Engineered Fabrications
Custom-designed pipe fittings for the jobs standard products can't handle. From emergency repairs to complex new installations, our specialists deliver solutions built to your exact specs.
When standard won't work, we build what will
Since 1939, Smith-Blair has tackled the water industry's toughest piping challenges. Our Engineered Fabrications team custom-designs and manufactures solutions for problems standard products can't solve. From emergency repairs on aging infrastructure to complex new installations that demand precision engineering.
Utilities, contractors, and engineering firms around the globe have trusted us with their most complex jobs. We've earned that trust one fabrication at a time.
From consultation to delivery
Your project starts with a consultation. We establish requirements, technical specs, timing, and materials. Then our specialists collaborate with internal engineers and manufacturing experts to finalize design and production.
Our Texarkana, Arkansas manufacturing facility houses specialized equipment for cutting, rolling, forming, welding, expanding, cleaning, and coating large metal components. This central US location means faster, more cost-effective shipping coast to coast.
Built to your specs
Our capabilities
Ready to solve your challenge?
Contact us to speak with an Engineered Fabrications specialist. They can help you identify the right solution for your application.
Real projects, real solutions
Engineers and utilities around the globe trust Smith-Blair to solve what others can't. Browse our case studies below to see how we've helped teams like yours navigate emergency repairs, complex installations, and time-critical challenges.
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Out-of-Round pipe emergency repair
How Smith-Blair custom-engineered 624 MJ tapping sleeves solved a 5/8" out-of-round pipe challenge on aging ductile iron infrastructure in Florida.
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Critical pipe repair: Smith-Blair adapters help Canadian sawmill
See how custom Smith-Blair 935/936 adapters repaired deteriorated concrete pipe at a Canadian sawmill without service interruption. Read the full case study.
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Emergency sewer system repair
40-year-old carbon steel pipe with catastrophic failure repaired in hazardous wet well conditions. Smith-Blair 675 restored system integrity with zero downtime.
Request a Lunch-N-Learn
Smith-Blair engineers bring interactive educational sessions to your team covering pipeline design, fabrication technologies, installation options, and maintenance considerations. Topics include testing procedures required by UL, FM, ASTM, and AWWA; corrosion resistance and coating solutions; special project designs; live line repair applications; and more. The Lunch-N-Learn can be in-person or conducted online and is best suited for engineering firms, contractors, city municipalities, and project planners (estimators and project managers). They can also be held for distributors who are wanting to better communicate to these groups about the services offered through a partnership with Smith-Blair.