ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- Industrial gear unit specialist Hansen Industrial Transmissions, acquired by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in March 2011, confirms that its Antwerp assembly plant was chosen to integrate the production and service of the Paramax gearboxes for the EMEA region.
"Merely one year after the acquisition by SHI, the global integration of Hansen Industrial Transmissions into Sumitomo is still ongoing in most parts of the world but has been finalized in Europe already to serve the EMEA region," states Hansen in an official press release.
The EMEA sales and service platform was shaped in cooperation with Sumitomo Cyclo Germany group, SHI's Power Transmission and Control division in Europe.
BACKGROUNDER
Hansen Industrial Transmissions (HIT) is an established global industrial gearbox designer, manufacturer and supplier. The Company provides durable gear drives for a wide range of industrial applications throughout the world and has established dedicated international service network. In addition to its principal state of the art manufacturing facility located in Flanders, Belgium, HIT has assembly, sales and service centers in Europe, the US, the UK, China, South Africa and Australia. Strong in house R&D operations maintain HIT's technological leadership. Since 4 March 2011 HIT is a 100% subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. and HIT employs over 600 people worldwide.
