Toyota Sewing Machines -- Simply created to make things beautiful

History of Toyota Sewing Machines

In 1946, the first TOYOTA sewing machine was built under the strict supervision of TOYOTA founder, Mr. Kiichiro Toyoda. Mr. Toyoda had a strong belief that home-use products must be "functional yet beautiful". The first TOYOTA sewing machine, HA-1, was so highly regarded that it was allowed to use the same TOYOTA trademark as the TOYOTA automobiles. Since then, the TOYOTA sewing machine has continued to progress under the company mottos of "Quality Supremacy", "User Friendliness" and "Elegant Appearance" with a strong emphasis on "Environmental Awareness".

1946	Introduced the first TOYOTA sewing machine, HA-1
1952	Reached accrued production of 100,000 units
1953	Introduced the first TOYOTA home-use zigzag sewing machine, TZ-3
1961	Introduced a light alloy zigzag sewing machine, Z7221
1962	H222 was awarded G-mark ( Japan ) for its excellence in design Reached accrued production of 1,000,000 units Opened New York office as a base for exporting sewing machines to the US
1964	Recognized by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan as a contributor in increasing Japan 's export
1965	Reached accrued production of 1,500,000 units
1966	Opened Brussels office ( Belgium ) as a base for exporting sewing machines to Europe
1968	Reached accrued production of 2,000,000 units
1970	Established AISIN U.S.A. , INC as a sales base for the US
1971	Introduced a super auto zigzag sewing machine Established AISIN EUROPE S.A. as a sales base for Europe
1972	Introduced an electrically powered (built-in motor) portable sewing machine Established AISIN U.K. LTD to expand sales in United Kingdom Established AISIN AUSTRALIA PTY., LTD. as a sales base for Australia
1973	Introduced a light alloy free arm zigzag sewing machine Established LIBERTY MEXICANA S.A. DE C.V. and began manufacturing in Mexico
1976	Introduced the first TOYOTA electronic sewing machine Reached accrued production of 3,000,000 units
1977	Established AISIN ASIA PTE. LTD and began sales in Asia
1978	Introduced the compact sewing machine series, Freenu Established AISIN DEUTSCHLAND GmbH to expand sales in Germany
1979	Introduced a computer sewing machine Established Elite Sewing Machine MFG. Co., Ltd and began manufacturing in Taiwan
1984	Introduced a horizontal hook electronic sewing machine
1986	Introduced the first TOYOTA single dial sewing machine
1987	Introduced a mini sewing machine Began a mail order business in Japan
1988	Introduced a home-use overlock machine
1990	Introduced the first TOYOTA horizontal hook mini sewing machine
1991	Introduced a 3D designed horizontal hook electronic sewing machine
1992	Introduced a computer sewing machine with monogramming function AISIN U.S.A., INC. merged with AISIN AMERICA, INC. to form AISIN WORLD CORP. OF AMERICA (AWA)
1994	Introduced the SEWIE series based on a survey of 10,000 sewers
1997	Introduced the RS2000 series
1999	Reached accrued production of 10,000,000 units
2000	Introduced a specialty home-use overlock machine Introduced the Millennium model (limited edition)
2002	Introduced the EZ-ONE series (awarded G-mark , Japan )
2004	Introduced the QB series (awarded G-mark , Japan )

In October 1999, all domestic offices including a laboratory of AISIN SEIKI Japan received ISO 14001 certification. Our manufacturer Elite Sewing Machine MFG. Co., Ltd. received ISO 9002 certification.

*ISO
ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization.

*ISO 14001

ISO 14001 certification is the International Standard for Environmental Management.

*ISO 9002
ISO 9002 certification is the International Standard of Quality Assurance for Production Processes and Systems.