Early Years of Brother Printer Company: Brief History

There are so many printer companies in the worldcompany went by the name of Yasui Sewing Machine
today that it is difficult to keep track of them. More andCo. and was founded by Kanekichi Yasui in Nagoya,
more companies are exploring the opportunities thrownJapan. In 1934, the company changed its name to
open by the increasing demand for printers and areNippon Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co.
coming out with new models promising better qualityGrowth and Printers
and reliability. However, there are some companiesIn the 1950s the company began to call itself the
who have done pioneering work in terms of printingBrother International Corporation and started the
technology and have been there throughout theoverseas export of their sewing machines. They were
course of the printer history. The Brother Printervery successful in this regard and have been credited
Company is one such manufacturer who has alwayswith many advances in the sphere of knitting machines
been associated with high quality printers.and home appliances during this time. However, it was
The Brother Industriesnot until 1971 that the semblance of the Brother Printer
Brother Industries Ltd is a Japanese company thatCompany came into being when they created the
produces a diverse range of products including labelrevolutionary new high-speed dot matrix printers.
printers, printers, Brother multifunction printers, machineIn early 2003, the Brother Printer Company brought out
tools, sewing machines, typewriters and many otherits multi-function devices into the market. These were
computer related electronics. In the world of printersprinting devices and over time these Brother printers
the Brother Printer Company is known for its quality,have been widely appreciated.  When it comes to
reliability, and efficacy of its printer models and theprinters and printer ink cartridges sales, the Brother
company has gravitated from distributing variousPrinter Company is widely regarded as one of the
printers under OEM agreement with other companiesfront runners.
to distributing products under its own name. Today theA Brief Timeline of Brother Printers
Brother Printer Company is as big a name as many ofIt was in 1971 that the Brother Printer Company
its contemporaries in the market like HP, Canon, andlaunched the worlds first high speed dot matrix printers.
various others.In the year 1985 the UK arm of Brother Industries
Early Historystarted the production of electronic typewriters. In
An interesting fact to note is that the Brother Printer2003, the China based, Shenzhen, arm of Brother
Company did not start out as a printer company. ItIndustries started the production of multi-function
was a company that started out manufacturingproducts including printers.
sewing machines in 1908. Back in the those days the