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The Tajima embroidery machine company rose to popularity in the United States between the very late 1980s and the very early 1990s. The early model Tajimas produced till around 1996 had a greenish color scheme. Around 1996, Tajima machines changed from the light green color scheme (with dark green logo) to their more common white color scheme with a green, pink and blue logo. Tajima, along with Barudan of Japan, became a top two embroidery machine maker in the USA. Both Barudan and Tajima continue to be the two leading makers of embroidery machines for the United States market. | The Tajima embroidery machine company rose to popularity in the United States between the very late 1980s and the very early 1990s. The early model Tajimas produced till around 1996 had a greenish color scheme. Around 1996, Tajima machines changed from the light green color scheme (with dark green logo) to their more common white color scheme with a green, pink and blue logo. Tajima, along with Barudan of Japan, became a top two embroidery machine maker in the USA. Both Barudan and Tajima continue to be the two leading makers of embroidery machines for the United States market. | ||
Tajima continues to lead sales in most of the west and south of the USA whereas Barudan leads sales in the north and east. Most of the rest of the United States is evenly divided among the two major embroidery machines (Tajima and Barudan). Tajimas are more commonly seen around Mexico and most of Central America whereas Barudan tends to lead sales in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Venezuela. Countries such as Argentina, Canada, Brazil, and Chile are divided among both Tajima and Barudan for popularity rights. | Tajima continues to lead sales in most of the west and south of the USA whereas Barudan leads sales in the north and east. Most of the rest of the United States is evenly divided among the two major embroidery machines (Tajima and Barudan). Tajimas are more commonly seen around Mexico and most of Central America whereas Barudan tends to lead sales in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Venezuela. Countries such as Argentina, Canada, Brazil, and Chile are divided among both Tajima and Barudan for popularity rights. | ||
Tajimas machines original ran off paper punch cards from the 1970s till the 1980s when they were replaced by paper tape. Paper tape was soon replaced by floppy drives. Most all Tajima machines today are now run off USB drives. | Tajimas machines original ran off paper punch cards from the 1970s till the 1980s when they were replaced by paper tape. Paper tape was soon replaced by floppy drives. Most all Tajima machines today are now run off USB drives.--> | ||
==Other Equipment== | ==Other Equipment== | ||
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*[[FloppyToUSB]] | *[[FloppyToUSB]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 23 August 2013
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Toyota is a manufacturer of single head embroidery machines. The Tajima embroidery machine company is based out of Japan. Toyota is one of the most well-known single head brands in embroidery machine manufacturing.
History, origin and sales
Other Equipment
Toyota does not produce any other embroidery related products
Software Extensions
Tajima DST (.dst) is the most common software extension for Toyota software and machines. However, Toyota uses several other embroidery software formats. Tajima DST is the most common embroidery format found.
Embroidery Machines
850 Series
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In 1990 Tajima released the TME-HC series embroidery machine. The TME-HC did not come with a floppy disk drive and only came with ports for external readers such as an external paper tape reader or Floppy Drive. The machine came in options of 4,6, 12, 15 or 20 heads. The machine only had manually removable table tops (nothing automatic). The machine was only available as 6 or 9 needles.
Toyota 850 Specifications
| Model | Heads | Needles | EMB Space / Head | Max SPM | Pwr Cons. | Years | Color |
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| TME-HC606 (G1) | 6 | 6 | emb Space | SPM | POWEW | 1990-1992 | Green |
| TME-HC612 (G1) | 12 | 6 | emb Space | SPM | POWEW | 1990-1992 | Green |
Buying
Tajima embroidery machines are probably one of the best machines on the market. They are more expensive that most all competing models but, they are very solidly built and have a good resell market. There are a lot of embroidery machine technicians available world wide and parts are pretty easy to find even for older models.
See also
References
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