Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. 住友重機械工業

Type	Public TYO: 6302
Founded	November 20, 1888
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Global
Revenue	▲ ¥30,8711 million (as of March 31, 2006)
Employees	11,319 (Consolidated) 2,922 (Non consolidated) (as of March 31, 2006)
Website	Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) is an integrated manufacturer of industrial machinery, automatic weaponry, 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.