SMC 

SMC Corporation operates internationally, specializing in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of advanced automatic control systems, alongside a diverse selection of sintered and other filtration equipment. The company's expansive product line features a wide variety of industrial components, including various valves (such as directional control, process, chemical liquid, and needle types), an array of actuators (like air, rotary, and electric models), vacuum apparatus, air preparation units, modular F.R.L. and pressure control devices, lubrication systems, fittings and tubing, flow and speed regulators, silencers, pressure gauges, switches, sensors, and static neutralization equipment. Additionally, SMC provides process pumps, temperature control units, process gas equipment, high vacuum systems, industrial filters (including sintered metal elements), pneumatic instrumentation, and hydraulic machinery. Founded in 1959, the company initially operated as Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd., before officially changing its name to SMC Corporation in April 1986. Its corporate headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan.