SMA Solar Technology AG (meaning System, Mess and Anlagentechnik) is a German solar energy equipment supplier founded in 1981 and headquartered in northern Niestetal, Hesse, Germany. SMA is a producer and manufacturer of solar inverters for photovoltaics systems with grid connection, off-grid power supply and backup operations.
The company has offices in 21 countries. SMA Solar Technology AG - as well as the SMA Railway Technology GmbH - was formed from the former SMA Technologie AG.
The company has 5,000 employees and generated worldwide sales of 932.5 million euros in 2013. The company is focused on the development and manufacture of technology systems for photovoltaics. Earlier, SMA included divisions for railway engineering, industrial computers and Innovative Energy Systems. SMA maintains sales and service offices in the US, Canada, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, China, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, Belgium, India, Japan, the Czech Republic and the UK as well as service offices in Portugal and the United Arab Emirates.