Corporate Summary
| Company name | SMC Corporation |
|---|---|
| Established | April 27, 1959 |
| President | Yoshiki Takada |
| Stock exchange listing | Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market |
| Net sales | 792.1 billion yen (Consolidated)* |
| Number of employees | 23,114 (Consolidated)* |
| Capital stock | 61 billion yen |
| Equity ratio | 91.8%* |
| Head Office |
1-5-5, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031, Japan Telephone: 03-6628-3000 https://www.smcworld.com |
| Sales Network (Japan) | 50 sales offices in the major cities such as Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, etc. |
| Production Facilities (Japan) | 6 factory locations in Soka, Tsukuba, Shimotsuma, Kamaishi, Tono and Yamatsuri |
| Technical Development Centers | Japan, the United States, U.K., Germany and China |
| Overseas Sales Network | Approx. 500 sales offices in approx. 80 countries/regions |
| Overseas Production Facilities | Factories in approx. 30 countries/regions |
| Purpose of Business | Manufacture, processing and sales of automatic control equipment Manufacture and sales of sintered filters and various types of filtration equipment |
*As of the end of March 2025
Transition of Achievement
Corporate History
| 1959 |
Established in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan under the name of Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Sintered Metal Corporation) with the business objective of the manufacture and sales of sintered metal filters by power metallurgy. |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Started manufacture and sales of pneumatic air line equipment. (Air F.R.L. units) |
| 1964 | Manufacture and sales of automatic control equipment added to business objectives. |
| 1967 | Embarked on overseas operations with capital participation in SMC Pneumatics (Australia) Pty. Ltd. and incorporation into a wholly owned subsidiary in 1980. |
| 1968 | Soka 1st Factory completed. |
| 1970 | Started manufacture and sales of actuators (air cylinders). |
| 1971 | Started manufacture and sales of directional control equipment (direct operated solenoid valves). |
| 1973 | Soka 2nd Factory completed. |
| 1974 | SMC Pneumatics (S.E.A.) Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary established in Singapore. |
| 1977 | SMC Corporation of America (changed name from SMC Pneumatics, Inc. in 2001), a wholly owned subsidiary established in the U.S.A. |
| 1978 | SMC Pneumatics (U.K.) Ltd. in the U.K. and SMC Pneumatik GmbH in Germany, wholly owned subsidiaries established. |
| 1981 | Capital participation in SMC Italia S.p.A. in Italy and incorporation into a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 1983 | Tsukuba Factory completed. |
| 1986 | Company name changed to SMC Corporation. SMC Manufacturing (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary established. |
| 1987 | Stocks listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1988 | Tsukuba 2nd Factory completed. |
| 1989 | Stocks listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1991 | Kamaishi Factory and Japan Technical Center completed. |
| 1994 | Yamatsuri Factory completed and SMC (China) Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary established. |
| 1995 | SMC Pneumatics Korea Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary established. |
| 1997 | Tono Factory completed. |
| 1998 | Acquired ISO 9001 certification. |
| 1999 | Acquired ISO 14001 certification. |
| 2000 | Completed the 2nd building of the Japan Technical Center. European Technical Centre established in the U.K. and SMC (Beijing) Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in China, a wholly owned subsidiary established. |
| 2001 | Completed the rebuilding of the 3rd building of the Soka 1st Factory. |
| 2002 | The U.S. Technical Center established in the U.S.A. |
| 2005 | Completed the rebuilding of the 1st building of the Soka 1st Factory and the Distribution Center. |
| 2006 | Moved Head Office to Akihabara UDX building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
| 2007 | Completed the rebuilding of the Soka 2nd Factory and China Technical Center established in China. |
| 2009 | Completed the New Head Office and Factory of SMC Corporation of America. |
| 2013 | Shimotsuma Factory completed. Completed the new factory building of the Tono Factory. |
| 2014 | SMC Manufacturing (Vietnam) Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary established. |
| 2016 | SMC (Tianjin) Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in China, a wholly owned subsidiary established. |
| 2017 | The Yamatsuri 2nd Factory completed. |
| 2018 | The 1st Factory of SMC Vietnam completed. |