Sunshine Corporation(주)순신

Bridging world-class railway components
and Korea’s railways

Exclusive agent of KONI (ITT) in Korea, supplying proven European dampers and springs to Korean train builders and operators, from design review to after-sales support.

Photo: KTX-Cheongryong, Takeshi Aida, CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway Core business

We supply and support suspension components for high-speed trains and metro cars.

  • KONI hydraulic dampers, HŽP springs
  • Overhaul, refurbishment, factory witness inspection
Railway components

Shipbuilding & marine

We supply high-pressure equipment for naval vessels.

  • High-pressure air cylinders for naval vessels
  • Sourcing of maintenance parts
Marine equipment

Automotive New

We are introducing KONI damper technology, proven on rail, to Korea’s automotive sector.

  • Looking for Korean partners
Talk to us about partnering

European manufacturers proven over decades

We work only with manufacturers that have proven their quality in their field for decades.

KONI railway damper Type 97KONI railway damper Type 02KONI railway damper Type 06

KONI

Netherlands, founded 1857, part of ITT

  • Hydraulic dampers for every suspension position on a rail vehicle
  • 25-year design life, 1.2 million km maintenance interval
  • OEM refurbishment extends service life about four times
  • Supplied to SNCF, Siemens and Amtrak
HŽP railway coil spring

HŽP

Czech Republic, founded 1951

  • Hot-formed coil springs and leaf springs for rail
  • Deutsche Bahn (DB) Q1 certified
  • Supplied the French TGV V150 test train (574.8 km/h world record, 2007)
Chesterfield high-pressure cylinders

Chesterfield

United Kingdom, founded 1897

  • High-pressure gas cylinders
  • Supplying the Royal Navy since the 1930s

What Sunshine does

Between overseas manufacturers and Korean customers, we are a single point of contact who knows both sides’ language and procedures.

For manufacturers

We handle Korean tenders and contracts, interpret specifications, coordinate compliance reviews, and manage bonds and payments.

For customers

Technical documents in Korean, factory witness inspection, import, customs and delivery, with one contact from start to finish.

In service

When an issue occurs, we investigate the cause together with the manufacturer and arrange maintenance and refurbishment.

Korea’s railways we work with

From the companies that build trains to those that run them every day.

Hyundai RotemHigh-speed trains and metro cars
Woojin Industrial SystemsLight-rail and metro cars
RomansysRolling-stock manufacturing and maintenance
KORAILNational operator, KTX and SRT
Seoul MetroSeoul urban railway
AREXAirport Railroad
KRRIKorea Railroad Research Institute