Overview of Divisions

The principal business of our Steel and Non-Ferrous Plants Division is to provide business support to the steel and non-ferrous metal industries, which play a key role in many vital industries. Keeping a close watch on global trends, we develop high-value systems and services that take advantage of the very latest available technology.

Steel and non-ferrous metals industry

The division procures and delivers state-of-the-art plants, equipment, and services, including all kinds of manufacturing process equipment, as well as zero-emissions and digital technologies to the manufacturing facilities of our clients, both in Japan and overseas.

The Manufacturing Solutions Division is powered by a group of experts who support manufacturing on a global scale, by proposing optimal solutions featuring advanced technologies and finely tailored services for production and logistics sites. Through co-creation with our business partners, we take up the challenge of creating new functions and new value.

Automotive industry

Taking advantage of our global network, this division offers a variety of equipment, solutions, and cutting-edge technologies for manufacturing in the mobility sector.

Semiconductor and electronic materials industry

The Manufacturing Solutions Division offers equipment, inspection systems, and various other kinds of systems and services for the production of semiconductors, printed circuit boards, optical communication products, and other items to meet our clients’ needs.

Overseas business support

Taking advantage of the networks of the Sumitomo Corporation Group, we support manufacturing sites by helping new businesses to expand, providing information about overseas production bases, and supporting the import, export, and local procurement of equipment, materials, and consumables for setting up production facilities and boosting production.

Through its Mechatronics Division, Sumitomo Shoji Machinex supports the evolution of society and industry by solving all kinds of mechanical drive-related problems all over the world (making use of our expertise in transmission and reduction gearboxes, which has been at the heart of the company’s business since our founding), and by delivering stable supplies of materials and equipment for essential infrastructure such as railways, ships, and construction machinery.

Reduction gearboxes, motors, and related equipment

As a leading distributor of the technology produced by the Power Transmission & Controls (PTC) Division of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, we offer a wide range of gearboxes and motors, and propose optimal solutions to the problems of our clients.
We also work closely with our clients to help them upgrade their plant and equipment maintenance, by improving their inspection, maintenance, and to renew existing products.
On top of this, we cater to a variety of needs for hydraulic equipment, pumps, special motors, and facilities and equipment for utilities.

Equipment for transportation, food, pharmaceutical, and electric power industries

The division supplies a variety of key equipment for the railways, ships, construction machinery, food, pharmaceutical, and electric power industries.
We meet a broad range of needs for hydraulic equipment, vibration control, sanitary pumps, inspection, LED lighting, special resin products, and various types of processing.

The Facilities Systems Division leverages all the knowledge and experience it has accumulated over the years to provide optimized facilities and valuable solutions to address the rapid changes in society, construction industry, and structures in response to major transformations in the external environment, relating to environmental measures (e.g., carbon neutrality, energy saving), digital measures (e.g., 5G, data utilization), infectious disease measures, work style reform, and the SDGs. Through co-creation with a variety of stakeholders and access to technology, we also create valuable services that please our clients.

Equipment for air conditioning, water supply and drainage, and sanitation

The Facilities Systems Division offers safe, economical, and comfortable equipment and solutions, with a focus on energy-saving and high-efficiency equipment that takes into account global environmental needs.
(Air conditioning and ventilation, air supply and exhaust, water supply and drainage, fire extinguishing, etc.)

Electrical facilities

Utilizing our wealth of experience and successful track record, we offer optimized electrical systems and equipment that are both energy-efficient and economical. (Power receiving and distribution, power generation, lighting, automatic fire alarms, electrical cables, etc.)

Building facilities

We offer construction systems incorporating the latest technologies that can be tightly integrated with existing construction equipment. To satisfy the needs of our clients, we propose solutions that meet the highest standards of safety and comfort.

The Urban Infrastructure Division provides a variety of solutions for supporting urban infrastructure through open innovation and the application of technology. It pursues the functions required for sustainable urban development to deliver valuable solutions for a variety of areas of urban functionality, such as environment and energy, digital technology, transportation and mobility, and disaster prevention and resilience.

Energy services

(Fuel conversion, cogeneration, storage batteries, solar power generation, hydrogen-related equipment, etc.)
This division develops energy services that combine functions such as finance, operation, and maintenance with new technologies to solve environmental issues and achieve cost reductions for consumers.
It has also begun offering equipment and solutions for next-generation energy sources such as hydrogen and renewable energy systems.

Smart infrastructure

(Transportation/advanced parking technology, ports/digitalization, railways/communication equipment sales, urban development/services and solutions, etc.)
To support the urban infrastructure that supports our lifestyles, this division develops and builds solutions that integrate digital and real-world workplaces, deploying services that solve local problems and deliver new added value.

Semiconductors and electronics

(Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and MRO materials, semiconductor production facility services, support for global expansion of semiconductor-related companies, etc.)
This division offers sales and facility services for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) materials to semiconductor silicon wafer and device companies, both in Japan and overseas.

Solutions that employ leading-edge communication technologies

This division offers solutions that utilize digital transformation (DX) strategies and the latest advanced technologies such as 5G, 6G, WiFi7, AI, and IoT for clients engaged in various kinds of manufacturing and in the areas of social and industrial infrastructure. It also supports new business opportunities by addressing the diverse needs of clients.

Unified communications (UC)

The division supports the development of unified communications (UC) environments, ranging from the design of UC systems to enable real-time communications in business environments, focused on social media, IP voice calling, and web conferencing, to sales of devices for such systems.

Optical and wireless communications devices

This division offers a variety of systems that support high-capacity trunk line network infrastructure and high-speed mobile phone communications, such as the components for optical transmission and optical reception, and wireless signal amplification installed in optical and wireless communications equipment.

Communications and power solutions

The division offers solutions for data centers, EV chargers, lithium storage systems, UPSs, and other products and solutions related to communications and electric power.