1958

Mr. Louis MONTHULET and SOCQUET-JUGLARD family founded the company SMPI, which name is a French acronym for "Société de Mécanique et de Plastiques Industriels". The main activity of the company hasn't changed actually. It always consists in studying and manufacturing premium tools in order to manufacture in mass production, very accurate and technical parts made of plastic.

1959

The very first part manufactured out of the SMPI workshop was a spur gear with overmolded shaft for Philips electric shaver

1960

At that time, our injection machines were vertical with brands like REP, BOY, PIESTER or MARTINAND

1965

The sixties mark the beginning of our reputation in the field of gears with the manufacturing of first helical gears, worms, worm-gears and toothed rotor of potentiometers for electronics (modulus of 0,2 mm).

1970

Purchase of first EDM machines Charmilles D10

1972

Purchase of first horizontal injection machines branded Netstal Neomat (Swiss made injection machine)

1976

Purchase of first Netstal Sycap CNC-controlled injection machines.
Set up of a Quality department in charge of product inspection but also already involved in the organization of work. The Quality assurance and ISO Quality standards didn't exist at that time yet.

1979

Purchase of a first jig grinding machine branded HAUSER Sm

1981

Purchase of a first CMM measuring machine DEA
Purchase of a first 3 axis CNC milling machine Ferrari F40

1983

Purchase of a CNC jig grinding machine branded HAUSER S3

1986

Purchase of a CAD system 2D and 3D

1987

Merge between SMPI & Plas-Elec to create Starplast Group, part of the French board of Automotive Manufacturers.

1991

SMPI buys SEMOS, a company dedicated to production on vertical injection machines

1993

SMPI organization does comply with ISO 9002 standard and SMPI receives the Rhône-Alpes Quality award

1995

SMPI already complies with North American car makers standards such as Ford Q1. These standards will result later on into QS9000 then ISO TS 16949 standards.

1996

Building of a new production premises and grouping into a single plant of all SMPI activities.

1997

Merge between SMPI & Bailly-Comte, a leading company in plastics processing for carmakers.

1998

SMPI diversifies its activities and starts to produce gearbox housings

1999

Purchasing of Bailly-Comte group by ITW

2000

Focus of SMPI activities on automotive market
The 2000s mark the advent of 100% automatic production processes. From that time, not a single part is managed after ejection of the mold by gravity. 100% of our injection machines are then fitted with a robot.

2006

Purchase of a first fully electric injection machine branded JSW which since has become our standard.

2015

ITWSmpi stops the development of gearbox housings that are not sufficiently differentiated products and focuses back on its historical product line : gears.

2018

Certifications ISO IATF 16949 - ISO 14001 - OHSAS 18001