April 23, 2019: v. 2.17 posted for all Touchscreen HAPPY machine models

Firmware 2.17 is posted for all current touch screen model HAPPY machines, including single-head models HCD2-1501, HCS2-1201 Voyager and HCH-701 Journey, and all current touchscreen multi-head models. New Features in 2.17 from 2.16: Firmware 2.17 adds the following functions: Additional column for custom shortcuts: This option doubles the space that the operator has to put favorite shortcuts on [...]

By |2019-04-26T17:05:50-04:00April 26th, 2019|announcements, hcd, hcr, hcr 2, hcr 4, hcr 4x, hcr 6x, hcr 8, hcr6, journey, multiannouncement, news, singleannouncement, voyager|Comments Off on April 23, 2019: v. 2.17 posted for all Touchscreen HAPPY machine models

HAPPY’s Tireless Quest for Perfection: Ongoing Updates

HAPPYJapan's unending efforts to improve their product is one of the brand's greatest strengths: Long after the machines are released for sale, the company continues innovate and test, as well as take suggestions from the field, and respond with updates that are immediately made available for existing owners.  While this is a natural process for [...]

By |2017-12-04T16:10:08-05:00October 18th, 2017|announcements, general education, Happy machine features, hcd, hcr, hcr 2, hcr 4, hcr 4x, hcr 6x, hcr 8, hcr6, journey, legacy, multiannouncement, news, singleannouncement, voyager|Comments Off on HAPPY’s Tireless Quest for Perfection: Ongoing Updates

In Support of our Customers affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

(Edited 1230pm, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017): To All of Our Customers Affected by these weather events: It is with sadness and sympathy that we are now editing our message, to now include our additional those who are affected by / will be affected by the effects of Hurricane Irma, to those who are also affected [...]

By |2017-09-06T13:37:03-04:00August 31st, 2017|news|Comments Off on In Support of our Customers affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

Seminar Series: Happy Embroidery Machines, Orlando FL

Operating embroidery as a business has a timeless appeal; it can be relatively inexpensive to set up, it can be operated at small and large scales in either a shop or a home, and can be operated successfully (with training) even without a previous background or related experience, and it's not hard to find demand [...]

By |2017-08-17T12:01:47-04:00July 26th, 2017|news, Seminars|Comments Off on Seminar Series: Happy Embroidery Machines, Orlando FL

HAPPY Advantage: Japanese Manufacturing and Design Philosophy

HAPPY Machines' Origin of Manufacture HAPPY Embroidery machines are manufactured and assembled at HAPPY Japan's own factory in Yamagata, Japan, before being shipped to the United States.  An important assurance of this can be found on the machine nameplate on every HAPPY embroidery machine sold in our country: U.S. Customs and Border Protection requires that product labeling [...]

By |2016-09-15T16:06:30-04:00September 15th, 2016|general education, news|Comments Off on HAPPY Advantage: Japanese Manufacturing and Design Philosophy

HAPPY Advantage: Auto-Report Feature

REPORT Feature on HAPPY machines Boosts Operator Awareness The built-in REPORT feature, found on all current-model HAPPY embroidery machines, provides operators with easy access to information about the performance about their machines.  The information helps owners, managers, and operators keep track of how productive their machines are - even breaking that information down by individual operator if desired [...]

By |2016-08-15T11:53:58-04:00August 15th, 2016|Happy machine features, news|Comments Off on HAPPY Advantage: Auto-Report Feature

January 11, 2016: HAPPYLINK 4.02, HAPPYLAN 2.02 POSTED

HAPPY has released an improved version of HAPPYLINK, 4.02. It improves driver installation (smoother installation through the Windows Driver Signing procedure), as well as resolving minor issues with color setup and viewability of designs onscreen while sending them to the machine. . Click HERE to go to the HAPPYLINK support page to download the update. [...]

By |2016-02-26T13:36:23-05:00January 11th, 2016|multiannouncement, news, singleannouncement, software, support|Comments Off on January 11, 2016: HAPPYLINK 4.02, HAPPYLAN 2.02 POSTED

June 16, 2015: New firmware v. 1.40 posted for HCH, HCS2, HCD2

This firmware update is compatible with the following models: HAPPY HCD2-1501, HCS2-1201 Voyager and HCH-701 Journey models with touch screen controllers. General instructions: (1) Download the ZIP file, which should be named "firmware140_hcd2_hcs2_hch.zip" to your PC. (2) Extract all contents to a USB thumb drive compatible with your HAPPY touch screen machine.  The result should [...]

By |2016-02-26T13:34:49-05:00June 16th, 2015|hcd, journey, news, singleannouncement, voyager|Comments Off on June 16, 2015: New firmware v. 1.40 posted for HCH, HCS2, HCD2