SMC
How IT alignment is enabling SMC to automate the world
“ We are dedicating a great deal of capital , time and people towards our drive for a sustainable future ”
MICHAEL LOGGINS GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT OF IT , SMC
engineers in the US , the UK , Germany , China , and our headquarters in Japan , to develop these great products .
“ We also have more than 5,000 salespeople scattered across the globe and more than 8,000 people working tirelessly building and shipping out our products on a daily basis in different factories and logistics centres across the world .”
Founded in 1959 , in Tokyo under the name Sintered Metal Corporation ( SMC ) the company evolved from basic pneumatics to more sophisticated automation solutions which has granted SMC a global market share of 38 %, and 65 % in the Japanese market . With 12,000 basic products and more than 700,000 variations , SMC offers solutions from air preparation , instrumentation , through to valves , and actuators covering practically every single step in the automation process .
“ At SMC , I have an awesome opportunity to work with amazing people to unify all the global SMC organisations around a common corporate goal and vision by using technology to change the way we deliver our products and help our customers ,” said Loggins who turned his back on a career as a music teacher
56 December 2021