How Are Industrial Sewing Machines Different From Home Ones?

Since you’re here, I suppose you want to learn more about sewing machines. And it’s really important to know as much as you can if you’re planning to buy a new machine.

There are countless people out there who despise not researching deeper before buying a sewing machine. Do you know why?

Because they failed to make the balance between what they need and what the machine can provide.

In this article, I’ll try to discuss the differences between different types of sewing machines as elaborately as possible.

More specifically, between industrial and home ones. Because the sewing machines are divided into these two categories in a broad sense.

By the end of the article, hopefully, you’ll be able to analyze what you need and which machine you need to fulfill your necessities.

So, sit tight and bear with me till the end!

DIFFERENCE POINTS

Before we start discussing these two types of sewing machines, I think it would be better to discuss the main difference points between these two categories.

What I mean is on what grounds industrial and domestic sewing machines differ from each other.

Stitch options, stitch quality, production speed, fabric flexibility, daily working hours, thread, maintenance, customer satisfaction, return on investment, construction, and plug and sew are the main points of difference.

That means you’ll get different stitch options in industrial machines than domestic ones and so on.

Now, let’s go even deeper!

INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE

The most significant and probably the biggest difference between industrial sewing machines and home ones is stitch option.

Let me make it clear a bit. Industrial sewing machines are manufactured in a way that they are capable of providing a stitch of only one type.

There are several kinds of stitches in sewing – lockstitch, overlock stitch, chain stitch, blind stitch, zigzag stitch, etc.

So, industrial sewing machines are manufactured specially for performing any one of these stitches.

If you need to perform several types of stitches for your dress, you’ll have to buy a machine for each of those stitches.

Now, it’s pretty obvious that machines specially designed for specific stitch will ensure stitch quality to the highest level. In case you are preparing to buy an industrial one, rest assured about getting a quality stitch.

Many of the seamstresses look for production speed while considering between industrial and domestic sewing machines.

For your information, industrial ones are built with larger motors, allowing it to work much faster and longer than home ones.

And larger motor means you’ll be able to work on a variety of fabrics starting from thicker ones to thinner ones, whatever you like.

Not only that, but you’ll also be able to work more than 5 hours per day with industrial machines, thanks to the large motors. Similarly, they’ll allow you to use a variety of threads for your artwork.

Maintenance is probably the most relieving feature the industrial sewing machines have. They’re all metal-built, and you’ll get an in-built oiling system.

As a result, they last longer, ensuring you an investment secured for a long time.

Moreover, you’ll be amazed to learn that industrial machines don’t wear out if you put them aside unused for a long time.

Whenever you need it, just plug it in and start sewing!

Very tempting, right? But they’re pretty expensive, and you’ll have to buy one machine to perform one stitch.

That might empty your pocket if you’re not on a very flexible budget! Besides, if you’re a homemaker, you won’t need a workhorse that can work more than five hours.

DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINES 

Now, if you go through the features of domestic sewing machines, you’ll see that these machines are capable of performing several kinds of stitches.

Don’t get too fancy yet! The stitches are not as refined as the ones from industrial ones.

On the other hand, if you compare the stitch quality of industrial and domestic sewing machines, you would be in awe!

The domestic ones are not capable of competing with the industrial ones in terms of stitch quality.

The same goes for the different points – production speed, fabric flexibility, and daily working hours.

As domestic sewing machines are built with comparatively smaller motors, they can’t work as fast as the industrial ones; they can’t work on a variety of fabrics, and they are capable of working for less than five hours per day.

After all, they’re specially designed for home use only!

You might think that domestic sewing machines are problematic. But that’s not true at all! It’s just – they’re not capable of competing for the industrial sewing machines. The domestic sewing machines are built that way!

However, one drawback of domestic sewing machines is that they require constant maintenance.

You’ll have to clean it and oil it on a periodical basis to get a satisfactory performance.

Key Differences

At this point in this article, I’ve outlined the main differences between industrial and domestic sewing machines as per the discussions above.

This table will help you get a quick overview of the key differences;

So, the bottom line – the industrial and domestic sewing machines are specially designed to perform specific jobs.

You can easily understand that the demands of industrial and domestic producers are not the same. This is where lies the reason why there’s so much difference between industrial and domestic sewing machines.

Before I conclude, just one simple advice. Don’t get too excited watching the difference between industrial and domestic sewing machines.

First, deeply consider what you need and analyze your budget. Only then you’ll be able to make the right choice.

And it’s quite simple to make the choice – if you’re planning to start a sewing business, you can consider buying industrial ones.

Otherwise, look for the most powerful domestic machine with diversified features.

That’s all for now. Take care!