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The Personal & Home (P&H) business encompasses sewing products and services including home sewing
machines and embroidery machines. Its mission is to offer customers Brother sewing and embroidery prod-
ucts that are fun, easy to use and can provide a myriad of ways to enhance their creativity. The P&H product
line offers a wide range of products from conventional home sewing machines to very advanced computer-
internet-connected sewing machines with extensive possibilities for creative sewing and embroidery.
Sewing machine Sewing and embroidery machine Commercial embroidery machine
Net Sales by Business Segment
(FY2011)
6.2%
Brother at a Glance
The Machinery & Solution (M&S) business offers customers energy-saving industrial sewing machines that
provide an ease of use and high-quality sewing capabilities, as well as machine tools which are effectively
used for cutting small parts for automobiles, hard disk drives, and mobile phones. Along with their customer-
oriented support, M&S helps customers improve productivity and create products with added value.
Net Sales by Business Segment
14.2%
(FY2011)
Industrial sewing machine Garment printer Machine tool
P&H
M&S
Machinery & Solution
Personal & Home