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

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