Panel Specialists

What Panel Specialists does

Panel Specialists is a Houma, Louisiana-based industrial instrumentation and services company that designs, fabricates, and services pneumatic and electrical control panels for petroleum, petrochemical, pipeline, diving, and municipal customers. Its core technical offerings include custom SCADA/PLC-based automation panels (experienced across Allen-Bradley, Modicon, GE Fanuc, Toshiba, and Automation Direct platforms), purpose-built pneumatic control panels (master, single/multi-well, pump, and compressor configurations for high- and low-pressure systems), and an NBBI VR-certified 24-hour relief valve testing and repair shop housed in a 1,600 sq ft climate-controlled panel fabrication facility. Technicians are SEMS-certified and operate to API 14C standards for petroleum safety systems, with additional training and certification support offered as a paid service.

The company serves four vertical markets, with petroleum/petrochemical as primary (deepwater and offshore platforms, onshore independents, processing plants with multi-well safety systems) and pipeline/diving, and municipal infrastructure (drainage, flood control, chilled water, hurricane monitoring) as secondary segments. Documented project outputs include multi-well safety systems for offshore platforms, thousands of feet of stainless steel tubing installation on natural gas compressors across continental U.S. compressor stations, and PLC-based SCADA systems for remote monitoring of municipal drainage pump stations.

The revenue model is project-based and contract professional services, with quote-based pricing on custom fabrication, valve testing/repair, and technical training. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales with technicians dispatched to customer sites across the Gulf Coast and continental U.S. Since 2024, Panel Specialists operates as a subsidiary of Danos (founded 1947, a diversified Gulf Coast industrial services group), retaining its operating team while selling under the Danos brand. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, and no public pricing, revenue figures, or financial disclosures are available.

Name

Panel Specialists

Legal name

Panel Specialists

Website

https://panelspecialists.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Panel Specialists is a Houma, Louisiana-based industrial services company that designs and fabricates custom pneumatic and electrical control panels and operates an NBBI VR-certified 24-hour valve testing and repair shop for petroleum, petrochemical, pipeline, diving, and municipal customers. Operating as a Danos subsidiary since 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Instrumentation & Control Panel Fabrication

NAICS

Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Control Panels & Enclosures (Panel Building, MCCs, Integration) (IMAGABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Low-Voltage Switchboards & Panelboards (LV distribution panels, MCCs, switchboards) (IMAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Industrial control panels
• Pneumatic panel fabrication
• SCADA PLC systems
• Relief valve testing
• Petrochemical instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Houma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Services: Provides technical services including custom panel fabrication, valve testing and repair, and safety system installation for petroleum, pipeline, diving, and municipal industries. Services appear to be project-based or contract work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Panel Specialists designs, fabricates, and services custom pneumatic and electrical control panels — including SCADA/PLC-based systems — for petroleum, petrochemical, pipeline, diving, and municipal customers. The company also operates an NBBI VR-certified 24-hour relief valve testing and repair shop and provides technical training and certification support for industrial safety systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCADA/PLC Control Panels

Quantifiable outcome

• Installed thousands of feet of stainless steel tubing on large multiple manufacturers natural gas compressors

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DanoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPanel Specialists was acquired by Danos after more than 40 years of independent operation. The partnership brings together two values-driven organizations with shared commitment to operational excellence, safety, and customer care. Panel Specialists now operates under the Danos brand while maintaining its expertise in pneumatic and electrical solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Panelmatic: Custom control panel manufacturer serving petrochemical, water/wastewater, oil & gas, and other industrial markets. Closely comparable in product offering (custom electrical/pneumatic panels, SCADA integration) and customer base.
• Faith Technologies: Large electrical and specialty systems contractor with a dedicated control panel fabrication business serving industrial and utility customers. Comparable in panel fabrication capabilities, with a much larger geographic and scale footprint.
• Tesco Controls: Custom control panel and SCADA integrator focused on water/wastewater, transit, and utility markets. Comparable product offering and adjacent vertical exposure (municipal) to Panel Specialists.
• STI-CO Industries: Designer and manufacturer of custom industrial control panels and antenna systems for harsh-environment applications. Comparable in custom panel fabrication and industrial/military-adjacent customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Rittal: Global manufacturer of industrial enclosures, climate control, and power distribution solutions widely used in control panel building. Comparable in panel/enclosure building supply chain but a much broader catalog incumbent.
• Rockwell Automation: Industrial automation incumbent (Allen-Bradley) whose PLC/SCADA platforms Panel Specialists integrates. Competes indirectly through pre-engineered solution packages and partner integrator programs.
• Schneider Electric: Global industrial automation and electrical distribution incumbent with integrated panel/switchgear/SCADA offerings. Competes with Panel Specialists' custom work via pre-engineered and EcoStruxure-branded solutions.
• Emerson Automation Solutions: Industrial automation and process control incumbent with strong presence in oil & gas, petrochemical, and pipeline markets. Competes via integrated control systems, valves, and software bundles.

Others

• AutomationDirect: Direct-supply industrial automation and PLC vendor whose products Panel Specialists integrates. Adjacent ecosystem participant — supplier rather than direct competitor, but competes for end-customer wallet on commoditized control hardware.
• Danos: Parent company of Panel Specialists since 2024, providing integrated industrial services across production, construction, and maintenance for Gulf Coast customers. Strategic acquirer and now internal sponsor rather than external competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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