SMC Corporation
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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
|---|---|
| TYO: 6273 TOPIX 100 Component | |
| Industry | Machinery |
| Founded | Tokyo (April 27, 1959) |
| Headquarters | Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan |
Number of locations | Factories in 28 countries Subsidiaries in 50 countries Sales offices in 82 countries |
Key people | Yoshiki Takada Representative Director and Vice President Yoshiyuki Takada (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 | 20,853 (2020) |
| Website | Official website [1] |
| Footnotes / references [2][3][4] | |
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, South Korea, and Australia.[8]
