Custom Rebuilds
The Custom SMW Trim Saw
Many industries, such as the pallet, lumber processing, sawmill, and door industries, find their operators wasting time...
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A Notcher Gets Up to Speed
A pallet manufacturer requires three different sized and notched boards to assemble a pallet. The original workflow consisted of saws operating at 500ft/min followed by...
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Three Machine Centers in One
A manufacturer’s line required material to move in a sequence between three different machining centers. Forklifts provided the pick and place between the machines...
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Double Duty = Double Trouble
A manufacturer needed to sort and grade raw materials before delivery by forklift to process. Seven forklift drivers followed a loop of sort, grade, pick and place - driving and hopping...
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Update to Upgrade
A large millworks owned an older model planer that was no longer serviced by its manufacturer. The company...
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Automation by Analysis
Smith Machine Worx designs and builds custom automation after analyzing your plant. We identify your bottlenecks and study them in depth to design a more efficient system...
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