Smiths Machine’s CMM capabilities were recently featured in an article in the September edition of Manufacturing Engineering

Tuscaloosa based Smiths Machine is one of the fastest growing companies in the world. Alabama’s NBC13 goes inside the company that is growing jobs and equipping our men and women in uniform.

On September 29, GE Aviation held a Business Supplier Symposium at the Bryant Conference Center. The symposium’s purpose was to let businesses know how to become parts suppliers to GE Aviation, which makes jet engines and other aircraft components.Tim Smith was one of roughly 80 business representatives present and he feels there is great potential [...]

Smiths Machine is proud to be featured in DMG/Mori Seiki’s 360° Stories. Watching Vice President Tim Smith make his presentation to the standing-room-only crowd at the recent DMG / Mori Seiki USA Innovation Days event, it’s clear that he is excited about sharing “The Smiths Machine Philosophy.” No wonder: Smiths has experienced explosive growth during [...]

GE Aviation, a division of General Electric, announced in November that it would build a $45 million plant in Auburn that will make coatings for jet engines and employ 300 to 400 people. GE Aviation said at the time that it wanted to open the plant in 2012.

The 2011 rankings for Inc. Magazine are out and Smiths Machine ranks 698 on the list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America! We were delighted to receive this letter from Inc. informing us of our ranking. This recognition reflects the hard work and dedication to excellence that embodies our approach to the industry, [...]

From the August 2011 issue of Business Alabama. Growing, Dynamic, Recognized. Smiths Machine. Click to enlarge  

Tuscaloosa News highlights Woody Smith’s volunteer work in the community, in the wake of April’s deadly tornadoes.

When the early morning storms that struck Cottondale on April 27th left Smiths Machine without power, the employees and owners of Smiths Machine got busy helping folks in neighboring Coaling, Alabama. The team gathered chainsaws, rakes, trucks and wheelbarrows and went to work. They cut trees from yards, cars and storage facilities and gathered limbs and debris and hauled it [...]

Smiths Machine has verified that the facility is secure and that power will be back on shortly. Smiths management has also confirmed that critical suppliers are secure, and based on current orders, there are no expected delivery delays. While many Smiths employees have experienced property damage, thankfully, none of the people working for Smiths are among the [...]