What Automation & Control Concepts does

Automation & Control Concepts (ACC) is an industrial control system integrator based in Creve Coeur, Missouri, founded in 1996 and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of GrayMatter since a July 2023 acquisition. The company delivers project-based professional services across four core technical areas: electrical design, PLC programming, HMI/SCADA design, and MES (manufacturing execution systems) data collection and analysis. ACC applies these capabilities to continuous process control, batching, and packaging systems on plant floors, and reports more than 4,500 cumulative projects completed by its Missouri engineering team.

The firm's commercial model is direct enterprise field sales to large manufacturing clients, with food & beverage identified as the primary vertical and additional coverage in packaging, solar, oil & gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and automotive. Publicly named enterprise customers include Nestlé Purina PetCare and Anheuser-Busch, both headquartered in Downtown St. Louis near ACC's home office. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagement is structured on a project basis; the company cites a repeat-customer rate above 90% as evidence of strong client retention. Headcount is reported in the 51–100 range.

ACC is positioned within GrayMatter's four core industrial technology solutions — Advanced Industrial Analytics, Automation & Controls, Brilliant Operations, and OT Cybersecurity/MDR — and benefits from GrayMatter's broader portfolio (Command24 OT infrastructure support, digital transformation consulting, Cyber & Network Infrastructure) as well as GrayMatter's geographic footprint in the United States, Canada, and India. Day-to-day leadership is provided by General Managers Mark Hoffman and Jay Litteken, with corporate oversight exercised through the parent's Sewickley, Pennsylvania headquarters.

Name

Automation & Control Concepts

Legal name

Automation & Control Concepts LLC

Website

https://a-cc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Automation & Control Concepts is an industrial control system integrator in St. Louis, Missouri, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GrayMatter. It delivers PLC programming, HMI/SCADA, electrical design, and MES services to enterprise manufacturers across food & beverage and other verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Systems Integration

NAICS

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

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Industrial automation integration
• PLC programming services
• HMI SCADA design
• MES data collection
• Process control systems

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Automation & Controls Professional Services: Project-based professional services for industrial automation, electrical design, PLC programming, HMI/SCADA design, and MES data collection and analysis. Services are delivered by a team of dedicated engineers to manufacturing clients across food & beverage, packaging, solar, oil & gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and automotive industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Automation & Control Concepts (ACC) is an industrial control system integrator that delivers project-based professional services including PLC programming, HMI/SCADA design, electrical design, software development, MES data collection and analysis, and implementation services. Operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of GrayMatter, ACC serves enterprise manufacturers across food & beverage, packaging, solar, oil & gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and automotive with a focus on continuous process control, batching, and packaging systems.

Product overview

Automation & Control Concepts (ACC) operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of GrayMatter, offering a portfolio of industrial automation and control solutions. ACC provides services including PLC programming, HMI/SCADA design, electrical design, and MES data collection and analysis. Under GrayMatter's four core industrial technology solutions—Advanced Industrial Analytics, Automation & Controls, Brilliant Operations, and OT Cybersecurity/MDR—ACC serves major manufacturing and food & beverage companies. The company's offerings integrate with GrayMatter's broader ecosystem including Command24 (OT infrastructure support), Factory Transformation (digital transformation consulting), and Cyber & Network Infrastructure services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automation & Controls Services Project-based industrial automation and control system integration services including PLC programming, HMI/SCADA design, electrical design, and MES data collection and analysis, delivered to enterprise manufacturers across food & beverage, packaging, solar, oil & gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and automotive industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,500+ projects completed in electrical design, PLC programming, HMI/SCADA design, and MES data collection and analysis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maverick Technologies: A North American industrial automation system integrator (now part of Rockwell Automation) focused on process industries, directly comparable to ACC in services model, PLC/SCADA delivery, and enterprise customer mix.
• Applied Control Engineering: Independent industrial control system integrator delivering PLC, HMI/SCADA, MES, and electrical design services to process and discrete manufacturers — directly comparable to ACC's core offering and customer profile.
• InSource Solutions: U.S. system integrator specializing in manufacturing automation, MES, and SCADA for life sciences, food & beverage, and consumer goods — directly overlaps ACC's vertical mix and project-based delivery model.
• Interstates Control Systems: Midwest-based industrial control system integrator delivering PLC programming, SCADA, and electrical engineering services — geographically and operationally comparable to ACC's St. Louis / Midwest focus.
• CIMTEC Automation: Industrial automation and information solutions provider with PLC, SCADA, MES, and analytics services for process manufacturers — closely comparable to ACC in services portfolio and customer verticals.
• Avanceon: Systems integrator delivering automation, MES, and process control solutions to F&B, O&G, chemicals, and power customers across multiple geographies — comparable in services scope and vertical exposure, with broader geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Automation: Largest pure-play industrial automation OEM and integrator globally; competes broadly with ACC through partner SIs, standardized platforms, and FactoryTalk software that threaten the traditional integrator value-add.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Major industrial automation and controls provider with deep F&B, chemicals, and O&G customer bases; competes via Experion platform and integrated services overlapping ACC's continuous process control work.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Global automation incumbent offering PLCs, SCADA, and digital industries software, with integrator ecosystem that competes with independents like ACC on large enterprise deployments.

Emerging players

• Bastian Solutions: Material handling and systems integration provider with overlapping discrete-manufacturing and packaging customers; partial overlap with ACC where packaging automation and controls intersect with material handling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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