Applications Powered by SMC

Pneumatic cylinders are devices that use compressed air to generate linear motion. They are commonly used in various industrial and commercial applications due to their simplicity, reliability, and ease of control. Their versatility, reliability, and ease of integration make them a popular choice for achieving controlled and repeatable linear motion in various mechanical systems.

SMC believes that worker safety and increased productivity go hand-in-hand. It is not mutually exclusive. You can have both. Through efficient design, you can reduce risk and increase productivity at the same time. SMC has developed a variety of safety related components that can be used in a safe pneumatic system.

Welding cells are a tough environment. Heat, weld spatter, high magnetic fields and dust can cause problems with pneumatic components. SMC has created an extensive line of pneumatic components that are well suited for welding environments.

In response to the latest demands in process control, SMC has incorporated leading edge product innovations and engineering excellence to develop a high purity product suite. These high purity solutions strive to continually advance the technology of minimizing contaminates. Achieving success as a quality leader by minimizing both particulate and chemical contamination to levels compatible with the most demanding requirements.

SMC’s end effectors for collaborative robots offer the possibility of handling/gripping workpieces with different types of materials and shapes. Everything reducing the set-up time thanks to the plug and play configuration and minimizing the mounting tasks. Parallel air gripper, 2 finger gripper, 2-jaw parallel gripper, Compact air gripper, Pneumatic gripper, Mechanical grippers, Magnetic gripper, Pneumatic magnetic gripper, Pneumatic magnet, Ferromagnetic workpieces, Vacuum gripper, vacuum gripper unit, vacuum pad, suction cup, film packaging, film wrapping, pouches, pouch packaging, food, food-safe, medical, pharmaceutical, FDA compliant, Material handling, Handling gripper, Robotics, Robotic automation, Collaborative robots, Collaborative industrial robot, Collaborative automation, Cobot, Cobot automation, Universal Robots, Fanuc, Yaskawa, Mitsubishi Electric, Kawasaki Robotics, Omron, plug and play, plug & play

Pick and place applications comprise both primary handling—putting individual pieces of product into a tray or carton—and case packing. SMC has a variety of products that can be used for moving work pieces of all different shapes and materials.

Pneumatic components used in “extreme” temperature applications require a different design mindset. SMC has products that are specifically designed to be used in high temperature and low temperature applications.

Pneumatic components used in a dusty environment require a different design mindset. The designs must incorporate a method of sealing the dusty outside from the internal pneumatic components as well as limiting electrical and thermal energy. Static electricity control is also a consideration in bulk and powder applications. SMC has products that are specifically designed to be used these types of applications.

SMC has a range of standard, made to order, and specialized cylinders with a combination of stainless steel construction, water resistant seals, and special rod scrapers designed to prevent corrosion from exposure to water or coolant.

SMC produces compact and lightweight automation components for robotics applications and End-of-Arm tooling. We offer a wide variety of products that can be used for handling work pieces of different shapes and materials.

SMC produces compact and lightweight automation components for robotics applications and End-of-Arm tooling. The UR+ Certified MHM Magnetic Gripper Kit’s easy Plug + Play integration is a solution for transferring ferromagnetic workpieces that are of uneven surface, porous, or susceptible to damage when traditional methods of vacuum systems or mechanical grippers are not viable solutions.

The success of manufacturing processes can be highly dependent upon temperature. Examples include brewing fermentation, dispensing of package adhesives, and biomedical liquid reactions. Excess heat can also lead to damage to the equipment itself. Lasers, printers, traditional chip cutting tools and welders all require cooling during operation.

SMC is leading automation manufacturing with innovative development of next generation products for the machines of tomorrow. The future of automation design is looking to not only make companies more efficient but looking at total cost of ownership including space constraints and energy costs. The next generation product development focuses on compact, lightweight, and energy efficient designs.

Sustainably Supporting Automation

SMC’s products are designed to reduce unnecessary air consumption and electrical consumption while still meeting rigorous performance expectations that meet or exceed existing specifications.

By adopting the latest SMC technologies, we will help you lower energy costs and boost efficiencies, resulting in both cost savings and labor savings.

SMC is dedicated to the production of environmentally friendly products that reduce environmental impacts. This is done from the design and development phases until the end of the product life cycle.

With product assessments, we evaluate the environmental impact of our products in terms of resource savings (smaller, lighter), product longevity, energy savings, safety, variations, amount of packing materials, and waste disposal in order to develop environmentally sound products.

The power-saving circuit can reduce CO₂ emissions (power consumption) when the device is energized.

SMC has a variety of products which can be used in applications involving nitrogen (N2) gas. These products must meet certain specifications such as being grease free, oil-free, FDA compliant, being assembled in a clean room, or being made from a specific material. Industries where these products may be used include food & beverage, semiconductors, life sciences, or anywhere nitrogen is being used.

Pneumatic actuators, solenoid valves, air filters and regulators for fluids, damp and steamy operations require robust components designed and built for protection against harsh environments. Large flow solenoid valves can speed up water and liquid filling to reduce cleaning cycle times as well as increase gas supply volume to reduce drying cycle times . The full range of components are available in: water-resistant, anti-corrosive, heat-resistant, and cold-resistant enhanced variations for cleaning equipment: chemical/detergent dosing, batch tunnel washers washer extractors, steam tunnel finishers, feeding/folding/ironing machines, and dryers etc.

Since the development of the principle of automatic manufacture in the early 1800s, and the subsequent dramatic advances in machine tooling and manufacturing methods over the past two hundred years, today’s machine builders now have a vast array of standard and specialist products to help ensure accurate and efficient automated assembly line manufacturing. This unabated strive for improved mass production methods, plus the development of improved measuring and analytical instruments and advanced computer technology for control applications has created a unique engineering sector which is now known as the Process Control Industry (PCI). As the leading expert in pneumatics, our organization has been at the forefront of innovative factory automation solutions for over 50 years, and our impressive knowledge and portfolio of process control products is second to none.

Many of SMC's core products were innovations of SMC and remains the market leader.