Smith Metal Works of Newark, Inc. was founded as a steel fabrication business that specializes in welding, fabrication, and machining. While general industrial repairs and custom fabrication remains a large portion of their business it was recognized that, to expand sales, it would be necessary to add a product line.
An opportunity arose to enter an ice control equipment line by producing the patented Harder Dump Box Spreader insert for dump trucks within their facilities. Quickly, after that, Smith realized that all-stainless salt spreaders were the direction the market was heading.