SMC Industries, Inc.

SMC Industries, Inc. (formerly Sproule Manufacturing Company, Inc.) started manufacturing Perlite Silicate Pipe & Block Insulation in 1977 as a subcontractor to a Wilmington, Delaware firm with manufacturing rights to a Patent held by E.I. DuPont Co. In 1979 We requested, and were granted, a license to manufacture Perlite Silicate Pipe & Block Insulation by the DuPont Company. Our first order of business was to improve and upgrade the quality of the existing product. Over 100 formulations were tested until we finally hit on one that gave our products much improved better physical and thermal properties between 1979 and 1980. In the years following, we developed the first water repellent Perlite Silicate Insulation in the thermal insulation industry. We named this our WR-1200 formula. Using this new formula we produced Perlite pipe covering, block, and specialty items such as 90º & 45º elbows, T's, flange covers, and valve covers. In 1995 we opened our Houston, Texas warehouse. 1997 began with the construction of our new production facility in Malvern, Pennsylvania. This 25,000 sq ft building allowed us to consolidate all product lines under one roof. In 2002 we began construction on a new, state of the art High Temperature Molded Perlite Fitting Cover manufacturing plant in Houston, TX. This plant is highly automated and computerized, allowing us to give our customers a quick turn around on a wide range of fitting cover sizes. SMC Industries, Inc. has always prided itself on it’s innovation and quality. In 2008 we started fabricating accessory items for the Aspen Aerogels (www.aerogel.com) products. We designed and built a custom v-groove saw to supply small bore v-groove pipe covering, which allows the stiff Aerogels material to be easily wrapped around small bore pipes. We currently make Aerogels parts for Long Radius, Short Radius, and Socket Weld 90’s and 45’s, Tees, Tank Heads, Valve Covers and Flanges.