When is National Pneumatics Day? This day will take place on April 27 of each calendar year.
What is National Pneumatics Day? Pneumatics is the use of compressed air to store or transfer energy and is commonly used in industrial automation and general manufacturing. Common applications include workpiece clamping, transfer applications or other automated industrial operations.
Why is this day being celebrated? SMC Corporation was founded April 27th, 1959, and has become the world’s largest supplier of pneumatic components for industrial automation. As the leading global manufacturer of pneumatic components, SMC supports the responsible and sustainable use of pneumatics. We partner with our customers to discover creative ways to reduce overall compressed air and electrical consumption more than anyone else in the industry. Our comprehensive approach focuses on consuming less raw materials in our manufacturing process by making our products smaller, lighter and extending the operating life.
How should this day be celebrated? This day should be celebrated by maintaining your industrial compressed air system. This can be done several ways such as minimizing air leaks, changing the element in pneumatic air filters or reducing the supply pressure from air compressors. All these things combined can help reduce electrical consumption, thereby helping to reduce industrial CO2 emissions.
Who created this day? This day was created in November 2020 by SMC Corporation.