Founded in April 1959 in Tokyo, Japan, SMC Corporation today employs more than 22,000 employees in 80 countries around the world. SMC began operating in the pneumatics market in 1959 and has since evolved alongside its customers’ requirements to develop and offer a complete portfolio of automated control equipment and solutions. 12,000 basic products and more than 700,000 variations, designed and developed to boost the competitiveness of its customers. Although it has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 1989, its most important asset lies in its solid technical experience. Five technical R&D centres, two of them located in Europe (UK and Germany) with a team of 1,700 dedicated engineers, support its expertise and innovation. Its technical support provides the development of ad hoc solutions to address the specific challenges of each client. Customer satisfaction is at the heart of its mission; Constant communication with the market is the mechanism that guarantees this commitment. Its highly trained sales team of 8,300 sales engineers strives to find the optimal solution for each customer.
SMC main portfolio comprises: Actuators, Air Line Equipment, ATEX Products, Clean Room Products, Directional Control Valves, Fluid Control Equipment, Temperature Control, Vacuum Products, Sensors & Switches and Static Control.
