SMC Pneumatik

Products for pressure measurement

Do you need to measure the pressure in the atmosphere accurately and efficiently? Then the pressure gauges from SMC Pneumatiks are an indispensable instrument. A pressure gauge is used, for example, in situations concerning biology and health, i.e. places that require absolutely sterile conditions, such as in dental and veterinary clinics. Also in the manufacturing industry, this measuring instrument is a welcome helper to maintain quality. But SMC offers much more than that – we have gathered over 6000 of their highly specialized measuring equipment and accessories in the shop. If you do not know this manufacturer, we give you below a number of reasons why also their throttle valves, versus banjo as well as flow and air meters, etc. are worth all the purchase dollars.

SMC Corporation anno 1959

It was in the metropolis of Tokyo that the automation adventure began – and it almost goes without saying that with a whopping 12,000 base models multiplied by 700,000 variants, there is more than enough to get to grips with every single day for the 20,800 SMC employees. The expertise is distributed among sales and development engineers in 83 countries and five engineering centres, including the UK and Germany.

The technology may be as advanced and the passion for industrial automation deeply rooted, but only gets beyond the ramp through their continuous dialogue with you as a customer. Their customer-oriented approach has been especially evident in recent years, where the forces of nature have shown how vulnerable we as humans are if we do not cooperate in the event of infectious diseases, wars, earthquakes and massive rainfall. SMC's most important task is, among other things, to assist in the restructuring of the production apparatus so that the need for medicine and everyday necessities can be maintained.

Reducing CO2 is at the top of SMC's to-do list

Compact design means fewer raw materials and less energy consumption – and is the very simplified version of SMC's work with new pneumatic products. The focus is, among other things, on these three areas: resource-saving, lifetime and air-saving, which is reflected in an increasing number of wireless solutions, an eminent redesign of the solenoid valve series SY 5-ports, which has made them much more flexible and operational, and the development of environmentally friendly compressed air systems. And let's just stay in the air.

Many factories are packed with pneumatic equipment that swallows up just over 20% of the total power consumption. Air consumption typically accounts for 40%, accurators for 14% and 9% for vacuum. Dimensioning hoses precisely will, all other things being equal, improve efficiency, and SMC's people, with their 60 years of experience, are worth offering both coffee and cake after a review of your facilities. Thanks to their technical falcon eye, you will have the opportunity to closely monitor the factory, and release funds for things that are significantly more fun than the previous CO2 reporting. Costs have been reduced by several thousand euros annually and from 3,000 to 1400 kW and 10,000 to 7,000 kW respectively in just two of the energy systems SMC has reviewed.

Shop SMC automation equipment online

If you need machinery, cleanrooms or other applications to get up and running steadily, see the smart solutions within pilot-controlled check valves from SMC here on the website. We can supply general purpose pressure gauges as well as versions with color indicator – installation is easily done with the wide range of universal and elbow flow fittings, regardless of whether the thread size for your particular system is 3.2 mm, 12 mm or 1/8 inch. SMC ensures you the most compact design – at the same time you get a larger and improved pushlock system that means you don't waste time getting it to fit. We are also happy to provide flow meters for water and air to your home, so that you can, for example, detect micro-components and change the filter in time.