Duo-Dynamic™ Float
- Fast-acting for maximum thermal transfer and clean, dry steam
- No failing thermal elements, no priming necessary
- Quick expulsion of air and non-condensables
- Heavy-duty free float for consistently accurate operation
Innovative steam trap technology
Steam traps built to outlast conventional ones.
For over two decades, SMS has designed and manufactured TECH-FITT® stainless steel steam traps and performed engineering-grade energy audits for hospitals, schools and public buildings.
Up to 30%of traps in a steam system may be failing
< 2 yearstypical payback on full-scale conversions
100%stainless steel, made in the USA
Products
The TECH-FITT® suite
Four types of stainless steel traps, modular, interchangeable and fatigue resistant, engineered to perform over a lifetime with minimal maintenance or replacement. All are rated to 125 psig (8.5 bar) and 500 °F (260 °C).
Float & Thermostatic
- Fast-acting for maximum thermal transfer and clean, dry steam
- All stainless steel thermostatic air vent
- Heavy-duty free float for consistently accurate operation
- Simple design for quick, proactive maintenance
Thermostatic (ATH)
- All stainless steel, including the thermostatic bellows
- Self-contained thermostatic module is easily replaced
- Simple design for easy maintenance
- Protection against water-hammer damage
Thermodynamic (ATD)
- All stainless steel to resist corrosion
- Self-contained thermodynamic module is easily replaced
- Simple design for easy maintenance
- Protection against water-hammer damage
TECH-FITT Platform™
Many facilities end up with a patchwork of different steam traps that is hard to support and slow to adapt. The Platform standardizes traps system-wide for simpler support, while letting you swap internal components as requirements change. Every model reduces the need for expensive spare-parts inventory, and SMS products come with industry-best warranties.
Energy audit services
Rigorous, unbiased audits that make the investment case.
We specialize in healthcare, schools and public buildings. Our engineering-based, investment-grade audits give you payback periods, savings-to-investment ratios and internal rates of return to justify projects. In many areas, utility incentives and rebates cover some or all of the cost, and we help you apply.
01
Plant walk-through
An on-site visit plus a review of utility data to find simple actions that deliver immediate savings.
02
Steam energy audit
A systems engineer surveys your distribution and condensate system. Traps are located, tested, tagged and mapped, and recommendations come with payback rates.
03
Comprehensive audit
Building- or campus-wide analysis of boilers, distribution, condensate return and controls, with savings modeling, time-to-payback and internal rates of return.
We may recommend TECH-FITT® products where they fit, but our goal is an objective audit that holds up throughout the project's life cycle.
Case study
Gundersen Lutheran Health System
A regional health system in La Crosse, Wisconsin, named the nation's most energy-efficient hospital by Fast Company in 2012. Needing reliability and durability in a high-demand setting, it converted to TECH-FITT® traps in three phases over five years.
~740TECH-FITT® traps installed
5–100psig across the system
3 phasesrollout completed in 2008
The traps serve distribution lines, air handling units, heat exchangers, humidifiers and unit heaters, letting the hospital focus its resources on patient care.
About SMS
Engineering rigor, industrial design and decades of listening.
Our technology comes from experiencing customers' steam plants first-hand. Our multidisciplinary team pairs an engineer's exacting approach with an industrial designer's creative thinking, from concept to rapid prototyping. We reject one-size-fits-all solutions and built-in obsolescence.
Our mission is to deliver the highest quality products and solutions in our field, creating maximum value for our customers.
- Products customized to each facility's needs
- Lower capital, operating and maintenance costs
- Training and product support for your team
- Designed and manufactured in the USA for over two decades
Sustainability
Efficient steam means a smaller carbon footprint.
Commercial buildings are major consumers of natural resources and a substantial source of carbon emissions. Every trap that leaks steam means more fuel, water and chemicals burned to replace it. SMS traps and audits help customers cut energy use and emissions while improving the bottom line.
Partners
A national network of channel partners.
Channel partners
SMS works with leading engineering firms, mechanical contractors and distributors across the country, so your organization can benefit from our technology and services wherever your facilities are.
Business opportunity
We're looking for entrepreneurial technical sales professionals or applications engineers with steam-system experience, especially in healthcare and education, to build a market in a region of their choosing using our proven business model. Contact us and mention "partner opportunity".
Contact
Let's talk about your steam system.
Tell us about your facility and we'll help you find the savings.
Steam Management Systems, Inc.Sales & Services
6130 Southwest Ave
St. Louis, MO 63139