Sarnia, Ontario · Manufacturing Partner for Growing Companies

The manufacturing depth
your next project demands.

When a project comes along that stretches what you can build or source in-house, SMS fills that gap — reliably, accountably, and with the vendor depth to back it up. We work best with companies that are winning serious work and need a trusted manufacturing partner to help them deliver on it.

10+
Manufacturing Processes
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Continents Sourced
DDP
Default Delivery Term
100%
Domestic IP Option
1
Point of Contact
What We Do
Not a manufacturer.
A manufacturing partner.

SMS works with companies that have good products and real opportunities — but face manufacturing or supply chain constraints that make those opportunities hard to capture. Whether you're quoting a contract that requires parts you don't currently source, or scaling faster than your existing supplier base can support, SMS provides the infrastructure to say yes.

We combine deep process knowledge, an established global vendor network, and a trusted local electronics engineering partner — giving mid-size companies access to manufacturing capability that would otherwise take years and significant overhead to build internally.

Industries served include consumer products, commercial equipment, industrial machinery, and automotive components. We tend to find the best fit with companies that are winning real projects and need a reliable partner to help execute them.

Single Point of Accountability

One contact manages everything — design, vendors, tooling, quality, logistics. No finger-pointing across suppliers when something needs to move quickly.

Built for the Long Run

SMS is most valuable when production is ongoing and volumes are growing. We build our engagements to reflect that — partners, not vendors.

Global Vendors, Local Control

Established relationships across Asia, North America, and Europe — managed from Sarnia with full transparency on your end.

Every component.
Every interface.
Every process.

From die cast enclosures and laser-microdrilled key caps to PCB assembly and firmware — SMS manages the full stack. This is what end-to-end looks like.

Die cast aluminium enclosure
Stamped key caps — laser microdrilled characters
Silicone membrane
PCB assembly & firmware
Sheet metal back plate
Services
Engage at any stage of the lifecycle.

SMS structures engagements to match where you are — a single sourcing gap, a full production program, or everything in between.

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Full-Service Product Development
For products that need to get from concept to production. SMS manages design, engineering, DFM, sourcing, tooling, and first article — then stays on as your ongoing supply chain partner.
  • Industrial design & mechanical engineering
  • DFM, vendor qualification, tooling
  • First article through production ramp
  • Ongoing supply chain management
  • Full IP ownership — customer retains all deliverables
03
Electronics Integration
Full electronics capability via a trusted local Ontario partner — delivered as part of your product, not a separate engagement. Domestic IP custody throughout.
  • PCB design & layout
  • PCBA (assembly & test)
  • Firmware development
  • Automotive-grade wire harnesses
  • Full system integration
04
Production Support & Test Equipment
Beyond the parts themselves — SMS supports the tooling and equipment that keeps your production line moving. Custom test fixtures, functional check rigs, assembly jigs, and line setup, sourced and built to your requirements.
  • Custom functional test fixtures & check rigs
  • Assembly jigs & alignment tooling
  • Production line setup & equipment
  • Coordination with your QA and assembly teams
  • Ongoing support as your process evolves
Why SMS
What makes us different.

We're not a broker, a manufacturer, or a staffing firm. We're the infrastructure behind companies that are scaling serious production.

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One Contact, Start to Finish

Jamie Swart is your single point of contact from first call through production run — no handoffs, no account managers, no gaps.

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We Grow When You Grow

SMS is structured to be most useful as production scales. The engagements that work best for both sides are long-term ones — we'd rather be part of something succeeding than cycle through one-off projects.

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Established Vendor Network

Active relationships across metal, plastic, rubber, electronics, and surface finish — no cold sourcing on your project, no learning curve at your expense.

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DDP by Default

Fully landed delivery to your door is the default — not an add-on. Price includes all duties, freight, and logistics.

How It Works
Simple, phased engagement.

Each phase has defined scope, deliverables, and a go/no-go decision point — so you stay in control at every step.

1

Intro Call

Understand your product, stage, and goals. No charge, no commitment.

2

Scope & Proposal

Defined phase scope, timeline, deliverables, and fixed fee.

3

Design & Development

Engineering, DFM, sourcing, electronics — managed by SMS.

4

Tooling & First Article

Vendor qualification, tooling approval, first article inspection.

5

Production, Delivery & Ongoing Support

Runs managed end-to-end — DDP to your door — with testing equipment, assembly support, and supply chain management as your volumes grow.

Manufacturing Capabilities
Processes, materials & finishes.

SMS sources across a broad range of manufacturing processes. The following represents the active capability set available through our vendor network — managed, inspected, and delivered from Sarnia, Ontario.

⚙️CNC Machining
  • CNC Turning — automatic lathe, bar-fed, multi-spindle
  • CNC Milling — 3-axis, 4-axis, 5-axis simultaneous
  • Turn-Mill — combined turning & milling, complex geometry
  • Swiss-Type Turning — small diameter, high precision
  • Grinding — cylindrical, surface, centreless
  • EDM — wire & sinker, tight tolerance features
  • Materials: aluminium, brass, steel, stainless, titanium, copper, plastics
🔩Casting & Forging
  • Die Casting — aluminium, zinc, magnesium alloys
  • Investment Casting — complex near-net-shape, steel & alloy
  • Sand Casting — low-volume, large parts
  • Cold Heading — fasteners, pins, small formed parts
  • Cold Forging — high strength, near-net-shape
  • Hot Forging — structural parts, heavy sections
  • Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) — complex small metal parts
  • Powder Metallurgy (PM) — sintered structural components
🔧Sheet Metal & Fabrication
  • Laser Cutting — fibre laser, CO₂, up to 25mm steel
  • Waterjet Cutting — abrasive, complex profiles, no HAZ
  • Press Brake Bending — tight radius, close tolerance
  • Stamping & Blanking — high-volume flat & formed parts
  • Deep Drawing & Spinning — cups, housings, shells
  • Roll Forming — continuous profiles, long lengths
  • Welding — MIG, TIG, spot, robotic, laser
  • Tube & Pipe Bending — CNC mandrel, rotary draw
🟦Plastic & Rubber
  • Injection Moulding — ABS, PP, PC, PA/Nylon, PET, POM, PEEK
  • Overmoulding & Insert Moulding — multi-material assemblies
  • TPU / TPE / TPR — flexible, soft-touch, sealing parts
  • Silicone Moulding — keypads, gaskets, medical-grade
  • Rubber Compression Moulding — EPDM, NBR, neoprene
  • Aluminium Extrusion — custom profiles, anodised finish
  • Vacuum Forming — low-volume plastic shells & covers
Surface Finishing
  • Anodising — clear, hard, colour, Type II & III
  • Powder Coating — RAL colour match, texture, gloss/matte
  • Electroplating — zinc, nickel, chrome, tin, copper, gold
  • Wet Paint — polyurethane, epoxy, 2K, automotive-grade
  • E-Coat (Electrocoat) — full coverage corrosion protection
  • Passivation — stainless steel, per ASTM A967 / AMS 2700
  • Black Oxide — mild steel, corrosion inhibition
  • Chromate Conversion — aluminium, MIL-DTL-5541
  • PVD Coating — TiN, TiAlN, DLC — wear resistance
  • Galvanising — hot-dip, mechanical
🔬Post-Processing & QA
  • Heat Treatment — hardening, tempering, annealing, carburising
  • Shot Blasting & Sandblasting — surface prep & texture
  • Vibratory / Tumble Finishing — deburr, polish, radius
  • Laser Marking & Engraving — permanent part ID, logos
  • CMM Inspection — full dimensional reporting
  • Material Certification — mill certs, RoHS, REACH on request
  • First Article Inspection — per AS9102 / PPAP on request
  • Functional & Leak Testing — per customer specification
Not seeing a process you need? This list reflects our current active vendor relationships — it isn't exhaustive. If your project involves a process, material, or specification not listed here, ask. If we don't have an existing relationship that fits, we'll tell you that too.
Full electronics capability. Fully domestic.

SMS integrates electronics directly into your product via a trusted Ontario-based engineering partner — PCB through wire harness, firmware through full system integration.

All development stays in Canadian custody. You retain full IP ownership. No offshore exposure.

PCB Design PCBA Firmware Wire Harnesses System Integration Automotive-Grade

Canadian IP Custody

For customers with IP sensitivity — defence contractors, regulated industries, or anyone who can't afford offshore exposure — SMS offers a 100% domestic electronics path. Design, assembly, and firmware stay in Ontario throughout.

Zero offshore IP exposure

Have a project that's pushing your current capabilities?

Tell us what you're working on. If it's a good fit, we'll tell you exactly what SMS can bring to it.

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Or reach out directly — jamie@swartmanufacturingsolutions.com · Sarnia, Ontario