Behind the Scenes of Local Manufacturer SMT

Located in Hillsborough County is Southern Manufacturing Technologies—a manufacturing company best known for producing components for the aircraft, aerospace and defense industries. But despite the important work SMT does every day, few actually know of their existence.

From piston engine aircrafts to the Mars Rover, go behind the scenes of SMT’s manufacturing floor with Fox 13 Tampa Bay News to learn more about the projects they work on and the sophisticated machinery that helps them get it done.

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