Corporate Summary
*As of the end of March 2024
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. |
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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. |