ers ▁to ▁combine ▁sequ in ▁emb roid ery ▁with ▁plain ▁emb roid ery . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁P ulse ▁Mic ros ystem s ▁introduced ▁a ▁digital ▁asset ▁management ▁application ▁called ▁D DS , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁design ▁li br arian ▁for ▁emb roid ery ▁machines . ▁ ▁This ▁made ▁it ▁more ▁efficient ▁for ▁machine ▁operators ▁to ▁access ▁their ▁designs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁T aj ima ▁designed ▁the ▁T M LE - D 5 ▁series ▁emb roid ery ▁machines , ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁arrangement ▁of ▁lock - st itch - handle ▁emb roid ery ▁heads , ▁which ▁were ▁capable ▁of ▁se wing ▁multiple ▁threads . ▁ ▁Bro ther ▁Indust ries ▁entered ▁the ▁emb roid ery ▁industry ▁after ▁several ▁computer ized ▁emb roid ery ▁companies ▁contract ed ▁it ▁to ▁provide ▁se wing ▁heads . ▁P ulse ▁Mic ros ystem s ▁developed ▁a ▁software ▁for ▁them ▁called ▁P G 1 . ▁ ▁P G 1 ▁had ▁a ▁tight ▁integration ▁with ▁the ▁emb roid ery ▁machine ▁using ▁high ▁level ▁protocol , ▁en abling ▁the ▁machine ▁to ▁pull ▁designs ▁from ▁software , ▁rather ▁than ▁having ▁the ▁software ▁push ▁designs ▁to ▁the ▁machine . ▁ ▁This ▁approach ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁today . ▁S inger ▁failed ▁to ▁remain ▁compet itive ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁Mel co ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Sa urer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁were ▁quiet ▁for ▁machine ▁emb roid ery , ▁but ▁T aj ima ▁introduced