The Sumitomo Group began more than 400 years ago when Masatomo
Sumitomo opened a book and medicine store in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Over
the next 100 years, the Sumitomo family developed a leading presence in copper
refining, which led to the family opening the Besshi copper mine. From these
beginnings, the Sumitomo Group continued to grow and diversify to become one
of the largest corporate groups in the world.
After 400 years, the Sumitomo family business spirit is
alive in each of the Sumitomo Group companies. The core of the Sumitomo Group
consists of 20 companies who share the Sumitomo Emblem as well as many common
values and ideas.
About SHI
Sumitomo
Heavy Industries (SHI) is a highly diversified
business operation which includes not only power transmission but infrastructure-related
fields such as ships, bridges and steel structures, material and cargo handling
systems, environmental protection equipment and facilities and construction
equipment. Production systems and processing facilities, which includes iron
and steel manufacturing machines and plastic injection molding machines, have
contributed to social and public development both in Japan and around the world.
Recently, SHI has produced numerous high technology products, including superconducting
magnets, cryogenic equipment for linear motor cars, particle accelerators and
laser processing systems.
For more than 60 years, the Power Transmission group of
SHI has continued to lead the world in knowledge and innovation in power transmission
and control devices. The knowledge and experience gained from close collaborations
and partnerships with key customers has fueled product innovation, research
and development - and drives Sumitomo as the leading global power transmission
supplier.
In October 2003, the 30 global companies that comprise the
Power Transmission group became united under one global brand as Sumitomo
Drive Technologies.
