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The first
TOYOTA sewing machine was built under the strict supervision of Kiichiro
Toyoda himself, the founder of TOYOTA Motor Corporation. Kiichiro
Toyoda had a strong belief that home-use products must be "functional"
but yet "beautiful" at the same time. The first TOYOTA sewing
machine HA-1 type was so highly evaluated that it was allowed to use
the same TOYOTA trademark as the TOYOTA automobiles. Since then, TOYOTA
sewing machine has continued to progress under the company mottoes
of "Quality Supremacy", "User Friendliness" and
"Elegant Appearance" with a strong emphasis on "Environmental
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1946 |
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Introduced
the first TOYOTA sewing machine HA-1 |
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1952 |
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Reached production
of 100,000 units of sewing machines |
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1953 |
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Introduced
first home-use zigzag sewing machine TZ-3 |
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1961 |
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Introduced
light alloy zigzag sewing machine Z7221 |
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1962 |
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H222 awarded
for it's excellent design (Japan, G-mark award)
Reached production of 1,000,000 units of sewing machiness
Opened
New York office as a base of exporting sewing machines to U.S.A |
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1964 |
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First company
to be recognized as a contributor to increasing Japan's export by the Ministry
of International Trade and Industry of Japan |
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1965 |
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Reached production
of 1,500,000 units of sewing machines |
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1966 |
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Opened Brussels
office (Belgium) as a base of exporting sewing machines to Europe |
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1968 |
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Reached production
of 2,000,000 units of sewing machines |
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1970 |
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Established
AISIN U.S.A., INC. as a sales base of U.S.A |
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1971 |
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Introduced
super auto zigzag sewing machine
Established
AISIN EUROPE S.A. as a sales base of Europe |
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1972 |
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Introduced
electrically powered (built-in motor) portable sewing machine
Established AISIN U.K. LTD to expand sales in
U.K.
Established AISIN AUSTRALIA PTY., LTD. as a sales base of Australia
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1973 |
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Introduced
light alloy free arm zigzag sewing machine
Established
LIBERTY MEXICANA S.A. DE C.V. and started manufacturing in Mexico |
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1976 |
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Introduced
electronic sewing machine
Reached production of 3,000,000 units of sewing machines |
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1977 |
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Established
AISIN ASIA PTE. LTD and started sales in Asia |
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1978 |
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Introduced
compact sewing machine "Freenu" series
Established
AISIN DEUTSCHLAND GmbH to expand sales in Germany |
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1979 |
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Introduced
computer sewing machine
Established Elite
Sewing Machine MFG. Co., Ltd and started manufacturing in Taiwan. |
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1984 |
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Introduced
horizontal hook electronic sewing machine |
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1986 |
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Introduced
the first single dial sewing machine in the world |
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1987 |
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Introduced
mini- sewing machine
Entered mail order business in Japan |
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1988 |
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Introduced
home-use over lock machine |
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1990 |
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Introduced
the first horizontal hook mini sewing machine in the world. |
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1991 |
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Introduced
3D designed horizontal hook electronic sewing machine |
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1992 |
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Introduced
computer sewing machine with monogramming function
AISIN
U.S.A., INC. merged with AISIN AMERICA, INC. to form AISIN WORLD CORP.
OF AMERICA |
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1994 |
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Introduced
SEWIE series based on a survey of 10,000 users. |
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1997 |
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Introduced
the world wide hit series RS2000. |
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1999 |
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Reached production
of 10,000,000 units of sewing machines. |
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2000 |
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Built the first
memorial transparent sewing machine
Introduced full function Home-use over lock machine
Introduced millennium model sewing machine (Limited edition) |
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2002 |
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Introduced the EZ-ONE series (awarded G-mark, Japan) |
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2004 |
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Introduced the QB series (awarded G-mark, Japan) |
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2006 |
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Introduced the SP series in Europe |
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| In October 1999,
all domestic offices including the laboratory of AISIN SEIKI Japan
obtained ISO 14001 certification. Our manufacturer Elite Sewing
Machine MFG. Co., Ltd has achieved ISO 9002 certification. |
| *ISO 14001 |
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ISO stands
for International Organization for Standardization. ISO 14001
certification is the international standard for environmental
management. |
| *ISO 9002 |
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ISO 9002
certification is the international standard of quality assurance
for production processes and systems. |
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