| Print, copy, create and organize with the tools and | | | | household appliances to devote to development |
| solutions that the world approved through the | | | | and production of printing and communication |
| advanced products of Japanese brand BROTHER, | | | | products. In the early 80s, the first electronic |
| which is committed to offering consumers the | | | | typewriters were introduced. With this, Brother |
| latest technology in any of the segments that it | | | | became sponsor and official supplier for electronic |
| operates, either in printing and communication | | | | typewriters of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. |
| solutions, fashion, or in manufacturing. | | | | This event was extremely important for |
| History | | | | BROTHER pave his path as a global brand. |
| In much of the world, when it comes to FAX, the | | | | The year of 1987 was one of the largest in its |
| first brand that comes to mind is BROTHER. The | | | | history, with the start of production of fax |
| story of this brand began across the world, in | | | | machines and laser printers, in addition to the |
| 1908, in Japan, when Mr. Kanekichi Yasui founded | | | | entry in the market of equipment for |
| the company Yasui Sewing Machine to | | | | communication. Quickly, the Brother Fax machines |
| manufacture sewing machines, aimed at the | | | | and printers earned reputation in the market, and |
| industrial segment. In the 20s, Masayoshi Yasui | | | | a large sales volume. The following year, they |
| inherits the business and changed its name to | | | | opened Japan first "Brother Shipping Center", and |
| Brother's Yasui Sewing Machine Co. But it was | | | | a branching of electronic items of stationery. The |
| only in 1928 that Brother would be established and | | | | first ink jet printers began to be produced by the |
| marketed. The brand began the production of | | | | company in 1992. Two years later, they reached |
| domestic sewing machines in 1932. Two years | | | | the milestone of 30 million typewriters produced |
| later, on January 15, it has joined Nippon Sewing | | | | since the launch. In 1995, Brother has launched a |
| Machine Manufacturing Company, which would lead | | | | revolutionary device, the first multifunction |
| to the Brother Industries we know today. | | | | machine, which included, in one, a fax machine, a |
| Over the years, the company expanded by | | | | printer, a scanner and a copier. |
| opening a sales division, in 1941, and started the | | | | With the arrival of the new millennium, BROTHER |
| export of sewing machines in 1947, inaugurating | | | | reached historic and significant numbers when the |
| the first sales offices in the United States in 1954, | | | | production of the Fax machines reached 20 million |
| with the establishment of a subsidiary. It was the | | | | units in 2002, attesting the quality and |
| beginning of a period of strong internationalization | | | | competence of the Japanese brand to make this |
| to BROTHER. It was also this same year the | | | | device popular and a success in the entire world. |
| company increased its product portfolio, starting | | | | Today, as one of the leading global manufacturers |
| to produce small household electrical appliances | | | | of communications equipment, Brother has |
| such as fans and washing machines. In 1958, it | | | | developed, and continues to develop, a variety of |
| was time to settle in the European Continent with | | | | products to provide easier and more efficient |
| the opening of a subsidiary in Dublin, Ireland. | | | | communication between people and businesses, |
| The company took the name Brother Industries | | | | offering the fax machines and multifunction more |
| Ltd. officially only in 1962, and at the end of the | | | | complete of the market - equipment with laser |
| decade, in 1968, arrived to Brazil officially. It was | | | | technology or ink jet, monochrome or color, with |
| not until 1971 that the brand entered the printing | | | | automatic paper feed type or "flatbed" models. |
| industry, in which it would be known, with the | | | | Thus, according to the user needs, Brother can |
| launch of the fastest dot matrix printer of the | | | | always be a great alternative information |
| time. In the remainder of this decade, the | | | | management, with excellent value / money |
| company reduced the producing of small | | | | relation. |