With the merger in 2019 of B&B Pipe and Industrial Tools LLC (USA), Mathey Dearman Inc. (USA) and TAG Pipe Equipment Specialists (UK) and the recent addition in 2022 of AXXAIR (France) into Specialized Fabrication Equipment (S.F.E.) Group, the various product groups offered by the original manufacturers have been re-aligned and integrated into the overall S.F.E. Group product range whilst keeping their own brand identity.

With Mathey Dearman supplying pipe fitting tools since the 1930’s, S.F.E. Group is proud to present its brand dedicated to one of its most historical product ranges: Fit-Up Pro by Mathey Dearman.

With the Fit-Up Pro brand, S.F.E. Group not only wishes to highlight the focus on fit up, alignment and layout tools, but also supply the growing demand and diverse applications on-site in the industries that the S.F.E. Group already serves and intertwines with the other product applications within S.F.E. Group.

As an OEM, S.F.E. Group prides itself being renowned with the Fit-Up Pro brand not only for its history in pipe fitting tools, but also for the continuous innovations and the overall comprehensiveness of this range of fit up, alignment and layout tools, including: external and internal pipe clamps, welding wedges, flange spreaders and flange aligning tools and a wide variety of pipe layout and marking tools.

Fit-Up Pro’s products, from pipe marking and alignment tools to scissor clamps, are available from the international S.F.E. Group branches on 4 continents, as well as from S.F.E. Group’s extensive and continuously expanding global network of partners and distributors.

Get in touch for any pipe fitting tools and pipe aligning application.

Specialized Fabrication Equipment (S.F.E.) Group was founded in 2019 after the merger of three world leading OEM’s in the field of pipe fabrication equipment, tooling and machinery: B&B Pipe and Industrial Tools LLC (USA), Mathey Dearman Inc. (USA) and TAG Pipe Equipment Specialists (UK). In 2022 the AXXAIR Group (France) was acquired and in 2023 respectively Magnatech LLC (USA) and Climax Portable Machining & Welding Systems LLC (USA) were added to the S.F.E. Group.

The S.F.E. Group is formed with the vision of merging various fabrication tool businesses and brands together to offer the world’s most comprehensive range of orbital welding, pipe fabrication, precision engineered applications and cutting solutions for a wide variety of industries. S.F.E. Group’s unrivalled offering of complementing industrial tools is brought to its customers all around the world through its expanding global presence and extensive partner network (250+), offering an unmatched level of local availability, support and service.

S.F.E. Group looks forward to welcoming you into its global network as a partner, distributor or end user customer and remains at your disposal at any time.


S.F.E. Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of CLIMAX Portable Machining & Welding Systems, based in Newberg, Oregon, USA.
(October 2023)

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S.F.E. Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of selected assets of Magnatech, LLC, based in Granby, Connecticut, USA.

(May 2023)

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