is a Japanese
TOPIX
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Large 70 company founded in 1959 as Sintered Metal Corporation, which specializes in
pneumatic control engineering
Control engineering or control systems engineering is an engineering discipline that deals with control systems, applying control theory to design equipment and systems with desired behaviors in control environments. The discipline of controls o ...
to support
industrial automation
Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, namely by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machines ...
. SMC develops a broad range of
control systems and equipment, such as
directional control valves,
actuators, and
air line
An air line is a tube, or hose, that contains and carries a compressed air supply. In industrial usage, this may be used to inflate car or bicycle tyres or power tools worked by compressed air, for breathing apparatus in hazardous environments ...
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.
Market regions
SMC has 400 marketing and sales offices in 81 countries worldwide.
1. North, Central and South America
ArgentinaBoliviaBrasilCanadaChile
Colombia
EcuadorMexico
Peru
United States
Venezuela, Costa Rica.
2
Europe
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Albania
AustriaBelgium
Bosnia/Herzegovina
BulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmark
Estonia
FinlandFranceGermanyGreece
HungaryIrelandItaly
Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia
NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugal
Romania
RussiaSerbia
SlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyU.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
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Engineering companies based in Tokyo
Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo
Manufacturing companies established in 1959
1959 establishments in Japan
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Japanese brands
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