Toyota's Beginning, Textile Museum - Nagoya, Japan

Step into the rich tapestry of history at Toyota's Textile Museum in Nagoya, Japan! 🇯🇵

🧵 Explore the fascinating origins of the Toyota company, which started in 1911 as a cotton mill, spinning cotton into yarn and weaving textiles. Journey through the innovative world of textile machinery and discover how technology revolutionized the industry.

🪢 Meet the incredible machines, such as the weaving shuttle, which now uses metal, water, and air to create textiles at astonishing speeds. Witness the evolution of textile technology, from punch card programming that inspired early computer software to fabric tube weaving using Toyota's ingenious invention.

💡 Delve into the legacy of Sakichi Toyoda, who, at the age of 23, invented the first automatic shuttle-changing mechanism that increased productivity by 40 to 50 percent. Follow his remarkable journey as he continued to pioneer textile technology, eventually inventing the first automatic power loom in 1896.

🕰️ Travel through time as we showcase Sakichi's inventions in chronological order, each one a testament to Japanese ingenuity and innovation.

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