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A Wire EDM Powerhouse

Smithstown’s Wire EDM experience stretches back over 35 years to 1987, with the then very new technology allowing Smithstown to produce forms in Dies and Mould Cavities to an accuracy that was previously unattainable. We quickly mastered the technology and the Wire EDM department grew to become a backbone within Smithtown’s Medical Device business. It...
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Wire erosion division at Smithstown Light Engineering
Wire erosion division at Smithstown Light Engineering

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DMG Mori magazine

Technology Excellence with DMG MORI

We are delighted to feature in DMG MORI’s customer magazine TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE.  Our long standing relationship with DMG MORI prompted them to write about our continuous investment in equipment and manufacturing processes to meet our customers needs in the MedTech sector. Our diverse fleet of machines includes eleven DMG MORI turning and turnmilling centers, four…

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Electric Cars

Smarter Travel at Smithstown Light Engineering

Our aim is to take 4.5 metric tonnes of Co2, per car, off the road. By making these three electric cars available to staff we are promoting car-pooling, whilst giving all our staff the experience of 100% electric driving. Furthermore, from the end of March 2020, both of our facilities in Shannon will be powered…

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Minister Pat Breen at Smithstown Light Engineering

€6M Investment Leads to Creation of 60 Jobs

Watch the video of the official opening Based in Smithstown Industrial Estate in Shannon, Smithstown Light Engineering is a second generation indigenous Irish firm employing 128 people.  Having reached capacity at its original plant, the rapidly growing firm opened a second manufacturing site (10,000 sq ft) in August 2017 and hired 30 new employees to…

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Engineering-lit

Promoting Careers in Engineering

As an indigenous engineering firm in the mid-west, we are proud to be members of the Limerick for Engineering group – an industry led initiative which has support of the education and training providers in the region. The primary goal of Limerick for Engineering is to the increase the quality and quantity of engineering talent (apprentice, technicians and engineers)…

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Precision parts at Smithstown Light Engineering

Lean Project Builds Relationships, Improves Quality

Smithstown’s history is in the manufacturer of high quality and precision custom-made injection moulds and low volume custom tooling. The company has expanded over the years and now specialises in the provision of precision engineering solutions to the top medical device and orthopedic companies in the world. This means manufacturing high-volume medical device components demanding…

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Staff

Six Staff Celebrate 30 Years at Smithstown

Pat King, Corofin, Christy Farrell, Kilmurray, Tom Dwyer, Shannon, Kieran O’Reilly, Sixmilebridge, Mike Foley, Cratloe and Pat Sheehy, Hospital were recognised for their long service and commitment to our company at a special celebratory event. Gerard King, managing director at Smithstown Light Engineering, said, “We are delighted to recognise our colleagues who have been with…

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Mori Seki NLX2500/700

Another 2 x Mori Seiki NLX2500/700 Mill/Turn machines added

Smithstown Light Engineering has just added our second and third Mori Seiki NLX2500 to our production floor. All our mill/turn machines are equipped with automatic Multifeed bar loaders. That’s another addition to our milling and turning department in the last few months.

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Smithstown Light Engineering

Expansion plans for Smithstown Light Engineering

With this extra floor capacity secured, SLE plan to invest a further €4m over the next three years on machinery at this facility and plan to create up to 25 jobs across several of our production departments. SLE’s expansion plans have been driven by strong growth in our business particularly in our contract manufacturing sector,…

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Limerick for Engineering

Limerick for Engineering Showcase 2017

Smithstown Light Engineering Ltd. were delighted to be part of the Limerick for Engineering Showcase which took place on Tuesday May 2nd 2017. We demonstrated some complex medical products produced in our factory in Shannon using advanced technology including 3D design, multi axis milling and turning machines ended with high precision quality and inspection.

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Mikron-Milling-Center400-U-with-work-partner

New – Mikron 5 Axis Milling Production Cell

Two months ago Smithstown Light Engineering Ltd. have installed third Mikron 5 Axis Production cell, each cell comprised of 2 Mikron HSM 400U LP workcenters loaded robotically by a System 3R pallet loader. With a capacity of 96 pallets, the robotic pallet loader ensures that both machines are kept running 24/7. Thanks to that production…

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System3R

Capabilities Video – 5 Axis Mikron – Production Cell.

Over the last 18 months Smithstown have installed two Mikron 5 Axis Production cells, each cell comprised of 2 Mikron HSM 400U LP workcenters loaded robotically by a System 3R pallet loader. With a capacity of 96 pallets, the robotic pallet loader ensures that both machines are kept running 24 hours a day and 7…

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CitizenL20E

Citizen l20E -IX Swiss Lathe -Capabilities Video

We’ve created a capabilities video to demonstrate the production efficiency offered by our Citizen L20E-IX. The L20E-IX is a state of the art Swiss Turning center that features 7 axis machining capability with up to 32 separate tools. Together with the Boss332r-E automatic bar feeder the lathe should offer our customers excellent capabilities for machining…

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turn-mill-dept

New – MoriSeiki NLX2500 / 700 added to our Turn / Mill Dept

Due to continued growth in demand in our Turn/Milling service, Smithstown have invested in another MoriSeiki Turn/Mill Workcentre. Our continued investment in Turn/Milling machines has allowed us to offer highly competitive rates on a premium manufacturing service. The MoriSeiki NLX2500|700 comes with features such as a built in motorised turret, and thoroughly controlled thermal displacement….

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Mikron Machining Cell

Another Mikron 5 Axis Machining Cell Added

Smithstown have just added our second Mikron 5 Axis Machining Cell to our production floor. Our first Mikron cell (on left in above picture), installed in March 2015, is configured with two Mikron 400ULP machines and is robotically loaded by a System 3R pallet loader. With a capacity of 96 pallets, the robotic pallet loader…

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StuderS31

New – Studer S31 Cylindrical Grinder

Smithstown have added to our OD/ID grinding resources by investing in a second Studer grinder. The Studer S31 is designed for grinding workpieces in individual, small batch and high volume production. It can be fitted with automation thanks to its universality and is especially suitable for use in the toolmaking, aerospace and medical device industries.

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Smithstown Light Engineering, Bay H1A Smithstown Industrial Estate, Shannon, County Clare, V14 W594 Ireland.
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Smithstown Light Engineering, East Park, Shannon, County Clare, V14 NW92 Ireland.
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Smithstown Polska, Kapitałowa 3, 35-213 Rzeszów, Poland.
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