# Brother USA

> Brother International Corporation is the Americas arm of Japan's Brother Industries, selling printers, label makers, scanners, sewing and embroidery machines, cutting machines, and industrial gearmotors to homes, small businesses, and factories. Run out of Bridgewater, New Jersey since the 1950s, it competes on quiet reliability and a slogan it keeps repeating - 'at your side' - across four very different businesses that share almost nothing except a brand.

- **Founded:** 1954
- **Headquarters:** Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
- **Founders:** Kanekichi Yasui (Founder, Yasui Sewing Machine Co. (parent, 1908)), Masayoshi Yasui (Co-founder of Brother Industries (parent)), Jitsuichi Yasui (Co-founder of Brother Industries (parent))
- **Team size:** ~2,200 employees (Brother International Corporation / Americas); nearly 400 at the Bridgewater, NJ headquarters
- **Products:** Laser and Inkjet Printers & All-in-Ones, P-touch Label Makers, Scanners & Document Imaging, Sewing & Embroidery Machines, ScanNCut Cutting Machines
- **Notable:** Built the world's first high-speed dot matrix printer in 1971., Introduced the Computer-Sew 1000, the first computerized home sewing machine, in 1979., Named one of New Jersey's Best Places to Work in 2023.

## Products & services

- **Laser and Inkjet Printers & All-in-Ones** — HL laser printers, MFC all-in-one machines, and INKvestment/refill-tank inkjet printers aimed at low cost per page for home offices and small businesses.
- **P-touch Label Makers** — Consumer and industrial labeling, including the compact PT-N series with color Btag tapes and the rugged handheld P-touch EDGE line for cable, network, and facilities work.
- **Scanners & Document Imaging** — Desktop and portable document scanners plus document management and security solutions for paperless workflows.
- **Sewing & Embroidery Machines** — Home and industrial sewing machines and combination sewing/embroidery/quilting machines, including the flagship Aveneer EV1.
- **ScanNCut Cutting Machines** — Electronic cutting machines with a built-in scanner for crafting, quilting, and small-business production.
- **Garment & Industrial Printing** — Direct-to-garment (DTG) and industrial printing systems for apparel and manufacturing.
- **Gearmotors & Reducers** — Compact speed reducers and gearmotors for automation and industrial machinery, sold through a dedicated B2B configurator.

## Achievements

- Built the world's first high-speed dot matrix printer in 1971.
- Introduced the Computer-Sew 1000, the first computerized home sewing machine, in 1979.
- Named one of New Jersey's Best Places to Work in 2023.
- P-touch EDGE handheld industrial label printer honored as a Gold winner in the 2024 Innovator Awards from Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
- More than 70 years of continuous US operations since 1954.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Expanded the P-touch label maker lineup with the PT-N10, PT-N20, and Bluetooth PT-N25BT, plus color Btag tapes in 17 combinations.
- **2024-09** — P-touch EDGE handheld industrial label printer named a Gold Innovator Award honoree by Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
- **2024-05** — Expanded the P-touch EDGE handheld industrial printer line with the 310BT, 510, and 560BT models.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brother-usa.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brother-usa
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/brotherusa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BrotherOfficeUSA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brothercraftsusa/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrotherOffice/

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