Equipements à la pointe
Des pièces uniques
Au service de l'industrie
Specialized in high-precision machining, we have put our know-how at the service of your projects for more than 30 years.
Headquartered in Eastern France next to Switzerland and Germany, SMES’s men and women take care of all types of achievements, from prototypes to small and medium series, thanks to cutting-edge skills and equipment.
Fully aware of the constraints of our fast-paced world, we bring your ideas to life, while respecting your deadlines and quality requirements.
Roger Schmitt founds the company SMES (High-precision mechanics, maintenance and related services) in Brunstatt. At 26, he is the youngest company manager in the mechanical field in Alsace.
The company grows bigger and builds new premises in Wittelsheim, among which a brand-new 500 sqm workshop.
The company buys its first CNC machines.
Thanks to a surge in orders, the number of collaborators increases four-fold in six months.
The company adds a new workshop which doubles its production area.
SMES manufactures and installs structural parts aiming at securing the elevators in the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
In collaboration with one of its customers, the company designs and manufactures the machines used to print the holograms on the new European and Chinese banknotes.
SMES equips itself with a new office space and develops its administrative team to better satisfy its customers’ interests.
SMES displays its most outstanding achievements and share its experience during the prestigious International Aeronautical and Aerospace trade show at Le Bourget Airport in Paris.
SMES obtains the ISO 9001 certification, demonstrating high-quality standards. Following a thorough continuous improvement process, the company positions itself as a major supplier of the aeronautical and aerospace industry thanks to its EN 9100 certification.
Attentive to the well-being of its collaborators, SMES adds spacious rest areas and a new user-friendly high-tech meeting room to its existing premises.
SMES invests in its first 3D programming licenses and trains its staff in CAM / CAD techniques.
The company acquires an ERP software program to optimize the management of its production means and resources so that it is more reactive to its customers’ expectations than ever before.
Despite the lockdown and the restrictive measures related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company maintains its full service offer and fulfill its orders, which enables us to keep up with.
dedicated to parts manufacturing
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Investment in new production equipment
