How Smart Pour Launched a Real-Time Concrete Monitoring System in 7 Weeks with Blynk

The Story: Why the Old-School Approach to Concrete Pouring is a Hassle

The construction industry has long been bound by experience-based decisions and manual checks when it comes to concrete pouring. Traditionally, contractors have had to:

• Estimate pour times based on past experience.
• Conduct manual site checks to verify pour quality and consistency.
• Face the risk of costly delays or structural failures due to uncertainty.

Connected Concrete Monitoring Solution in 7 Weeks with Blynk

At World of Concrete 2025, Smart Pour changed the game, launching a real-time concrete pouring monitoring system that eliminates these uncertainties and optimizes efficiency.

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The Best Part? They Did It in Record Time.

We spoke with Harley Meiers from Smart Pour to uncover how they transitioned from concept to a fully functional, game-changing product in just a few weeks. Read on to see how they leveraged Blynk’s connected software platform to bring their vision to life.

The Challenge: Making Concrete Monitoring Smarter

‍Identifying the Need

Smart Pour recognized that contractors lacked real-time insights into concrete pouring, often resulting in delays and quality issues. Their goal: build a system that could provide instant insights with minimal setup.

• Monitoring pouring progress in real-time.
• Delivering insights on form pressure and pour rate.
• Empowering contractors to make accurate, data-driven decisions.

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Product Design and Manufacturing 

Designing and manufacturing a high-quality product requires significant time and resources, and this is where the team’s focus is needed most. Smart Pour partnered with Hankscraft Inc. to ensure a field-hardened design, manufactured with the highest possible standards and industry best practices, backed by 75 years of expertise.

'We have been engaged with Smart Pour on an electromechanical device for over 3 years prior to production. Working on design, materials, component supply, testing, certification and now ultimately production assembly.  We are proud to be associated with them and the introduction of their ground-breaking products', shared Dave Schoell, President at Hankscraft Inc.

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Hardware Development and Sensor Integration

The team developed load cell sensors to track form pressure in real time. These sensors required a robust, scalable platform to collect, analyze, and visualize data for contractors and engineers.

Building an IoT solution from scratch is never easy, with core components including:

• Writing custom firmware.
• Developing cloud backends.
• Building mobile apps from scratch.
• Managing device connectivity and security.

Smart Pour needed a faster way to solve this problem.

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Connectivity, Back-End, Apps

Bringing a new smart construction solution to market is usually complex and time-consuming, especially when ensuring reliability and ease of use for contractors in the field. Smart Pour’s partnership with Blynk allowed them to move at an unprecedented pace.

The Timeline with Blynk: From Concept to Market in Weeks

Week 1-2: Choosing the Right Platform

Rather than investing months into custom software development, Smart Pour chose Blynk’s platform for its: 

• Pre-built IoT infrastructure (cloud, mobile apps, dashboards)
• No-code UI builder to quickly create a branded interface
• Scalable device management tools
• Device connectivity and real-time data streaming

Week 3-4: Connecting Sensors & Building the First Prototype

• Integrated load cell sensors to track form pressure in real time
• Connected devices to Blynk’s cloud and data management tools
• A dashboard that provided instant status updates

Week 5-6: UI Development and Real-World Testing

• Used Blynk’s no-code tools to create a custom-branded monitoring dashboard
• Conducted pilot tests on the field to validate the reliability

‘We worked with the Blynk integration team, and it took about three weeks to get the front end user interface stitched together and about another week to validate and publish on both Android and iOS’ - says Harley

Week 7: Launch and Deployment at World of Concrete

With Blynk’s support, Smart Pour launched ahead of schedule, making their debut at World of Concrete 2025.

'We thought we’d be pushing it to be ready in time, but with Blynk’s support, we actually deployed our solutions a week ahead of schedule' 

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Why Speed to Market Matters in Construction

Construction projects operate on tight schedules. Every day of delay costs money. By using Blynk’s platform, Smart Pour skipped the long development cycle and focused on hardware innovation, user experience, and go-to-market execution.

Key benefits of using Blynk for real-time monitoring solutions:

• Faster product launch (weeks instead of years)
• Lower development overhead (no need for a full in-house software team)
• Scalability for future features and integrations

Smart Pour’s story proves that bringing an IoT solution to market doesn’t have to take years.

See Smart Pour in Action

Watch the full interview with Harley Meiers and see how Smart Pour’s real-time concrete monitoring system is transforming construction.

Bringing a Smart Product to Market Doesn’t Have to Take Years

Not every company needs to build an entire product from scratch. If you’re looking for a faster, cost-effective way to launch or bring a connected monitoring system to market, Blynk’s platform gives you everything you need—from cloud to mobile apps—without heavy development.