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History

History

1960s

1963
  • Construction Machinery Division established in Sumitomo Machinery Industries Co., Ltd. (Now Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
  • Technical cooperation with the U.S. Link-Belt Corp. (currently FMC) for excavators &cranes.
  • General domestic sales agent of Sumitomo Construction Machinery Sales Co., Ltd. established as a sales corporation with 100 million yen capital, fully owned by Sumitomo Machinery Industries Co., Ltd.
1964
Begin sales of mechanical excavators and mechanical truck cranes under the Sumitomo-Link Belt brand.
1967
Begin sales of hydraulic excavators.
1969
Name of sales corporation changed to Sumitomo Heavy Construction Machinery Sales Co., Ltd.
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1970s

1970
Begin sales of hydraulic truck cranes.
1972
Joint development agreement formed with Link-Belt Corp., establishing system with international division of work.
1974
Aichi Operator Training Center established.
1975
Chiba factory established, reinforcing production of hydraulic excavators.
1976
Export of hydraulic excavators made by Sumitomo Machinery Industries to FMC Corporation for the U.S. market.
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1980s

1983
  • Name of sales corporation changed to Sumitomo Heavy Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
  • Overseas Sales Department established in the sales corporation, and the Overseas Headquarters Construction Machinery Sales Dept. is transferred from Sumitomo Heavy Machinery Industries, unifying construction machinery sales.
1986
  • Link Belt Construction Equipment Company (LBCE) established in U.S., for full scale entry into the U.S. market.
  • Construction Machinery Division spun off from Sumitomo Heavy Machinery Industries Co., Ltd., and established as Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
  • Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. merges with Sumitomo Heavy Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., becoming a company specializing in combined manufacturing and sales of construction machinery.
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1990s

1991
  • Niihama factory established.
  • JCB-SCM Limited (JSL) established as a joint venture with JCB of the UK.
  • Full scale entry into Europe market.
  • Katori Laboratory established.
1992
OEM supply contract for hydraulic excavators formed with U.S. Case Corporation.
1998
  • Niihama factory is closed.
  • Joint venture with JCB of UK is ended, and global alliance signed with U.S. Case Corporation. LBX Company established as a manufacturing and sales base of excavators in North America.
1999
Directly owned sales corporations are established dividing Japan into 7 sales regions, establishing the domestic sales structure.
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2000s

2001
Divided into: Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. ; Sumitomo Construction Machinery Sale Co., Ltd. ; Sumitomo Construction Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ; Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd.
2002
Purchased the asphalt finisher business of Niigata Iron Works Co., Ltd.
2004
Sumiju SCE (Xiamen) Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. established in China to manage construction machinery sales and service.
2007
  • In recognition of support for the victims of the hurricane that hit the USA in 2005, commendation is received from the Emperor of Japan.
  • The“LEGEST”(SH200-5, SH240-5) hydraulic excavators receive the“Good Design Award”.
2008
The“LEGEST”(SH200-5) hydraulic excavator receives the“Grand Award for Energy Conservation”, awarded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
2009
Sumitomo Construction Machinery (Tangshan) Co., Ltd. established in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, China.
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2010s

2010
Sales company P.T. Sumitomo Construction Machinery Southeast Asia established in Indonesia to conduct sales in the ASEAN region.
2011
Manufacturing factory P.T. Sumitomo Construction Machinery Indonesia established in Indonesia.
2014
  • The LEGEST (SH200-6) hydraulic excavator receives the Energy Conserving Machinery Award from the Japan Machinery Federation.
  • Technical tie-up with CNH Industrial N.V. for hydraulic excavators.
  • Minimum Swing Radius hydraulic excavator SH135X-6 receives the“ Good Design Best 100” and also safety operating support system “Field View Monitor (FVM)” receives the“ Good Design Award”.
2015
Training Center established in Chiba.
2017
Osaka Operator Training Center established.
2018
ICT Training Center established in Nagoya.
The LEGEST (SH200-7) hydraulic excavator receives the Energy Conserving Machinery Award from the Japan Machinery Federation.
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