IATEC
Founded in 2000, IATEC Plant Solutions provides integrated technological and asset information management services for industrial enterprise clients in oil & gas, mining, chemicals, and EPCM sectors, combining proprietary PIM, APS photogrammetry, and VR/MR methodologies with authorized distribution of 100+ technology brands across global markets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersCheyenne, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What IATEC does
IATEC Plant Solutions, founded in 2000 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, provides integrated technological solutions and asset information management services for enterprise clients in the oil & gas, mining, chemicals, paper & pulp, agriculture, environmental, and power sectors. The company's core offering combines proprietary methodologies—Plant Information Management (PIM), Workshare procedures for multi-site collaborative design, Aerial Photogrammetric Survey (APS), Model Progress Control, and OC/SOW/SIC software tools—with authorized distribution and integration of hardware and software from 100+ technology partners including DJI Enterprise, Microsoft HoloLens, Trimble, MicaSense, FLIR, vGIS, SENSE, Agisoft, and Pix4D. Service lines span the full industrial asset lifecycle from engineering and EPCM project support to owner-operator hand-over, as-built documentation, VR/MR training, and Big Data & Advanced Analytics. The company originated from a PIM challenge at COPESUL (now BRASKEM) and has grown to serve over 1,000 enterprise clients across 5 continents over 21+ years.
The business model operates on two primary revenue streams: professional services (engineering consulting, project management, workshare, design management, and analytics) sold through direct enterprise sales and long-term contracts, and technology product distribution (hardware and software resales). Pricing is quote-based, custom to each project scope, with multi-year contract cadences typical. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales targeting owner-operators and EPCM contractors with channel partner distribution of third-party technologies. The company maintains offices in São Paulo (HQ), Belo Horizonte, Houston, Miami, Cheyenne, and Barcelona, and has delivered documented multi-million dollar savings on major industrial projects including VALE S11D, BASF ACAI/NASA ($1.25B investment), and PETROBRAS COMPERJ. Notable strategic relationships include a 5+ year partnership with WorleyParsons and early-developer status with Microsoft HoloLens, with dedicated VR Rooms in Miami and São Paulo.
IATEC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- IATEC
- Legal name
- IATEC Plant Solutions
- Website
- https://iatecps.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Founded in 2000, IATEC Plant Solutions provides integrated technological and asset information management services for industrial enterprise clients in oil & gas, mining, chemicals, and EPCM sectors, combining proprietary PIM, APS photogrammetry, and VR/MR methodologies with authorized distribution of 100+ technology brands across global markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
IATEC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Engineering & Asset Information Management
- NAICS
- Engineering Services (54133)
- SIC
- Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM), Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG)
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Where IATEC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cheyenne
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices6 records
Markets served
IATEC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Professional Services: Engineering consulting, project management, design management, workshare, and technical services for E&C, Energy, Oil & Gas sectors. Includes services for owner-operators, EPCM companies, and engineering contractors.
- Technology Product Distribution: Sales of hardware and software products as authorized distributor for brands including DJI Enterprise, Microsoft HoloLens, Trimble, MicaSense, FLIR, and many other industrial technology providers. Products include drones, sensors, VR equipment, and software.
- Big Data & Advanced Analytics Services: Data governance, mining, KPIs, dashboards, predictive models, and decision support systems for clients across multiple sectors including retail, finance, healthcare, and utilities.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom enterprise solutions |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
IATEC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
IATEC Plant Solutions provides integrated technological and asset information management services for industrial enterprises in oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining, chemicals, paper & pulp, agriculture, environmental, and power sectors. The company delivers proprietary services including Aerial Photogrammetric Survey (APS), Plant Information Management (PIM), Workshare, EPCM, Engineering, Owner-Operator support, VR/MR solutions, and Big Data & Advanced Analytics, while also serving as an authorized distributor for 100+ hardware and software technology brands.
Product overview
IATEC Plant Solutions is a global technology integrator and service provider founded in 2000, offering integrated technological solutions and asset information management for E&C, Energy, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Environmental, and Public sectors. The portfolio consists of proprietary services (APS aerial photogrammetry, 360MAP virtual tours, VR/MR services, Big Data & Advanced Analytics, Workshare, EPCM, Engineering, Owner-Operator, Project Management), partnered hardware products (DJI Enterprise drones, MicaSense cameras, Flybotix indoor drones, QYSEA underwater drones, ALPHA Surveying drones, HoloLens 2), and partnered software products (vGIS AR platform, SENSE thermal imaging, UgCS drone software, ZOND GPR systems, BIM HOLOVIEW, Agisoft, PIX4D, GreenValley, iQ3 Connect). The company operates across 5 continents serving 1000+ clients through 100+ technology partners.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- APS - Aerial Photogrammetric Survey: Aerial photogrammetric survey service using drones for large-scale industrial applications
- 360MAP
- VR/MR Solutions
- Big Data & Advanced Analytics
Products and services
- APS - Aerial Photogrammetric Survey Drone-based aerial photogrammetric survey service that collects telemetry data, images, and video from large, risky, or inaccessible industrial facilities. Transforms data into high-resolution 3D mesh models, point clouds, and ortomosaics for AS-BUILT documentation and industrial asset management.
- 360MAP - Virtual Tours Virtual tour solution enabling creation of information-rich web-accessible virtual tours for industrial facilities and construction sites using cutting-edge field capture technologies. Allows remote inspection, documentation access, and instruction video viewing.
- VR/MR - Virtual/Mixed Reality Services VR/MR services including immersive design review, project showcase, collaborative design environments, safety/evacuation training, commissioning training, operational simulations, and construction x design follow-up. Includes permanent VR Rooms in Miami and São Paulo.
- Big Data & Advanced Analytics Analytics services spanning data governance, data mining, KPIs & dashboards, scoring systems, cause-effect correlation, predictive failure prevention, decision support systems, inventory minimization, process optimization, and machine learning algorithms for multi-sector clients.
- Workshare Services Design, management, support, and auditing for multi-site collaborative design environments enabling distributed engineering teams to work together.
- EPCM Services Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management services including optimal systems selection, man-hour estimates, risk analysis, 3D/4D analysis, constructability, rigging, modularization, and assembly order planning.
- Engineering Services Technical/commercial evaluation, infrastructure setup, 3D design systems implementation (Smart3D, PDS, PDMS, E3D, AUTODESK PLANT), 2D design systems, and project information management.
- Owner-Operator Services Hand-over and as-built services for 3D/2D design databases, hosting and management, tailored training, 24x7 support, design change management systems, and electronic document management systems implementation.
- Project Management Consultancy High-level project management consultancy including PMO design/setup/deployment, project/program/portfolio management processes, change management, and project recovery services aligned with PMI standards.
- DJI Enterprise Hardware Distribution Enterprise drone solutions for data collection across projects and operations including DJI AGRAS, M210, and other DJI Enterprise products.
- Microsoft HoloLens 2 Hardware Distribution Mixed/virtual reality headset from Microsoft delivering immersive experiences for innovation and efficiency across industries.
Quantifiable outcome
- Direct savings of US$1,000,000 (2% EPCM contract value) achieved for MMX engineering systems project
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Companies that use IATEC
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
IATEC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration11 records
AI capability9 records
Feature8 records
IATEC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- MicrosoftcoreLong-time Microsoft partner and one of the first HoloLens developers. Provides VR/MR solutions using Microsoft HoloLens 2 technology with dedicated VR Rooms in Miami and São Paulo offices.
- DJI EnterprisecoreAuthorized distributor of DJI Enterprise drone solutions including M210 drone and agricultural drones for industrial and precision agriculture applications.
- TrimblecoreAuthorized reseller of Trimble industrial surveying and positioning technology products.
- MicaSensecoreAuthorized reseller of MicaSense multispectral cameras for precision agriculture and aerial mapping applications.
- AgisoftcoreAuthorized reseller of Agisoft photogrammetry software for reality capture and object classification.
- Pix4DcoreAuthorized reseller of Pix4D photogrammetry mapping software suite for terrain and structure analysis.
- FLIR SystemscoreAuthorized reseller of FLIR thermal imaging cameras and sensors for industrial inspections.
- FlybotixminorReseller of Flybotix drones for indoor inspections in compact and industrial environments.
- ASD GlobalcoreTechnology partner for PDMS PIPE-ROUTER tool used in automated piping design, implemented in projects like Lubrizol expansion.
- GreenValley InternationalminorReseller of GreenValley hardware and software solutions for 3D environment mapping.
- EmlidminorReseller of Emlid GNSS positioning technology for surveying applications.
- WorleyParsonscore5+ years of strategic partnership on multiple EPCM projects including PETROBRAS COMPERJ, BASF ACAI/NASA, VALE S11D, and LUBRIZOL. IATEC provides workshare, design management, and engineering support.
- PMI (Project Management Institute)minorPMI Registered Consultant, providing project management consultancy following PMI standards and methodologies.
- vGISminorAuthorized reseller of vGIS high-accuracy augmented reality software for BIM, GIS, and 3D scans, including support for HoloLens 2.
- SENSE SoftwareminorAuthorized reseller of SENSE thermal image processing software including Batch Reporting and SENSE Reporting modules.
- SPH Engineering (UgCS)minorAuthorized reseller of UgCS UAV software solutions and ZOND ground penetrating radar systems.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
IATEC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Worley: Global EPCM and energy engineering services firm and existing IATEC strategic partner on Petrobras COMPERJ, BASF ACAI/NASA, Vale S11D, and Lubrizol projects. Competes directly for industrial engineering services mandates in O&G, mining, and chemicals.
- AVEVA: Provider of plant design software (PDMS, E3D) and industrial digital twin platforms that IATEC implements for clients. Overlaps directly with IATEC's PIM, workshare, and engineering services offering as the underlying software layer.
- Hexagon (Intergraph): Owner of Smart3D, PDS, and related plant design/engineering software used in IATEC's engineering services practice. Competes in the same plant information management and 3D design space that anchors IATEC's service portfolio.
- Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software provider (iTwin, OpenPlant) integrated with IATEC's solutions. Competes in the digital twin and asset information management space, particularly for owner-operators of large industrial facilities.
- Trimble: Industrial surveying and positioning technology provider and IATEC partner/reseller. Overlaps in reality capture, 3D scanning, and geospatial workflows for industrial and infrastructure asset management.
- Cyient: Engineering and digital services firm offering EPCM support, plant information management, and digital twin services to industrial clients — directly comparable to IATEC's engineering and owner-operator service lines.
Broad incumbents
- Autodesk: BIM and plant design software giant (AutoCAD Plant 3D, Revit, BIM 360/Build) whose platform IATEC implements. A broad incumbent whose encroachment into plant information management and digital twin overlaps with IATEC's PIM offerings.
- Esri: GIS platform giant whose ArcGIS services integrate with IATEC's vGIS-based AR offerings. Provides the spatial data backbone for many of the digital twin and asset management workflows IATEC enables.
Emerging players
- Avineon: Digital engineering and geospatial services firm providing 3D modeling, plant information management, and reality capture services — closely comparable niche to IATEC's PIM and APS offerings.
- Pix4D: Photogrammetry software vendor and IATEC reseller partner. Overlaps with IATEC's APS aerial photogrammetry service as both a supplier of the underlying toolchain and a potential alternative for in-house client teams.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks4 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Investors
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Frequently asked questions about IATEC
What does IATEC do?
IATEC Plant Solutions provides integrated technological and asset information management services for industrial enterprises in oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining, chemicals, paper & pulp, agriculture, environmental, and power sectors. The company delivers proprietary services including Aerial Photogrammetric Survey (APS), Plant Information Management (PIM), Workshare, EPCM, Engineering, Owner-Operator support, VR/MR solutions, and Big Data & Advanced Analytics, while also serving as an authorized distributor for 100+ hardware and software technology brands.
Is IATEC a public or private company?
IATEC is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was IATEC founded?
IATEC was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is IATEC based?
IATEC is headquartered in Cheyenne, United States, in the North America region.
How does IATEC make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Professional Services are the primary driver. The others are technology Product Distribution and big Data & Advanced Analytics Services.
Who are IATEC's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Worley, AVEVA, Hexagon (Intergraph), Bentley Systems, Trimble and Cyient. Broad incumbents are Autodesk and Esri. Emerging players are Avineon and Pix4D.
Does IATEC have an API?
No public API is recorded for IATEC.
What industry is IATEC in?
IATEC's product category is Industrial Engineering & Asset Information Management. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAIAF, Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting, with a secondary code of BPAHAIAM, Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting. Its NAICS code is 54133 and its SIC code is 8700.