In May of 1956 in Gifu, Japan HASHIMA SEWING MACHINE CO., LTD. was founded as a wholesale company for sewing machines and spare parts. As our company grew, we began selling a wide array of apparel-related products. We also started to invent our own product lines of quilting machines, heat transfer machines, and needle detecting machines. In 1969, we renamed the company HASHIMA CO., LTD (株式会社羽島), and began expansion into the international market through global exhibitions and trade shows.