Portal:Tajima
Welcome to the Tajima embroidery machine portal.
Tajima is a manufacturer of single and multi-head embroidery machines. Tajima is based out of Japan. TAJIMA embroidery machines are supplied to the market by the TAJIMA Group which is made up of three companies: Tokai Industrial Sewing Machine Co. Ltd. which handles manufacturing, Tokai Technical Center which is involved in product design and development, and Tajima Industries Ltd. which handles the sales of embroidery machines for the domestic and overseas market. Tajima is one of the most well-known brands in the embroidery machine industry.
Tajima Embroidery Machines (China) Co., Ltd. was established in 2001 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China, to manufacture machines in China.
Tajima has produced embroidery machines with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20 and 24 heads. In The United States most Tajima models are 1, 2, 4, 6 and 12 head. Most the 8 head machines and machines larger than 12 heads were more common in other countries. Very few 8 heads can be found in the United States but are much more common in Asian countries. Tajima has produced machines with 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12 and 15 needles. Machines with 6 needles are common in the very early 1990s. 9 needle machines became popular during the mid 1990s. Late 1990s to around 2010 most machines were 12 needles. 15 needle machines are standard now. Tajima machines with less than 6 needles are generally specialty machines.
History, origin and sales
The Tajima brand 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 (see above). 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 machines originally 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 disk drives. Most all Tajima machines today are now run off USB drives.
Machines and Machine Info
Some information on the Tajima embroidery machines including specifics on certain models.
- Tajima
- Tajima TMM
- Tajima TMEF
- Tajima TME-HC
- Tajima TME-DC
- Tajima TMFD
- Tajima TMEX & Tajima TMFX
- Tajima TEHX
- Tajima TFHX-IIC
- Tajima TFMX-C
- Tajima NEO
- Tajima TEMX-C
Tajima Electronics
The Tajima Electronics page contains a list of circuit boards and electronics on the Tajima Embroidery Machines.
Add-ons
Other additional accessories or upgrades