History of Sewing Machine Development

The development history of industrial sewing machines

After 10 years of development, my country's sewing machinery industry has risen rapidly after arduous development, establishing its status as a major sewing machinery country in the world, and is being transformed by sewing machinery. A big manufacturing country is moving towards becoming a powerful country. From the late 1990s to 2007, my country's sewing machinery industry has been in a stage of rapid growth. By 2007, the output of domestic sewing machinery products had reached an unprecedented "peak" in the industry. In 2002, a document released by the China Sewing Machinery Association at the China International Sewing Equipment Exhibition (CISMA) showed an important message - China has become the world's largest producer and consumer of sewing equipment. country. According to statistics from the China Sewing Association Information Center that year, China has nearly 500 sewing equipment and parts manufacturers of various types above designated size, with an annual output of 8 million units of various types of sewing equipment, and annual export earnings of more than 400 million US dollars. In the past 10 years, the scale of my country's sewing machinery industry has continued to expand. According to statistics, at the end of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan", the annual output of my country's sewing machinery accounted for 71% of the world's total sewing machine output. By the end of the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", this proportion increased to 80%. The proportion of annual output value also increased from the "Tenth Five-Year Plan". The 45 at the end of the Five-Year Plan has increased to the current 59. Industries continue to gather in mainland China, promoting the development, transformation and upgrading of lower-level industries, and improving their international status and influence. As an upper-level industry in clothing, luggage and other industries, the sewing machinery industry is also closely related to improving people's living standards and realizing a well-off society. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, the development of the industry went through ups and downs. In the first two years, it maintained a rapid development momentum of continuous growth. However, starting from 2008, due to the dual impact of the outbreak of the international financial crisis and the adjustment of the industry's own development cycle, the production and sales volume of the entire industry, etc. Economic indicators have shown rapid decline for two consecutive years, falling to the lowest level in the past 10 years. However, through active response and adjustment, the technological innovation capabilities and risk resistance capabilities of industry enterprises have been enhanced to varying degrees. Especially with the gradual recovery of my country's economy starting from the second half of 2009, my country's sewing machinery industry has ranked fourth since that year. Since the beginning of the quarter, it has gradually emerged from the downturn and shown a strong and sustained recovery trend, with production and sales recovering rapidly. Especially in 2010, the industry showed a comprehensive recovery and rapid growth, with annual output value reaching a record high and output approaching the highest level in industry history. At the same time, the pace of structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading has accelerated significantly, and the results have begun to show. From the perspective of import and export data, the total import and export trade volume of my country's sewing machinery industry in 2011 broke the historical record. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs, my country's total foreign import and export trade of sewing machine products and parts in 2011 was US$2.41 billion, an increase of 2.172% over 2010. Among them: exports were US$2.00 billion, an increase of 2.421%; imports were US$410 million, an increase of 4.19%. ; The trade surplus was US$1.59 billion. The industry's exports have remained at a high level throughout the year, and the monthly export volume has set a record for the highest monthly export volume three times in a row. The export volume in July was as high as US$205 million. 2011 is the first year of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan". The China Sewing Machinery Association identified it as the "year of catching up and surpassing industry quality" and released the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan for the Development of China's Sewing Machinery Industry". Adhering to the overall development idea of ??"innovation-driven, transformation and upgrading, stable growth, and quality first" has pointed out the direction for the industry to achieve sustainable development and a powerful development strategy. The "Twelfth Five-Year Plan for the Development of China's Sewing Machinery Industry" shows that as of the end of the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", my country's sewing machinery industry has approximately 830 complete sewing machine manufacturers (including foreign-invested enterprises), including complete sewing machines. There are 620 manufacturing enterprises, non-sewing sewing equipment complete machine manufacturing enterprises (note: mainly refers to other sewing functions other than sewing functions such as cloth inspection, cutting, spreading, ironing, gluing, needle detection, hanging, laser, etc. There are about 210 manufacturing equipment) and more than 1,000 parts manufacturing companies, mainly distributed in 6 major production areas including Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Shaanxi. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, the industry produced a total of 74.96 million units, with an output value of 193.5 billion yuan, profits and taxes of 9.26 billion yuan, and a cumulative export of 53.929 million units, with an export volume of US$7 billion.

During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, the industry's economic aggregate maintained growth, the quality of economic operations continued to improve, and the added value of export products increased rapidly, achieving an average annual economic growth rate of 11.5; major breakthroughs were also made in product structure adjustment, such as mechatronics sewing The proportion of equipment increased from 2 at the end of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" to 25.04. The proportion of computerized sewing machines in the total output of lock sewing machines increased from 5 to more than 36.5. The annual output of special industrial sewing machines accounted for the proportion of the total industrial sewing equipment from 3 Upgraded to 9.5; the corporate structure has also been further optimized. What was the development history of the sewing machine?

Unable to win corporate support in the United States, Howe took his wife and children by ship to England in 1847.

Two years later, with even less money and bleaker prospects, the Howe family returned to the United States by ship. In order to avoid paying for the ship ticket, Howe worked as a cook during the voyage. When he returned to New York City, he was surprised to find that many stores were promoting sewing machines that looked very much like the one he had built, and were selling them for only about $100.

Howe filed lawsuits against various manufacturers, especially Isaac Singer, another machinist in Boston. Singer's design was superior to Howe's in that his machine had a straight needle that moved up and down (Howe used a curved needle that moved horizontally) and an adjustable presser foot that held the fabric in place. The machine can sew straight lines or curves continuously for a long time, and a foot pedal is installed under the machine (Hao's machine only has one manual wheel).

However, the sewing stitch used by Singer's machine was a special stitch patented by Howe. Singer was an ambitious and flamboyant businessman who had no interest in striving for the title of "inventor of the sewing machine". He refused to reach an out-of-court settlement with Hao.

He had to support his wife and two children, as well as a mistress and six other children. He told his lawyers: "I have no interest in this invention.

What I am pursuing is a penny." Howe's lawsuit has not yet been judged, and another American The inventor suddenly appeared again, who designed a sewing machine 11 years before Howe.

The creative Walter Hunt was a genius inventor with many inventions, including a safety pin that he designed in just 3 hours (to repay a $15 loan). Debt, he sold the patent rights to the invention to others for $400). Hunter never applied for a patent for the sewing machine he designed, nor did he show it to outsiders. He was worried that the invention would crowd out the tailoring industry.

By the time Howe and Singer were embroiled in legal disputes in 1853, Hunter's machine had become a pile of rusty junk. The presiding judge in this lawsuit ruled that others had the right to share with Singer the "little money" he sought. "Others" did not include Walter Hunter, but Elias Howe certainly had this qualification.

For every machine sold, Hao will receive a royalty fee. Howe died in 1867 at the age of 48, but during his lifetime, the once-impoverished machinist was receiving royalties of more than $4,000 a week.

To his regret, his staunchest supporter, his wife, who had never doubted the commercial potential of the sewing machine, died before the invention began to be profitable. What is the development history of household sewing machines

China’s earliest exposure to sewing machines can be traced back to Huang Daopo during the Song Dynasty. Huang Daopo brought the advanced weaving technology he learned to the Song Dynasty, and continued to develop in the Jiangnan area. A simple weaving cart appeared for weaving. The weaving cart at that time was the prototype of today's sewing machine.

In modern times, after the Industrial Revolution in the mid-18th century, the large-scale production of the textile industry promoted the invention and development of sewing machines. In 1790, American carpenter Thomas? Saitefa first invented the world's first single-thread chain stitch hand-operated sewing machine that punched holes first, threaded the thread later, and sewed leather shoes.

In 1841, French tailor B? Timonier invented and built a chain stitch sewing machine with a hooked needle.

In 1851, American Machinist I.

M. Singer invented the lockstitch sewing machine and established the Singer Company.

Sewing machines during this period were basically hand-cranked. A sewing machine is a machine that uses one or more sewing threads to form one or more stitches on the sewing material to stagger or sew together one or more layers of sewing material.

The sewing machine can sew cotton, linen, silk, wool, man-made fiber and other fabrics as well as leather, plastic, paper and other products. The stitches produced are uniform, beautiful, flat and strong, and the sewing speed is fast and easy to use. The current sewing machines are roughly divided into industrial sewing machines and household sewing machines. Here we mainly talk about household sewing machines. Industrial sewing machines are rarely used by ordinary households. How long has the sewing machine developed?

After the Industrial Revolution in the mid-18th century, the large-scale production of the textile industry promoted the invention and development of the sewing machine.

There is a record that the Germans registered a patent for a sewing machine in the UK in 1755, but there is a lack of evidence. In 1790, the British carpenter Thomas Saint first invented the world's first sewing machine that drilled holes first, threaded threads and then sewed. Single thread chain stitch hand sewing machine for leather shoes. In 1841, French tailor B. Thiimonnier (also translated as Barthelemy Thimonnier) invented and manufactured a chain stitch sewing machine with a needle hook.

In 1845, Elias Howe (also translated as Elias Howe) also independently invented the sewing machine. Elias Howe, 1851, United States Mechanical worker I.M. Singer (also translated as Lychak Merritt Singer) invented the lockstitch sewing machine and established Singer. Sewing machines during this period were basically hand-cranked. How is the invention of the sewing machine described in history?

A sewing machine is a machine that uses one or more sewing threads to interweave or sew together one or more layers of sewing material.

The invention of the sewing machine greatly reduced women’s housework burden and also had an important impact on clothing styles after the 1860s. Because of it, the production of clothing becomes easier and more precise.

In 1790, St. Thomas of England invented the single-thread chain stitch hand-operated sewing machine for sewing boots and shoes. The body of this sewing machine is made of wood and some parts are made of metal materials. It is the first sewing machine in the world.

In 1841, B. Timonier of France designed and manufactured a practical double-thread chain stitch sewing machine. In 1846, Elias Howe of the United States obtained the patent for the curved lockstitch sewing machine.

In 1851, American machinist Isaac Singer independently designed and manufactured a sewing machine with a sewing speed of 600 stitches/minute. Since then, sewing machines have been widely used in production, and functions such as buttoning, buttonholes, reinforcement, and embroidery have been gradually added.

Professional industrial sewing machines are more widely used and sewing speeds are getting faster and faster. A lockstitch sewing machine is an industrial sewing machine that uses needle and shuttle threads to form lock stitches. It can sew two or more layers of sewing materials, or sew decorative stitches on the sewing materials.

It is the most basic type of industrial sewing machine. The double-thread lock stitch it sews is the strongest among all types of stitches, so it is widely used. The lockstitch sewing machine consists of a machine head, a table and a frame.

The 400-watt clutch motor is installed on the bottom of the table. The transmission wheel and the upper wheel of the machine head are connected with triangle tape. Press the pedal on the machine and control the tightness of the clutch to obtain different results. sewing speed. In 1975, Americans invented the Asina 2000 household multifunctional sewing machine controlled by a microcomputer.

In 1992, Japan's Hisaki Company launched a new type of home computerized sewing machine. This kind of sewing machine can automatically adjust the thread delivery amount according to the thickness of the cloth, and the open thread can lead the hidden thread to the reverse side.

In addition, there is a sewing machine system that can automatically set sewing conditions according to the texture of the fabric. It changes the previous way of sewing by workers based on their own feelings and avoids errors caused by setting errors. The sewing failed. The development history of industrial sewing machines

After 10 years of development, my country's sewing machinery industry has risen rapidly after arduous development, establishing its status as a major sewing machinery country in the world, and is moving forward from a major sewing machinery manufacturing country to a powerful country.

From the late 1990s to 2007, my country's sewing machinery industry has been in a stage of rapid growth. By 2007, the output of domestic sewing machinery products had reached an unprecedented "peak" in the industry. In 2002, a document released by the China Sewing Machinery Association at the China International Sewing Equipment Exhibition (CISMA) showed an important message - China has become the world's largest producer and consumer of sewing equipment. country.

According to statistics from the China Sewing Association Information Center that year, China has nearly 500 sewing equipment and parts manufacturers of various types above designated size, with an annual output of 8 million units of various types of sewing equipment, and annual export earnings of 4 More than 100 million US dollars. In the past 10 years, the scale of my country's sewing machinery industry has continued to expand.

According to statistics, at the end of the "10th Five-Year Plan", the annual output of my country's sewing machinery accounted for 71% of the world's total sewing machine output. By the end of the "11th Five-Year Plan", this proportion increased to 80. The proportion of output value has also increased from 45% at the end of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" to the current 59%. Industries continue to gather in mainland China, promoting the development, transformation and upgrading of lower industries, and improving their international status and influence. As an upper-level industry in clothing, luggage and other industries, the sewing machinery industry is also closely related to improving people's living standards and realizing a well-off society.

During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, the development of the industry went through ups and downs. In the first two years, it maintained a rapid development momentum of continuous growth. However, starting from 2008, it was affected by the outbreak of the international financial crisis and the adjustment of the industry's own development cycle. As a result, economic indicators such as production and sales of the entire industry have shown a rapid decline for two consecutive years, falling to the lowest point in the past 10 years. However, through active response and adjustment, the technological innovation capabilities and risk resistance capabilities of industry enterprises have been enhanced to varying degrees. Especially with the gradual recovery of my country's economy starting from the second half of 2009, my country's sewing machinery industry has ranked fourth since that year. Since the beginning of the quarter, it has gradually emerged from the downturn and shown a strong and sustained recovery trend, with production and sales recovering rapidly.

In particular, in 2010, the industry showed a comprehensive recovery and rapid growth, with annual output value reaching a record high and output approaching the highest level in industry history. At the same time, the pace of structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading has accelerated significantly, and the results have begun to show.

From the perspective of import and export data, in 2011, the total import and export trade volume of my country's sewing machinery industry broke the historical record. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs, my country's total foreign import and export trade of sewing machine products and parts in 2011 was US$2.41 billion, an increase of 2.172% over 2010. Among them: exports were US$2.00 billion, an increase of 2.421%; imports were US$410 million, an increase of 4.19%. ; The trade surplus was US$1.59 billion.

The industry’s exports have remained at a high level throughout the year. The monthly export volume has set a new record for the highest monthly export volume three times in a row. The export volume in July was as high as US$205 million. 2011 is the first year of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan". The China Sewing Machinery Association identified it as the "year of catching up and surpassing industry quality" and released the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan for the Development of China's Sewing Machinery Industry". Adhering to the overall development idea of ??"innovation-driven, transformation and upgrading, stable growth, and quality first" has pointed out the direction for the industry to achieve sustainable development and a powerful development strategy.

The "Twelfth Five-Year Plan for the Development of China's Sewing Machinery Industry" shows that by the end of the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", there were approximately 830 complete sewing machine manufacturers in my country's sewing machinery industry (including foreign investment). Enterprises), including 620 complete sewing machine manufacturers, and non-sewing sewing equipment complete machine manufacturers (note: mainly refers to other fabric inspection, cutting, spreading, ironing, gluing, needle detection, There are about 210 hanging, laser and other related sewing equipment) and more than 1,000 parts manufacturing companies, mainly distributed in 6 major production areas including Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Shaanxi. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, the industry produced a total of 74.96 million units, with an output value of 193.5 billion yuan, profits and taxes of 9.26 billion yuan, and a cumulative export of 53.929 million units, with an export volume of US$7 billion.

During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, the industry's economic aggregate maintained growth, the quality of economic operations continued to improve, and the added value of export products increased rapidly, achieving an average annual economic growth rate of 11.5; major breakthroughs were also made in product structure adjustment For example, the proportion of mechatronic sewing equipment has increased from 2 at the end of the Tenth Five-Year Plan to 25.04, the proportion of computerized sewing machines in the total output of lock sewing machines has increased from 5 to more than 36.5, and the annual output of special industrial sewing machines has accounted for 36.5% of the total output of industrial sewing machines. The ratio of total equipment has increased from 3 to 9.5; the corporate structure has also been further optimized.

The development history of Brother sewing machines

In 1908, Kanekichi Yasui founded the "Yasui Sewing Machine Chamber of Commerce";

In 1928, the Shosan-type sewing machine began to be sold and the trademark was officially named "brother";

In 1932, the first household sewing machine was born and successfully mass-produced;

In 1934, "Nippon Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co., Ltd." (now Brother Industries Co., Ltd.) was established;

1941 The Japanese domestic sales company "Brothers Sewing Machine Sales Co., Ltd." was established in 1945;

In 1945, it began to produce household sewing machine tables;

In 1947, it began to export household sewing machines overseas;

In 1954, the export company "Brothers International Co., Ltd." was established and a sales and service headquarters was established in the United States;

In 1958, a sales and service headquarters was established in Europe and the production of household sewing machines began in Ireland;

In 1959, the household sewing machine combination processing machine started operation;

In 1965, it began to produce household sewing machines in South Korea (Busan Seiki);

In 1979, it began to produce household sewing machines in Taiwan, China. Brother Industrial Co., Ltd. produces household sewing machines;

In 1984, "brother" became the official sponsor of the Los Angeles Olympic Games;

In 1991, it obtained the first ISO9002 quality certification of the "brother" group;

In 1993, the Sewing Technology Center "B-square" was completed;

Started to produce household sewing machines in China's "Zhuhai Brothers Industrial Co., Ltd."

And gradually in Product technical service centers were set up in various places;

In 1997, "brother" signed a formal sponsor agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC);

In 2000, "brother" realized the global household sewing machine market Cumulative production of 30 million units;

In 2001, "Brother Machinery Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in China

In 2005, it exhibited at the 2005 Japan International Expo (Love·Earth Expo);

In 2005, "Brothers (China) Commercial Co., Ltd. was established to strengthen sales and service activities in China;

In 2007, the cumulative production of household sewing machines reached 40 million units

In 2008, the Brother Group celebrated its 100th anniversary and held various commemorative activities. The historical significance of the sewing machine

After the invention of the "Sewing Machine", "Dumourier" became famous with its eighty "Sewing Machine" The opening of the garment factory coincided with France's entry into Algeria and the urgent need for a large number of military uniforms. "Dumourier" received large quantities of orders with the advantage of its ability to produce quickly.

Faced with unemployment, a large number of hand tailors felt a huge sense of inexplicable crisis, lost their minds, rushed into the "Demourier" garment factory and wreaked havoc, destroying all the sewing equipment, leaving Demourier Rie is not allowed to close down business or cease production. When the American "Singer sewing machine" was launched in 1844, the world only regarded it as an ornament for viewing. The Singer Company, which was familiar with business operations, proposed a monthly "installment payment" business model and widely solicited customers and make great achievements.

Later, Singer set up branch factories in Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and other countries. By 1877, there were as many as one store selling "Singer sewing machines" in the United Kingdom alone. One hundred and sixty houses. As a result, the garment industry in Western countries has expanded rapidly, and the livelihoods of handmade tailors are on the verge of bankruptcy.

From the history of "Sewing Machine", we can also observe the process of European modernization. Ready-made clothing has gone from serving the military to becoming a commodity that can be consumed by the general public. The common people's society has also been integrated into the modern management system like the military, and people have been standardized.

Asking about the evolution of computers and sewing machines

Sewing machines are indispensable equipment in the clothing industry. From the previous manual to the current automation, sewing machines have experienced many changes, which also reflects the development process of the clothing industry. But today we are not going to talk about the clothing industry, but a summary of the development history of sewing machines.

In 1890, China introduced the first sewing machine from the United States.

In 1905, Shanghai first began to manufacture sewing machine spare parts and established some small spare parts production workshops.

In 1928, the first 44-13 industrial sewing machine was produced by Shanghai Xiechang Sewing Machine Factory. In the same year, Shanghai Shengmei Sewing Machine Factory also produced the first household sewing machine.

Before 1949, the output of sewing machines in old China was very low, with an annual output of less than 4,000 units. At that time, the sewing equipment market was mainly monopolized by the American Singer Company.

After the founding of New China in 1949, the sewing machinery industry has been fully developed. The industry has gone through stages of reorganization and transformation, including public-private partnerships, mergers and cooperation, and a reasonable division of labor, forming a number of backbone enterprises. : Sewing machine manufacturers such as Qie, Chang, Huigong, Feiren, Butterfly and Tianjin Sewing Machine Factory in Shanghai and Huanan Sewing Machine Factory in Guangzhou mainly produce ordinary household sewing machines and low-end industrial sewing machines.

In the late 1950s, the light industry industry generalized and standardized household sewing machines, unified design drawings, and improved the compatibility of parts. As a result, the number of sewing machine manufacturers continued to increase, and they developed products as needed. Sewing machines for special purposes such as sunflower fans, medical surgery, badminton, bicycle tires and cord fabric splicing. According to statistics.

As of 1980, there were 56 sewing machine manufacturers in the country, distributed in 22 provinces and cities. As of 1982, my country's sewing machine output reached 12.86 million units, ranking first in the world.

By the mid-1980s, with the continuous adjustment of the market and consumption structure, the product structure of sewing equipment was developing in the direction of high-speed and serialization based on medium and low-speed industrial sewing machines. Electronic and computer technology also It is widely used in sewing machines. At the same time, our country has also completed the establishment of a parts and components supporting system and built a huge sewing machine sales network. Some sewing machine companies have digested and absorbed advanced technology after introducing it.

In the early 1990s, internationally renowned companies entered China one after another and established joint ventures and wholly-owned enterprises in the country.

In the late 1990s, private enterprises began to rise, and the major adjustment of the industrial structure promoted the development of the industry. Generally speaking, six major production areas including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Tianjin and Guangzhou were formed. base.