = new CodePageCommon
+
+      val ebcdic = StringEncoders.encodeEbcdicString("", codePage.getAsciiToEbcdicMapping, 0)
+
+      assert(ebcdic.length == 0)
+    }
+
+    "throws an exception if a negative value was passed" in {
+      val codePage = new CodePageCommon
+
+      val ex = intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
+        StringEncoders.encodeEbcdicString("123", codePage.getAsciiToEbcdicMapping, -1)
+      }
+
+      assert(ex.getMessage.contains("requirement failed: Field length cannot be negative, got -1"))
+    }
+  }
+
+}