Leading partner for the metals industries in the US, Canada and Mexico

SMS group Inc. is responsible for new equipment, digital solutions, green steel solutions, upgrades, and maintenance services for the North American metals industries.  SMS group Inc., a member of the SMS group family, is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has 21 regional locations through the United States.

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Highlights

  • Our services

    At SMS group Inc., we are an original equipment supplier offering comprehensive maintenance and spare part services for metals production, continuous casting and rolling (flat and long products), tubes, welded pipes, forging, non-ferrous technology, and heat treatment plants - all from a single source.  Apart from traditional refurbishment services for all major OEM equipment, you can also take advantage of our comprehensive field services and modernization projects.  It is our commitment to be the leading partner for our customers guiding and assisting our customers to make equipment and process decisions that allow them to remain competitive in an ever evolving global market, and serve as a single source for new equipment, maintenance and spare parts that our customers can trust and value.

  • Continuous casting

    Global leader in continuous casing maintenance services

    A core competency and focus of SMS group is the continuous casting machine as this serves as the initial point of solidification in steel production and must be precisely maintained to optimize product quality. Because SMS group Inc. has the expertise, technology resources, and state-of-the-art equipment to design, refurbish, recondition, test, precisely align, qualify, and inspect continuous caster components, we can keep them operating at their highest capacities.

  • Rolling mill

    Complete rolling mill maintenance and on-site roll shops

    SMS group Inc. expertly reconditions, restores, rebuilds, maintains and retrofits spindles, chocks, reels, and mandrels for steel and aluminum hot mills, cold mills, temper mills and coating lines to the exacting tolerances demanded by today’s sheet and long product producers.  We are also the sole authorized service provider for SMS group equipment in North America.

    Additionally, SMS group Inc. can provide gear replacement and rolling mill gear box and drivetrain repair services.  We can also repair and test mill critical cylinders such as AGC cylinders including full documentation on repaired cylinder performance. Precision machining and assembly work help ensure top performance for these important roll milling components.

  • Pipe and tube mills

    Pipe and tube mil maintenance services and on-site roll shops

    In today’s highly competitive global market, we aim to develop long term relationships with our long product producing customers. We have a proven track record of improving product yield, dimensional tolerance improvements, and expansion of product range.  SMS group also focuses on setup repeatability, process controls, and reductions in change-over times to help our customers compete in this challenging market at the highest level.

  • Extrusion and forging

    Forge and press products make the world go round.  Whether it’s titanium turbine blades for jet engines, heavy-duty drive and axle components for motor vehicles, extruded sections for automotive, aircraft or railway applications or the construction industry, huge anti-friction bearings for wind turbines or precision gears for motors – such demanding products have been manufactured on SMS group presses and forging machines for decades.

    SMS group offers a complete offering of new equipment, spare parts, modernizations, repairs, and field services to support the forging group in North America. SMS group’s forging equipment consists of hydraulic and open-die presses, closed-die presses, extrusion presses, ring rolling lines, and copper plants.

History

SMS group’s business in North America can be traced back to 1900 with the beginnings of Oil Well Supply and Aetna Standard.​

Owning the entire value chain in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals processing industry, we will continue to rewrite the metallurgical future with partners and customers across North America.

Oil Well Supply Co. located in Oil City, PA. Photo circa 1901

Career

Join our team

SMS group Inc. employs more than 800 people at its 21 locations and its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our team of employees is comprised of skilled craftsmen, such as welders, machinists, and electricians, plant supervisors, engineers, accounting and sales professionals, and administrative assistants in hourly and salaried positions. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity, and a safe and respectful workplace environment centered on talent and achievement, not differences.

SMS group Inc. is a dynamic, growing company serving the revitalized North American steel and non-ferrous industries, competing in an expanding global marketplace. As such, we are always looking for skilled and motivated employees to join our team and help us continue our growth. Our growth also provides advancement opportunities. SMS group's employees receive a comprehensive benefit package.

Your contact

Doug Dunworth

Dunworth, Doug

CEO of Region Americas

+1 412 231 1200 www.sms-group.com
SMS group Inc.
100 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5852
USA
Jens Haupt

Haupt, Jens

CSO of Region Americas

+1 412 231 1200 www.sms-group.com
100 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5852
USA
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