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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (President and CEO: Shinji Shimomura) will launch "smartris", a drive solution for AGVs (Automatic Guided Vehicles) and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots) that consists of three key components: gear, servo motor and driver.

02/01/2021

S umitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. launched the “HF-430NEO Series”, a high-performance, easy-to-use inverter, as a successor model to the current “HF-430α Series” inverters on April 1,2020. The newly released "HF-430NEO Series" features a color LCD operation panel that can be used intuitively, and...

04/01/2020

​ Notice regarding the acquisition of the share capital of UK-based variable frequency drive manufacturer Invertek Drives Ltd. September 27, 2019 Tokyo / London, 27th September 2019 – We are pleased to announce that Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“SHI”) has today reached an agreement to acquire...

09/27/2019

We would like to sincerely thank you for regularly visiting the global website of the PTC Group of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. Recently, we redesigned this website. We are making every effort to fulfill our customers' expectations and trust. The websites of the PTC Group of Sumitomo Heavy...

01/23/2019

Please be informed that on June 25, 2018 Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “SHI” or the “Company”) completed the acquisition of all shares of Lafert S.p.A. (hereinafter referred to as “Lafert”) and its holding company, as described under the “Notice Regarding the...

06/26/2018

On May 21, 2018, the Power Transmission & Controls Group of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., began sales of a new type in the Planetary Gear Reducer for Servo Motors IB Series PE Type , the main type of gear reducer for accuracy control. Since the Planetary Gear Reducer for Servo Motors IB Series...

05/21/2018

On March 28, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “SHI”) and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Power Transmission & Controls Sales Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "SJS") have established the "Service Technical Center" as a center for the support and development of gear reducer...

04/01/2018

The Power Transmission & Controls Group of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., has developed a new series of Bevel Buddy box, our company's main type of gear reducer, and will begin sales in June 1, 2017. Bevel Buddybox are right angle shaft gearmotors combining a bevel gear and a cyclo gear reducer...

05/31/2017