What Advanced Control Systems does

Advanced Control Systems, LLC is a privately held industrial automation and controls engineering company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Meridian, Idaho. The company designs, builds, integrates, and supports industrial control systems for water and wastewater utilities, municipal governments, irrigation districts, food and beverage manufacturers, and semiconductor producers. Core technical capabilities span SCADA solutions, controls engineering, PLC programming and troubleshooting, systems integration, custom control systems design, and UL 508A and UL 698A certified panel fabrication. The company also operates two proprietary cloud-hosted software platforms, CarefreeSCADA (a managed SCADA platform handling infrastructure uptime, updates, and security) and WaterMaster (a cloud-hosted water management application for irrigation districts, co-developed with the Vale Oregon Irrigation District).

The company generates revenue through four streams: project-based professional engineering services and systems integration; recurring cloud-software subscriptions for CarefreeSCADA and WaterMaster; hardware and UL-certified control panel sales; and managed services including 24/7 emergency response and recurring support contracts. Pricing is quote-based with multi-year contract terms and is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is entirely direct: the company engages customers through its website, phone, and free assessments, with no resellers or distributor channel. A notable capability is cellular telemetry-based remote monitoring that replaces higher-cost satellite infrastructure for sites in remote terrain.

ACS serves hundreds of customers worldwide and emphasizes 30-plus years of continuous operation, long-tenured engineering talent capable of reconstructing undocumented legacy systems, and UL-certified panel craftsmanship as core differentiators. The company appears to be independently owned with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no public listing. Geographic operations are anchored in North America with claimed selective international project capability.

Name

Advanced Control Systems

Legal name

Advanced Control Systems, LLC

Website

https://advancedcontrol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Advanced Control Systems is a privately held Idaho-based industrial automation engineering firm that designs, integrates, and supports SCADA systems, control panels, and cloud-hosted monitoring software for municipal water utilities, irrigation districts, and industrial operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation and Control Systems

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

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 industry

SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects (IMAFAGAK)

Keywords

• Industrial automation services
• SCADA solutions
• Control systems engineering
• Water management software
• Control panel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Boise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Services: Custom engineering, integration, and support services including controls engineering, SCADA solutions, systems integration, control systems design, and troubleshooting. Delivered through project-based engagements with installation and ongoing service.
2. Cloud-Hosted Software Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from CarefreeSCADA and WaterMaster cloud platforms. Monthly or annual subscription model for access to hosted monitoring, control, and water management software.
3. Hardware and Control Panels: Sale of industrial control panels, PLCs, telemetry hardware, and associated equipment. Includes UL-certified panels for industrial applications.
4. Emergency Service and Maintenance: 24/7 emergency response services with recurring support contracts for ongoing maintenance, optimization, and system enhancements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advanced Control Systems is a professional engineering firm that designs, builds, and supports industrial automation and control systems for mission-critical operations. Its portfolio combines proprietary cloud-hosted SCADA and water management software (CarefreeSCADA and WaterMaster) with controls engineering, systems integration, UL-certified panel fabrication, cellular telemetry, and 24/7 service and repair, primarily serving water, wastewater, municipal, irrigation, food & beverage, and semiconductor customers.

Product overview

Advanced Control Systems is a professional services engineering company offering a portfolio of industrial automation, controls, and custom software solutions. The core software products include CarefreeSCADA (cloud-hosted SCADA platform) and WaterMaster (cloud-hosted water management software for irrigation districts). Supporting these are engineering services including controls engineering, SCADA solutions, process optimization, controls programming and troubleshooting, systems integration, custom control systems design, UL 508A & UL 698A panel building, and 24/7 service and repair. The company operates on a services-plus-products model where proprietary cloud platforms are complemented by comprehensive implementation, integration, and ongoing support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CarefreeSCADA

Quantifiable outcome

• Replaced expensive satellite subscriptions with cost-efficient cellular telemetry
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vale Oregon Irrigation DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Long-standing productive partnership between ACS and Vale Oregon Irrigation District. Collaboration included co-creation of WaterMaster, an industry-pioneering software solution for managing irrigation water rights and accounting. ACS provides cutting-edge technologies for remote irrigation site monitoring and control. Partnership has delivered measurable results including cellular telemetry deployment replacing expensive satellite infrastructure, with Phase II currently in development using hybrid Satellite, Cellular, and Short Hop Line of Site Communications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tesco Controls: Tesco Controls is a Seattle-area control system integrator focused on water and wastewater utilities, transit, and industrial automation - directly comparable to ACS's SCADA, telemetry, and municipal water systems integration work.
• Interstates: Interstates is a Midwest-based industrial electrical contractor and control system integrator with comparable SCADA, control panel, and systems integration services across food/beverage, water, and industrial process customers.
• Avid Solutions: Avid Solutions is a control system integrator specializing in process automation, SCADA, and MES across life sciences, food & beverage, and municipalities - closely aligned with ACS's engineering, integration, and UL panel capabilities.
• Hallam-ICS: Hallam-ICS is a control system integration and manufacturing automation services firm covering process control, SCADA, and UL panel building - a direct peer to ACS's engineering, integration, and certified panel offerings.
• JMP Engineering: JMP Engineering is a Canadian industrial automation and control system integrator serving manufacturing and infrastructure clients - comparable to ACS on systems integration, control panels, and SCADA delivery across process industries.
• Maverick Technologies: Maverick Technologies is an industrial automation integrator delivering SCADA, PLC, MES, and control panel services to process manufacturers - directly comparable to ACS's engineering and integration portfolio across multiple process verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Inductive Automation: Inductive Automation makes the Ignition SCADA platform, the most widely deployed third-party SCADA software used by integrators including ACS itself; an incumbent whose tooling choice shapes competitive dynamics for boutique SCADA integrators.
• AVEVA: AVEVA provides an enterprise industrial software portfolio spanning SCADA (historically Wonderware), MES, and digital twin for plant operations - a broad incumbent in the same water/industrial SCADA market ACS serves.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation is a global industrial automation incumbent offering PLCs, SCADA, and partner-integrator ecosystems (Logix, FactoryTalk) that compete with and shape the competitive landscape for ACS's PLC and SCADA integration services.
• Emerson Automation Solutions: Emerson's automation portfolio (DeltaV, Ovation, Movicon) covers DCS, SCADA, and water utility solutions, making it a broad incumbent competing with ACS in municipal water and process control engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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