APCO

What APCO does

APCO Inc is a privately held industrial process control automation company founded in 1998 and headquartered in North Salt Lake, Utah, with additional offices in St. George, Utah and Arlington, Texas. The company designs, engineers, integrates, and programs automation and control systems for industrial operators across six verticals: mining and minerals, water and wastewater, oil/gas and refining, manufacturing, food and agriculture, and power and energy. Its core technology stack spans supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), distributed control systems, and digital twin master planning, with deep expertise across more than 20 automation platforms including Ignition, Rockwell, Siemens, Honeywell, Schneider Electric, ABB, Yokogawa, and AVEVA. The company operates an in-house UL-listed panel fabrication shop certified to UL 508A, UL 698, and UL NNNY standards, producing more than 150 panels per year for hazardous-location and marine environments.

APCO's revenue model blends professional services with a growing layer of proprietary software. The services side — encompassing system design and engineering, automation integration, advanced planning and modeling, panel fabrication and OEM solutions, cybersecurity and communications, and project management — generates revenue through project-based consulting and competitive bids for enterprise industrial clients. The software side monetizes four proprietary products: SimTune (a PID tuning simulator sold via subscription tiers from a free demo to a planned $499/year Pro tier and distributed online through RSP Supply), APCO Lens on Seeq (a process control health analytics module), APCO SCADA Alarm Analysis for Ignition (free to end users with integrator licensing), and Secure Remote Connect (a proprietary secure remote access solution). APCO is the only AVEVA Certified Integrator in Utah, a core Ignition integrator, and the 2024 System Integrator of the Year as recognized by Control Engineering and Plant Engineering magazines. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales combined with content-driven website marketing and industry webinar participation.

Name

APCO

Legal name

APCO Inc

Website

https://apco-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APCO is a Utah-based industrial process control automation integrator founded in 1998, serving mining, water, oil and gas, manufacturing, food and agriculture, and power clients across the United States with SCADA, control system design, panel fabrication, and proprietary software products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

North Salt Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automation & Integration Services: Professional services for system design, engineering, automation integration, programming, and project management. Revenue is generated through consulting and implementation projects with industrial clients across multiple sectors.
2. Software Licensing: Sale of proprietary software products including SimTune PID tuning simulator, APCO Lens, and SCADA Alarm Analysis modules. Offered with various activation tiers and subscription pricing.
3. Panel Fabrication & OEM Solutions: UL-listed in-house panel fabrication shop producing control panels, VFD panels, local control panels, and motor control centers. Generates revenue through hardware fabrication and OEM component integration.
4. Instrumentation Procurement: Procurement services for instrumentation products sourced from trusted manufacturers, with expert support, cost optimization, and quality assurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

APCO designs and integrates industrial control and SCADA systems for process-heavy industries including mining, water/wastewater, oil & gas refining, manufacturing, food & agriculture, and power & energy. The company delivers system design, automation integration, advanced planning/modeling, in-house UL-listed panel fabrication, and cybersecurity/communications services, complemented by proprietary software products such as SimTune (PID tuning simulator), APCO Lens on Seeq (process control analytics), and SCADA Alarm Analysis modules.

Product overview

APCO is a process control automation company offering both professional services and proprietary software products. Their service portfolio includes System Design & Engineering, Automation & Integration Solutions, Advanced Planning & Modeling (including SCADA Master Planning and Digital Twin Master Planning), Panel Fabrication & OEM Solutions, Cybersecurity & Communications, and Project Management & Optimization. Their software product portfolio includes three modules: SimTune (PID tuning simulator), APCO Lens on Seeq (process control analytics), and APCO SCADA Alarm Analysis (alarm system evaluation). These products are designed to work within established industrial automation platforms and address specific aspects of process control optimization, from controller tuning to alarm management to broader operational analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SimTune: A PID tuning simulator software that provides a simple and safe way to learn, practice, and train others about PID tuning principles and techniques.
• APCO Lens
• APCO SCADA Alarm Analysis Module
• Secure Remote Connect (SRC)

Products and services

• Process Control Automation & Integration Services Core service offering encompassing system design and engineering, automation and integration solutions, advanced planning and modeling, project management, and optimization for industrial clients across mining, water/wastewater, oil & gas refining, manufacturing, food & agriculture, and power & energy industries.
• Panel Fabrication & OEM Solutions UL-listed in-house panel fabrication service producing control panels, VFD panels, local control panels, and motor control centers for industrial automation clients. Certified to UL 508A, UL 698, and UL NNNY standards.
• SimTune Standalone PID tuning simulator software that provides a simulated environment for learning, practicing, and training on PID controller tuning with a library of simulated process scenarios, Process Model Identification Tool, and PID Action View. Supports TCLab Arduino kit integration.
• APCO Lens on Seeq Process control analytics module built on the Seeq platform that focuses organizations on key performance indicators and company-wide visibility, providing Focused KPIs, Company Wide Visibility, and Proven Results for process control health and economic/safety/environmental performance.
• APCO SCADA Alarm Analysis Module for Ignition Alarm analysis module for the Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA platform that evaluates alarm system performance following IEC 62682 standards, identifying priority distribution, bad actors, chattering/fleeting alarms, stale alarms, and alarm floods.
• Secure Remote Connect (SRC) Proprietary in-house secure remote connectivity solution featuring double-layer security, automated time-out with physical disconnection, end-to-end encryption, and real-time monitoring for SCADA system remote access.

Quantifiable outcome

• Refinery capacity doubled from 20,000 to 40,000 barrels per day
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Inductive Automation (Ignition)coreTechnology or IntegrationAPCO is an Ignition integrator specializing in SCADA, MES, and IIoT implementations. They have developed proprietary Ignition modules including APCO SCADA Alarm Analysis and offer Ignition Perspective-based solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Maverick Technologies: Maverick is a US-based industrial automation and control system integrator serving process industries (refining, chemicals, life sciences, pulp & paper). Direct peer: similar scope of DCS/SCADA integration, panel fabrication, and advanced process control services, competing for the same enterprise project work.
• Hargrove Controls & Automation: Hargrove is a large independent industrial control system integrator offering DCS/SCADA programming, panel fabrication, and process automation across chemicals, refining, pulp & paper, and power. Direct peer with overlapping vertical coverage and integrator business model.
• Avanceon: Avanceon is a control system integrator delivering SCADA, DCS, MES, and panel solutions to oil & gas, power, water, and manufacturing clients in the Middle East, Pakistan, and North America. Direct peer with comparable scope, vertical coverage, and integrator-plus-OEM business model.
• Prime Controls: Prime Controls is a Texas-based industrial automation integrator specializing in SCADA, PLC, DCS, and panel fabrication for oil & gas, water, and manufacturing. Direct peer competing in the same Gulf/Intermountain geographies with a similar services-plus-fabrication model.
• Optimation Technology: Optimation is a US system integrator providing industrial automation, control systems, and engineered-to-order manufacturing including panel build. Direct peer in scope and verticals (process, manufacturing, energy) with comparable delivery model.
• Tesco Controls: Tesco Controls is a US control system integrator focused on water/wastewater, power, and utility SCADA — a strong vertical overlap with APCO's water and power businesses and similar panel fabrication capability. Direct peer for utility-side automation work.

Emerging players

• Inductive Automation: Inductive Automation is the developer of the Ignition SCADA platform, for which APCO builds modules (SCADA Alarm Analysis) and serves as a partner integrator. Emerging/platform-side peer with overlapping technology stack and a route to expand APCO's product reach through Ignition's ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation is a major industrial automation incumbent offering PLCs, DCS, SCADA, and lifecycle services across all process verticals APCO serves. Broad incumbent — APCO is a partner integrator across Rockwell platforms, making Rockwell both an ecosystem enabler and a competitive services threat.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Honeywell is a major DCS/SCADA incumbent (Experion, PlantPAx) with deep reach in oil & gas, refining, and chemicals. APCO has direct migration experience off Honeywell platforms (TVC 3000 to Experion), making Honeywell both a platform partner and a broad incumbent competitor for full-scope automation work.
• Emerson (AspenTech / DeltaV): Emerson owns DeltaV and AspenTech portfolio widely deployed in refining, chemicals, and life sciences. Broad incumbent that competes for large automation programs and whose installed base represents a steady pipeline of migration and optimization projects that APCO executes against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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