Case Study: SMC Corporation achieves rapid, scalable factory-floor intelligence with Software AG's Cumulocity IoT

Smart manufacturing where it belongs: Cumulocity IoT brings intelligence to the factory floor

SMC, a 50‑year leader in pneumatic components with thousands of product variants, faced growing customer demand to turn sensor data into actionable insight without large upfront investment. Customers wanted simple, regional Industry 4.0 solutions that delivered measurable ROI, so SMC needed an IoT partner to bridge the gap between data detection and data capture quickly and without heavy coding.

SMC partnered with Software AG to deploy Cumulocity IoT (edge/cloud/on‑prem) and launched “Smart field analytics,” proving value in under a week and delivering a full solution in four months. Starting with 5–10 sensors, the platform provides real‑time dashboards, ML‑tuned alerts, predictive maintenance, leakage detection and energy‑efficiency monitoring—enabling fast rollout, new use cases and strong customer interest.

SMC Corporation

Oliver Prang

Expert Digital Business Development, SMC Deutschland