Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. is launched as a machinery production and repair shop for the Besshi Copper Mine |
| 1897 | Incorporated Uraga Dock Co. Ltd. |
| 1902 | Acquires Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipyards Co. Ltd.'s Uraga Works. |
| 1928 | Name changed to Sumitomo Besshi Copper Mine Ltd. |
| 1934 | Incorporated as Sumitomo Machinery Co. Ltd. |
| 1957 | U.S. office is established. |
| 1964 | London office is established. |
| 1969 | Sumitomo Machinery Industries Co. Ltd. and Uraga Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. merge to form Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. |
| 1972 | Establishment of Oppama Shipyard. |
| 1975 | Systems Research Center is established in Tanashi. |
| 1976 | Malaysia Shipyard & Engineering is established. |
| 1985 | Establishment of Hong Kong office. |
| 1986 | Sumitomo (SHI) Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. is established. |
| 1989 | Acquires Lumonix, a Canadian manufacturer of laser devices. |
| 1995 | The company and IHI jointly form the naval venture Marine United. |
| 2000 | Sumitomo Heavy Industries Finetech Ltd. is established. |
| 2002 | Acquires U.S.-based APD Cryogenics Inc. |
| 2006 | Absorbs the operations of Synex Co. Ltd. into the company. |
| 2008 | Acquired Demag Plastics Group. |
| 2011 | Acquired Hansen Industrial Transmissions NV. |
| 2015 | Establishes the new technology research center building at the Ehime Works. |
| 2017 | Acquires Persimmon Technologies. |
| 2018 | Merged Sumiju Tomida Machinery Co. Ltd. and Sumijyu Technos Ltd. |
| 2022 | Merged Sumiju Business Ltd. |
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