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2024 Exhibition Schedule
Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 5th – 7th. Charlotte, NC Charlotte Convention Center Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 15 – 17th. Reno, NV Silver Legacy Resort/Reno Events Center Northeast Propane Show August 14th – 15th. Worcester, MA DCU Center
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Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 23rd-25th. Nashville, Tennessee Music City Center Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 15-19th. Palm Springs, CA Palm Springs Convention Center
Read more2022 Exhibition Schedule
Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 24-26th. Nashville, Tennessee Music City Center Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 11-13th. Reno, Nevada Reno Events Center Northeast Propane Show August 10-11th. Worcester, Massachusetts DCU Center
Read more2020 Exhibition Schedule
/Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: Note the NPGA Southeastern Expo has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.npga.org/npga-southeastern-convention-international-propane-expo-is-cancelled/ The 71st Annual Western Propane Trade Show and Convention has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic This was scheduled to take place May 15-17 in Reno, NV The Northeast Propane Show has been […]
Read more2019 Exhibition Schedule
/Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 13th- 15th, 2019. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia World Congress Center 70th Annual Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 15th-17th, 2019. Reno, Nevada Silver Legacy Hotel and Reno Events Center The 32nd World LPG Forum September 24th -26th, 2019. […]
Read moreNew E-Series Pump Training Videos
Smith Pumps has produced a series of three training videos for the replacement of the mechanical shaft seal assembly, maintenance for internal pump components, and bypass relief valve options for all E-series pump models. These training videos can be viewed from our Youtube channel via a computer, tablet, or smartphone device by visiting our […]
Read more2018 Exhibition Schedule
/Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 6-8, 2018. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia World Congress Center 69th Annual Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 16-18, 2018. Reno, Nevada Silver Legacy Hotel and Reno Events Center Northeast Propane Show August 8-9, 2018. Worcester, Massachusetts DCU Center […]
Read moreOldest surviving gasoline-powered automobile manufactured in Los Angeles
The Smith Automobile and Machine Company It was Christmas Day in 1909. Reuben Stanley Smith took the above photograph. Little did Alice or Reuben know at the time that this period photograph would be the only one in existence of this very special automobile that now resides at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. […]
Read more2017 Exhibition Schedule
/Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 21-23, 2017. Nashville, Tennessee. Music City Center 68th Annual Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 17-19, 2017. Reno, Nevada Silver Legacy Hotel and Reno Events Center Cultivate ’17 July 16-18, 2017. Columbus, Ohio Greater Columbus Convention Center
Read more2016 Exhibition Schedule
/Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 8 – 10, 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. Music City Center 67th Annual Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 12-14, 2016. Reno, Nevada Silver Legacy Hotel and Reno Events Center Cultivate ’16 July 9-12, 2016. Columbus, Ohio Greater Columbus […]
Read moreTraining in the Pacific Northwest
Smith’s John Ives and C.J. Smith recently concluded a three day training tour in the states of Oregon and Washington. Over 60 attendees learned about Smith products from the inside out. Topics included design, installation, trouble-shooting, recommended suction conditions, differential pressure consideration, variables that affect pump performance, component analysis, assembly techniques, bypass valve operation, and […]
Read moreFMC Technologies honors Reuben Stanley Smith, founder of Smith Pumps
/This year, 2015, is the 75th anniversary of the PD meter. Read more. https://www.fmctechnologies.com/MeasurementSolutions/BusinessHighlights/75AnnivPDMeter.aspx
Read more2015 Exhibition Schedule
/Product Training: The Rocky Mountain Propane Association’s Spring Conference March 19, 2015. Idaho Falls, Idaho The Shilo Inn Suites Hotel Smith Pumps will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 11-13, 2015. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia World Congress Center 66th Annual Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 14-16, […]
Read moreSmith Pumps Congratulates The A.O. Smith Corporation
Smith Precision Products Company congratulates the A.O. Smith Corporation in celebration of their 140th anniversary. Please use the following link to learn more. www.aosmith.com
Read moreOctober Training Event
Smith will be providing product training on October 16, 2014 during the Teeco Products Inc. open house at their facility in Sacramento, California. Training start time is 9:45 a.m. To register, please contact Mary at 949-261-6295 or email mary@teecoproducts.com. There is no cost associated with the training provided. Teeco Products is located at 7471 […]
Read more2014 Exhibition Schedule
/Smith Precision Products Company will be exhibiting at the following events: NPGA Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo April 12-14, 2014. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia World Congress Center 65th Annual Western Propane Trade Show & Convention May 15-17, 2014. Reno, Nevada Silver Legacy Hotel and Reno Events Center Cultivate 14 July 13-15, 2014. Columbus, Ohio Columbus […]
Read moreSmith Flyer Discovered in New Zealand
“Stumbling” Across an Amazing Find in New Zealand Not too long ago, New Zealand residents and motorcycle enthusiasts Craig Eagleton, Brian and Fiona Ferguson were returning from a local vehicle enthusiasts event (carshow) when they took a leisurely ride back to Craig’s house, via Pine Harbour Marina on their Triumph and Kawasaki motorcycles. The marina […]
Read moreStrategic Partnership
Strategic Partnership For nearly sixty years, Teeco Products Inc. has been distributing Smith pumps to the LP-gas industry, currently through four branch locations from the Rocky Mountains to the west, located in Rapid City, South Dakota; Auburn, Washington; Irvine, California; and Sacramento, California. Recently, at Teeco’s facility in Sacramento, California, a three day […]
Read moreThe Life and Times of the Alonzo Smith Family
Reuben Stanley Smith, founder of Smith Precision Products Company in 1938, was one of seven children born to Alonzo and Sarah Smith. Reuben’s engineering career has been highlighted this year with several articles posted on this website. These can be accessed by clicking on Recent News Posts or News Archives listed to the right. […]
Read moreThe Smith Meter Company-Los Angeles, California
This is the fourth in a series of articles highlighting the engineering career of Reuben Stanley Smith, founder of Smith Precision Products Company in 1938. Previous articles can be accessed to the right under Recent News Posts or News Archives. Previous articles are Pioneering Advancements in Welding, World’s First Construction Assembly Line-The Mechanical Marvel and […]
Read morePioneering Advancements in Welding
This is the third in a series of articles that will be published on the Smith Precision Products Company website this year to highlight the engineering achievements of the Company’s founder, Reuben Stanley Smith, as celebration of the Company’s 75th anniversary year, 2013. Articles already posted involve Reuben’s work with the Smith Motorwheel and the […]
Read moreWorld’s First Automated Construction Assembly Line-The Mechanical Marvel
A series of articles outlining the engineering work of Reuben Stanley Smith, founder of Smith Precision Products Company, will be posted this year to highlight the 75th anniversary of the Company (1938-2013). Following is the second article posted this year. Previously posted articles can be accessed by searching Recent News Posts or News Archives. […]
Read moreThe Smith Motor Wheel-A Restoration From The Heart
The founder of Smith Precision Products Company, Reuben Stanley Smith, filed seven patents between the years 1914 and 1917 for a device he called a Motor Wheel for Bicycles. The first patent (1,373,918) was filed on August 20, 1914. This occurred when Reuben was the Chief Engineer of the A.O. Smith Corporation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin […]
Read moreTraining in New Zealand During LP-gas Conference
Training in New Zealand During LP-gas Conference C.J. Smith, applications engineer, and Walter Smith, company president, recently visited Aber in Hamilton, New Zealand to help train Aber’s technical and marketing staff. Established in 1980, Aber distributes Smith products in New Zealand as well as a wide range of indoor and outdoor appliances and gas equipment […]
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