Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) is positioned to become a stable global supplier of power transmission equipment in Brazil. São Paulo is the optimal location to manufacture power transmission products for the local Brazilian business as well as other neighboring countries in South America. To maintain stable supplies and increase sales of its products, the SHI Group has established a local subsidiary, Sumitomo Indústrias Pesadas do Brasil Ltda. (SHIB), thereby expanding its presence in the local market.
Itu Facility Capabilities Brochure
SHIB is located in Itu, a major industrial region in the state of São
Paulo, that is considered the hub for manufacturing equipment and
machinery. SHIB is being built on a total land area of 447,000 m
2 (approximately 4.8 million ft
2),
with investments of estimating R $ 130 million (approximately U.S. $ 83
million dollars). The new factory will be completed in November 2011
and put into operation in December 2011.
Learn more about Sumitomo's new facility in Brazil by downloading
our facility brochure here.
Gear Grinding
Gear grinding by world-famous, high-precision equipment occurs after heat treatment to ensure high accuracy and low noise. All reducers from our company utilize gears processed by this equipment.
Housing Machining
The reducer housings are machined using high precision horizontal machining center.
Product Testing
All of the reducers undergo trial-run testing and inspections to discover any abnormal conditions.
Heat Treatment
Improving gear hardness is an important operation in manufacturing high strength gears, therefore all gears are carburized after cutting.
Shaft Machining
In the final operation for the reducer shafts, the high precision processing is carried out by a cylindrical grinding machine.
Assembly
Reducer assembly is carried out according to the procedure manuals and standards by highly trained personell.
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