Saes Smart Materials, Inc.

What Saes Smart Materials, Inc. does

Saes Smart Materials, Inc. is a New Hartford, New York-based specialty materials company that designs and develops Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) products based on nitinol (nickel-titanium). It is the U.S. industrial SMA business unit associated with the Italian parent SAES Getters S.p.A., which has more than 60 years of advanced metallurgy heritage originally built around gettering materials. Saes Smart Materials has been focused on industrial SMA applications for roughly two decades and has produced its SmartFlex brand of trained wires and springs for over 15 years. The product portfolio spans SmartFlex Wires (including 20-50 micron ultrapure wires for consumer electronics), SmartFlex Springs (thermostatic actuators), SmartFlex Microsprings, SmartFlex Shaped Components (custom-engineered parts), and Torsion Wires (rotational actuation).

The company is vertically integrated from alloy melting through finished product, supported by IATF 16949 certification for automotive quality management and redundant production capacity sized for large-volume industrial supply. It markets these capabilities into five vertical segments: automotive (electric/hybrid vehicle seating, thermal management, aerodynamics, and safety actuators), consumer electronics (smartphone autofocus, optical image stabilization, microlocking, and haptics), medical and lifescience (miniaturized valves, actuators, pumps, and dosing systems), household appliances (fluid control and temperature switches), and luxury goods (superelastic bracelets and rings). Strategic mass-production partnerships and a broader network of complementary companies span SMA materials, modeling, design, production testing, and sales.

Commercialization is split between a direct e-commerce channel (the SMA E-Shop at shop.saesgetters.com) for self-serve purchases of SmartFlex products and a direct enterprise sales motion for custom and large-volume industrial applications, with marketing supported by a corporate website localized in English and Japanese. No pricing is publicly disclosed, and no customer logos, revenue figures, or funding rounds are available in the source data; the 14-employee operating footprint indicates a focused specialty unit rather than a high-velocity commercial organization.

Name

Saes Smart Materials, Inc.

Legal name

SAES Getters S.p.A.

Website

https://shape-memory-alloys.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saes Smart Materials, Inc. designs and manufactures nitinol Shape Memory Alloy components — including SmartFlex trained wires, springs, microsprings, shaped components, and torsion wires — for automotive, consumer electronics, medical/lifescience, household appliance, and luxury industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shape Memory Alloys

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441), Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (33272)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Electric Motors & Actuators Manufacturing (EPS/Brake-by-wire/Seat/Window) (IMACAJAL)

Keywords

• Shape memory alloys
• Nitinol wire components
• Smart actuator materials
• Thermal electrical actuators
• Nickel titanium alloys

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel

Revenue model

1. SMA Materials and Components Sales: Sale of Shape Memory Alloy products including SmartFlex wires, springs, microsprings, shaped components, and torsion wires to industrial customers across multiple sectors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Saes Smart Materials, Inc. (operating as SAES Industrial) designs, develops, and manufactures Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) products based on nitinol (nickel-titanium) for industrial applications. The company's SmartFlex product line includes trained wires, springs, microsprings, shaped components, and torsion wires used as electrical and thermostatic actuators in automotive, consumer electronics, household appliances, luxury, and medical/lifescience sectors. Production is vertically integrated from alloy melting through finished component manufacturing.

Product overview

SAES Smart Materials (SAES Getters) is a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) materials company that designs and develops products using nitinol. The product portfolio centers on the SmartFlex brand, which includes trained wires and springs for electrical and thermostatic actuators. The SmartFlex product line encompasses Smartflex Microsprings, Smartflex Shaped Components, Smartflex Springs, Smartflex Wires, and Torsion Wires. These materials serve applications across automotive (electric/hybrid vehicle actuators), consumer electronics (smartphone cameras, haptics), household appliances (fluid control, temperature switches), luxury (superelastic bracelets and rings), and medical/life sciences (miniaturized valves, actuators, pumps). The company operates with vertical integration from melting to finished product and holds IATF certification for automotive quality management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartFlex: SmartFlex trained wires and springs for electrical and thermostatic actuators, including SmartFlex Microsprings, SmartFlex Shaped Components, SmartFlex Springs, SmartFlex Wires, and Torsion Wires.

Products and services

• SmartFlex Microsprings Microspring actuators made from nitinol Shape Memory Alloy, designed for miniaturized applications requiring precise thermal actuation in industries such as medical devices, consumer electronics, and micro-actuation.
• SmartFlex Shaped Components Custom-shaped Shape Memory Alloy components engineered for specific application requirements across various industries including automotive, electronics, and industrial sectors.
• SmartFlex Springs Thermostatic actuators using trained Shape Memory Alloy springs designed for compact and reliable thermal control applications such as household appliances and industrial fluid control.
• SmartFlex Wires Benchmark nitinol Shape Memory Alloy wires for electrical actuators, designed for efficient transformation into highly efficient SMA actuators. Available in extremely thin dimensions (20-50 microns) for consumer electronics applications such as smartphone autofocus and optical image stabilization.
• Torsion Wires Shape Memory Alloy torsion wires designed for applications requiring rotational or torsional actuation capabilities in industrial and specialty applications.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Strategic Mass Production PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAES has established strategic partnerships for mass production of SMA actuators, forming a comprehensive network of complementary companies around SMA materials, modeling, design, production testing, and sales. These partnerships enable the company to address large-volume industrial SMA applications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dynalloy: US-based manufacturer of nitinol SMA wire, springs, and actuators. Direct competitor in SMA wire/actuator products with overlapping customer base in robotics, automotive, and consumer applications.
• Furukawa Electric: Japanese specialty materials and SMA manufacturer with a long history in shape memory alloy wire and components. Overlaps with SAES in automotive, electronics, and industrial SMA applications.
• Fort Wayne Metals: US-based manufacturer of precision nitinol and other alloy wire products for medical and industrial applications. Closely comparable to SAES's SmartFlex Wires and is one of the most established competitors in high-purity nitinol wire.
• Admedes Schuessler: German-based manufacturer of nitinol components (stents, implants, micro-components) for medical devices. Direct competitor in precision nitinol components and a comparable supplier to medtech OEMs.
• Confluent Medical: Leading US-based contract manufacturer of nitinol-based components and devices for medical and industrial markets. Directly competes with Saes Smart Materials in nitinol wire, tubing, and finished component supply, serving the same OEM customers across medical and industrial programs.
• Memory-Metalle (Nippon Steel): German-based specialist in nitinol SMA materials and components, owned by Nippon Steel. Comparable to SAES's ultrapure nitinol wire and spring offerings for actuator and medical applications.

Others

• Boston Scientific: Major medical device manufacturer that uses nitinol components (e.g., self-expanding stents) sourced from companies like SAES and its direct peers. Indicative of downstream demand for SMA in life sciences applications.

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Matthey: UK-based advanced materials company with a portfolio spanning precious metals, catalysts, and specialty alloys. Relevant as a broader incumbent in advanced materials with comparable metallurgical know-how and global customer reach.
• ATI (Allegheny Technologies): Large US specialty alloys manufacturer (titanium, nickel-based alloys, etc.) with broader industrial exposure. A broader incumbent in the specialty metals space whose titanium and nickel products can substitute or complement nitinol in some applications.
• Carpenter Technology: US specialty alloys producer with a wide portfolio of nickel, titanium, and other high-performance alloys. Provides comparable specialty metallurgy capabilities and serves overlapping industrial and medical end-markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saes-smart-materials-inc.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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