Brother is a Japanese manufacturer of printers, sewing machines, and office equipment, operated by Brother Industries, Ltd. The company is founded in 1908 in Nagoya as Yasui Sewing Machine Co., a sewing machine repair business started by Kanekichi Yasui; his sons later build it into a manufacturer, producing Japan's first domestically made chain-stitch sewing machine in 1928 under the Brother name. From sewing machines the company diversifies into typewriters in the 1960s and then into printing, launching a long line of dot-matrix, laser, and inkjet printers. Today Brother is one of the leading printer brands worldwide, particularly strong in monochrome laser printers and multifunction machines for home offices and small businesses, where its models are frequently recommended for reliability and low running costs. Its P-touch electronic labeling systems are a category staple in offices, and the brand also sells fax machines, scanners, embroidery and quilting machines, and industrial sewing equipment. Brother's INKvestment Tank inkjet line offers high-capacity ink to compete with tank-based rivals. Brother Industries is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and operates in more than 40 countries, with the Americas business run by Brother International Corporation from Bridgewater, New Jersey. The company still manufactures a large share of its machines in its own factories in Asia, and its dual heritage in printing and sewing gives it an unusually broad product range among office equipment makers.
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