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Automation for lines that can't stop.

From automotive to food, medical, mining, metal and defense, SMT designs and builds automation tailored to each industry's own challenges, standards and pace.

Car bodies on an automotive assembly line
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Automotive manufacturing

SMT's home market. We automate assembly, machining, quality control and logistics for automotive manufacturers, with experience working alongside Ford, Magna, KUKA, GM, Chrysler, thyssenkrupp, Emerson, Comau, CAT, Norma Group and Kostal.

  • Assembly line automation
  • Precision machining
  • Quality control
  • Logistics and material handling
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Bottles moving on a beverage production line
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Food manufacturing

End to end automation for food production, from processing and packaging to quality control and traceability, helping manufacturers improve efficiency and keep product quality and safety consistent.

  • Automated processing
  • Packaging
  • Quality control
  • Traceability
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Robotic packaging cell in a medical manufacturing clean room
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Medical manufacturing

Precision machining and automation for medical device production. Advanced CNC machining and milling produce implants, surgical instruments and critical components with exceptional accuracy and consistency.

  • CNC machining and milling
  • Implants and instruments
  • Critical components
  • Repeatable accuracy
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Worker inspecting ore on a mining conveyor
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Mining industry

Automation built for the demands of mining operations, from integrated conveyor systems to remote monitoring, helping mining companies improve safety, efficiency and sustainability.

  • Integrated conveyor systems
  • Remote monitoring
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Safety and efficiency
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Workers handling sheet metal in a fabrication plant
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Metal industry

Tailored automation for metal manufacturing, from automated material handling and precision machining to robotics, quality control and Industry 4.0 integration.

  • Material handling
  • Precision machining
  • Robotics
  • Industry 4.0 integration
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SMT engineers at a robot on the Bruce Township floorSMT floor, real footage
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Defense and federal

ITAR Registered and roughly 30 minutes from the Detroit Arsenal, SMT brings automotive-grade production discipline to defense programs.

  • ITAR Registered
  • Machined and fabricated subassemblies
  • Automated production
  • Secure integration
Defense capabilities
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