What services does ADAPT Technology offer?

Mechanical design, engineering simulation (FEA, CFD, NVH, crash, Moldflow), metrology and 3D scanning, manufacturing and prototyping, on-demand manufacturing, engineering staff augmentation, and turnkey product development. Scope is mechanical engineering only.

Where is ADAPT Technology located?

Headquarters at 2901 Auburn Road, Suite 100, Auburn Hills, MI 48326. East coast office at 186 Princeton Hightstown Road, Suite 14, West Windsor, NJ 08550.

What certifications does ADAPT Technology hold?

ISO 9001:2015 certified. CMMC Level 2 compliant environment. CAGE Code 5LA13. UEI LY7KDRALJX98. Registered in SAM.gov for federal contracting.

Does ADAPT Technology work on defense and government contracts?

Yes. ADAPT operates a CMMC Level 2 compliant environment for handling controlled unclassified information on government programs. ITAR-aware processes. Registered with SAM.gov under CAGE 5LA13 and UEI LY7KDRALJX98. Customers include Oshkosh Defense, ASRC Federal, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Does ADAPT Technology design medical devices?

Yes, for external mechanical medical devices and surgical instruments. ADAPT does not design implants. Work is performed against ISO 9001:2015 quality requirements.

What industries does ADAPT Technology serve?

Eight industries: Automotive, Aerospace, Defense, Heavy Truck and Equipment, Medical Devices (external only), Consumer Products, Tooling and Automation, and Independent Inventors and Startups.

How long has ADAPT Technology been in business?

Since May 1998. Founded by Brian and Annette Smith. ADAPT has supported over 200 customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, heavy truck, medical, and other industries.

Mechanical Engineering Services. Commercial and Government Programs.

Mechanical Engineering Services. Auburn Hills, Michigan

ADAPT Technology provides mechanical design and engineering services across eight industries from our offices in Auburn Hills, Michigan and West Windsor, New Jersey. We work on both commercial programs and government contracts. Our scope is mechanical engineering: CAD and surfacing, structural and thermal simulation, dimensional inspection, rapid prototyping, on-demand additive manufacturing, staff augmentation, and full turnkey development from concept through production release.

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Years in business
since 1998

200+

Customers served

Industries served

Offices
MI & NJ

ISO 9001:2015/CMMC Level 2compliant environment/CAGE 5LA13/UEI LY7KDRALJX98/SAM.gov registered

Who we serve

Mechanical engineering for OEM and program teams

ADAPT serves OEM and Tier 1 programs across automotive, aerospace, defense, heavy truck and equipment, medical devices, consumer products, and tooling and automation. We design and analyze mechanical assemblies from concept through PPAP. Our scope is mechanical only. No electrical, no software.

Typical deliverables include CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Creo, and Inventor models, Class A surfaces in ICEM and Alias, FEA reports for crash and NVH, CFD for thermal and aerodynamics, GD&T drawings, PPAP and AS9102 packages, and laser-scanned dimensional reports to 0.002 inch.

Engagements run as fixed-fee scope, T&M, or contract engineers placed on customer paper. Two to four week ramp on CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Creo, or Inventor. NDAs in place before substantive disclosure.

We also support startups and inventors. Quick-turn CAD, design for manufacturability reviews, on-demand prototyping, and contract engineers when the team is small. NDA in place before any drawing leaves our network.

Design

Mechanical CAD across CATIA V5/V6, NX, SolidWorks, Creo, and Inventor. Industrial design, Class A surfacing in CATIA ICEM and Alias, GD&T to ASME Y14.5, release drawings. PLM environment fluency on customer systems.

Simulation

Structural, thermal, NVH, crash, and CFD analysis. ANSYS, Abaqus, LS-DYNA, certified Moldflow. Used to validate designs before physical test and to recover programs where physical results missed targets.

Metrology

Laser scanning, CMM inspection, and reverse engineering. PPAP dimensional reports, AS9102 first article inspection, mold and die inspection, on-site scanning of large hardware. Recovers legacy parts that have no digital data.

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Rapid prototypes, soft tooling, and short-run production parts. CNC, urethane casting, sheet metal, and additive. Used for design verification, fit checks, and pre-production validation.

On-Demand Additive Manufacturing

FDM, SLA, SLS, and material jetting. Run at Auburn Hills and through vetted additive partners. Used for prototypes, design verification builds, fixture components, and low-volume end-use parts where tooling is not justified.

Technical Resources

Contract engineers placed on customer programs and customer platforms. CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Creo, Inventor. Pre-screened for PLM fluency. Two to four week placement on most platforms.

Turnkey Product Development

Concept through production release. One SOW, one project lead, accountable for the full development scope. Used by founders without an engineering team and by enterprise programs that need a single contracting path.

Industries we have worked in

Automotive

Class A surfacing in CATIA ICEM and Alias. CATIA V5/V6 and NX design. Crash, structural, and NVH simulation. PPAP-format dimensional reports. PLM environment fluency on OEM and Tier 1 systems.

Customers include Nissan and Magna.

Aerospace

Structural analysis on composite and aluminum airframe components. AS9102 first article inspection. CATIA V5/V6 design and CATIA staff augmentation. Reverse engineering of legacy hardware with 0.002 inch tolerance recovery. ITAR-aware processes.

Customers include ASRC Federal and Alcoa.

Defense

Occupant protection and crash simulation on defense vehicle programs. UAV airframe design and FEA, mechanical only. Specialty mobility scope. Military vehicle scanning. AS9102 deliverables. CMMC Level 2 compliant environment and ITAR-aware processes. CAGE 5LA13, UEI LY7KDRALJX98.

Customers include Oshkosh Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, and ASRC Federal.

Heavy Truck and Equipment

Chassis structural design and FEA. Cab structure NVH. Suspension and frame fatigue. Low-volume specialty vehicle programs including mail trucks, military transport, mobility conversions, and Class 8 derivatives. Reverse engineering of legacy hardware with no drawings.

Customers include Oshkosh and Bestop.

Medical Devices

External mechanical devices. No implants. Mechanical design, simulation, and prototyping aligned to ISO 9001:2015 quality requirements.

Customers include Warrior NP and BaxMAX.

Consumer Products

Industrial design and CAID through Class A surface modeling in CATIA ICEM and Alias. DFM for injection mold programs, certified Moldflow. Photorealistic visualization. Prototyping through supplier qualification.

Customers include McDonald’s, 3M, Fox Racing Shox, Avalon Pontoons, and Luma Solar.

Tooling and Automation

We design fixtures, gauges, and end-of-arm tooling. Stamping and injection mold program support. DFM and DFA for high-volume parts. High-cycle fatigue analysis on tools and dies.

Customers include ZEISS, Hitachi Cable America, Minth Group, and HUF Group.

Independent Inventors and Startups

Concept to manufacturable design. CAD and drawings your patent attorney can use. Mutual NDA on day one, ours or yours. You own all deliverables. We work with non-engineer founders and help qualify a manufacturer when the design is ready. No minimum engagement size.

Customers include Warrior NP and Luma Solar.

How we work

Discover

NDA, scope, constraints, deliverables. Ours or yours.

Define

Concept, simulation, design intent, drawings. Reviews at every gate.

Develop

Prototype, validate, iterate, qualify. CNC, urethane, sheet metal, additive.

Deliver

Production release, PPAP, AS9102, supplier transition.

ADAPT is a mechanical engineering practice, not a contract manufacturer. We design and analyze physical products across the full development lifecycle, from initial concept through production release. Our team signs an NDA before substantive disclosure, ours or yours. We serve both commercial programs and government contracts. For government work, our CAGE code is 5LA13 and our UEI is LY7KDRALJX98.

For enterprise and program teams, we contract through MSA and SOW on customer or ADAPT paper. Fixed-fee or T&M scope. Two to four week placement for contract engineers on CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Creo, and Inventor.

Credentials and program access

Quality

ISO 9001:2015 certified.
CMMC Level 2 environment, ITAR-aware.
Mechanical engineering only. No electrical, no software.

Government identifiers

CAGE code: 5LA13
UEI: LY7KDRALJX98
SAM.gov registered. ITAR-aware processes.

Locations

HQ: 2901 Auburn Road, Suite 100
Auburn Hills, MI 48326

East: 186 Princeton Hightstown Road, Suite 14
West Windsor, NJ 08550