History

1949～1989

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1949 Manufacturing of extruders (for wire coating) started.  
1963 Production of inflation film manufacturing devices started.  
1965   Chiba Works established. Plastics Machinery division inaugurated.
1966 The first laminator completed.
The technical tie-up with Netstal in Switzerland.		  
1967 Neomat, the first injection blow molding machine in Japan completed.  
1969 Neomat, the first mass-production injection molding machine completed.  
1970 Technical tie-up with Bechuum of West Germany for blow molding machines.  
1972 The first sandwich injection molding machine completed.  
1977 Technology Center opened.  
1980   SHI Plastics Machinery Inc. of America established.
1981   SHI Plastics Machinery (S)Pte. Ltd. established.
1983 The special machines for discs introduced to the market.  
1989   SHI Plastics Machinery (Thailand)Ltd. established.

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1990～2000

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1990 Electronic injection molding machine SE Series introduced to the market. SHI Plastics Machinery (Taiwan)Inc established.
SHI Plastics Machinery,Ltd. established.
1992   SHI Plastics Machinery (Europe)B.V.. established.
1993 PET Series introduced to the market. SHI Plastics Machinery (Malaysia)Sdn.Bhd established.
SHI Plastics Machinery (Hong Kong)Ltd. established.
1995 SGM Series introduced to the market. PT SHI Plastics Machinery (Indonesia) established.
SHI Plastics Machinery (New SPM)Ltd established.
1997 Techinical assistance given to DGP Windsor, India.
ISO 9001 certification acquired for injection molding machines.		 SHI Plastics Machinery (Phlis)Inc established.
1998 SHC Series introduced to the market.
SE-S Series introduced to the market.		 SPM-MFG (American manufacturing company) established.
1999 Chiba Works acquired ISO 14001 certification.  
2000 Production control and managements system "iii-System" introduced to the market. SHI Plastics Machinery (Korea)Co.,Ltd established.
SHI Plastics Machinery (Shang Hai)Ltd established.
SHI Modern Machinery Ltd (Present Sumitomo Heavy Industries,Ltd) established.

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2001～2010

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2001 SE-D Series introduced to the market.
Glass molding machine "NANO-Press" introduced to the market.		 SHI Plastics Machinery de Mexico.S.A.DE.C.V.established.
2002 SE-HY Series introduced to the market. Service office in Czech and Poland established.
2003 SED-CI Series introduced to the market. Dalian in China office established.
2004 Output and sale of 40,000th injection molding machine achived.  
2005 SE7M introduced to the market.
SE-DU Series introduced to the market.
SE-HD Series introduced to the market.
SE-HS Series introduced to the market.		 SHI Plastics Machinery (Vietnam) Ltd. established
Su Zhou in China office established.
2006   Established a local corporation in Dongguan, China
2008 Full electric two-material molding machine SEHS-CI is now on sale.
Large-sized full electric ejection molding machine CL7000 is now on sale.
Small-sized full electric ejection molding machine SE-DUZ series is now on sale.		 Acquired the stocks of Demag Ergotech (Germany) and Van Dorn Demag (US)
2009 Sumitomo (SHI) Demag GmbH has started the sale of the IntElect smart series (with European specification motor). Established a base in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
2010   Established a local corporation in India

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2011～

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2011 New ejection molding machine SE-EV series are now on sale.  
2012 The SE-EV series has won the "Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award" as the excellent energy-saving instrument.  
2013   Established a base in Leon, Mexico
2015 All-electric Small-sized Molding Machine SE-EV-A debuts.  
2016 All-electric Small-sized Molding Machine SE-EV-A debuts.  

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