JUKI DLN-9010ASSWB/AK118 Industrial Single-Needle Direct-Drive, High-Speed Needle-Feed Lockstitch for Light- to Medium-Weight Materials with Automatic Trimmer

JUKI DLN-9010ASSWB/AK118 — 1-Needle, Direct-Drive, High-Speed Needle-Feed Lockstitch for Light- to Medium-Weight Materials with Automatic Thread Trimmer & Auto-Lifter

What Sets JUKI DLN-9010ASSWB/AK118 Apart

• Needle-Feed Mechanism for Slippage-Prone Fabrics
  The needle advances in sync with the feed dog, carrying the top layer through the stitch line rather than letting it slide under the presser foot. This minimizes ply shift and puckering on low-friction or unstable materials such as synthetics and linings, and helps maintain register over longer seams.
  
  
  
• Convertible Needle-Feed / Bottom-Feed Operation
  By a simple adjustment and gauge change, the machine can be switched from needle feed to conventional bottom feed. This lets you run stable needle-feed programs for tricky fabrics, yet still use the same head as a standard lockstitch where needle feed isn’t needed.
  
  
  
• Optimized Oiling System for Cleaner Operation
  The machine uses a dry-type needle-feed mechanism that does not require oiling, supplying only a minute amount of lubricant to the hook and needle bar. With no oil pan and minimal circulation, the head is much less prone to leaks and helps keep fabrics and the work area free from oil staining.
• Compact Direct-Drive Servomotor for Stable High-Speed Sewing
  The compact servomotor is directly connected to the main shaft, supporting sewing speed up to 5,000 stitches per minute. This direct-drive setup gives smoother acceleration and braking, keeping stitch quality stable even at top speed.
  
• 300 mm Needle-to-Arm Distance for Easier Handling
  The distance from needle to arm is extended to 300 mm, giving more room to handle larger pieces and awkward seams. Operators can spread, rotate and align panels more easily.
  
• High Presser-Foot Lift up to 15 mm
  The presser foot can be raised to a maximum of 15 mm. Used together with the machine’s needle-up stop, this higher lift makes it easier to place layered assemblies on the machine bed before sewing.
  
  
• Micro-Lifter for Sensitive Fabrics
  A standard micro-lifter keeps the presser foot slightly floating above elastic or other hard-to-sew materials, helping reduce layer slippage and minimizing marks or damage from foot pressure.
  
  
• Pedal-Driven Auto-Lifter
  The AK118 auto-lifter raises the presser foot by pedal, so operators can lift the foot without letting go of the material, making repeated positioning quicker and helping reduce fatigue over long runs.
  
• Automatic Thread Trimmer for Shorter Cycles
  A timing-controlled trimming mechanism cuts threads up to about 1.5× faster than previous designs while maintaining high reliability, so seam ends are finished cleanly and overall cycles run noticeably quicker.
• Automatic Reverse + Thread Wiper for Cleaner Seam Ends
  The machine combines an automatic reverse-feed function, which performs programmed backtacks at the start and end of seams, with a thread wiper that pulls the needle thread away after trimming. Together they secure the seam automatically and leave less loose thread to clean up by hand.

• Safety Switch for Safer Maintenance
  If the machine head is tilted while the power is still on, a safety switch disables drive so the machine cannot run even if the foot pedal is pressed. This helps protect operators and technicians during threading, cleaning, or service work under the head.
  
  

  
  

Included Components

• SC-920A Control Box
  The reliable control box includes an energy-saving mode that cuts power consumption in standby by about 20% while the motor is at rest. This helps lower electricity costs across a row of machines without affecting sewing performance.
  
  
• CP-18A Operation Panel
  The user-friendly operation panel provides centralized setting of functions such as automatic reverse-feed stitching and multi-layer stitching, as well as access to key production data. Output control shows target piece count and the live difference from target, while operation-measuring modes display machine availability, pitch time and average stitch speed. A dedicated bobbin counter tracks usage per run. Together these readouts give a quick view of station performance.
  
  

How This Improves Your Workflow

Who Benefits Most

✔ Shirt & Blouse Manufacturers – men’s dress and casual shirts, blouses, yokes, side seams, armholes, hems

✔ Outerwear & Light Jacket Lines – light coats, parkas, casual jackets, panel joining, sleeve setting, plackets, pocket flaps

✔ Tailoring & Smartwear Facilities – suit jackets and trousers in light–medium suiting, waist seams, fly fronts, facings, curved seams on mark-sensitive fabrics

✔ Fashion Brands Working With Challenging Fabrics – dresses, skirts and tops in viscose, poly, silky blends where shifting and puckering are a concern

✔ Light Home-Textile & Deco Workshops – cushion covers, light curtains, table linens and similar pieces in smooth or dense fabrics that need clean, consistent straight seams