Every Hour of Downtime Costs You. Prevention Pays Off.
Sumitomo Drive Technologies offers Proactive Inspections & Maintenance Plans designed to help industrial maintenance teams reduce unplanned repairs, speed up rebuilds, and protect long-term uptime, without adding to your workload.
For Maintenance Pros in the Industrial World, You Already Know What a Broken Gearbox Really Costs
Not just in dollars, but in downtime, headaches, missed quotas, and the third time this week your team stayed late to make up for a breakdown that could’ve been prevented. You’ve got enough on your plate. That’s where we come in. We’re not a replacement for your crew. We’re backup. We handle the heavy lifts with gearbox inspections, maintenance, repairs, and rebuilds. You won't have to waste time chasing suppliers or patching up failures under pressure.
Why Companies Like Yours Choose Us
- We service all brands. Sumitomo technicians are trained to inspect, maintain, and repair gearboxes from any manufacturer—not just our own. If it’s in your plant, chances are we’ve worked on it before.
- We give you actionable reports. After every inspection, we deliver a clear summary of what we found and what needs to happen next. You’ll never be left guessing or waiting for a quote.
- We work on your schedule. Inspections and maintenance are performed during your planned outages or downtime windows. We make it easy to fold into your existing PM calendar.
- We bring OEM-level precision. As the OEM, we know these drives inside and out. Even when we're servicing other brands, we follow the same standards, tools, and tolerances that define quality.
We work in sync with your maintenance windows and help you prevent the failures you know are coming.
Gearbox Failures Aren’t Random. Your Maintenance Plan Shouldn’t Be Either.
Unplanned failures cost more than just downtime. They hit your budget, your labor, and your equipment life.
The ROI You Can Expect:
🔧 Fewer Emergency Repairs = Lower Labor Costs
Catch issues early with annual inspections and avoid costly last-minute repairs, overtime, and scramble response.
🔧 Longer Equipment Life = Lower Replacement Spend
Extend gearbox lifespan by 20+ years through regular service—rather than replacing the same unit every few years.
🔧 Less Downtime = More Output
Avoid shutdowns that eat into production targets, delay shipments, and cost thousands per hour in lost productivity.
🔧 OEM-Quality Service = Fewer Repeat Issues
Our technicians know what early-stage wear looks like and how to correct it before it becomes a bigger, more expensive problem.
It’s not just a service. This is a cost-saving strategy that pays off.
During scheduled downtime, we perform detailed inspections to assess wear, alignment, and overall condition—so you're never caught off guard by an unexpected failure.
From cleaning and lubrication checks to component adjustments, we handle the proactive tasks that help your equipment last longer and perform better.
If inspection or maintenance reveals a deeper issue, we’re ready to step in. We provide a detailed inspection report and can handle the next step for you—whether that’s routine maintenance or a repair.
With regular inspections, preventive care, and quick access to parts and repair support, your operation runs smoother and with fewer surprises. You don’t need to follow up with three other vendors. We’ll take it from here.
“What if we don’t use Sumitomo gearboxes?”
Not a problem. Our maintenance plans support gearboxes of all brands. Sumitomo’s Aftermarket team members are trained to inspect, maintain, and rebuild across a wide range of gearbox types and manufacturers. Whether you’re running Sumitomo, SEW-Eurodrive, Flender, Hansen, or something custom—we’ve seen it, serviced it, and rebuilt it.
“Our team already maintains the equipment.”
Great. You keep doing what you do. We just help you avoid the big surprises and handle the deeper repairs when needed.
“We don’t have the budget for this.”
But how much did your last failure cost? Downtime, labor, lost output, rush-shipped parts. One incident often costs more than an entire year of proactive support.
“We’re too busy to onboard a new vendor.”
This isn’t another system to manage. We give you one point of contact, clear terms, and service that fits into your existing process.
“Is this just another repair program?”
No. This is a proactive service model built around inspection-first planning. Instead of waiting for failures, we monitor wear over time and help you plan rebuilds based on real-world conditions. You gain more control, more lead time, and less guesswork.
“What kind of inspections do you offer?”
We offer on-site inspections, internal inspections, and teardown reports depending on the unit and service level. We document everything, look for early signs of failure, and give you the data to plan ahead—not just react later.
“Will this disrupt our existing PM schedule?”
No. We work around your current maintenance windows. Whether your team runs weekly, monthly, or seasonal PMs, we plug in without interrupting your flow.
“Can we customize the plan based on how critical each unit is?”
Absolutely. We can focus more attention on your high-risk or high-priority gearboxes and build a lighter plan for secondary assets. Your plan reflects how your operation runs—not a one-size-fits-all package.
From Inspection to Action—We Handle It
We don’t just hand you a report and walk away.
After the inspection, our team can complete the recommended service—whether that means routine maintenance or a full gearbox rebuild. If we find an issue, we’re already prepared to step in and fix it.
When action is needed, we don’t just recommend it—WE DO IT. You don’t need to coordinate with multiple vendors or outsource the next step. We’ll perform:
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Lubrication changes and adjustments
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Seal replacements and alignment corrections
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Bearing and gear replacements
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Complete teardown and rebuilds, if needed
Everything is handled by Sumitomo technicians using OEM specs and procedures. It’s a seamless process—from inspection to resolution—with one team you trust.
Get Ahead of the Next Breakdown Before It Costs You
Industrial manufacturers lose up to $1M per hour during outages—and more than $50B annually across the U.S. Sumitomo Drive Technologies’ Maintenance & Inspection Contracts help you catch failures early, reduce your repair time, and extend equipment life by decades. We’ll help you build a proactive plan that cuts downtime, reduces repair costs, and boosts reliability.