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SMC Corporation

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Japanese pneumatic automation leader founded 1959; world's largest pneumatic component maker with factories in 28 countries and 20,000+ employees globally.

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Company Overview

SMC Corporation (SMC Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese TOPIX Large 70 public company founded on April 27, 1959 in Tokyo as Sintered Metal Corporation, specializing in pneumatic control engineering to support industrial automation. Headquartered at Akihabara UDX 15F, 4-14-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan, SMC is widely recognized as the world's largest manufacturer of pneumatic automation components, with net sales of approximately ¥792.1 billion (USD ~5.59 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and approximately 23,000 employees globally.

SMC develops a broad range of control systems and equipment for industrial automation, including directional control valves, pneumatic actuators (cylinders), air grippers, vacuum equipment, air preparation equipment (filters, regulators, lubricators), fittings, tubing, static eliminators, and temperature and flow control products. Its product portfolio spans over 700,000 model variations, making it one of the most comprehensive pneumatic and automation component catalogs in the world.

The company has a global engineering network with technical facilities in the United States, Europe, China, and Japan. Key production facilities are located in China and Singapore, with local production in the US, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, India, South Korea, and Australia. SMC maintains factories in 28 countries, subsidiaries in 50 countries, and 400 marketing and sales offices in 81 countries worldwide.

For robotics applications, SMC offers dedicated end-of-arm tooling including its RMH series collaborative robot air grippers, which are compatible with 12 major cobot manufacturers including Universal Robots, FANUC, Yaskawa, KUKA, Mitsubishi Electric, ABB, Doosan Robotics, and others. The RMMA series multi-hand adapter enables up to three grippers on a single robot arm. SMC's JMHZ2 series offers high-precision 2-finger pneumatic grippers for collaborative applications. The company also produces robotics application equipment including tube bundles and solenoid valve manifolds optimized for robot arm routing.

SMC is ISO 9001 certified (certified 1998) and its products comply with international standards including IEC 61508, ISO 13849-1, UL, CSA, NFPA, and ISO standards for directional control valves. The company trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker TYO: 6273.

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Collaborative Robot Air Gripper

Plug-and-play pneumatic gripper for collaborative robots, compatible with 12 cobot brands via single air and electrical connection.

Multi-Hand Adapter

Mounts up to 3 pneumatic grippers on a single robot arm to handle parts of various geometries without tool changes.

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Contact SMC Corporation

WEBSITE

https://www.smcworld.com/

PHONE

+81 3 5207 8249

HEADQUARTERS

4-14-1 Sotokanda
Akihabara UDX 15F
Tokyo , Tokyo  101-0021

Japan

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Founded

1959

Primary Role

Manufacturer

Company Size

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Primary Region

Asia-Pacific

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Funding Stage

Public

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