About Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial machinery, precision control equipment and components. The company’s products include machinery, ships, bridges & steel structure, equipment for environmental protection, including recycling, power transmission equipment, plastic molding machines, laser processing systems, particle accelerators, and material handling systems. SEGMENTS The company operates its business in five segments: mass-produced machinery; environmental protection facilities, plants & others; ship, steel structure & other specialized equipment; industrial machinery; and construction machinery. Mass-Produced Machinery The company’s major products offerings in its mass-produced machinery segment include: power transmission equipment, plastic injection molding machines, cyclotrons for medical use, ion accelerators, plasma coating system for FPDS (flat panel displays), transfer molding press machines, laser processing systems, cryogenic equipment, XY stages, forklift trucks, precision forgings & castings, and defense equipment. The company’s major units in its mass-produced machinery segment include: Sumitomo Eaton Nova Corporation; Sumitomo NACCO Material Handling Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America; Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive Europe, Ltd.; Sumitomo Plastics Machinery Inc. of America; Synex Corporation; SHI Control Systems, Ltd.; SHI-APD Cryogenics, Inc.; and SHI Manufacturing & Services (Philippines), Inc. Environmental Protection Facilities, Plants & Others The company’s major products offerings in its environmental protection facilities, plants & others segment include: municipal solid waste incineration plants, power generation systems, water and sewage treatment systems, landfill leachate treatment system, municipal organic waste treatment recycling plant, air pollution control plants, industrial wastewater treatment systems, chemical process equipment & plants, food machinery, and software. The company’s major units in its environmental protection facilities, plants & others segment include: Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.; Izumi Food Machinery Co., Ltd.; Lightwell Co., Ltd.; Sumiju Environmental Engineering, Inc.; and Sumiju Plant Engineering Co., Ltd. Ship, Steel Structure & Other Specialized Equipment The company’s major products offerings in its ship, steel structure & other specialized equipment segment include: ships, marine structure, marine equipment, bridge & steel structures, water gates, pressure vessels, mixing reactors, and coke oven machines. The company’s major units in its ship, steel structure & other specialized equipment segment include: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd.; Sumiju Steel Construction & Engineering Co., Ltd.; SHI Mechanical & Equipment, Inc.; and SHI Examination & Inspection, Ltd. Industrial Machinery The company’s major products offerings in its industrial machinery segment include: logistics & handling systems, automated parking systems, moving sidewalks, forging machines, material handling systems, turbines, and pumps. The company’s major units in its industrial machinery segment include: Shin Nippon Machinery Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Heavy Industries Engineering and Services Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Heavy Industries Techno-Fort Co., Ltd.; and SHI Machinery Service Hong Kong, Ltd. Construction Machinery The company’s major products offerings in its construction machinery segment include: hydraulic excavators, cranes, and road construction machinery. The company’s major units in its construction machinery segment include: Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd.; Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company; and LBX Company, LLC. History Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1888.