# SMC Corporation: robotics company

Canonical ID: `59ff7a2d-5e88-4a25-bd8f-993261ce6da3`

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Status:** private
- **Type:** hardware

- **Slug:** smc-corporation
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 0
- **HQ:** Tokyo, Japan

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (1)

- [Yoshiki Takada](/people/yoshiki-takada.md) President and CEO (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (3)

- [smc-corporation x microsoft](/partnerships/smc-corporation-x-microsoft.md) with Microsoft _technology_
- [SMC Corporation x Rockwell Automation](/partnerships/smc-corporation-x-rockwell-automation.md) with Rockwell Automation _distribution_
- [smc-corporation x nvidia](/partnerships/smc-corporation-x-nvidia.md) with NVIDIA _technology_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is SMC Corporation?

Pneumatic components and actuators. Market leader in pneumatic automation.. Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan. Status: private. Type: hardware.

### What does SMC Corporation make?

SMC Corporation has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. SMC Corporation builds physical robots.

### Is SMC Corporation publicly traded?

No. SMC Corporation is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in SMC Corporation?

SMC Corporation is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is SMC Corporation headquartered?

SMC Corporation is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

### Who owns SMC Corporation?

SMC Corporation is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is SMC Corporation a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, SMC Corporation ranks in roughly the top 47% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.smcworld.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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