Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.sws.co.jp/en/

■Address

5-28, Hamadacho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken, 510-8528 Japan

Business Overview

-A wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, engaged in the manufacturing and sales of automotive wire harnesses.

-The Sumitomo Group conducts its wire harness business at the following companies:

Company	Scope of business
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.	Business Strategy and Sales
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.	Development, Design and Manufacturing
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.	Research and Development

Shareholders

-Unlisted company

Name or Company Name	Investment ratio (%)
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.	100.0

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Products

Wiring harnesses for automobiles
-Aluminum wiring harnesses
-Harnesses for sliding doors
-EPB Harness Integrated with Wheel Speed Sensor

Wiring harness components
-Connectors

Sealed connectors
High-frequency connectors
Sealed connector for Engine ECU

-Electric wires

High-Voltage Wires
Shielded Cables
Aluminum wires

-Exterior equipments

Sound Absorbing Part
Grommets

Products for Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
-Under-floor pipe harnesses
-Charger connectors
-Battery Wire Module
-Power Supply BOX
-Terminal Block ,Power Cable
-Charging-Discharging Controller for System
-High-Voltage Connectors

Electronics components
-Electronics Control Unit
-Gateway
-Junction blocks
-Relay boxes
-Power distributors

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History

Feb. 1917	Tokai Densen Seizosyo was established to manufacture and sell sheathed electric wires.
Dec. 1917	Tokai Densen Seizosyo was transformed into a publicly-traded company named Tokai Densen K.K., headquartered in Yokkaichi City, Mie Pref.
July, 1932	Established technical and equity tie-ups with Sumitomo Electric Industries
July, 1959	Started wiring harness business.
July, 1965	Established the Sayama Plant in Sayama, Saitama Pref.
Feb. 1967	Completed a 50-50 merger with Izumi Densen Co., Ltd. (Osaka). Tokai Densen Co., Ltd. became the surviving company. Named Izumi Densen's headquarters plant Sakai Seisakusho. Established Suzuka Seisakusho in Suzuka, Mie Pref. Established the Tokyo branch in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Established the Osaka branch in Osaka.
Mar. 1969	Established Toyo Harness Co., Ltd. a wire harness manufacturing company, in Yokkaichi, Mie Pref. (currently headquarters is located in Matsusakashi, Mie Pref.)
Mar. 1970	Transferred Sakai Seisakusho to Izumishi, Osaka, and renamed it as Osaka Seisakusho.
Dec. 1972	Established the Yuuki Plant in Yuuki, Ibaraki Pref.
Feb. 1973	Established the Shiga Plant in Kousei-cho, Kouka-gun, Shiga Pref.
Jun. 1973	Established Hokuriku Harness Co., Ltd., a wire harness manufacturing company, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref.
Sep. 1973	Established the Nagoya branch (currently the Nagoya office) in Nagoya.
Apr. 1975	Established the Hokuriku Sales Office in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref.
Feb. 1980	Established Tohoku Harness Co., Ltd. (currently Tohoku SWS, a wire harness manufacturing company, in Iwate, Iwate Pref.
Mar. 1980	Bought into YAMAPlA (currently Sumidenso Pla-tech), a harness parts manufacturing and sales company in Gotenbashi, Shizuoka Pref.
Apr. 1984	Completed construction of the headquarters office.
Aug. 1984	Established the Yokkaichi Distribution Center in Yokkaichi, Mie Pref.
Nov. 1984	Established the Yachiyo office in Yachiyomachi, Yuukigun, Ibaraki Pref.
Apr. 1985	Changed Company name from Tokai Densen Co., Ltd. to Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
Nov. 1986	Listed on the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
Sep. 1988	Established Sumitomo Wiring Systems (USA) Inc., a wire harness sales company in the US.
Nov. 1989	Established Sumitomo Wiring Systems Europe Limited, a wire harness sales company in the UK.
Apr. 1990	Established Yamagata Sumidensei Co., Ltd., a wire harness manufacturing company, in Nanyoushi, Yamagata Pref.
Aug. 1990	Established Sumitomo Densei Computer System Co, Ltd., a software company, in Yokkaichi, Mie Pref.
Oct. 1990	Established International Wiring Systems (Philippines) Corporation, a wire harness manufacturing and sales company in the Philippines.
Nov. 1990	Established Kyushu Sumidensei Co., Ltd. a wire harness manufacturing company in Hitashi, Oita Pref.
Nov. 1990	Established the Misono office in Suzukashi, Mie Pref.
Dec. 1990	Established P.T. Sumitomo Wiring Systems Batam Indonesia, a wire harness manufacturing company in Indonesia.
Sep. 1994	Established Sumidenso Logistics Network Co., Ltd., a delivery services company in Yokkaichi, Mie Pref.
Jul. 1995	Established Huizhou Zhurun Wiring Systems Co., Ltd.. in China to manufacture wiring harnesses.
Feb. 1996	Established Sumi Motherson Innovative Engineering, Ltd. in India to manufacture and sell components.
Mar. 1997	Established a holding company, SWS India Holdings Ltd. in India.
Jul. 1998	Established Sumidenso do Brasil Industrias Eletricas Ltda in Brazil to manufacture and sell wiring harnesses.
Sep. 1999	Established SWS America, Inc. in the U.S. to provide loan, investment, and fund management services for the group companies.
Oct. 2000	Developed the IEEE1394-Ready, the world's highest speed in-vehicle fiber optic link. IEEE1394 is a leading candidate to become the standard interface for in-vehicle multimedia LANs and is expected to make possible "information sharing" between home and car.
Dec. 2000	Established a joint venture company in the U.S. to manufacture wiring harnesses for automobile equipment with SWS America, Inc. and Sumidenso Logistics Network Co., Ltd.
Feb. 2001	Closed the Osaka Plant in Izumi City, Osaka.
Jul. 2002	Acquired shares of Kyohritsu Hiparts Co., Ltd. in Saitama-city, Saitama prefecture.
Feb. 2003	Established Sumidenso Administration and Finance (Europe) B.V. in Holland.
Mar. 2003	Closed down the Shiga plant (Koga-gun, Shiga prefecture).
Apr. 2003	Toyo Harness, Ltd.,; Tohoku Sumidenso, Ltd.; and Kyushu Sumidenso, Ltd. were merged into Gifu Harness, Ltd.,; Shinshu Harness Ltd.; and Chugoku Harness Ltd. respectively.
May 2003	Subsidiary companies in India, Sumi Motherson Innovative Engineering Limited and Sumi Motherson Integrated Technologies Limited were merged into SWS India Holdings Limited, which changed its name to Sumi Motherson Innovative Engineering Limited.
Jul. 2004	The company's wiring business withdrew from the electric power-line business to specialize in wiring for automotive applications.
Feb. 2005	Opened its Tokyo headquarters in Minato Ward.
Apr. 2005	Established Huizhou Zhurun Automotive Wire Co., Ltd. to manufacture and sell wire harnesses in China.
May, 2005	Established Fuzhou Zhu Wiring Systems Co., Ltd. to manufacture wire harnesses in China
Oct. 2005	Merged Tohoku Sumidenso Ltd. and Yamagata Sumidenso Ltd. The surviving company was named Tohoku Sumideonso Ltd.
Mar. 2006	Acquired Volkswagen Bordnetze in Germany
May 2006	Completed the technical center at the Yokkaichi Headquarters
Sep. 2006	Closed Kanto Sesakusyo in Yuki-City, Ibaraki Pref.
Aug. 2007	Delisted stocks from the Nagoya Stock Exchange through a stock swap with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Jul. 2008	Established SE Wiring System Egypt S.A.E. in Egypt.
Sep. 2008	Established SE Bordnetze Tunisia S.A.R.L. in Tunisia.
Jun. 2009	Moved its Tokyo headquarters to Shibaura.
Nov. 2010	Developed a low-voltage automotive harness, in which aluminum wires are used.
2012	Established Sumi-Rema EV Solutions, a joint-venture company, together with Sumitomo Electric Industries and Rema, a German company engaged in the business of charge connectors; to develop and design connectors for electric vehicles.
Jan. 2013	Moved its Tokyo headquarters to Akasaka.
May 2013	Moved its headquarters function to front of Yokkaichi Station on the Kintetsu Line.