Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

Detailed Description

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells electric wires and cables worldwide. It operates through five segments: Automotive, Infocommunications, Electronics, Environment and Energy, and Industrial Materials and Others. The company offers wiring harnesses and electrical components; steel cords for tire reinforcement; steel wires for springs; wiring materials; optical lenses for infrared devices; abrasion-resistant parts/materials; heat shrink and heat-resistant tubing/tapes; magnet wires; aluminum bars/wires; spinel products; products for electronic devices; sintered parts; and EV quick-charger connector assemblies. It also provides fibers and optical fiber cables; optical connectors; optical fiber couplers and splitter modules; optical termination and splice boxes, and closures; optical fiber amplifiers; devices for large/small scale communication uses; optical transceiver modules and devices, and wireless devices; H-PCF; EO/OE converters; coaxial cables, flat components, insulated electronic and spiral shielded wires, cables, and flexible printed circuits; optical lenses for infrared devices; fusion splicers and tools; and data center solutions. In addition, the company offers intelligent transport system and IT asset management/security products; CATV systems; contents distribution network; and wind profiler radars. Further, it provides plated and alloy wires, fluoroplastics-coated materials, sintered ZnS lenses, semiconductors substrates, thermal control devices, and tool-related products; superconducting products; various energy and environment systems; products for railway and transport machinery; steel wires; polytetrafluoroethylene porous material; Celmet, a porous metal; cutting and plastic working tools; and alloy parts. The company was formerly known as Sumitomo Electric Wire & Cable Works and changed its name to Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in 1939. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

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