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Our first FRL dates back to the 60s
1959 –Company starts trading under the denomination Shoketsu Kogo Co Ltd, the Sintered Metal Corporation
1961 – First manufacture and sale of pneumatic air line equipment (air F.R.L. units)
1964 – First manufacture and sale of automatic control equipment
1967 – First overseas subsidiary is set up in Australia
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Sintered Metal Corporation lands in Europe
1970 – First manufacture and sale of actuators (air cylinders)
1971 - First manufacture and sale of directional control equipment (direct operated solenoid valves)
1976 – First subsidiary in Europe is set up in Switzerland
Establishment of European subsidiaries
1978 – UK & Germany
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SMC Corporation is borned
1986 – Company is renamed SMC Corporation
1987 – Company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Establishment of European subsidiaries
1981 – Italy, Netherlands & Belgium
1986 – Sweden
1988 – France
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Technical support starts being at the heart of our business
1991 – Japan Technical Centre completed
Establishment of European subsidiaries
1990 – Austria, Ireland, Spain & Portugal
1991 – Hungary
1996 – Russia
1998 - Denmark
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Our technical support vocation spreads around the globe
2000 – European Technical Centre is completed
2002 – US Technical Centre is completed
2002 – European Marketing Centre is completed
2004 – European Central Warehouse is completed
2007 – China Technical Centre is completed
2008 – German Technical Centre is completed
Establishment of European subsidiaries
2000 – Poland
2001 – Finland, Estonia & Latvia
2004 – Bulgaria
2005 – Lithuania & Croatia
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Our products get closer to you in Europe
2011 – Russian production plant starts manufacturing
2012 – Czech Republic production plant starts manufacturing
2013 – Shimotsuma factory, in Japan, completed
2014 – SMC Vietnam is established
2016 – SMC Tianjin, China, is established
2017 – The Yamatsuri 2nd Factory completed
2018 – First factory in Vietnam
Establishment of European subsidiaries
2010 – Turkey
2021 – Israel
