Renaissance Embroidery Systems, Dallas, TX, announced it entered into a 50/50 partnership with the Chinese manufacturer of Tang embroidery machines, creating a direct manufacturing presence in the US for the new Renaissance by Tang US brand. According to Gary Gardner, president of G7 Solutions, owner of Renaissance Embroidery Systems, the line will include portable and full-size singlehead machines, in addition to two-, four-, six-, and eight-head models.

Gardner says the machines are all tubular models with full cap options, and feature floppy and USB ports, one million stitch memory, a 7-in. LCD control panel, and sewing speed of 1000 stitches/min. Each machine comes with a five-year warranty, and owners will have support of G7 Solutions. The company will provide free onsite training for buyers of multihead machines and two days of free training at the company headquarters in Dallas, TX. Renaissance can be reached at 2517 Manana Dr., Dallas, TX 75220, 214-654-9644, fax: 214-352-3102, Web: www.renmachine.com.