Buying guide

Industrial Lockstitch Machines

Our pick

Juki DDL-8700

The Juki DDL-8700 is the machine to buy for garment seams in light to medium cloth.¹

Why this one

At 5,500 stitches per minute, the Juki DDL-8700 keeps up with production runs that last all day.²
Its plain drop feed suits single-layer garment cloth, where a walking foot adds nothing you would notice.¹²
The servo motor lets you match the sewing speed to the work in front of you.²

Before you buy: Heavy canvas and leather sit outside its light to medium fabric rating, and it has no walking foot to grip them.¹²

For production runs that last all day

For production runs that last all day, sewing speed is the specification to check first.² The Juki DDL-8700 is the match here at 5,500 stitches per minute.²

Juki DDL-8700

For garment seams in light and medium cloth

Garment seams in light and medium cloth are the work a drop feed is built for.² The Juki DDL-8700 uses a drop feed and is rated for light to medium fabrics.¹²

Juki DDL-8700

Specifications

Specification	Our pickJuki DDL-8700
Feed mechanism	Drop feed²
Fabric weight class	Light to medium weight¹
Sewing speed	5,500 stitches per minute²
Presser foot lift	Not published
Stitch length	5 mm³
Motor type	Servo²

For production runs that last all day

For garment seams in light and medium cloth

Specifications

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