Product and Technology Timeline
1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Core Technology
Surface-tempering
technology
Cast-molding
technology
Woodworking
technology
Cutting technology
Motor technology
Sewing Machine Era Diversication Era Mechatronics Era
’32 ’55 ’68 ’76 ’79 ’91 ’96
Chain-Stitch sewing machine
for the production of straw hats
’28
Home sewing machine
Model 15 Type 70
’36
Industrial lockstitch
sewing machine
Model 95 Type B1
Light-alloy automatic
zigzag sewing machine
FZ2-B1
High-speed straight lock stitcher
DB2-B755
’61
Electronic
sewing
machine
Compal DX
Computerized
sewing machine
Computer Sew 1000
Computerized
monogramming machine
BAS-400
Electric sewing
machine
B-701
’65 ’81 ’88
Overlock
sewing machine
EF4-B955
Computerized
sewing machine
with embroidery function
PC-7000
Automatic pocket setter
BAS-750
Electronic lockstitch
bar tacker
LK3-B430E
Digitizing Software
PE-Design
’95 ’97
Six head electronic
embroidery machine
BES-960BC
Electronic
zigzag lock stitcher
LZ2-B856E
’98
Press-molding
technology
Precision
processing
technology
Electronic
technology
Thermal printing
technology
Dot impact
printing
technology
’54 ’56
Electric
washing
machine
BWM-1
’54 ’80 ’84
Home
knitting
machine
KH1-B1
’56
Motorcycle
Darling
Alphabetical typewriter
’63 ’69 ’73 ’86
Vacuum cleaner
Electric fan
SP-111
BEF-1A
’61
’62 ’85
Small lathe
for schools
BSL-250T
’61 ’65
JP1-111
Tapping machine
BT1-201
Electric typewriter
JP2
’64
Cash
register
JR-111
’66 ’70
Electronic
calculator
130
Electric organ
GO-101
’68
Adding
machine
JA4-110
LSI
calculator
710
Microwave
ER-101
Golf ball typewriter
ofce typewriter EM-1
’71 ’75
High-speed
dot-matrix
printer
M-101
Electronic personal printer
Kanji
dot-matrix
printer
K-2000
’77 ’91
Computer keyboard
’78 ’80 ’82
JP14
Electronic
Electronic
knitting machine
KH-910
Portable
electric
typewriter
CE-60
’82 ’84 ’88
EP-20
Japanese
word processor
Sensor-controlled
microwave oven
Bulky punch card
knitting machine
KH-260
CNC tapping center
TC-211
Electronic
portable
typewriter AX-10
’85
’86
Electronic typewriter with a screen
EM-1000
’87
Alphabetical
word processor
WP-1
Labeling system
PT-6
’87
FAX-100
’85
Dot-matrix kanji color printer Waritsuke Meijin
(excels in adjustment of character-space)
M-1024
’90
PT-10
Computer
keyboard
Koala
Water ionizer
’92
AQ-110
’95
Computerized
knitting machine
KH-970
’95 ’98
TC-203 TC-22A
Portable electronic typewriter
WORDSHOT V
’94
Electronic
typewriter
EX-530/630
’95
Stamp creator
SC-200PCE
’94
’92
P-touch PC
PT-8000
’92
FAX-600
’94
24-pin high-speed dot-matrix printer
M-9224
’96
Battery-powered personal typewriter
PY80/50
’97
Color inkjet desktop publisher
DP-525CJ
Stamp creator PRO
SC-2000
’96
FAX-170CL
’99
Electrophotographic
technology
Inkjet printing
technology
Communication
technology
’87
Black-and-white
laser printer
HL-8
’86
Software
vending machine
TAKERU
’89
Full color copier
CC-5500
Color
Inkjet printer
HS-1PS
On-line karaoke system
JOYSOUND
’94 ’95
HL-630
Black-and-white
laser All-in-One
MFC-4500ML
Inkjet All-in-One
MFC-7000FC
’99
HL-1240
’97
’92
’97’92
HyperJoy
’99
Ringtone service
for cellular phone
* Products in parentheses are not currently manufactured.
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2000 2010
Network / Contents Era
Sewing and
embroidery
machine
Innov-is N80
’03
’03 ’10
Commercial
embroidery machine
PR-600
’03
Direct drive
straight lock stitcher
S-7200A
(Home appliances)
’04 ’08
Sewing and
embroidery machine
Innov-is 4000
(Knitting machines)
Innov-is I
’08
Single needle direct drive
straight lock stitcher
S-7200C
’10
PC Embroidery
design and
editing software
Commercial
embroidery
machine
PR-1000
Image recognition
G3LM-22-30-T020
technology
Gearmotor
Gears High ratio
hypoid gear
’12
Innov-is V7
’12
’13
Direct drive
programmable electronic
pattern sewing machine
BAS-311H
’13
Home cutting
machine
CM550DX
’13
Reducer
APGZ12K-3M100S1
’14
XV8500D
’14
IE3 Gear Motor
’15
PR1050X
’15
S-7300A
’17
parie
’17
CV3550
’17
KE-430HX
’17
DC200
2018 2019
’18
’19
Innov-is XP1
Innov-is XJ1
’18
SDX1200
Product Category
Home sewing
machines
Commercial
embroidery
machines
Industrial
sewing
machines
Home cutting
machines
Reducers / Gears
’03 ’05 ’08
TC-32B TC-S2C TC-S2D TC-S2DN
(Word processors)
’02
SC-370pc
’02
Labeling
system
PT-170
’02 ’06
Mobile printer
MW-100e
’00 ’02
FAX-1100CLFAX-800CL
’01
’03 ’05
MFC-9800J
HL-5040
’03 ’04 ’06 ’08
(Computer keyboards)
’04 ’05
Labeling
Label
system
printer
PT-24
QL-550
’05 ’08
MFC-7820N
’05
Color laser
All-in-One
MFC-9420CN
’05
Garment printer
GT-541
’07
IC tag printer
RL-700S
MW-260 PocketJet
’07
Color
laser printer
HL-4040CN
MFC-850CDNMFC-5840CNMFC-150CL
FAX-380DLFAX-350CL
Document scanner
technology
’08
HL-5340D
’09
HL-3040CN
MFC-6490CN
’10
’13
TD-2130N
’10 ’11
RJ-4040
PJ-663
(Dot-matrix printers)
’12
ADS-2500W
’12
MFC-J4510N
’12
HL-S7000DN
’12
GT-381
’13
ADS-1500W
’13
MFC-9340CDW
’11
DS-700D
’10
MFC-J850DN
Inkjet head
technology
Coding & marking (C&M) technology
’15
R650X1
’15
TP-M5000N
’15
PT-D600
’15
N610i
’15
A320i
’16
M140X2
Typewriters
’16
PT-P300BT
’16
PJ-773
’16
ADS-3600W
’16
MFC-L6900DW
’16
Ax-350i
’17
QL-820NWB
’17
RJ-3150Ai
’17
DCP-T310
’17
GTX
’18
F600X1
’18
PT-P710BT
’18
RJ-4250WB
’18
ADS-2200
’18
MFC-L2770DW
’18
MFC-L3770CDW
’18
HL-J6000CDW
’19
R650X2
’19
MFC-J815XL
Machine tools
Stamp creators
Tape creators
Labeling systems /
Label printers
Mobile printers
Facsimiles
Scanners
Black-and-white
laser printers /
All-in-Ones
Color laser
printers /
All-in-Ones*
Inkjet printers
All-in-Ones
High-speed
inkjet printer
Garment printers
Digital printing
equipment
Inkjet C&M
HyperJoy
V2
’06
HyperJoy WAVE
JS-W1
’06
Social media
network
Utasuki
Small display
technology
’09’03
CROSSO
’09
JOYBEAT
’11
See-through type
head-mounted
display
AIRScouter
Web
conferencing
systems
OmniJoin
’12
’12
JOYSOUND f1
JS-F1
’13
Music box
MBX-100H
’14
Lukyou
’15
D320i
’15
V230i
’15
Head-mounted
display
AiRScouter
WD200S
’15
JOYSOUND
MAX
’16
LM-2500
Energy-related
technology
Laser C&M
Thermal transfer
C&M
’17
WD-300A
Head-mounted
display
)
(
Web conferencing
systems
Music box
’17
BFC4-5000DC380V
’19
JOYSOUND
MAX GO
’19
Miruhako
On-line karaoke
systems
Contents services
Fuel cell
including LED system
*
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