# Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America invests in new machinery in Augusta County

Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America (SMA) will make a multi-million dollar investment in new machinery at its manufacturing operation in Augusta County, Virginia. The company will purchase new cranes, paint booth, washer/deburrer, automatic storage retrieval system, and assembly workstations, and will retrain 34 employees.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-08-14
- Where: Augusta County, Virginia, USA, United States
- Jobs: 34
- Status: announced
- Products: power transmission and control solutions, gearboxes
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America](https://endata.com/companies/18169.md)
- [Sumitomo Heavy Industries](https://endata.com/companies/1271.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [vedp.org](https://www.vedp.org/press-release/2018-08/sumitomo-machinery-corporation), 2018-08-14: "Sumitomo is a longtime, valuable corporate partner to the Commonwealth, and we are glad this global company has chosen to reinvest in Augusta County and Virginia."
- [augustafreepress.com](https://augustafreepress.com/news/sumitomo-machinery-corporation-of-america-to-update-machinery-at-augusta-county-facility/), 2018-08-14: "Sumitomo is a longtime, valuable corporate partner to the Commonwealth, and we are glad this global company has chosen to reinvest in Augusta County and Virginia, said Governor Northam."

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