Company Blog & News

Acquisition of Riverside Spline & Gear brings vertically integrated domestic production capability to customers facing total cost of ownership pressure from offshore supply chains.

06/03/2026

Offshore sourcing often looks like a cost advantage—right up until it isn’t.

05/13/2026

National Supply Chain Day is a chance to step back and appreciate the networks that keep industries moving. For those of us at SMA, it is also an opportunity to reflect on the work we have been doing to make those networks stronger.

04/24/2026

In this episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, Chris sits down remotely with Tony Barlett and Shawn Lambert from Sumitomo Drive Technologies for an inside look at a live warehouse automation project underway at their Chesapeake, Virginia headquarters.

04/22/2026

Our team was featured on the Hampton Roads Morning Show to talk about our machining apprenticeship program.

04/15/2026

Sumitomo Drive Technologies is now an official sponsor of the NASA Knights robotics team. Here is why this partnership means so much to us and why we think it matters for our community and the future of manufacturing.

04/02/2026

Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America Strengthens North American Supply Chain with Acquisition of Riverside Spline & Gear enhancing responsiveness and expanding manufacturing capacity for North American customers.

01/09/2026

Manufacturing is the force that makes our world go round. From the processes that bring food to our tables to the machinery that mines the raw materials fueling our economy, manufacturing touches every part of our daily lives.

10/09/2025