What is the history of the Happy machines?
This is a very important question. Before you buy a machine from Korea, China or any other country, where they only have 5 or 10 years of experience in manufacturing embroidery machines, make sure you know the history behind the product you are buying. You can rely on years of engineering from the Japenese with the Happy as you can see with this history:
1923 - Taking advantage of the local climate and resources, Happy makes its initial launch in the foundry industry. (Today, HAPPY's Corporate Headquarters occupies the site of the original foundry.)
1947 - Grand opening, Tokyo Office
1948 - Grand Opening, Osaka Office. HAPPY begins exporting sewing machines around the world.
1953 - Company name changed to Happy Sewing Machine Mfg. Co., LTD
1955 - Happy begins direct sales of sewing equipment to Montgomery Ward's. Machines are sold under the Montgomery Wards' label.
1965 - Happy splits into two divisions: Happy Sewing Machine Division and Happy Machinery Division.
1978 - Opening of Taiwan Happy Sewing Machine Mgr. Co., Ltd.
1980 - Establishment of liaison office in Dusseldorf, Germany. During this period, many electronics manufacturers establish plants in Yamagata, Japan. HAPPY concentrates on development and manufacturing of computerized sewing machines.
1984 - Company is further structured into Happy Sewing Machine Division., Mechatronic Division., and Machinery Division. Happy introduces its line of computer-controlled multi-head sewing machines.
1985 - Company name changed to Happy Industrial Corporation.
1998 - Superpnch becomes the Eastern Canadian distributor.
2003 - HAPPY introduces the HCS Voyager compact single-head, the first portable machine of its size with big-machine capabilities.
2004 - After 30 years of business in the USA, TEXMAC and Super Punch in Eastern Canada continues to pursue its focus on Customer Service and the offering of a superlative product line. HAPPY machines maintain their place on the competitive edge in industry development.
1923 - Taking advantage of the local climate and resources, Happy makes its initial launch in the foundry industry. (Today, HAPPY's Corporate Headquarters occupies the site of the original foundry.)
1947 - Grand opening, Tokyo Office
1948 - Grand Opening, Osaka Office. HAPPY begins exporting sewing machines around the world.
1953 - Company name changed to Happy Sewing Machine Mfg. Co., LTD
1955 - Happy begins direct sales of sewing equipment to Montgomery Ward's. Machines are sold under the Montgomery Wards' label.
1965 - Happy splits into two divisions: Happy Sewing Machine Division and Happy Machinery Division.
1978 - Opening of Taiwan Happy Sewing Machine Mgr. Co., Ltd.
1980 - Establishment of liaison office in Dusseldorf, Germany. During this period, many electronics manufacturers establish plants in Yamagata, Japan. HAPPY concentrates on development and manufacturing of computerized sewing machines.
1984 - Company is further structured into Happy Sewing Machine Division., Mechatronic Division., and Machinery Division. Happy introduces its line of computer-controlled multi-head sewing machines.
1985 - Company name changed to Happy Industrial Corporation.
1998 - Superpnch becomes the Eastern Canadian distributor.
2003 - HAPPY introduces the HCS Voyager compact single-head, the first portable machine of its size with big-machine capabilities.
2004 - After 30 years of business in the USA, TEXMAC and Super Punch in Eastern Canada continues to pursue its focus on Customer Service and the offering of a superlative product line. HAPPY machines maintain their place on the competitive edge in industry development.
