- Business
- JUKI Corporation, founded December 15, 1938 and headquartered in Tama-shi, Tokyo, manufactures industrial sewing machines, household sewing machines, electronics assembly and systems equipment including surface mount technology placement machines and inspection systems, as well as contract manufacturing services and intelligent storage solutions; the company operates manufacturing facilities in Japan, China and Vietnam, with sales presence in 185 countries across six continents serving apparel, electronics manufacturing services, automotive, industrial and consumer electronics sectors. JUKI holds a world-leading market share in industrial sewing machines and provides advanced solutions such as the DX-01 1-Needle Lockstitch Sewing System with Electronic Belt Feed launched in June 2025, Fast Smart Modular Mounter RS-2 in January 2025, and Multitask Platform JM-E01 in December 2024. Recent major changes include the November 2025 announcement of absorption mergers with wholly-owned subsidiaries JUKI Automation Systems and JUKI Techno-Solutions to streamline operations effective December 2025, acquisition of full ownership of JUKI Techno-Solutions from Mitsubishi Electric in October 2025 terminating their joint venture, transition from capital alliance to business alliance with PEGASUS Co., Ltd. in October 2025 accompanied by sale of held shares, and implementation of manufacturing base rationalization in September and October 2025.