SMC Pneumatics was founded in Japan in 1959, building a reputation for innovation, along with cost effective, quality pneumatic products. They are a leader in pneumatic control equipment and continue to develop at their state of the art research and development facility in Tsukuba, Japan. Here, product development specifically meets market and user requirements.

European Electronics is a distributor for more than 630,000 SMC pneumatic control products.

These products include: Linear Actuators, Guided Actuators, Electric Actuators, Grippers and Escapements, Vales and Manifolds, Connectors, Airline Equipment, Instrumentation, Vacuum Products and specialist Clean Room Products like Industrial Filters, Ionizers and Thermo Control units.

SMC pneumatic products are found in most industries including rail, automotive, electronics, off shore, pharmaceutical, food and packaging. They are also used throughout industry for motion control, to control fluids like gas, liquid, steam and vacuum and to also control and monitor temperature. SMC's pneumatic and control product range meets the needs of the most demanding automation and looks to future technology requirements.