Contemporary Controls

Name

Contemporary Controls

Legal name

Contemporary Control Systems, Inc.

Website

https://ccontrols.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Automation and Industrial Networking Hardware

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial IoT/Edge Electronics Manufacturing (Gateways, Edge Controllers) (IMAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Control & Automation Electronics Manufacturing Services (PLCs, I/O, DCS/SCADA hardware) (IMAGAGAK), Industrial Electronics Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) (IMAGAGAB), Ruggedized/Harsh-Environment Electronics Manufacturing (IP-rated, shock/vibration, wide-temp) (IMAGAGAF), Industrial Safety & Security Electronics Manufacturing (Safety relays, E-stops, light curtains, access control) (IMAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Building automation products
• Industrial Ethernet networking
• BACnet controllers
• Modbus protocol gateways
• Automation network infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Downers Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of networking and control products including BACnet routers, gateways, controllers, thermostats, switches, media converters, and I/O modules. Products are sold through distributors and direct sales with various price points ranging from accessories to enterprise systems.
2. Original Design Manufacturing (ODM): Custom design and manufacturing services for OEM customers who require products under their own brand. Services include hardware/software development, regulatory approvals, and manufacturing with facilities in US and China.
3. Professional Services: Technical support, commissioning services, and training for building automation and control products. Includes software tools like BAScontrol Toolset provided free of charge.
4. Cellular Data Plans: Verizon cellular data plan services for EIGR-C series cellular routers with options for 1GB, 3GB, or 5GB monthly data with overage or fixed options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Contemporary Controls designs and manufactures system building blocks for networking, integrating, and controlling building and industrial automation processes. Its product portfolio spans BACnet-based supervisors, routers, gateways, programmable Sedona controllers, communicating thermostats, and I/O modules (BASautomation line); industrial Ethernet switches, media converters, IP/cellular routers, PoE equipment, and VPN remote access solutions (CTRLink line); ARCNET connectivity modules and servers (ARC Control line); and CAN/CANopen/DeviceNet interface modules (Embedded CAN line). The company also offers Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) services for OEM customers requiring custom products under their own brand, all produced in ISO 9001:2015-registered facilities in the US and China.

Product overview

Contemporary Controls offers a modular building automation and industrial networking platform organized around four product lines: BASautomation (BACnet-compliant controllers, supervisors, routers, gateways, thermostats, and I/O modules), CTRLink (industrial Ethernet switches, media converters, IP/cellular routers, PoE equipment, and VPN solutions), ARC Control (ARCNET network interface modules, hubs, and servers for legacy embedded applications), and Embedded CAN (CAN/CANopen/DeviceNet connectivity modules). The BASautomation platform is anchored by BASview3 supervisory interface with HTML5 graphics, BAScontrol/BASpi controllers programmed via Sedona language, BASrouters for multi-protocol routing, BASgateways for Modbus/EnOcean integration, BASstat communicating thermostats, and configurable I/O modules. CTRLink provides the networking infrastructure with unmanaged/diagnostic/managed switches, media converters, IP routers with VPN capability, and PoE solutions. The company also offers ODM services for custom product development. All products are manufactured in ISO 9001:2015-registered facilities in the US and China, with MADE IN USA options for domestic customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BASautomation: Building Automation and Control Network products including supervisors, routers, gateways, controllers, communicating thermostats, and I/O modules
• CTRLink
• ARC Control
• BAScontrol
• BASview
• BASrouter
• BASgateway
• BASstat
• Skorpion
• AI-SRVR
• BASpi
• BASiot

Products and services

• BASautomation Product Line BACnet-compliant product line for building automation including supervisors, routers, gateways, controllers, communicating thermostats, and I/O modules programmed with the Sedona open language and supporting BACnet/IP and BACnet MS/TP networking.
• BASview3 Supervisory Interface Standalone embedded web-based supervisory graphical interface providing BACnet/IP and Modbus TCP client functionality with HTML5 graphics, Python scripting, scheduling, trending, alarming, runtime monitoring, and email notifications for up to 2000 nodes, targeted at building automation integrators and operators.
• BASrouter / BASrouterSX BACnet Routers Multi-network BACnet routers that route messages between BACnet/IP, BACnet Ethernet, and BACnet MS/TP networks, with the BASrouterSX variant adding SSL support and the BASrouterSX-GSA model certified for U.S. government buildings.
• BASgatewaySX / BASgatewayLX Protocol Gateways Protocol gateways integrating Modbus and EnOcean devices into BACnet networks, with BASgatewaySX supporting Modbus TCP and RTU with SSL and BASgatewayLX supporting up to 100 Modbus serial devices with virtual routing that treats each device as a separate BACnet device.
• BAScontrol Series Controllers BACnet/IP unitary controllers programmed with the Sedona license-free function block language, including the BAScontrol-E36 for rooftop unit optimization per ASHRAE GL-36, BAScontrol22D and BAScontrol22S variants, and related models for general HVAC applications.
• BASpi / BASiot Edge Controllers Micro PC edge controllers based on Raspberry Pi (BASpi) and Beagle Bone Black (BASiot) platforms in commercial enclosures, providing BACnet client/server functionality for edge computing in building automation.
• BASstat Communicating Thermostats BACnet-compliant wired and wireless communicating thermostats supporting BACnet MS/TP and Wi-Fi connections for multi-stage heating/cooling, heat pumps, and modulating fan coil unit control in commercial buildings.
• Configurable BACnet/Modbus I/O Modules Configurable and Cube I/O modules expanding analog and digital I/O points for BACnet MS/TP, Modbus RTU, BACnet/IP, and Modbus TCP fieldbus installations in building automation.
• CTRLink Industrial Ethernet Networking Line Industrial Ethernet networking product line including unmanaged/diagnostic/managed switches, media converters, IP routers, PoE equipment, UL 864 fire alarm switches, and VPN remote access solutions designed for automation environments.
• Skorpion Unmanaged Ethernet Switches Plug-and-play unmanaged industrial Ethernet switches for DIN-rail/panel mounting with auto-negotiation, auto-MDIX, wide operating temperature range (-40C to +75C), and fiber optic port options for industrial environments.
• Skorpion Diagnostic Ethernet Switches Diagnostic Ethernet switches that allow protocol analyzers such as Wireshark to observe all network traffic by flooding messages to all ports, enabling network troubleshooting without address learning restrictions; UL 508 listed for industrial control equipment.
• Skorpion Industrial Media Converters Industrial Ethernet media converters for copper-to-fiber conversion supporting 100BASE-TX/100BASE-FX with multimode (up to 2km) and single-mode (up to 15km) fiber options using ST or SC connectors.
• Skorpion IP and Cellular Routers Gigabit IP routers (EIGR series) and cellular routers (EIGR-C series) providing NAT/PAT, stateful firewall, OpenVPN client/server functionality, and BBMD support for BACnet/IP network segmentation in automation and remote access applications.
• Power over Ethernet (PoE) Products PoE injectors, splitters, and switches supplying 48VDC power over Ethernet cables per IEEE 802.3af at 15.4W per port for powering surveillance cameras, access control devices, and wireless access points in automation environments.
• RemoteVPN / Self-HostedVPN / BridgeVPN Three OpenVPN-based VPN solutions for secure remote access to BACnet systems: RemoteVPN cloud-based subscription service, Self-HostedVPN user-managed server solution, and BridgeVPN single-site secure access solution for building automation.
• Verizon Cellular Data Plans Subscription-based Verizon cellular data plans (1GB, 3GB, or 5GB monthly) for EIGR-C series cellular routers with fixed monthly or continuous data with overage options, plus static IP for on-site activation.
• ARC Control ARCNET Product Line ARCNET connectivity product line for legacy embedded real-time networking applications, including network interface modules for PCI, USB, PC/104, and ISA buses, repeaters, links, hubs, and ARCNET-to-Ethernet servers (AI-SRVR family).
• Embedded CAN Product Line Controller Area Network product line providing network interface modules for ISA, PC/104, and PCI buses supporting CANopen and DeviceNet protocols, plus bus extenders for geographic expansion up to 6km in industrial applications.
• Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Services Custom design and manufacturing services for OEM customers who require products under their own brand, including hardware/software development, regulatory approvals, and manufacturing with facilities in the US and China, leveraging 50+ years of electronics design experience.

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sedona AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sedona Alliance maintains the public domain version of Sedona technology. Tridium, Inc. originally granted Sedona under an Academic Free License (AFL 3.0). Contemporary Controls actively contributes to the Sedona community with custom components and free Sedona Applications Editor (SAE) tools.
• EnOcean AlliancecoreTechnology or IntegrationEnOcean Alliance provides information for EnOcean devices available to enhance building automation systems. Contemporary Controls offers EnOcean to BACnet Gateway products that integrate EnOcean wireless energy-harvesting devices into BACnet systems.
• Tridium (Niagara Framework)coreTechnology or IntegrationTridium's Niagara Framework is a software platform for managing diverse building systems. Contemporary Controls products are designed for compatibility with Niagara, offering N4 Sedona Driver and products that offload JACE controllers from BACnet MS/TP token passing.
• BACnet InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationBACnet International supports the BACnet standard developed by ASHRAE. Contemporary Controls is an active participant in BACnet ecosystem, offering comprehensive BACnet product line and resources including Introduction to BACnet for Building Owners and Engineers publication.
• ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)coreTechnology or IntegrationASHRAE developed the BACnet standard which is now both an ANSI and ISO standard. Contemporary Controls endorses the 'open control' concept and BASautomation line offers BACnet-compliant products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Distech Controls: Distech Controls (an Acuity Brands company) sells BACnet controllers, sensors, and graphical interfaces targeting the same systems integrator base, making it a head-to-head competitor in BAS control hardware.
• WAGO: WAGO manufactures industrial controllers, I/O and Ethernet networking components sold to integrators and OEMs; its automation and I/O overlap directly with Contemporary Controls' BAScontrol and CTRLink lines.
• Tridium (Honeywell): Tridium is the creator of the Niagara Framework that Contemporary Controls integrates with, and also offers JACE controllers; the relationship is mutual but Tridium competes for the same building-management software/edge-control budget.
• Phoenix Contact: Phoenix Contact is a major manufacturer of industrial Ethernet switches, media converters, I/O and controllers, overlapping significantly with Contemporary Controls' CTRLink industrial networking portfolio.
• KMC Controls: KMC Controls is a closely comparable US-based privately held manufacturer of BACnet building automation controllers, routers, gateways and sensors, serving the same systems integrator/contractor channel as Contemporary Controls.
• Loytec (Delta Electronics): Loytec, owned by Delta Electronics, competes directly in BACnet/Modbus/LonWorks building automation controllers, gateways and routers with comparable open-protocol positioning to Contemporary Controls.
• MOXA: MOXA specializes in industrial Ethernet switches, cellular routers and serial-to-Ethernet connectivity, closely overlapping Contemporary Controls' CTRLink Skorpion switches, routers and media converters.
• Reliable Controls: Reliable Controls makes BACnet-native building automation controllers, supervisors and routers sold primarily to Canadian/US integrators, overlapping Contemporary Controls' BASautomation product line and integrator channel.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell's building automation division offers end-to-end BMS hardware, software and controllers; it overlaps with Contemporary Controls' routers, gateways, and edge controllers from a much larger scale.
• Belden (Hirschmann): Belden's Hirschmann brand is a dominant incumbent in ruggedized industrial Ethernet switches and routers used in automation, competing broadly with Contemporary Controls' CTRLink networking line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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