Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) is an integrated manufacturer of industrial machinery, ships, bridges and steel structure, equipment for environmental protection, including recycling, power transmission equipment, plastic molding machines, laser processing systems, particle accelerators, material handling systems, etc.
[edit] History
In 1888, a company was formed to provide equipment repair services to the Besshi copper mine. Almost 50 years later, in 1934, the company incorporated as Sumitomo Machinery Co., Ltd. to manufacture machinery for the steel and transportation industries in support of that period of rapid economic growth.
In 1969, Sumitomo Machinery Co., Ltd. merged with Uraga Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to create Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. The company continues to innovate and expand to meet the demands of the new market frontiers. Today, Sumitomo Heavy Industries manufactures injection molding machines, laser systems, semiconductor machinery and liquid crystal production machinery.
Trade Name: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Head Office: 9-11, Kita-Shinagawa 5-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo141-8686, Japan
Founded: November 20, 1888
Capital: 30,871 million JPY (as of March 31, 2006)
Employees: Consolidated: 11,319; Non consolidated: 2,922 (as of March 31, 2006)
Net Sales: Consolidated: 551,339 million JPY(F/Y2005); Non-consolidated: 265,773 million JPY(F/Y2005)
