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A GROUP

The manufacturing group behind SMB TECHNICS

SMB TECHNICS is the motion control brand of A GROUP — an industrial group that has been manufacturing since 1974. Aluminium injection, machining, sheet metal forming, plastic injection, mould making and electronics all sit inside the same group, across production sites in Türkiye and Romania.

Employees
2383
Production sites
8
Countries
2
Total covered area
133,000 m²

One group, from raw metal to a finished servo axis

Most of the process steps behind an SMB TECHNICS product sit inside A GROUP.

  1. Aluminium injection & machining

    Metal parts cast and machined inside the group.

  2. Sheet metal forming

    Sheet metal parts formed inside the group.

  3. Plastic injection & mould making

    Injection-moulded parts, with the moulds built inside the group.

  4. Electronics

    LED drivers and lighting electronics, produced since 2012.

  5. Servo motors, drives & CNC

    The SMB TECHNICS motion range: servo drives, servo motors and CNC machine tools.

Milestones

Half a century of manufacturing investment, one step at a time.

  1. 1974 Akım Metal was established in Istanbul
  2. 1989 Akplas was established in Istanbul
  3. 1993 The first CNC investment was made
  4. 1997 First Automotive Customer
  5. 2004 Aksem was established
  6. 2005 Aluminium Injection activity started
  7. 2011 Central R&D was established
  8. 2012 First Servomotor, CNC and Led production
  9. 2014 YMB was established
  10. 2017 First International Company Curent Metal Srl was established
  11. 2019 The sheet metal forming activities have begun in Romania
  12. 2023 The plastic injection production processes have started in Romania
Manufacturing Footprint

Where A GROUP manufactures

8 production sites in Türkiye and Romania.

Gebze

Gebze, Türkiye Established 1996 24,000 m²

Akplas

Tuzla IAYOSB

Tuzla, Türkiye Established 2004 28,000 m²

Akım Metal

Muallimköy Dilovası OSB

Dilovası, Türkiye Established 2017 22,000 m²

Akplas

Çerkezköy OSB

Çerkezköy, Türkiye Established 2017 16,000 m²

Akplas

Targoviste

Targoviste, Romania Established 2018 16,000 m²

Curent Metal

Dilovası IMES OSB

Dilovası, Türkiye Established 2020 4,500 m²

Akım Metal

YMB Maltepe

Maltepe, Türkiye Established 2024 1,500 m²

YMB

Manisa OSB

Manisa, Türkiye Established 2025 21,000 m²

A GROUP companies

Akım Metal

Since 1974

  • Machining
  • Aluminium Injection
  • R&D

Türkiye Visit website

Akplas

Since 1989

  • Plastic Injection Molding
  • Heat Exchanger and Copper Pipe Manufacturing
  • Blow Molding
  • Wet Painting

Türkiye Visit website

Curent Metal

Since 2017

  • Machining
  • Aluminium Injection
  • Sheet Metal Process
  • Plastic Injection
  • Plastic Welding

Romania Visit website

Aksem

Since 2004

  • Aluminium & Plastic Injection Mold Manufacturing

Türkiye Visit website

A GROUP brands

SMB TECHNICS

  • CNC Machine Tools
  • Servo Motors & Drives
  • Led Drivers
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