Machine design and manufacture
SMI, your partner for a special machine
Can’t find anything on the market that exactly meets your specific needs?
Do you need to draw on several areas of expertise for your project and are having trouble finding a single partner for a turnkey solution?
As our slogan says, the imagination of our teams is the source of innovation. We can be very inventive and come up with original solutions to sometimes very complex problems.
With over 30 years’ experience in the design of special machines, we know how to find the right solutions for your project. Based in the Grand-Est region of France, Le Sur-mesure Industriel is located in a very rich industrial area and has a range of suppliers with a wide variety of skills within easy reach.
Our team of engineers and technicians in general mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics, electricity, industrial automation and robotics is at your service to design and manufacture your parts, components, tooling, equipment or complete machines.
Is your company looking to acquire a simple mechanical assembly machine or a complete automated production line? Would you like to improve the quality of your production by adding a machine vision control system, for example? Do you have a piece of equipment in operation in your company that you would like to modernise, improve, add functions to or simply update?
We can offer you reliable, effective, custom made solutions, taking into account the specific features of your field of activity. As you can see from the different pages, we know how to adapt to a wide range of business sectors, and we’re more than open to finding out about yours!
Custom solutions in every field
We design and manufacture machines for a wide range of industries, including test benches and machines for the medical sector, guillotines for paper products, machining centres for plastics and sawing machines for wood. Production and control equipment for the food and aerospace industries.
We are also present in the world of leisure activities, where we design and manufacture descent trolleys and braking stations for large zip lines, which can be found all over the world. From structural strength calculations to measuring cable speed and bearing temperature rise, we are involved at every stage of development.
We also supply customers in the automotive sector, for whom we manufacture everything from simple mechanical tools to fully automated assembly machines.
Feasibility studies
We adapt to the configuration and maturity of your project. In some cases, the request is based on very precise specifications. For other projects, we help our customers to clearly express their expectations. Sometimes, to test an idea, a concept, or simply to define and quantify the need, a feasibility phase is necessary.
This enables us and our customers to explore a problem in order to define whether a relevant solution can be provided, and within what limits. This preliminary study takes place upstream of the design phase. It is of great benefit to our customers because it gives them a clear idea of the technological content of the machines and helps to secure a budget estimate.
Design of a special machine
We are equipped with high-performance hardware and software for CAD, schematics, robotics and programming.
If the use of a particular software package is required, we can adapt to the specific needs of our customers, so as to retain the native file formats they are used to. Right from the design stage, we also incorporate recommendations relating to HSE, ergonomics and equipment safety, to minimise risks to operators.
Depending on the configuration and the hazards involved, this may involve the use of immaterial safety barriers, enclosures or covers, monitored doors and openings, or protective mesh zones when robots are used. All our machines are designed to meet the mandatory safety levels required by the Machinery Directive and the CE standard, whether they are operated inside or outside the European Union.
Our machines are CE-certified and often undergo a conformity check carried out by an approved inspection and verification body.
Throughout the development process, we organise project reviews and progress milestones, either face-to-face or in remote meetings, to validate and share the various choices as we go along. Although based in France, we regularly design special machines for other countries. In these cases, communication, documents and project management are conducted in English.
Manufacture, assembly and fine-tuning of a special machine
The trust and proximity with all our suppliers is a guarantee of quality and allows us to react quickly.
In the field of mechanical manufacturing, they produce our machined parts, with specific treatments or finishes. They also produce our sheet metal parts and mechanically welded assemblies, for the production of chassis that are often coated with epoxy powder paint in the colour requested by the customer.
Consultation and monitoring of supply deadlines with our suppliers are an integral part of our service during the design and production phases, to provide a clear vision of the project and meet the deadlines and budgets defined with our customers.
We draw up the electrical diagrams, the automation, the wiring and the complete manufacture of the cabinet. The machine is assembled in our assembly hall, where commissioning and initial testing take place. A project acceptance phase very often takes place on our premises, in the presence of the customer, to ensure that everything meets expectations before shipment.
