SMC Corporation

SMC Corporation (SMC 株式会社, SMC Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese TOPIX Large 70 company[5] founded in 1959[6] as Sintered Metal Corporation,[7] which specializes in pneumatic control engineering to support industrial automation. SMC develops a broad range of control systems and equipment, such as directional control valves, actuators, and air line equipment, to support diverse applications. SMC's head office is located in Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The company has a global engineering network, with technical facilities in the United States, Europe and China, as well as Japan. Key production facilities are located in China and Singapore, and local production facilities are in United States, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, India, Korea and Australia.[8]

SMC Corporation
Native name
SMC 株式会社
TypePublic (K.K)
TYO: 6273
TOPIX 100 Component
IndustryMachinery
FoundedTokyo (April 27, 1959 (1959-04-27))
HeadquartersSotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan
Number of locations
Factories in 28 countries
Subsidiaries in 50 countries
Sales offices in 82 countries
Key people
Yoshiyuki Takada
(Chairman)
Katsunori Maruyama
(President)
Products
Revenue JP¥ 458 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 3.82 billion) (FY 2014)
JP¥ 109.5 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 913 million) (FY 2014)
Number of employees
17,389 (as of March 31, 2015)
WebsiteOfficial website [1]
Footnotes / references
[2][3][4]

Market regions

SMC has 400 marketing and sales offices in 81 countries worldwide.

1. North, Central and South America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, United States, Venezuela, Costa Rica.

2. Europe

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.K., Ukraine

3. Africa

Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia

4. Asia/Oceania

Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

References
  1. http://www.hydraulicspneumatic.in/product/smc-dealers
  2. "Corporate Summary". SMC Corp. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  3. "Company Snapshot". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  4. "Financials". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  5. "TOPIX Large70 (As end of October, 2011" (PDF). Tokyo Stock Exchange. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  6. "SMC celebrates 50 years". SMC Corp. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  7. "SMC History". SMC Corp. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  8. "SMC Corporate Guide" (PDF). SMC Corp. Retrieved July 12, 2012.


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