is a Japanese manufacturer of industrial sewing machines and domestic sewing machines, as well as high-technology SMT ( surface mount technology) assembly equipment and is headquartered in

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, 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').

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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

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, Janome, and

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In February 2013, Juki and

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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

In October 2018, the company announced a cooperative project with

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that uses

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-based digital innovation to optimize manufacturing processes, improving the production of

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s by tracking

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and improving small lot production.

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Juki Industrial sewing machines, Global Network

Juki Household sewing machines, Subsidiary and Distributor listJuki Surface Mount Technology Business in Europe
(English and German) {{Authority control Sewing machine brands Manufacturing companies established in 1938 1938 establishments in Japan Japanese brands Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo Textile machinery manufacturers

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