Brother Industries, Ltd.

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Brother Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through Printing & Solutions, Machinery, Domino, Nissei, Personal & Home, Network & Contents, and Other segments. The Printing & Solutions segment offers black-and-white and color laser all-in-one printers; inkjet printers; scanners; labeling systems; and label and mobile printers. Its Machinery segment provides industrial sewing machines, machine tools, and garment and wide-format printers. The Domino segment offers coding and marking equipment, and digital printing equipment. Its Nissei segment provides gearmotors, high stiffness reducers, and high precision reducers for servo motors; and hypoid, bevel, double/spur, and input gears, as well as leases real estate properties. The Personal & Home segment provides sewing and home cutting machines, sewing and embroidery machines, sublimation printers, design apps, and commercial embroidery machines. Its Network & Contents segment provides online karaoke systems and applications for smartphones/tablets, as well as content, nursing care market, and video viewing services; and operates karaoke clubs and entertainment platforms. The company was formerly known as Nippon Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co. and changed its name to Brother Industries, Ltd. in 1962. Brother Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.