What Pneumatic Control does

Pneumatic Control, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned industrial equipment manufacturer's representative founded in 1975 and headquartered at 1200 34th Street in Bakersfield, California. The company holds exclusive representative agreements with at least 16 industrial OEMs — including Bray, Flow-Tek, Worcester, Air Torque, Barksdale, Master Flo, Ametek Drexelbrook, Mercer Valve, Preso, Smart Sensors, Alpha Industrial Power, Stream-Flo, Conval, VAC, Superlok Mako, and Ari Armaturen — and distributes their products across roughly 30 categories: actuators, ball/butterfly/control/cryogenic/safety relief valves, positioners, pressure switches and transducers, flow sensors, injection chokes, continuous and point level measurement, temperature switches and transmitters, regulators, steam traps, tube fittings, UPS systems, water cut meters, and wellhead equipment.

Beyond product distribution, the company provides valve automation services (custom mounting and testing of actuators to injection chokes, ball valves, and butterfly valves), on-site field services, and certified training courses on Ametek Drexelbrook, Flowserve, Alpha UPS Systems, and Master Flo product lines. Its primary customer base is the petroleum/oil & gas industry, with named enterprise customers historically including Shell Oil, Mobil Oil, Unocal, Exxon, Getty Oil, Occidental, Caltex, PDO, Chevron USA, and PDVSA, alongside secondary penetration into wastewater, food processing, geothermal, and aerospace verticals.

The business operates on a professional-services manufacturer's representative model, earning commissions on distributed products, with enterprise field sales targeting petroleum operators in California and internationally across Oman, Kuwait, Venezuela, Indonesia, the Philippines, Korea, and Kazakhstan. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Ownership has remained with co-founders Sharon and Wally Ekdahl for over four decades, with no external investment, funding rounds, or parent company structure evident in the source data.

Name

Pneumatic Control

Legal name

Pneumatic Control, Inc.

Website

https://pneumaticcontrol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pneumatic Control, Inc. is a Bakersfield, California-based manufacturer's representative founded in 1975 that distributes valves, actuators, and process instrumentation from 16+ OEMs to petroleum, wastewater, food processing, geothermal, and aerospace customers across the US and eight international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Control Equipment & Valve Automation

NAICS

Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing (333995), Industrial Valve Manufacturing (332911), Metal Valve Manufacturing (33291)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Valves & Cartridge Valves (Directional, Pressure, Flow Control) (IMAHAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC), Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH), Filtration, Condition Monitoring & Fluid Management (Filters, Breathers, Oil Analysis, Cooling) (IMAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Industrial valve automation
• Process control instrumentation
• Petroleum equipment supply
• Manufacturer representative services
• Oil and gas valves

Headquarters

HQ city

Bakersfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturer's Representative Sales: As an exclusive manufacturer's representative for major valve, actuator, control valve, regulator, and sensor companies, the company earns commissions on product sales to petroleum industry customers. They sell products from manufacturers including Bray, Flow-Tek, Worcester, Air Torque, Barksdale, Master Flo, Ametek Drexelbrook, Mercer Valve, and others.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pneumatic Control, Inc. is an exclusive manufacturer's representative selling industrial valves, actuators, control valves, regulators, and sensors for the petroleum industry and adjacent industrial sectors. The company distributes product lines from manufacturers including Bray, Flow-Tek, Worcester, Air Torque, Barksdale, Master Flo, Ametek Drexelbrook, Mercer Valve, Preso, and others, while also providing valve automation services, custom actuator mounting, on-site field services, and product training.

Product overview

Pneumatic Control, Inc. is an exclusive manufacturer's representative for major valve, actuator, control valve, regulator, and sensor companies, serving the petroleum industry since 1975. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial process control and instrumentation products through multiple branded manufacturers. The core product categories include: Actuators (Bray, Flow-Tek, Worcester, Air Torque brands) for automating valves with pneumatic, electric, and manual controls; Ball Valves (Flow-Tek, Worcester, Camseal) in various configurations including 3-piece, threaded, flanged, and cryogenic; Butterfly Valves (Bray McCannalok and TriLok series) including high-performance, metal-seated, and triple offset designs; Control Valves (Barksdale, V-Control, Series 19 segmented ball valves, characterized seat valves) for flow regulation; Positioners (Bray, VAC with V100/V200/D400, Worcester) for valve position control with HART and Fieldbus support; Pressure Switches and Transducers (Barksdale) in explosion-proof, intrinsically safe configurations; Flow Sensors (Preso) for industrial flow measurement; Injection Chokes (Master Flo) in 5K-15K pressure ratings for wellhead applications; Level Measurement (Ametek Drexelbrook) including magnetostrictive, radar (TDR), ultrasonic, and hydrostatic sensors for continuous and point level detection; Temperature instrumentation (Smart Sensors transmitters/RTDs, temperature switches); Regulators for pressure control; Safety Relief Valves (Mercer, Barksdale); Steam Traps (Ari Armaturen); Tube Fittings (Superlok Mako); UPS Systems (Alpha Industrial Power) for power protection; Water Cut Meters (Ametek Drexelbrook) for oil/gas applications; and Wellhead Equipment (Stream-Flo). The company provides valve automation services mounting actuators to valves and offers field services and training on key product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Actuators (Bray, Flow-Tek, Worcester, Air Torque) Rack-and-pinion, Scotch yoke, electric, and pneumatic actuators from Bray, Flow-Tek, Worcester, and Air Torque used to automate industrial valves in petroleum and process applications.
• Ball Valves (Flow-Tek, Worcester, Camseal/Conval) Industrial ball valves in 3-piece, threaded, flanged, cryogenic, metal-seated full port, multi-port, and severe service configurations for petroleum and process applications.
• Bray Butterfly Valves (McCannalok, TriLok) High-performance, metal-seated, resilient-seated, triple offset, and cryogenic butterfly valves for petroleum, water, and wastewater applications.
• Control Valves (Barksdale, V-Control, Series 19 Segmented, Characterized Seat) Control valves up to 6000psi for industrial flow regulation, including heavy-duty actuated, segmented ball, and characterized seat designs.
• Valve Positioners (Bray, VAC, Worcester) Pneumatic, electro-pneumatic, and digital valve positioners including VAC V100/V200/D400 with HART and Fieldbus communication protocols.
• Barksdale Pressure Switches Electronic, explosion-proof, dual, and bourdon-tube pressure switches for industrial pressure monitoring and trip applications.
• Preso Flow Sensors AR Ellipse annular flow meters and COIN segmented wedge flow meters for industrial flow measurement.
• Master Flo Injection Chokes 5K, 6K, 10K, and 15K series injection chokes with bolted bonnet and high-temperature configurations for oil and gas wellhead applications.
• Ametek Drexelbrook Continuous Level Measurement Continuous level measurement devices including magnetostrictive (DM231/300/330), radar (DR5200/6300/7000), TDR, ultrasonic, and hydrostatic sensors.
• Ametek Drexelbrook Point Level Measurement Point level sensors including Intellipoint SIL rated, Z-tron IV, Multi Point II, Dumpstar, Clear Line, and TF-100 vibrating tuning fork switches.
• Level Switches Electronic level switches including LevelSite, Mini LevelSite, electronic dual level switch, and multi-level switches for industrial liquid level detection.
• Pressure Transducers General industrial amplified and unamplified pressure transducers, including OEM, explosion proof, intrinsically safe, and non-incendive variants.
• Pressure Regulators Land pressure regulators (1 inch, 1.5 inch), NPT heavy duty, increased sensitivity, and heavy duty hydraulic regulators for pressure control.
• Safety Relief Valves (Mercer, Barksdale) Mercer 8100, 9100, 9500 pilot operated safety relief valves and Barksdale heavy duty valves for overpressure protection in industrial systems.
• Ari Armaturen Steam Traps Cona B bimetallic and Cona S ball float steam traps for steam system condensate drainage in industrial process applications.
• Temperature Switches Electronic, compact explosion proof, remote mount, local mount, and explosion proof temperature switches (T1X, T2X, L1X, TXR, TXL) for industrial temperature monitoring.
• Smart Sensors Temperature Transmitters and RTDs Programmable and fixed range temperature transmitters, HART programmable transmitters, general purpose sensors, tapered threaded well assemblies, and 2-wire transmitters for industrial temperature measurement.
• Superlok Mako Tube Fittings Instrumentation tube fittings catalog for industrial piping and instrumentation connections.
• Alpha Industrial Power UPS Systems Alpha FXM series (350, 650, 1100, 2000), Micro series (300, 350, 1000), Micro Secure 100, SMU HR batteries, bypass enclosures, and battery heater mats for uninterrupted power supply.
• Ametek Drexelbrook Water Cut Meters UIV Cut Monitor and Universal IV In-Line water cut meters for measuring water content in oil and gas pipelines.
• Stream-Flo Wellhead Equipment Stream-Flo wellhead and gate valves for oil and gas wellhead applications in the petroleum industry.
• Cryogenic Valves Cryogenic valves for low-temperature industrial applications.
• Valve Automation Services Custom mounting and testing of actuators to injection chokes, ball valves, or butterfly valves using specialized custom mounting kits to ensure correct function of automated valves.
• Field Services and Training On-site field services and training courses for valve and instrumentation solutions, including training on Ametek Drexelbrook, Flowserve, Alpha UPS Systems, and Master Flo injection chokes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed projects in 8+ countries internationally and several US states

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BraycoreTechnology or IntegrationBray International manufacturer of industrial valves and actuators. Pneumatic Control represents Bray products including Series 70 Industrial Actuators, Electric Actuators, Pneumatic Actuators, S98 Scotch Yoke Pneumatic Actuator, Series 92-93 Industrial Actuators, and McCannalok butterfly valves including Cryogenic Valves, High Performance Butterfly Valves, Metal Seated Valves, and TriLok Triple Offset Butterfly Valves.
• Flow-TekcoreTechnology or IntegrationFlow-Tek manufacturer of ball valves and actuators. Products include FTG Gear Operators, Pneumatic Actuators, S98 Scotch Yoke Pneumatic Actuator, Series 92-93 Industrial Actuators, SRH Series Spring Return Handles, and various ball valve series including 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, Triad High Pressure and Series Ball Valves.
• WorcestercoreTechnology or IntegrationWorcester Controls manufacturer of ball valves and actuators. Products include Series 36 Electric Actuator, Series 72 Electri-Safe, Series 75 Electric Actuator, Series 34 Pneumatic Actuator, Series F39 Pneumatic Actuator, Handle Accessories, flanged ball valves, positioners including AF17 Electric Positioner, DataFlo Electric Positioner, and Pulsair III Smart Pneumatic Positioner.
• Air TorquecoreTechnology or IntegrationAir Torque manufacturer of pneumatic actuators. Pneumatic Control represents Air Torque Power Technology Line actuators.
• Barksdale Control ProductscoreTechnology or IntegrationBarksdale manufacturer of control valves, pressure switches, pressure transducers, temperature switches, safety relief valves. Products include Actuated Heavy Duty valves (5000psi and 6000psi), Shear Seal Directional valves, Low Pressure OEM valves, High Pressure OEM valves (6900, 6100), High Pressure valves, Explosion Proof Position Indicators, Heavy Duty valves, Electronic Pressure Switches, Explosion Proof Pressure Switches, and various transducers.
• Master FlocoreTechnology or IntegrationMaster Flo manufacturer of injection chokes for petroleum applications. Products include P2E Choke, 5K, 6K, 10K, and 15K Bolted Bonnet chokes in various pressure ratings (72, 81, 103, 137, 179, 216, 265, 304, 450 psi) and High Temperature variants.
• Ametek DrexelbrookcoreTechnology or IntegrationAmetek Drexelbrook manufacturer of level measurement and water cut meters. Products include DM231, DM300, DM330 Magnetostrictive sensors, DR5200, DR6300, DR7000 Radar sensors, U-Sonic ultrasonic sensors, Hydrostatic level sensors (375, 575, 575-P, 675, SDT, SST), Point level sensors (Intellipoint, The Point, Z-tron IV, Multi Point II, Dumpstar, Clear Line), and Universal IV Cut Monitor for water cut measurement.
• Mercer ValvecoreTechnology or IntegrationMercer Valve manufacturer of safety relief valves. Products include 8100 Series, 9100 Series Flanged and Threaded valves, 9100 Series Model 20, 9500 Pilot Operated valves, 8010 Series, and general safety relief valve products.
• Ari ArmaturencoreTechnology or IntegrationAri Armaturen manufacturer of steam traps. Products include Cona B Bimetallic and Cona S Ball Float steam traps.
• PresocoreTechnology or IntegrationPreso manufacturer of flow sensors. Products include AR Ellipse Annular Flow Meter and COIN Segmented Wedge flow meters.
• Smart SensorscoreTechnology or IntegrationSmart Sensors manufacturer of temperature transmitters and RTD sensors. Products include Programmable and Fixed Range Transmitters, Hart Programmable Transmitters, General Purpose Sensors, Tapered Threaded Well Assemblies, and Programmable 2-Wire Transmitters.
• Alpha Industrial PowercoreTechnology or IntegrationAlpha Industrial Power manufacturer of UPS systems. Products include Alpha FXM series (350, 650, 1100, 2000), Alpha Micro series (300, 350, 1000), Micro Secure 100, Battery Heater Pads, and SMU HR AlphaCell Batteries.
• Stream-FlocoreTechnology or IntegrationStream-Flo manufacturer of wellhead equipment. Products include Wellhead and Gate Valves for petroleum wellhead applications.
• ConvalcoreTechnology or IntegrationConval manufacturer of severe service ball valves. Products include Conval Ball Valve and Conval Clampseal Catalog with packing system solutions.
• VAC (Valve Automation and Control)coreTechnology or IntegrationVAC manufacturer of positioners. Products include V100 and V200 electro-pneumatic positioners, D400 digital positioner with Fieldbus and Hart protocols, and various mounting and commissioning accessories.
• Superlok MakocoreTechnology or IntegrationSuperlok Mako manufacturer of tube fittings. Products include Tube Fittings Catalog for instrumentation connections.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• John H. Carter Company: Long-standing independent manufacturer's representative serving refineries, chemical plants, and industrial process customers across the Gulf Coast and broader US with valve, instrumentation, and process control product lines — directly comparable business model, customer profile, and territory-driven sales approach to Pneumatic Control.
• Engineered Specialties, Inc. Independent manufacturer's representative firm representing industrial valve, instrumentation, and process control manufacturers to chemical, refining, and energy customers in the US Gulf Coast — closely comparable to Pneumatic Control in business model, line card structure, and customer vertical focus.

Broad incumbents

• DXP Enterprises: Public industrial MRO distributor (NASDAQ: DXPE) supplying rotating equipment, bearings, power transmission, pumps, valves, and fluid power to oil & gas and general industrial customers across the US and internationally — a much larger counterpart offering many of the same product categories Pneumatic Control represents, but with owned inventory and proprietary service operations.
• MRC Global: Public oil & gas-focused industrial distributor (NYSE: MRC) supplying pipe, valves, fittings, and valve automation to upstream, midstream, and downstream energy customers worldwide — overlaps directly with Pneumatic Control's petroleum customer base and product mix, but operates at substantially larger scale with global infrastructure.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Public industrial distributor (NYSE: AIT) of bearings, fluid power, power transmission, and industrial products across thousands of MRO and OEM customers in North America — a broad-line incumbent whose fluid power and process control categories overlap with Pneumatic Control's represented product lines.
• Flowserve Corporation: Global manufacturer (NYSE: FLS) of pumps, valves, seals, and flow control automation for oil & gas, power, chemical, and water industries — both a competing direct manufacturer and one of Pneumatic Control's represented principal brands (training is offered on Flowserve products), making it a particularly relevant comparable.
• Emerson Automation Solutions: Global process automation major (NYSE: EMR) with Fisher valves, TopWorx positioners, Rosemount instrumentation, and Branson sensors spanning the same petroleum industry specification categories Pneumatic Control targets — a strategic incumbent that can disintermediate independent reps via direct sales.
• Cameron (SLB / Schlumberger): Cameron International, now part of SLB (NYSE: SLB), is a leading manufacturer of wellhead equipment, valves, chokes, and surface production systems for upstream oil & gas — overlapping directly with Pneumatic Control's Master Flo injection choke, Stream-Flo wellhead, and flow sensor offerings to the same petroleum customers.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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