SMC CorporationNot yet claimed

About SMC Corporation

SMC Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of pneumatic and automatic control equipment, headquartered in Tokyo and established on April 27, 1959, originally as a maker of sintered metal filters. It entered pneumatics in the early 1960s and grew into a comprehensive supplier of the components that move and control factory machinery: air cylinders and other actuators, directional control valves, air preparation units, vacuum equipment, electric actuators, fittings, sensors and air management systems. These are the parts that sit inside robot cells and automated production lines, controlling grippers, end-of-arm tooling and material handling equipment, which is why SMC appears in a robotics directory as a foundational component supplier rather than a robot maker.

The company’s scale is a defining feature: it catalogs roughly 12,000 basic product models with hundreds of thousands of variations, employs 24,773 people on a consolidated basis, and supports customers through about 500 sales offices in roughly 80 countries and regions, with production facilities in about 30 of them and technical centers in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and China. Consolidated net sales were 842.5 billion yen for the year to March 2025. SMC serves semiconductor, automotive, food, medical and general manufacturing customers, and it is listed as a core supplier in the end-effector and pneumatics link of the robotics supply chain.

Products & services

• Pneumatic actuators, including air cylinders and rotary actuators
• Directional control valves and fluid control equipment
• Air preparation equipment (F.R.L. units) and air management systems
• Vacuum equipment and electric actuators
• Grippers, fittings, sensors and temperature control equipment for automation

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• Company website — smcworld.com (official site: profile facts, headquarters, markets and product range). Checked 6 November 2026.
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