Blue Control

What Blue Control does

Blue Control A/S, headquartered in Birkerød, Denmark, and operating since its 2014 incorporation (with predecessor experience dating back roughly 25 years), manufactures SRO (styring-regulering-overvågning) control systems — essentially SCADA — for water supply plants, treatment facilities, and industrial installations. Its product portfolio spans the BC 1000 IoT controller for borehole and pipeline monitoring, the BC 6000 entry-level system for small water plants (under 50,000 m³/year), the BC 7000 and BC 8000 mid-tier systems, and the BC 9000 top-tier web-based platform, all built on standard industrial components from Siemens, Phoenix Contact, Grundfos, Danfoss, and Vacon and unified through atvise HMI/SCADA software. The company holds a patent on its SRO concept and integrates natively with Kamstrup intelligent water meters (READY, Flow IQ 2200, MULTICAL 2100).

Blue Control monetises primarily through one-time sales of BC-series control systems bundled with installation and commissioning services, supplemented by recurring service and preventive-maintenance agreements, a Blue Watch remote-monitoring club, communications and backup agreements, and a webshop reselling third-party components such as Siemens MAG flow meters and Aplisens level sensors. Pricing is structured around perpetual licenses with no annual fees — explicitly marketed as roughly one-third the cost of traditional SCADA — making the offering accessible to small Danish vandværker cooperatives. The go-to-market is sales-led, with regional sales engineers covering Denmark from Birkerød and Stilling, supported by trade-show presence at events such as Kro-Tour and a partnership with State of Green.

The company is a privately held Danish limited company (Blue Control A/S) and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kamstrup A/S — a global intelligent metering provider with approximately 1,500 employees — since 6 January 2020. Operations are Denmark-only, with no disclosed international revenue, and headcount remains small (around 10 employees at Birkerød plus a modest Jutland office). There are no public revenue figures, no external funding rounds, and no public listing.

Name

Blue Control

Legal name

Blue Control A/S

Website

https://bluecontrol.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blue Control A/S, a Denmark-based subsidiary of Kamstrup A/S, designs and manufactures SCADA/SRO control systems for small and mid-sized Danish water supply plants, integrating Siemens and Kamstrup hardware with self-learning leak detection across the BC 1000–9000 product range.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation - SCADA / Water Utility Control Systems

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Automation Instrumentation & Control (DCS, Valves, Actuators, Analyzers) (IMAHAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering) (EUAEAFAC), Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

Keywords

• SCADA control systems
• Water plant automation
• Industrial process controllers
• Water utility monitoring
• PLC automation systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Birkerød

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SRO Systems (BC Series): Sale of complete SRO/SCADA control systems for water plants including BC 1000, BC 6000, BC 7000, BC 8000, and BC 9000 systems. Solutions include hardware, software, and installation services.
2. Service Agreements: Preventive maintenance agreements with systematic and regular inspection of SRO systems. Includes annual service visits, checklist-based reviews, service reports, and thermography options.
3. Component Sales (Webshop): Online sales of level sensors (SGE-16, SGE-25), flow meters (MAG 5100 W, MAG 5000 transmitters), and other water technical components. Prices range from approximately 6,000 to 26,000 DKK.
4. Communication and Backup Agreements: Communication agreements for internet and SMS alerts managed by Blue Control, and backup agreements for data security and recovery services.
5. Installation Services: Professional installation and commissioning services by Blue Control engineers for SRO systems. Also supports customer use of their own authorized technicians with Blue Control assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blue Control manufactures and supplies SRO (Styring-Regulering-Overvågning / SCADA) control systems for water supply plants, water treatment plants, and industrial installations. The product portfolio spans the BC series (BC 1000 IoT controller, BC 6000, BC 7000, BC 8000, BC 9000) that unify extraction, filtration, pumping and reporting functions in integrated units built on industrial components from Siemens, Phoenix Contact, Grundfos, Danfoss and Vacon. The company also distributes complementary trading products (level sensors, electromagnetic flow meters, UV systems, analysis panels) and provides service agreements and remote monitoring (Blue Watch club).

Product overview

Blue Control provides a modular SRO (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) product portfolio for water supply plants, ranging from compact IoT controllers to enterprise-grade systems. The core offering comprises four controller tiers: BC 1000 (IoT/borehole monitoring), BC 6000 (entry-level for small plants under 50,000 m3/year), BC 7000 (mid-range for small to medium plants), BC 8000 (for plants over 50,000 m3/year), and BC 9000 (top-tier for medium to large plants). All controllers unify intake, filtration, pumping, and reporting functions, built on industrial components from Siemens and Atvise. The product line is extended through a trading products division offering Kamstrup-compatible water meters (Flow IQ 2200, MULTICAL 2100), Siemens flow meters (MAG 5100 W, MAG 5000), Aplisens level sensors (SGE-16, SGE-25), Go-SYS analysis panels, and UV disinfection systems. Complementary services include service agreements, monitoring (Blue Watch club), and communications/backup agreements. The company holds a patent on its solution and is owned by Kamstrup A/S. No annual license fees are charged for the SRO software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BC 9000 SRO System

Quantifiable outcome

• BC 6000 costs approximately 1/3 of traditional SRO solutions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• State of GreenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Control collaborates with State of Green, a public-private partnership aiming to create relationships with international actors who can benefit from green Danish solutions.
• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationBlue Control uses Siemens components as core technology in their SRO systems including PLCs and flow measurement equipment (MAG 5100 W, MAG 5000).
• VogelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlue Control is official Vogel partner in Denmark, offering bevel gears, planetary gears, phase shifting gears, and customized special gears.
• Phoenix ContactcoreTechnology or IntegrationComponent supplier for industrial automation technology used in Blue Control SRO systems.
• GrundfoscoreTechnology or IntegrationComponent supplier for pumping solutions integrated into Blue Control SRO systems.
• DanfosscoreTechnology or IntegrationComponent supplier for automation solutions used in Blue Control SRO systems.
• VaconcoreTechnology or IntegrationComponent supplier for variable frequency drives integrated into Blue Control SRO systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AVEVA: Industrial software and SCADA (Wonderware) vendor serving process industries including water. Comparable as a SCADA/HMI platform provider for utilities.
• Danfoss: Major Danish industrial automation and drives vendor with a water-utility business. Overlaps in variable-speed drives and automation components used in water plants.
• Grundfos: Danish global leader in pumps and water solutions with extensive utility offerings. Blue Control already integrates Grundfos pumps; they overlap on water-utility hardware and digital solutions.
• Schneider Electric: Global industrial automation and SCADA (EcoStruxure) leader with significant water-utility presence. Comparable in integrated automation, monitoring, and energy-management offerings.

Emerging players

• Trihedral (VTScada): SCADA software vendor focused on water/wastewater and critical infrastructure. Comparable as a SCADA-only specialist serving small-to-mid utilities with browser-based monitoring.
• Inductive Automation (Ignition): SCADA/MES platform with strong adoption in water/wastewater verticals. Comparable as a software-centric, license-free unlimited-client SCADA platform targeting water utilities.

Direct peers

• Itron: Global water and energy AMI/SCADA vendor offering metering, network, and software solutions to utilities. Overlaps with Blue Control's water-utility SCADA + meter integration offering.
• Badger Meter: Water-flow metering and AMI solutions provider serving utilities with metering plus monitoring software. Comparable as a water-utility instrumentation and remote-monitoring vendor.
• Kamstrup A/S: Parent company and Danish intelligent metering specialist serving water and energy utilities globally. Closest peer as both water-utility hardware supplier and integrator, with overlapping product and customer profile.
• Yokogawa Electric: Process automation and SCADA (CENTUM) vendor with strong water & wastewater utility footprint. Comparable in delivering integrated control + instrumentation solutions to water utilities worldwide.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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