Schmitz Manufacturing Research & Technology, LLC (SMRT) was founded in 2020 as an independent advanced manufacturing consultancy, 

Our mission is to advise and accelerate the rapid technological development of advanced manufacturing solutions in support of the U.S. Manufacturing and Machine Tool Industry.

SMRT offers its clients access to manufacturing experts who can address a spectrum of manufacturing challenges. These experts have held leadership positions at top-ranked research universities and national laboratories. They have been elected to numerous national and international professional and academic societies, have published in and served on editorial boards of multiple academic and technical journals, and have stood up significant strategic initiatives across industry and within the U.S. Government.