{"id":874187,"date":"2025-09-19T21:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T02:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/inside-nibcos-stuarts-draft-plant-a-legacy-of-american-copper-craftsmanship\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T21:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T02:12:38","slug":"inside-nibcos-stuarts-draft-plant-a-legacy-of-american-copper-craftsmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/inside-nibcos-stuarts-draft-plant-a-legacy-of-american-copper-craftsmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside NIBCO\u2019s Stuarts Draft Plant: A Legacy of American Copper Craftsmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-v-faebd8fb>\n<header data-v-edf22bc6>\n<nav data-v-edf22bc6>\n<div data-v-edf22bc6>\n<div data-v-edf22bc6>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.contractormag.com\/\" data-v-edf22bc6><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/website\/logos\/1734966424140-contractorlogo2.png?height=40\" alt=\"header logo Contractor\" data-v-edf22bc6><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-edf22bc6>\n<p>The Leading Business Resource for Plumbing, Hydronic and Mechanical Systems Professionals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<div data-v-dba55ffa data-v-9be49e10 data-v-faebd8fb role=\"main\">\n<div data-v-b5efaf76 data-v-dba55ffa>\n<div block-id=\"e584-71c9-8f3-5010\" data-v-238dc0da data-v-b5efaf76>\n<div role=\"region\">\n<p>From molten copper to finished fittings, the Virginia facility shows how a century-old manufacturer blends tradition with world-class automation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Key Highlights<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>NIBCO&#8217;s Stuarts Draft facility is the only wrot copper fitting manufacturer in the world, emphasizing shaping over casting for high-quality products<\/li>\n<li>The plant features advanced automation, capable of producing over 3,000 SKUs with full control over manufacturing and quality assurance<\/li>\n<li>Safety is a core value, with the facility achieving OSHA VPP certification, reflecting outstanding health and safety performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div block-id=\"2d01-2332-aa0-cf33\" data-v-238dc0da data-v-b5efaf76>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc822d52c44c82e87c9f29-pxl_20250909_135653686.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=fill&#038;fill=blur&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"Working with molten copper at the NIBCO plant in Stuarts Draft, VA.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"Working with molten copper at the NIBCO plant in Stuarts Draft, VA.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>Working with molten copper at the NIBCO plant in Stuarts Draft, VA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"main\" block-id=\"766fd320-b9de-417c-aff3-7aec24dd1b6a\" data-v-238dc0da data-v-b5efaf76>\n<section>\n<p>STUARTS DRAFT, VA \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nibco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIBCO<\/a> is one of the best-known brands in the plumbing industry. The company was founded in 1904 by <strong>Casper Schweitzer<\/strong> as the Northern Indiana Brass Foundry Works in Elkhart, IN. Originally, the company made brass keys for musical instruments and bronze castings for balancing scale weights. In 1922, thanks to the visionary work of <strong>Ross Martin<\/strong> (Schweitzer\u2019s son-in-law), NIBCO entered the indoor plumbing market.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc844544ad23c872195246-pxl_20250909_153347672.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"NIBCO purchased the Stuarts Draft facility in 1969.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"NIBCO purchased the Stuarts Draft facility in 1969.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>NIBCO purchased the Stuarts Draft facility in 1969.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Today, NIBCO is a worldwide manufacturer of flow control solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, marine, and irrigation markets.\u202fThrough five generations, it is still led by the Martin family and owned by its associates via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The company\u2019s only copper manufacturing facility is located in scenic Stuarts Draft, VA.<\/p>\n<p><em>CONTRACTOR<\/em> was invited on a recent factory tour for media and influencers to see how this American manufacturer delivers on its legacy while serving its customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc8390fc8cb0cdbc1ca22a-pxl_20250909_141915084.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"NIBCO manufactures an incredible range of products\u20143,085 SKUs are produced at Stuarts Draft.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"NIBCO manufactures an incredible range of products\u20143,085 SKUs are produced at Stuarts Draft.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>NIBCO manufactures an incredible range of products\u2014<span>3,085 SKUs are produced at Stuarts Draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Welcome to Stuarts Draft<\/h3>\n<p>The Stuarts Draft facility was purchased by NIBCO in 1969, and since then has seen a range of additions and improvements. Under company Chairman <strong>Rex Martin<\/strong>, three separate copper plants were consolidated into the one facility. Today it is the most automated copper manufacturing plant in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Stuarts Draft is the company\u2019s only wrot copper fitting manufacturer. (Wrot\u2014a 19th century variant of \u201cwrought\u201d\u2014means the copper is shaped, not cast.) Building #1 and #2, where most of metal processing takes place, have a combined 300,000 sq. ft. Building #3, where most of the packaging is done, measures 120,000 sq. ft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc833752c44c82e87ca014-pxl_20250909_150542150.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"Robots at work\u2014Stuarts Draft is the most highly automated copper manufacturing facility in the world.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"Robots at work\u2014Stuarts Draft is the most highly automated copper manufacturing facility in the world.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>Robots at work\u2014Stuarts Draft is the most highly automated copper manufacturing facility in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The facility is capable of producing 3,085 SKUs and boasts a full tool room and mechanical services, allowing NIBCO complete control of both the manufacturing and the quality control process.<\/p>\n<h3>The Process<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc828e7edc43050bfced9b-pxl_20250909_140337789.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"Copper is melted at more than 2,000\u00b0F.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"Copper is melted at more than 2,000\u00b0F.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>Copper is melted at more than 2,000\u00b0F.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Large sheets of pure virgin copper are melted down in furnaces at more than 2,000\u00b0F. The melted copper is then cooled and used to make billets or rods. Billets are extruded to create shells and then stretched and cut into tubing. Rods are run through a cold-header to make \u00bd\u201d and \u00be\u201d fittings.<\/p>\n<p>After the shells are cut they are annealed and formed. Parts are then machined, beveled and branded to create the final product. Fittings are cleaned to give them the classic \u201cNIBCO shine,\u201d and then packaged.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the process, NIBCO associates perform inspections and quality control procedures to ensure the highest performance and quality standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc83fafc8cb0cdbc1ca264-pxl_20250909_141028267.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"Copper billets sitting in racks.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"Copper billets sitting in racks.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>Copper billets sitting in racks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc82e5fc8cb0cdbc1ca1b8-pxl_20250909_143543374.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"Recycling is a key component of the manufacturing process. All these copper shavings will be vacuumed up and re-melted.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"Recycling is a key component of the manufacturing process. All these copper shavings will be vacuumed up and re-melted.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>Recycling is a key component of the manufacturing process. All these copper shavings will be vacuumed up and re-melted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Safety First<\/h3>\n<p>Safety is a core value at NIBCO. The company has achieved OSHA-certification in the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). In VPP, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health staff establish a cooperative relationship with management. Employees work directly with management to ensure a safe and healthful workplace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc8054d0e0404b02c26128-pxl_20250909_125252231.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"NIBCO has achieved certification in Virginia's version of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).\" height width=\"250\" title=\"NIBCO has achieved certification in Virginia's version of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p><span>NIBCO has achieved certification in Virginia&#8217;s version of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Companies achieving VPP status have demonstrated outstanding health and safety performance, often achieving injury and illness rates significantly below their industry&#8217;s national average.<\/p>\n<p>The associates, of course, are what make the whole system work; company culture encourages associates to look out for one another, both on and off the job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc81eef2025d897a461567-pxl_20250909_151832112.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"Maria Taylor (ACHR NEWS), Eric Aune (Mechanical Hub) and victorious Alan 'Coach' Carlson (Armbrust Plumbing) compete in a fitting pressing competition.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"Maria Taylor (ACHR NEWS), Eric Aune (Mechanical Hub) and victorious Alan 'Coach' Carlson (Armbrust Plumbing) compete in a fitting pressing competition.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">Maria Taylor (ACHR NEWS), Eric Aune (Mechanical Hub) and victorious Alan &#8220;Coach&#8221; Carlson (Armbrust Plumbing) compete in a fitting pressing competition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc809a09e472e817bcc275-photo_sep_09_2025_11_23_14_1.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"Media and influencers in Building #3.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"Media and influencers in Building #3.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>Media and influencers in Building #3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Investing in People<\/h3>\n<p>More than a third of the associates working at Stuarts Draft have been with the company 25 years or more, with one associate still working after more than 60 years with NIBCO. To put that in perspective, in January 2024, wage and salary workers had a median tenure of 3.9 years with their current employer, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n<p>The values of Safety, Teamwork and Continuous Improvement are reflected in the spirit of the workforce, and the pride team members have as employee-owners shines like, well, like a new copper fitting fresh off the production line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div credit-position=\"top\">\n<figure>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<div data-v-29f90610>\n<p>NIBCO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div href target=\"_blank\" aria-label>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.contractormag.com\/files\/base\/ebm\/contractormag\/image\/2025\/09\/68cc847afc8cb0cdbc1ca2c9-pxl_20250909_151002610.png?auto=format,compress&#038;fit=max&#038;q=45&#038;w=250&#038;width=250\" alt=\"Packaged and ready for shipping to retail stores.\" height width=\"250\" title=\"Packaged and ready for shipping to retail stores.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p>Packaged and ready for shipping to retail stores.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div display-all-authors=\"true\" block-id=\"624d-770f-8f1-8aed\" data-v-238dc0da data-v-930241e2 data-v-b5efaf76>\n<h2 data-v-930241e2> About the Author <\/h2>\n<div data-v-930241e2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contractormag.com\/home\/contact\/20884380\/steve-spaulding\">Steve Spaulding<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Editor-in-Chief &#8211; CONTRACTOR<\/h3>\n<section id=\"profileText20884380\">\n<p>Steve Spaulding is Editor-in-Chief for CONTRACTOR Magazine. 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