What do fax machines, labelers, and printers have in common with sewing machines? Brother knows. Yausi Sewing Machine Co. was established in 1908, and was later renamed Yausi Brothers Sewing Machine Co. in 1925. By 1947 the company was producing and exporting several sewing machines. Between the 50's and 60's the company changed its name again, and divided itself, along with branching out to new product industries like: home electric appliance, business machines, and machine tools.
They continued to move into unknown territories by adding new products like typewriter and printer telecommunication, and online karaoke. The US Division of Brother Industries in Brother International Corp. formed in 1954. Printers, fax machines multifunction devices, labelers, label printers, consumer and industrial sewing machines, typewriters, stamp creators, gear motors, and machine tools, are all produced here.
Brother has made a name in the printer department. They produce black and white laser printers, color laser printers, and label printers. Shipping departments are big consumers of Brother label printers. They make printing mailing labels much easier. They can print anywhere from a 2 to 4 inch label depending on the model, when they are connected to a computer.
P-Touch label makers are a hand held unit that prints out labels on an internal paper cartridge. You input the label info into the device and the label spits out and then automatically cuts off.
Brother has also produced fax machines for many years. They started out using rolls of thermal paper and very slow moving. Today they have improved with many different types available for home and businesses around the world. They have ribbon transfers, black and white inkjets, color inkjets, and laser fax machines. Brother's top of the line fax machine product, has many luxuries like high speed modem, high capacity memory, dual paper trays, secure fax receptions, high yield toner cartridges, and network connectivity.
Wanting to make an all-in-one product, Brother produced the Multi-Function Center. This device incorporates printing, scanning, copying, and faxing all into one machine. This is a great option for consumers for space and economical reasons. Many of these multifunction devices also have corded telephone handsets, and wireless or Ethernet connections, just less that consumers will need to buy to set up an office.
Even though Brother has added many new products to their company, they still continue to make the products that gave them their start, sewing machines. The versions of sewing machines we see today are nothing like the first. Today their sewing machines have many new features like LCD display, digital controls, automatic needle threading, along with USB ports for their embroidery machines.
