Why use SMC

From the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed. SMC is there to help you get through the day. And we have been since 1959. SMC’s goal has always been to bring the future to the present, from pioneering new products that allow for the evolution of things like chip components in cell phones, car assemblies and food packaging, to making everyday life more comfortable with state-of-the-art products for manufacturing.

SMC is changing the world for the better and continues to do so with new ingenuity revolving around products like 3d printers. But before SMC was helping make products fit for the Jetsons, they had humble beginnings of just 15 people. At that point in the late 50s and early 60s, they Why use SMC Productsjust kept their heads down and focused on the innovative solutions of the time, things like industrial filters, sintered metal elements and FRL and silencers.

By the 1970s SMC had expanded their product line with innovations like an aluminum body air cylinder and direct solenoid valves. SMC expanded into the UK, Germany, Singapore, and the United States. In the 1980s new innovations and automation, controls and process technologies were really booming, and SMCs growth brought them into Italy, China, and Korea. This trajectory continued. By the 2000s more locations kept popping up.

And in case you were wondering if you have used products that SMC helps manufacture, the answer is yes. With such a vast array of products and a good global footprint, SMC can help provide a start to finish solution and support for your automation needs.

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