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]
Native name | SMC 株式会社 |
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Traded as | TYO: 6273 TOPIX 100 Component |
ISIN | JP3162600005 |
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 | Yoshiyuki Takada (Chairman) Katsunori Maruyama (President) |
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Revenue | |
Number of employees | 17,389 (as of March 31, 2015) |
Website | Official 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
- http://www.hydraulicspneumatic.in/product/smc-dealers
- "Corporate Summary". SMC Corp. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- "Company Snapshot". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- "Financials". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- "TOPIX Large70 (As end of October, 2011" (PDF). Tokyo Stock Exchange. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- "SMC celebrates 50 years". SMC Corp. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- "SMC History". SMC Corp. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- "SMC Corporate Guide" (PDF). SMC Corp. Retrieved July 12, 2012.