Built from Experience, Driven by Simplicity
Lighting control shouldn’t feel like a guessing game.
Technology should make your job easier, not add another layer of frustration.
After decades working with lighting manufacturers, electrical contractors, and integrators across the country, our team saw the same story repeat itself: systems that are overly complicated, too expensive, documentation too vague, and support that arrived too late.
So we built something different—lighting controls that make sense. Lighting Controls that are simple to understand for everyone from the specifier to the end user, and won’t break your budget.
Where It Started
Before SMRT was a brand, it was an idea shared between people who’d had enough of over-designed controls and under-delivered promises.
After years training specifiers, programming systems, and troubleshooting on site, we kept seeing good projects stall under heavy design. So we built controls that make sense.
That solution to a shared frustration became the foundation for SMRT Lighting Controls: a company built by people who’ve actually pulled wire, debugged devices, and stayed late to make sure the lights turned on as planned.
How We Work
Every project starts with listening.
When a contractor or distributor reaches out, the conversation begins with what’s needed, not what’s for sale.
From there, you send the RCP, fixture schedule, and electrical drawings; we return a clear layout, Bluebeam markup, BOM, spec sheets, and a price you can act on.
By the time the first box arrives on site, everyone knows what goes where and why. That clarity keeps schedules tight, reduces callbacks, and helps every job finish exactly the way it was designed.
What We Stand For
Every SMRT system starts with a single goal: make lighting control smarter, faster, and easier for the people who build with it, AND cut out the high costs. We deliver systems that install cleanly, software that behaves the way it should, and service that doesn’t stop when the shipment does.
The results speak for themselves—dependable performance, flexible design options, and a support team that knows every detail of the job.
Our work is guided by five principles that define who we are and how we operate:
Simplicity
Documentation that’s clear. Interfaces that make sense. No wasted steps.
Reliability
Hardware tested and proven through real-world projects, not just lab reports.
Support
Fast answers from the same people who helped design the system.
Flexibility
Bluetooth or wired, large-scale or single room—every project gets a custom fit.
Integrity
Straight talk, fair pricing, and a commitment that lasts past the install.
Those principles built our reputation one project at a time and continue to shape how every system leaves our hands.
Experience That Shows
Every contractor, distributor, and specifier has a story about controls that slowed a project down. We’ve lived those stories too.
Before SMRT began, our team spent decades in the industry training, programming, troubleshooting, and handing off systems under pressure. Those years informed how we approach every project today.
Decades in labs, classrooms, and job sites shaped our approach: simpler design, cleaner installs, stronger support. That’s what shows up in every design we touch and every product we deliver.
Professional Without the Pretense
The biggest names in lighting control compete on features and jargon. We compete on results.
Contractors don’t have time for buzzwords or layered sales talk. They need equipment that connects, responds, and keeps projects moving. That’s where SMRT earns its name.
Our systems are built for fast installs and superior performance. Every detail from the way our sensors pair to the way our reps pick up the phone reflects the same standard of reliability.
Professionalism, in our book, is about keeping your word and living up to the hype.
Join Our Story
Every great system starts with connection between people, ideas, and the design needs that bring them together. SMRT was built the same way, and our success continues with the partners who share that approach.
Our roots stay close to home, with select systems and low-voltage products manufactured in the U.S. under direct oversight. That proximity keeps quality high and turnaround fast.
Through collaboration with industry innovators like Autani, we keep refining what works and advancing technology only when it makes life easier for people who use it.
Innovation to us means steady progress and dependable tools that keep projects moving.
We work alongside reps, distributors, and contractors who value precision, clear communication, and winning results.
When you build with SMRT, you join a network committed to making lighting control simple, reliable, and ready when the job calls.
Ready When Your Drawings Are
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