SMC

World leader in pneumatics: actuators, valves, vacuum, air treatment and sensors.

SMC designs and manufactures pneumatic automation components and systems. Its product range covers actuators and cylinders, valves and solenoid valves, vacuum components, air treatment and preparation equipment, fittings, sensors, and measuring instruments. With 12,000 basic models and over 700,000 variants, it equips all industries, including packaging and food processing, with compact, energy-efficient solutions tailored to each application.

Founded in Tokyo in 1959, SMC Corporation is the world leader in pneumatics, with approximately 34% of the global market. The group employs over 23,000 people in more than 80 countries and operates five technical centers, including two in Europe, employing 1,700 engineers. Its French subsidiary, SMC France, is located in Bussy-Saint-Georges and has nearly 250 employees. Each year, the group launches more than 50 new products or improvements, maintaining its recognized culture of innovation dedicated to enhancing customer efficiency.

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SMC in video

A world leader in pneumatics since 1959, SMC has developed a comprehensive understanding of the challenges of movement, gripping, and air treatment on production lines. This expertise allows it to deliver value at every stage, thanks to a product range covering actuators, valves, vacuum components, air treatment, sensors, and energy optimization solutions.

SMC in figures

1959

year of creation

Founded in Tokyo, it entered the tire market and has become the world leader in it

34 %

of the global market

Group's market share in tires, world's leading supplier of components

23 000

collaborators

Spread across more than eighty countries, including 1,700 engineers in five technical centers

700 000

product variants

Starting with twelve thousand basic models, to cover all automation needs

€62 million

revenue France

Produced by SMC France, with nearly two hundred and fifty employees

Theidentity of SMC

World leader in tires

With approximately 34% of the global market, SMC is the leading supplier of pneumatic components, a position built on recognized technical expertise since 1959.

Culture of innovation

The group launches more than fifty new products or improvements each year, a culture of innovation geared towards customer efficiency, praised by Forbes magazine.

technical expertise

Five technical centers and 1,700 specialized engineers develop tailor-made solutions, with a portfolio of 12,000 models and 700,000 variants.

Simplicity and sustainability

The design of compact and lightweight products reduces raw materials, energy consumption and CO2 emissions, with carbon reduction being a stated priority for the tire leader.