Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems invests USD 17 million to expand in Kentucky On July 9, Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems (SEWS) announced a USD 17 million expansion of its Simpson County facility that will create 76 new full-time jobs. The expansion will allow the company to increase its product lines for automotive electric wiring harnesses and components. SEWS will add new injection-molding machines, along with automated assembly equipment to ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/11

Sumitomo opens wiring harness plant in Egypt On May 20, the Prime Minister of Egypt inaugurated the new factory of SE Wiring Systems Egypt LLC, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Europe, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., in the 10th of Ramadan City. It is one of the largest in the world to produce electrical wiring harnesses. The plant will produce electrical wiring harnesses for cars using the latest technologies. The ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/27

rs from 11 countries, targeting more than 8,000 business matching sessions, with projected business value exceeding THB 20 billion and over 45,000 participants. A dedicated xEV Sourcing Zone will feature 10 Tier-1 automotive parts manufacturers—including Shanghai Electric Drive, Bosch Automotive, Sumitomo Electric, Thai Summit Harness, ZF Automotive, and Yazaki—presenting their sourcing policies and procurement needs. BMW and Changan will als...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/09

Sumitomo Bakelite to develop optical waveguides using proprietary high polymer technology Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Bakelite) has been concentrating on the development of optical waveguides using its proprietary high polymer technology. In cooperation with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., a Sumitomo Group company involved in the wire harness business, Sumitomo Bakelite will promote the use of its polymer waveguides to automakers as...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/19

Sumitomo Electric to strengthen connector production, expand sales to local Chinese automakers in response to growing electric vehicle exports Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric Industries) will market connectors for wire harnesses to Chinese automakers operating in China. This is due to increasing inquiries for high quality connectors for motor peripherals and in-vehicle communications as exports of Chinese-made electric vehic...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/15

Sumitomo Electric starts volume production of insulation-coated magnetic core On November 28, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) announced that it has started volume production of powder magnetic core to which a thin-film, high-withstand-voltage insulation coating is applied. The new powder magnetic core will contribute to increased output of axial gap motors, which have been attracting attention due to growing demand for hig...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/02

Superconducting electrolyte: Effectively improves specific conductance, reduces electrolyte viscosity, and strengthens lithium ion desolvation capability to significantly enhance the conductivity, electrochemical stability, and safety of battery cells. -          Nanometer-level ultra-thin SEI (solid electrolyte interface) film: Reduces battery internal resistance to enhance charging power and efficiency, while generating less heat durin...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/08

ur (RT-Na/S) batteries, a key obstacle to their widespread use. The team improved the charge transfer kinetics by adding Bismuth iodide (BiI3) to the battery's electrolyte, enhancing battery efficiency and reducing charging times. This additive also helps form a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the sodium metal anode, preventing dendrite formation and improving battery longevity. Prototype cells with this innovation have demonstrated ...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/20

d inconvenience in charging.  Employing thermal diffusion-free technology and aircraft-grade thermal insulation materials, both editions have passed extreme testing and verification to enable a significantly lower product failure rate. Low-lithium-consumption graphite and biomimetic self-repairing SEI passivation film technology prolong the cycle life by 100% on top of 4C superfast charging capability, and CTP (Cell to Pack) 3.0 and dual-layer l...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/09

Sumitomo Electric to launch millimeter-wave pedestrian detection sensor in U.S. in October Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) announced that it will launch its “NEXUSEYE” millimeter-wave pedestrian detection sensor in October 2024. To begin with, the millimeter-wave sensor will be released in the U.S. through Iteris, Inc. (Austin, Texas), whose businesses include transport infrastructure support. The millimeter-wave sensor...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/01

Sumitomo Wiring to reorganize connector plants Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. (Sumitomo Wiring, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture) will reorganize its plants for connectors, which are a component of wire harnesses, to increase its connector production capacity. Sumitomo Wiring, a Sumitomo Electric Industries Group company, has acquired three out of four buildings at the Fujisusono Plant (Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture) owned by Sumitomo Riko Co., L...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/27

Sumitomo announces high-voltage wiring systems plant in Spain Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze SE (SEBN) announced that it will build a new production facility in Cuenca, Spain, to manufacture high-voltage wiring harnesses for electric cars. The new facility will be the first production center in Spain for SEBN.  It will manufacture the high-voltage wiring harnesses for the urban electric car family to be produced by SEAT S.A. in Martorell and Volksw...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/18

Iteris to integrate Sumitomo Electric’s Pedestrian Sensor and launch in the U.S. Iteris, Inc., a provider of hardware, software and services for smart mobility infrastructure management, announced a partnership with Sumitomo Electric Industries to bring Sumitomo’s advanced pedestrian sensor to the U.S. market. In 2024, Iteris will integrate Sumitomo’s advanced pedestrian sensor into the Iteris ClearMobility Platform. The pedestrian sensor w...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/14

Sumitomo Riko upwardly revises profit targets in mid-term business plan Sumitomo Riko, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) has upwardly revised its business profit, return on invested capital (ROIC), and return on equity (ROE) targets set out in its mid-term business plan for the period ending in March 2026 (FY 2025). The revision is based on productivity improvement due to the recovery of automotive production, as well as the progress of the company’s st...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/30

when charging one electric vehicle (EV) and 200kW when charging two EVs at the same time. They will also consider incorporating Plug & Charge, a technology to establish encrypted connections and payment when charging EVs automatically. The two companies will use connecting cables newly developed by Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. to make cables 10% thinner and 20% lighter than conventional ones. They intend to unveil a prototype in the autumn ...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/27

er. The lithium-ion batteries with electrodes made of NMC532 and graphite were charged with constant current (CC) and with pulsed current (PC), as a part of battery tests carried out at Aalborg University. The post-analysis revealed that CC charging resulted in thicker solid electrolyte interfaces (SEI) at the anode, reducing capacity, and more electrode structure cracks. While with the PC charging produced thinner SEI interfaces and fewer struct...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/15

battery models with machine learning. The project aims to reduce production costs, material usage, and carbon footprint on production lines while improving electrochemical performance at the cell level. The AIT is integral to DigiCell, focusing on key contributions, which include investigating the SEI layer on Mg|Mg symmetric cells using characterization methods, identifying gas species produced during the cycling of various battery types, under...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/29

Sumitomo Electric develops industry’s smallest freestanding V2H charger / discharger Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) announced that it has developed the “sEMSA-V2H” charger / discharger, its first V2H (vehicle-to-home) charger / discharger. The sEMSA-V2H charger / discharger is a freestanding unit and offers the industry’s smallest installation space (about 0.22 square meters). The new charger / discharger reduces p...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/27

Sumitomo Electric inaugurates new plant in Tabasco, Mexico Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems inaugurated its Contec-Tabasco production plant in the Mexican state of Tabasco. The plant required an investment of USD 10 million and is located in the Industrial Park Tabasco Business Center, where around 650 jobs were created for manufacturing electric harnesses for vehicles. Sumitomo contemplates in the future an expansion in its reserved area of 25,0...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/21

s enhance the performance and safety of fast-charging Li-ion batteries by enabling the efficient flow of ions while reducing the risk of side reactions, such as the formation of lithium dendrites. StoreDot's electrolyte solution mitigates safety risks by stabilizing the solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) at the surfaces of the anode material particles. StoreDot's electrolyte solution is compatible with a wide range of anode and cathode materials. ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/16