SMC CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Michael Loggins , Global VP of IT at SMC of America , discusses the strategic and technological shifts driving the pneumatics leaders ’ performance
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MC , founded in Japan as Sintered Metal Corporation in 1959 , is one of the world ’ s foremost pneumatic technology developers and manufacturers with operations in 81 countries . In 1972 , the SMC Corporation of America subsidiary was founded on the basis of providing local delivery and strategy for the American market , with that expertise yielding a considerable degree of autonomy as the business grew over the following decades . In recent years and owing to shifts in customers ’ technological capabilities and expectations , that localised strategy has changed .
“ Every subsidiary was focused almost solely on the customer base within their country ,” says Michael Loggins , Global Vice President of IT at SMC USA . “ Over the last several years , more and more companies have become unbound by geography - they work and get things done wherever they need to . We ’ ve created programmes to deal with the largest of those companies that have become global in nature to understand how we can be a better seller to them , to coordinate
AUGUST 2020