Power Transmission & Controls (PTC) is the drive solutions division of the global Japanese engineering company Sumitomo Heavy Industries, under which the Sumitomo Drive Technologies brand operates.

Butzmann succeeds Shaun Dean at PTC EMEIA. Shaun Dean will in turn become Managing Director of the new European location of Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Amstelveen near Amsterdam. Florian Butzmann says: "We want to further strengthen the position of Sumitomo Drive Technologies as a pioneer for drive solutions in the EMEIA region. Our success lies in the diversity of our work, from high-tech precision machines to environmentally friendly plant equipment."

In addition to Florian Butzmann, Cesare Savini, CEO of the Lafert Group, and Adrian Ellam, CEO of Invertek Drives, have joined the PTC EMEIA headquarters team at the start of the year. In addition to representatives of the parent company Sumitomo Heavy Industries, who are responsible for finance, compliance and business development, central holding functions such as strategy, marketing, digitalization and human resources will also be based there.

Sumitomo Drive Technologies relies on proven expertise

Florian Butzmann will continue to operate from the Markt Indersdorf site near Munich and will retain his CEO role at Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive Germany GmbH and the SCG Group. The latter has experienced significant growth in recent years through strategic acquisitions, including the industrial gearbox pioneer Hansen Industrial Transmission International (HIT) and the Spanish service and industrial gearbox expert Sociedad Industrial de Transmisiones SA (SIT). The global Sumitomo Drive Technologies brand also includes the Lafert Group, a leading manufacturer of customized solutions in the fields of electric motors and drives, and Invertek Drives, a leading global supplier of frequency converters.

The origins of Sumitomo Drive Technologies in EMEIA date back to the 1930s, when German engineer Lorenz Braren invented the unique Cyclo principle and founded the first Cyclo company. Since then, Sumitomo Drive Technologies has been serving the European region with local sales and support for a variety of customers from different industries with standard or customized solutions.

Career of Florian Butzmann

Engineering graduate Florian Butzmann joined Sumitomo Drive Technologies in 2012 as Head of Sales Europe, Middle East and Africa and has since successfully held various key positions within the company. In 2016, he finally took over the position as CEO of Sumitomo (SHI) Cylco Drive Germany GmbH and its subsidiaries. As a result, he not only has extensive industry experience, but has also made a significant contribution to the successful integration of the Lafert Group and Invertek Drives into the group of companies.