Smartec SA
Smartec SA was founded in 1996, as a result of the development our SOFO monitoring system at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne (EPFL) which received awards for innovation at the time. Today, Smartec is a leading supplier of fiber-optic technology used by the world-wide structural, geotechnical, energy and oil & gas industry. We employ dedicated individuals who focus on providing our customers with the best solution to their technical challenges. 20 Years of Quality and Excellence in Providing Innovative Solutions for Geotechnical & Structural Instrumentation. 1200 Successful Geotechnical & Structural Fiber Optic Monitoring Projects Located in 30 Countries around the World.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Monitoring and Testing
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About us
Smartec is the leading supplier of fiber optic solutions for geotechnical and structural instrumentation. Expert in all fiber optic technologies, Smartec proposes the best solution for any requirements.
The quality of our products and the experience of our engineers at Smartec are reflected by the completion of more than 1200 successful monitoring projects, located in 30 countries on all continents. Some notable projects include the Burj Kalifa tower (world’s tallest building), the Duxton Complex in Singapore, the New I35W bridge in Minneapolis, MN, the Manhattan Bridge in New York, NY, the Alp Transit tunnel in Switzerland (world’s longest tunnel), the CERN-LHC particle accelerator (world’s largest particle accelerator) and the ITER fusion reactor.
SMARTEC Timeline
- 1996 SMARTEC founded as spin-off of EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne)
- 1997 Introduced the SOFO (a French acronym for Surveillance d’Ouvrages par Fibres Optiques) system: long-gauge fiber optic sensing
- 1998 SMARTEC awarded the CTI-Startup label (Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation) by Mr. Pascal Couchepin, Swiss Federal Counselor
- 1998 SMARTEC received the Technologiestandort Schweiz Prize for its innovative products.
- 2000 Introduced the DiTeSt system : distributed strain and temperature monitoring system based on Brillouin scattering
- 2001 Began monitoring of the Alptransit tunnel in Switzerland (world’s longest tunnel)
- 2002 Began monitoring of the Duxton Building complex in Singapore
- 2003 Introduced DiTemp system : distributed temperature monitoring system based on Raman scattering
- 2004 First Ammonia leak detection system installed in Italy
- 2005 Göta Bridge in Sweden instrumented with distributed strain and crack monitoring system
- 2005 Burj Kalifa foundations monitoring in Dubai (world’s highest building)
- 2006 SMARTEC acquired by Roctest
- 2008 Instrumented the I35W Bridge in Minneapolis
- 2009 First tunnel instrumented with distributed strain sensing in Spain
- 2010 Roctest acquired by Nova Metrix
- 2010 Leak detection system commissioned for 154 km mining pipeline in Chile
- 2010 Awarded contract for instrumenting ITER superconducting magnets
- 2011 10’000th SOFO sensor delivered to customers
- 2013 Introduced SOFO VII reading unit able to measure SOFO and FBG sensors
- 2014 Introduced the ATTS (Automated Trip Testing System) for distributed sensing systems – patent pending and SIL 2 rating
- 2015 Temperature and seepage monitoring system delivered for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia (Africa’s largest power dam)
- 2016 SMARTEC Celebrating 20 years of innovation