Toyota Industries Textile Machinery
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Summary

Toyota Industries began as a maker of automatic looms and still builds shuttleless weaving machines. A trade report (undated, about 2013–2014) said Toyota held the number-one global share in air-jet loom unit sales. Toyota Fudosan acquired all the parent’s shares through a tender offer, and Toyota Industries delisted in June 2026.

Key Facts

  • Type: company division (machine builder); parent now wholly owned by Toyota Fudosan
  • Status: Active
  • HQ: Kariya, Aichi, Japan
  • Value-chain position: Machine builder (weaving; spinning)
  • Current looms: JAT910 air-jet; LWT810 water-jet (synthetics only)
  • Textile-related subsidiaries: Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery (India); Uster Technologies (subsidiary since 2012, per the trade report)
  • Dated unit data (trade report, ~2013–2014): air-jet loom sales 9,300 units (+101%); net sales ¥73.1 billion (+83%); JAT810 (production from August 2013) cut air use about 20% versus JAT710

What It Is / How It Works

Toyota’s air-jet looms insert weft with air and suit cotton; its water-jet looms work only with synthetic fibers, so they are irrelevant to cotton quilting cloth. Growth drivers cited were China, India, and ASEAN. The trade report names no air-jet production site. Spinning machinery is mentioned historically (automated continuous spinning system, 1964), and a TCO12 comber was co-developed with Trützschler.

Notable Developments

  • 2026-06: Delisted after Toyota Fudosan’s tender offer.
  • 2013-08: JAT810 production started.
  • 2012: Uster Technologies became a subsidiary.

Claim Verification

Claim: No. 1 global share in air-jet loom unit sales

Status: Partially verified

Supporting sources:

Refuting / questioning sources:

  • None found; no current share data located.

Summary: Historic leadership is reported; current standing is unconfirmed.

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