JUKI CORPORATION HISTORY
  • Machinery manufactures in Tokyo invest to form “Tokyo Juki Manufacturers Association
  • The association converts to a joint-stock corporation and changes its name to "Tokyo Juki Industrial Co., Ltd."
  • The manufacturing of sewing machines is permitted.
  • The first machine of the Household Sewing Machines is completed.
  • The company enters the Industrial Sewing Machines market and releases the first machine
  • The company wins the Imperial Invention Award for the invention of a single-axis rotational thread take-up lever.
  • Manufacturing and sales of electronic computer peripherals start
  • The company’s stock is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
  • JUKI’s first overseas sales company (present JUKI (HONG KONG) LTD.) is founded in Hong Kong.
  • The “OHTAWARA PLANT,” a manufacturing plant for the Industrial Sewing Machines is completed in Ohtawara City, Tochigi Prefecture.
  • A sales company, a stronghold in Europe is founded in West Germany.
  • A sales company (present JUKI AMERICA, INC.) is founded in the U.S.
  • The headquarters of the Industrial Sewing Machines Business wins the Deming Prize (Deming Application Prize for Division).
  • Opening of the Singapore office.
  • The company enters a field of SMT. (Surface Mount Technology)
  • The company name is changed to JUKI CORPORATION.
  • JUKI’s first overseas factory is founded in Shanghai, China jointly with another company. (SHANGHAI JUKI SEWING MACHINE CO., LTD., a manufacturing plant for the household sewing machines)
  • A sales company is founded in China. (TOKYO JUKI INTERNATIONAL TRADE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.).
  • A parts factory for the industrial sewing machines is founded in Vietnam. (Present JUKI (VIETNAM) CO., LTD.)
    A company controlling the sales in Asia is founded in Singapore. (Present JUKI SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.)
    A manufacturing plant for the industrial sewing machines is founded in Langfang, China jointly with another company. (JUKI XINXING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.) A company manufacturing and procuring the parts for the industrial sewing machines is founded in China.
    present JUKI (NINGBO) PRECISION CO., LTD
  • The company wins an award from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry for the development of a “bobbin thread automatic feeder” used for the Industrial Sewing Machines.
  • A wholly owned manufacturing plant for the Industrial Sewing Machines is founded in Shanghai, China. (JUKI (SHANGHAI) INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.)
  • A fully owned subsidiary controlling a Chinese area is founded. (JUKI (CHINA) CO., LTD.)
  • An office controlling the sales in Europe is founded in Poland. (JUKI CENTRAL EUROPE SP.ZO.O)
  • The company moves to the new company building built in Tsurumaki, Tama City, Tokyo
  • The company makes the department for Industrial Equipment independent and founds JUKI AUTOMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
  • JUKI AUTOMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION merges with the business department for SMT Equipment of SONY EMCS. (presently SONY Global Manufacturing & Operations)
  • Manufacturing capabilities of manufacturing plants in both Japan and Vietnam are combined to start the business for the JUKI group companies.
  • Three companies in Akita Prefecture are integrated into a company called “JUKI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION.”