Check the conditions alongside each answer. Foot attachment, shank type and adapter requirements are separate; one does not establish universal accessory fit.
Features and specifications
Maximum sewing speed
conditional
2,500 stitches per minute
Physical page 12 lower-right table, exact PLN-985U column. Speed and stitch-length cells visibly span the complete PLH-981U/PLH-982U/PLN-985U table; PLH needles and foot lift remain excluded.
Physical page 12 lower-right table, exact PLN-985U column. Speed and stitch-length cells visibly span the complete PLH-981U/PLH-982U/PLN-985U table; PLH needles and foot lift remain excluded. Preserve the exact printed system and size range; the parenthetical size is not interpreted as a requirement or recommendation and no equivalent system is inferred.
Physical page 12 lower-right table, exact PLN-985U column. Speed and stitch-length cells visibly span the complete PLH-981U/PLH-982U/PLN-985U table; PLH needles and foot lift remain excluded. Preserve the exact printed system and size range; the parenthetical size is not interpreted as a requirement or recommendation and no equivalent system is inferred.
Unknown is not incompatible. A missing answer means the current official evidence does not support one yet.
Specifications
Documented machine facts
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PLH-980 Series (Bottom-feed) PLN-985U (Needle-feed)
machine catalog
Open official source destination · 1 unique proof passage:Proof E1
JUKI 2026 non-apparel general catalog
machine catalog
Open official source destination · 1 unique proof passage:Proof E2
Evidence library
10 exact proof passages from 2 OEM documents
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Official OEM PDF
What this passage proves
Identity — printed machine name: PLN-985U
Post-bed, Bottom-feed Lockstitch Machine
PLN-985U
Document
PLH-980 Series (Bottom-feed) PLN-985U (Needle-feed)