What Data Flow Systems does

Data Flow Systems Inc. is a privately held SCADA manufacturer and automation solutions provider founded in 1981 and headquartered in a 31,000 square foot corporate and manufacturing campus in Melbourne, Florida. The company designs, produces, installs, and supports remote monitoring and control systems for municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities, with a customer base ranging from small municipal water systems to large county-wide wastewater collection networks. Since inception it has delivered hundreds of control systems and thousands of remote terminal units (RTUs), with its legacy TCU001 pump controller deployed across tens of thousands of pumping stations in the United States.

The product platform is a vertically integrated stack: Hyper SCADA Servers and HT4 control software (with an HT4 Cloud hosted option) form the central monitoring layer; the TCU800, TCU800-C, and TCU001 controller families, the 200 Series Modular RTUs, and the RDP180-C and RDP180-MD cellular RTUs form the field layer; the SmartCover sub-brand adds satellite- and battery-backed sewer monitoring; and the patented Symphony Harmonious Pump & Flow Management module coordinates system-wide lift-station operation. Communication is primarily proprietary radio-frequency based, supplemented by Verizon cellular and network options, and the TCU800 carries UL 1092 certification for process control equipment. The RDP180-MD is purpose-built to satisfy Miami-Dade County Code Section 24-42.2 monitoring requirements for private sanitary sewer pump stations.

Revenue is generated through direct enterprise sales to municipal and regional utility decision-makers, across five streams: hardware sales (controllers, RTUs, servers, cellular units manufactured in-house), software licensing (HT4 on-premise and cloud-hosted, Symphony), professional services (system design, installation, commissioning, tower installation), managed services (routine maintenance, 24/7/365 technical support), and customer training (instructor-led, on-site or at the Melbourne HQ). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are obtained through direct sales engagement, with discount and volume-based programs such as the 2025 TCU800 Trade-Up Program. The company has no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no public listing.

Name

Data Flow Systems

Legal name

Data Flow Systems Inc.

Website

https://dataflowsys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Data Flow Systems is a privately held SCADA manufacturer founded in 1981 that designs, manufactures, and supports remote monitoring and control systems for municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SCADA Systems for Water and Wastewater Utilities

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Sewer Networks (SCADA/IoT, Real-time Control) (EUANACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

SCADA & Telemetry Software (Control Center) (EUADAEAD), Real-Time Monitoring & Smart Stormwater (Sensors, SCADA/IoT, RTC) (EUANAEAK), SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects (IMAFAGAK)

Keywords

• SCADA systems
• Water utility monitoring
• Wastewater automation
• Pump station control
• Remote terminal units

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of RTUs, pump controllers (TCU800, TCU001), SCADA servers, cellular RTUs, and related control equipment. Products are designed and manufactured in-house at the Melbourne, FL facility.
2. Software Licensing: HT4 SCADA software and Symphony Harmonious Pump & Flow Management software. HT4 is available as on-premise or cloud-hosted solution. Symphony is a patented technology requiring Hyper Server and TCU pump controllers.
3. Professional Services: Design, configuration, installation, and commissioning services for control systems. Services include SCADA system design, RTU installation, tower installation, and full turnkey solution packages.
4. Maintenance and Support: Routine maintenance services, 24/7/365 technical support, and customer training programs. Onsite inspection and routine maintenance offered at discounted rates for existing system users.
5. Customer Training: Training program with human instructors and product-oriented courseware. Courses conducted at Melbourne headquarters or on-site at customer locations. Includes hands-on training with functional RTUs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Data Flow Systems designs, manufactures, installs, and supports turnkey SCADA-based remote monitoring and control solutions for municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities. The product portfolio consists of in-house manufactured hardware (TCU800/TCU001 pump controllers, RDP180 cellular RTUs, 200 Series Modular RTUs, Hyper SCADA Servers) and proprietary software (HT4 control software, HT4 Cloud, patented Symphony Harmonious Pump and Flow Management), delivered as end-to-end systems with design, installation, commissioning, training, and 24/7/365 support.

Product overview

Data Flow Systems offers a turnkey, end-to-end remote monitoring and control solution platform for water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities. The product portfolio consists of hardware and software components that work together: Hyper SCADA Servers and HT4 Software/HT4 Cloud form the central control and monitoring platform; the TCU800, TCU800-C, and TCU001 families provide pump controller and RTU functionality at lift stations with integrated cellular, radio, or network communication options; the RDP180-C and RDP180-MD provide cellular-based remote monitoring; and the 200 Series Modular RTUs offer scalable monitoring and control. Symphony Harmonious Pump and Flow Management is a patented add-on module that coordinates system-wide lift station operations. The company provides design, manufacturing, installation, and 24/7 support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartCover: SmartCover is a related brand and product line for sewer monitoring solutions. The SmartCover website is hosted at smartcoversystems.com and is referenced as a separately branded product offering.

Products and services

• TCU800 Pump Controller with Integrated Communication Options State-of-the-art automated pump controller for simplex, duplex, and triplex sewer pumping stations, featuring a 5-inch touchscreen interface, enhanced processing speed, expanded on-board inputs, and motor protection. Supports integrated cellular, radio, and network communication. UL listed under UL1092 for Process Control Equipment.
• TCU800-C Pump Controller with Cellular Communication Stand-alone automatic pump controller with integrated Verizon cellular modem, enabling remote monitoring and control of sewer pumping stations.
• TCU001 Pump Controller with Integrated Radio Pump controller with integrated radio providing local automated pump control for sewer pumping stations via FCC licensed frequency. In use in tens of thousands of pumping stations across the U.S.
• RDP180-C Cellular RTU Low-cost cellular-based Remote Terminal Unit using Verizon cellular networks for remote monitoring and control. Compact 16H x 14W x 8D inch assembly with prewired I/O points and alarm notification via text and email.
• RDP180-MD Cellular RTU Cellular RTU designed for compliance with Miami-Dade County Code Section 24-42.2, providing monitoring of private sanitary sewer pump stations. Housed in NEMA 4 outdoor enclosure with 24-hour backup battery.
• 200 Series Modular RTU (RTU204) Highly adaptable, high-performance family of Remote Terminal Units with scalable, modular design for monitor, control, and automation applications. Supports panel PC HMI, mixed I/O signals, solar power, and tool-free module replacement.
• Hyper SCADA Servers Network-based control system servers supporting up to four independent radio frequencies and up to 2,020 RTUs. Includes SQL real-time and historical database, alarms, trending, and reports, with redundant hot-standby capability.
• HT4 Software Control software developed specifically for the water industry, featuring graphical screen building tools, process logic building software, and mobile smartphone interface.
• HT4 Cloud Cloud-hosted version of HT4 control software with alarm notifications via text and email, historical data storage, trending, reports, RTU screen builder, and mobile interface.
• Symphony Harmonious Pump and Flow Management Patented technology that coordinates system-wide operation of sewer lift stations to reduce force main pressures and equalize flow into treatment plants, reducing energy costs and addressing peak-flow problems. Requires Hyper Server and TCU pump controllers.
• DIN-Rail Control System Modular control system supporting industry-standard Modbus ASCII, RTU, and TCP protocols. Includes PLC with Ladder Logic and HMI software, I/O devices, network conversion, and radios.
• SmartCover Sewer Monitoring System SmartCover monitoring solutions with extended battery power and satellite communications for off-grid sewer lift station backup and monitoring, particularly useful during power outages or cell service disruptions.
• Turnkey Design, Installation, and Commissioning Services Professional services covering SCADA system design, RTU installation, tower installation, configuration, and full turnkey solution packages for utility customers.
• Maintenance and 24/7/365 Technical Support Routine maintenance services, including onsite inspection at discounted rates for existing system users, plus round-the-clock technical support for installed control systems.
• Customer Training Program Instructor-led, product-oriented training courses with hands-on experience using functional RTUs, conducted at the Melbourne, FL headquarters or on-site at customer locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) events significantly for multiple municipal customers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SmartCover SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationSmartCover is referenced as a product line available through Data Flow Systems. The SmartCover monitoring technology provides sewer monitoring solutions with extended battery power and satellite communications for lift station backup and monitoring, particularly useful during power outages or cell service disruptions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Badger Meter: A large, publicly traded US manufacturer of flow measurement and smart water metering solutions serving municipal utilities. Directly comparable as an incumbent in the water-utility monitoring and control space where Data Flow competes, with a much broader product portfolio and national distribution.
• Itron: Global provider of smart utility networks (water, gas, electric) including AMI endpoints, network infrastructure, and analytics software. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the smart water utility space, though Itron operates at much greater scale and across multiple utilities.
• Mueller Water Products: Manufacturer of water infrastructure products including smart water meters, hydrant and valve monitoring, and pressure monitoring. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving North American municipal water utilities with overlapping monitoring and control use cases.
• Xylem: Global water technology company (including the former Sensus smart utility network business) offering smart meters, network monitoring, and analytics for water utilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping SCADA, AMI, and analytics offerings for the same municipal water/wastewater customers.
• Hach: Subsidiary of Danaher that manufactures water quality monitoring instruments, sensors, and SCADA-integrated analyzers for municipal and industrial water treatment. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping online water-quality monitoring and SCADA integration capabilities.

Direct peers

• Trihedral Engineering (VTScada): Independent SCADA software vendor whose VTScada platform is widely used in water/wastewater utility control rooms. Comparable as a direct SCADA software peer to Data Flow's HT4/Hyper SCADA platform, with similar municipal-water end-market focus.
• OptiRTC: Provider of real-time control (RTC) and SCADA-integrated software for stormwater and wastewater networks. Comparable as a direct SCADA/IoT peer to Data Flow's SmartCover and smart stormwater monitoring offering, with overlapping lift-station and collection-system use cases.
• Mission Communications (MissionMfg): Provider of cellular-based SCADA and alarm monitoring RTUs targeted specifically at water and wastewater lift stations. Comparable as a direct cellular-RTU peer to Data Flow's RDP180-C and TCU800-C product lines for the same small-to-mid municipal water/wastewater customer base.
• SJE-Rhombus: Manufacturer of pump controls, level sensors, and SCADA/telemetry products for water/wastewater lift stations. Comparable as a direct peer in the pump-controller and lift-station monitoring space where Data Flow's TCU800 and TCU001 families compete.

Emerging players

• Aquasight: AI- and analytics-focused water intelligence platform serving municipal water and wastewater utilities. Comparable as an emerging player bringing modern data analytics and cloud-native software to the same municipal water-utility customer base Data Flow targets with its HT4 Cloud and Symphony offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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