Who We Are
SmartMeasurement ™ (SMC) was established in 2002 as a supplier of flow measurement instrumentation with a physical presence in 25 countries supported by our advanced online procurement technology. In 2008 SMC purchased Alia Inc, a US company specializing in various flow technologies (please see our product feature). By leveraging our unique online procurement technology with our own products, we are able provide our customers with superior value and convenience for nearly any flow measurement application. Customers throughout the world are able to choose among several flow measurement technologies by using our online sizing and specifying programs and then locate one of our local service and support centers or distributors.
Our Goal
Our goal is to provide superior value to users of flow measurement instrumentation community by offering multiple choices for any flow measurement application at industry leading prices. In the future, our portal will incorporate other process instrumentation such as pressure, temperature, and liquid level measurement devices.
The SMC Advantage
- Local Physical Presence
SMC products are supported through its three locations in the United States, China and the Netherlands. SMC's offices are staffed with application engineers having decades of experience in the flow measurement industry.
- Highly Qualified Local Partners
SmartMeasurement has distributors located in north and south Asia, North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The procurement for process control instrumentation requires personnel that can offer competitive pricing, application assistance, technical training, installation, and field service. Our global partners'knowledge of their respective local markets' requirements, combined with their access to SMC's complete array of products enables them to provide superior value to the end-user.
- Technical Infrastructure
SMC's technical infrastructure includes a fully integrated procurement transaction process:
- Smart Matrix ™ configuration software (Configuration Wizard) is used to guide the user through the Application Data Sheet to determine the unbiased "best-fit" products that will meet the requirements of their specific application.
All technical information is strictly objective and does not favor one technology over another.
- Reduced Transaction Time
The process finding the best technology for any given application typically accounts for 30-40% of the cost of sales. Our online configuation software significantly reduces this cost. Our Smart Matrix ™ configuration software promotes a do-it-right-the-first-time methodology and ensures only the best-fit product is chosen for the specific application.
- The SMC web site provides all customers with a bias-free analysis of the various flow measurement technologies and a wealth of online technical information relevant to each product sold:
- Product configuration software (Configuration Wizard, including ADS sizing and specifying programs)
- Product specifications, descriptions, engineering principals, equations, fluid characteristics, drawings, etc.
- SMC Forums are 24/7, country oriented, and support local languages. (Each Supplier has two forums: One for end-users (public communication) and one for Distributors and site managers (proprietary and confidential information)
- Search engines
- Convenient access to our user-friendly technical library significantly improves the decision-making process, quotation efficiency, and transaction document processing/and tracking.