What Precise Automation & Control does

Precise Automation & Control Pvt Ltd is an Indian industrial automation system integrator and ABB Gold Channel Partner headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. Founded in 1999 by Darshak Sheth and incorporated as a Private Limited company in 2007, the company distributes ABB's full portfolio of industrial automation products — including PLCs (AC500 family), DCS systems (System 800xA, AC800M, Freelance), variable frequency drives (ACS series), soft starters (PSR/PSE/PSTX), DC drives (DCS880), switchgear, and instrumentation — while also manufacturing custom electrical and automation control panels (LT/HT panels, MCC, PCC, APFC, PLC, VFD panels) under ABB Authorised ArTu K certification.

The company's technology stack spans design, manufacturing, supply, erection, and commissioning of turnkey automation systems, with software platforms including Automation Builder for PLC programming and zenon for HMI/SCADA operations. It supports multiple industrial protocols (Profibus, Modbus TCP/IP, Ethernet IP, RS-485/232) and IEC 61131-3 programming languages (FBD, Ladder, SFC, Statement List). The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified by TUV-SUD Germany.

Precise Automation serves enterprise customers across nine vertical segments — cement, captive power, glass, pharma, food & beverages, sugar, steel, textile, and mining/material handling — with an OEM segment as its primary focus. Its business model combines hardware resale of ABB products, custom panel manufacturing, turnkey system integration projects, and full-lifecycle drive services (installation, commissioning, maintenance, upgrades, retrofits, end-of-life). Revenue is generated through custom quote-based pricing on multi-year projects. Notable customers include UltraTech Cement, TATA Steel, Jindal Steel, Sun Pharma, HPCL, NTPC, Adani Power, NMDC, Amul, and Haldiram, with international project delivery in Tanzania, Sudan, and Zambia.

Name

Precise Automation & Control

Legal name

Precise Automation & Control (P) Ltd

Website

https://preciseautomation.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Precise Automation & Control is an Indian ABB Gold Channel Partner and industrial automation system integrator in Vadodara, Gujarat, that distributes ABB products, manufactures custom control panels, and executes turnkey automation projects for enterprise customers across cement, power, steel, pharma, F&B, sugar, glass, textile, and mining sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Systems

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

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 (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering) (EUAEAFAC)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• Control panel manufacturing
• PLC DCS integration
• Variable frequency drives
• Turnkey automation projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Vadodara

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

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. ABB Products Distribution & Resale: As an ABB Gold Channel Partner and Level 3 Certified Drive division channel partner, the company resells ABB's full portfolio of industrial automation products including PLCs, DCS, VFDs, soft starters, switchgear, and instrumentation. Revenue is generated through product margins on distributed equipment.
2. Electrical & Automation Control Panel Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and supply of custom electrical and automation control panels (LT Panels, HT Panels, MCC, PCC, APFC, VFD Panels, PLC Panels, etc.) using ABB components. Revenue is generated on a per-project, per-panel basis.
3. System Integration & Project Execution: Turnkey automation projects including design, supply, erection, commissioning, and servicing of industrial automation systems for plants in cement, power, steel, glass, pharma, F&B, sugar, and other sectors. Revenue is project-based, typically multi-year contracts for large industrial facilities.
4. Engineering Services & Training: Customized automation training courses for ABB range of products (hardware and software), both for customers and internally. After-sales service, maintenance, repairs, upgrades and retrofits for drives and automation systems.
5. Drives Services: Full lifecycle drive services including installation, commissioning, training, spares, maintenance, repairs, replacement, upgrades, retrofits, and end-of-life services for ABB drives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Precise Automation & Control is an ABB Gold Channel Partner and Level 3 Certified Drive division channel partner that manufactures electrical and automation control panels and delivers turnkey industrial automation system integration. The company distributes ABB's PLC, DCS, VFD, soft starter, switchgear, and instrumentation portfolio, designs and builds LT/HT control panels, and executes complete automation projects including installation, commissioning, training, and lifecycle drive services for industrial plants and OEMs.

Product overview

Precise Automation & Control is an ABB Gold Partner and Level 3 Certified Drive division channel partner providing total industrial automation and electrical solutions. The company operates as both a product distributor and system integrator, offering ABB's portfolio of PLCs (AC500 family including AC500, AC500 S, AC500-eCo, AC500-XC), DCS systems (System 800xA, Freelance, AC800M), variable frequency drives (ACS series micro, machinery, general purpose, and industrial drives), soft starters (PSR, PSE, PSTX ranges), and DC drives (DCS880). Beyond distribution, the company manufactures electrical and automation control panels including MCC, PCC, PDB, ACDB, LDB, APFC, and specialized panels for furnace, chiller, damper and batch control. Supporting software includes Automation Builder for PLC programming and zenon for HMI/SCADA operations. The company also provides instrumentation products, switchgear, solar solutions and comprehensive drive services including installation, commissioning, maintenance and upgrades.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ABB AC500 PLC Family
• ABB System 800xA DCS
• ABB AC800M Controller
• ABB Freelance DCS
• ABB ACS880 Industrial Drives
• ABB ACS580 / ACS560 / ACS550 General Purpose Drives
• ABB ACS Micro Drives (ACS150 / ACS310 / ACS355)
• ABB ACS380 Machinery Drive
• ABB DCS880 DC Drive
• ABB Soft Starters (PSR / PSE / PSTX)
• LT Control Panels (PCC, MCC, PDB, ACDB, DCDB, Changeover)
• APFC Panels
• MCC Panels
• PCC Panels
• PLC Panels
• VFD Panels
• HT Panels (RMU, VCB)
• Switchgear
• Instrumentation
• HMI Control Panels (CP400, CP600, CP600-eCo)
• Solar Solutions
• Automation Builder Software
• Zenon IOT HMI/SCADA Software
• Turnkey Automation Project Execution
• Drives Lifecycle Services
• ABB Authorised ArTu K Low Voltage Switchboards
• Customized ABB Automation Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Plant efficiency improvement from 83% to 91-93% achieved at KIOO Limited, Tanzania glass batch plant after commissioning of fully Automatic Batching Plant
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ABB LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrecise Automation is an ABB Gold Channel Partner and Level 3 Certified Drive division channel partner for control of automation products. The company is also an ABB Authorised ArTu K Low Voltage Switchboard Manufacturer, Integrator & Seller using ABB components. They are a system integrator of ABB for AC/DC & Servo drives, motors, PLC and SCADA, DCS, Switchgear and Instrumentation. ABB provides product access, technical support, training, and channel incentives to Precise Automation, while Precise provides market access, integration, and execution services for ABB products across India.
• Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrecise Automation supplies instrumentation products (Pressure Transmitters, Temperature Transmitters, Differential Pressure Transmitters) for major power projects through LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED as EPC contractor, including Khurja Super Thermal Power Project and Buxar Thermal Power Plant. Elecon Hydraulic acts as the intermediary between Precise and L&T for these instrument supply contracts.
• Elecon Group / Elecon HydrauliccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElecon Hydraulic and EPC Contractor LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED sources instrumentation from Precise Automation for power plant projects. Elecon Group is also a customer where Precise has commissioned FLS 100 LPM & 200 LPM equipment. Former President Operations Samir Raval previously worked at Elecon Group.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CG Power and Industrial Solutions: CG Power manufactures LV/MV switchgear, motors, drives and control panels in India and is among the closest direct peers for Precise's switchboard, MCC/PCC panel and industrial automation integration business serving Indian industrial plants.
• HBL Power Systems: HBL Power Systems manufactures industrial batteries, switchgear and electronic components for power, industrial and railway customers in India — comparable to Precise Automation's panel manufacturing, instrumentation and industrial electricals footprint.

Broad incumbents

• ABB India: ABB India is the principal automation OEM whose products Precise Automation distributes and integrates. They are comparable as both operate in industrial automation (PLCs, DCS, drives, switchgear) across the same Indian industrial verticals, but ABB India is the brand owner and direct sales entity whereas Precise is a channel partner/integrator.
• Rockwell Automation India: Rockwell Automation India sells ControlLogix PLCs, drives and FactoryTalk software through its own system integrator network. Precise's Technical Advisor Sumandhar Joshi previously worked at Rockwell, and the two compete for industrial automation and OEM control panel business across the same verticals.
• Honeywell Process Solutions India: Honeywell Process Solutions competes with ABB and Precise in DCS, SCADA and process automation across pharma, cement, power and metals — the same verticals where Precise Automation wins turnkey projects.
• L&T Electrical & Automation (L&T EAO): L&T's Electrical & Automation business manufactures switchgear, control panels and provides turnkey industrial automation solutions, and is both a competitor (for switchboard and panel work) and a customer/EPC intermediary for Precise in power projects.
• Siemens India: Siemens India offers the competing PLC/DCS/drive stack (SIMATIC, SINAMICS) and runs its own system integrator channel. Precise's founder Darshak Sheth actually started as a Siemens franchise in 1998, making Siemens the historical alternative and the most direct competitive ecosystem in India's industrial automation market.
• Yokogawa India: Yokogawa India sells DCS (CENTUM VP), instrumentation and control systems into process industries (power, petrochem, cement) — overlapping directly with Precise's ABB System 800xA/Freelance DCS integration work in cement, power and steel plants.
• Schneider Electric India: Schneider Electric India competes across PLCs (Modicon), VFDs (Altivar), switchgear and panel building — directly overlapping with Precise's product portfolio and ABB-authorised ArTu K switchboard offering across cement, power, F&B and metals customers.

Regional players

• Bonfiglioli Transmissions (India): Bonfiglioli India is a drive and gearmotor supplier competing in the same Indian industrial automation ecosystem (cement, power, F&B, material handling) where Precise Automation integrates ABB VFDs and panel systems — comparable as a regional drive/motion player even though Bonfiglioli sells its own brand rather than acting as a channel partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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