Michael D. Smith

Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc. has a heritage dating back to the late 1940’s. Today, Steel Parts Manufacturing Inc.’s operations are centered out of two facilities in Tipton, Indiana, the latest in manufacturing design and technology. At the company's production facility they utilize more than 70 presses, ranging from 5 tons to 800 tons. The company's services include fine blanking, welding, metal finishing, de-burring, roll flattening, heat setting and machining. And the company's location, in the heart of the country’s automotive belt, enables them to take advantage of highly-competitive and logistically-sound local support ”partners” who extend their capabilities to handle painting, plating and engineered coatings. Steel Parts is best-known for its high-volume, close-tolerance precision metal stampings. The parts they produce are used in the finest motion technology systems, including automatic transmissions, engine mounts, suspension systems, and steering systems as well as in other motion technologies in North America and abroad. The company's competitive advantage is in the technical expertise and strong work ethic of their employees. These characteristics combined with their process flexibility allow Steel Parts Manufacturing the ability to recommend the most cost effective solutions for the parts they produce. Their tooling expertise includes sophisticated multi station transfer and progressive dies which allows the company to minimize the number of stations while maximizing material utilization. Steel Parts enjoys a solid financial position, with their President and CEO as a co-owner, along with Resilience Capital Partners LLC.