Our Process

Technical leadership and expertise is provided at every stage of your products development cycle.

Project Engineering / Customer Service (PECS dept)

Our engineering department (PECS) provides you with technical expertise, leadership and experience. Each of our engineers have over 25 years experience in the industry. When working with Smithstown Light Engineering, you will receive the personal attention of one of our PECS team who will keep you up-to-date as your project moves through production. Engineering Process

Product design

Our design services range from simple drafting or product modifications to complex multi cavity tool design as well as full product design. Our designer can liaise with your engineering team to offer expertise and experience in designing your product. Our designers are experts in industry leading 3D CAD software

SIEMENS NX
Solidworks

Design for Manufacturing

We simplify, optimise and refine your product design. With the wide range of machining resources and services available at Smithstown, we can offer everything you may need during the DFM process which can incorporate comprehensive Quality Assurance processes such as PPAP including Process maps, Risk analysis, First article inspections, Process capabilities, Gauge R & R. As well as rigorous testing and debugging by our experienced toolmakers.

Manufacturing

At Smithstown Light Engineering, we manufacture high quality precision components in low to super high volume batches. We can also provide contract manufacturing services and can operate in Kanban capacity offering our customers increased efficiency in their supply chain. All manufactured items can be delivered to the customer with agreed inspection reports or can undergo a full validation if requested. We offer a high degree of automation in our production processes which will help keep labour costs in your product to a minimum.

Inspection / Validation

Smithstown Light Engineering offers a wide range of inspection services:

ISO13485, ISO14001 certified
7 x Carl Zeiss CMMs
9 x OGP Optical Smartscopes
3 x Controlled QC laboratory environment
3D Scanning and reporting to CAD model
Reverse engineering and digitizing
Process validation per FDA guidelines
PPAP

Recent Projects

ISO 13485 & ISO 14001

Our FDA registered facilities produce precision components and medical devices and meet all necessary international standards and regulations. Keeping apace with our clients needs, we are committed to the latest quality management system

A Lean Approach

Since 2018, Lean Six Sigma has become an essential part of our manufacturing processes and process improvement strategy. Our Lean projects focus on working together as a team and fostering technical excellence to deliver results.

Scaling to Mass Production

This case study demonstrates our capability of realising a mass production facility in a very short timeframe. Within six months, Smithstown Light Engineering installed 24 Cincom sliding-headstock CNC bar autos. The major investment followed

Careers

Since our inception 45 years ago, we have transitioned from a parts production company to being a global leader in new technologies and advanced manufacturing methods for the Medtech sector at home and abroad. Our staff are central to the success of our firm, therefore, we invest in our people and have a policy of…