is a Japanese manufacturer of industrial
sewing machines
A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with Thread (yarn), thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. ...
and domestic sewing machines, as well as high-technology SMT (
surface mount technology) assembly equipment and is headquartered in
Tama-shi, Tokyo. It is one of the leading
industrial machine manufacturers. JUKI ranks as the no.1 sewing machine manufacturer in the world.
Headquartered in Japan, the company currently has manufacturing facilities in Japan, China, and Vietnam, and markets its products on six continents, in about 170 countries.
Up until 1988, the company was known as ''Tokyo Juki Industrial Company, Ltd.'' The company motto, which doubles as a customer creed, is "Mind & Technology" (as in 'emotionally accessible technology').
Production
The company produces sewing machines for the home or hobbyist market. Today, JUKI is one of the top manufacturers of computerized sewing machines competing with other well-known sewing brands such as
Bernina International
Bernina International AG is a privately owned international manufacturer of sewing and embroidery systems. The company was founded in Steckborn, Switzerland, by a Swiss people, Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf. The company develops, manufactures, and se ...
,
Brother
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,
Janome
is a Japanese company that produces sewing machines, with manufacturing plants in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.
The company name until September 30, 2021 is .
History
The Pine Sewing Machine factory was founded on 16 October 1921. In 1935, the ...
, and
Singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
.
![Juki KE-2080L by Megger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Juki_KE-2080L_by_Megger.jpg)
In February 2013, Juki and
Sony Corp. entered negotiations to discuss a merger of their
SMT equipment businesses.
Since then, JUKI Corporation has successfully established themselves in the area of SMT assembly equipment around the world, with dedicated sales and service entities in key markets, such as Europe throug
JUKI Automation Systems GmbH headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany and the Americas throug
JUKI Automation Inc headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, USA.
![JUKI CORPORATION 本社社屋の画像](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/JUKI_CORPORATION_%E6%9C%AC%E7%A4%BE%E7%A4%BE%E5%B1%8B%E3%81%AE%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F.jpg)
In October 2018, the company announced a cooperative project with
Hitachi
() is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent company of the Hitachi Group (''Hitachi Gurūpu'') and had formed part of the Ni ...
that uses
IoT-based digital innovation to optimize manufacturing processes, improving the production of
printed circuit board
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s by tracking
inventory control
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and improving small lot production.
See also
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SMT Placement Equipment
Surface-mount technology (SMT) component placement systems, commonly called pick-and-place machines or P&Ps, are robotic machines which are used to place surface-mount devices (SMDs) onto a printed circuit board (PCB). They are used for high s ...
Notes and references
External links
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Juki Industrial sewing machines, Global NetworkJuki Household sewing machines, Subsidiary and Distributor listJuki Surface Mount Technology Business in Europe(English and German)
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Sewing machine brands
Manufacturing companies established in 1938
1938 establishments in Japan
Japanese brands
Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo
Textile machinery manufacturers