Brother Industries, Ltd.

Brother Industries, Ltd. is a multinational Japanese electronics and electrical equipment company founded in 1908 (originally as Yasui Sewing Machine Co.). Headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, Brother grew from sewing machines into a broad portfolio that includes printers, multifunction devices, label printers, scanners, industrial sewing machines, and related supplies and services. Over the decades the company expanded globally, establishing regional subsidiaries and a wide service/support network to serve both consumer and business markets.

In addition to hardware, Brother develops device software and utilities—such as Status Monitor, ControlCenter (various generations), and printer offline-check utilities—to support installation, monitoring, and integration of their printers and multifunction products. The company emphasizes reliability and after-sales support, offering drivers, firmware, and support services through its regional support portals (for example, support.brother.com) and pa...