Advanced Electrical & Motor Controls

What Advanced Electrical & Motor Controls does

Advanced Electrical & Motor Controls (AEAMC), founded in 2012 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a privately held limited liability company operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Group CBS, Inc. The company is a B2B industrial electrical equipment provider and service specialist focused on low-voltage power distribution equipment rated up to 600 volts. AEAMC serves industrial manufacturers, data centers, utilities, and commercial facility operators across the United States through two Texas locations (Irving and Denton, with Denton serving as the Group CBS headquarters), a Chicago operation opened in December 2018, a toll-free 24/7 sales and emergency line (800-289-2757), and an e-commerce storefront launched in 2017.

AEAMC's portfolio spans legacy circuit protection devices — insulated case circuit breakers up to 5,000A, molded case circuit breakers, bolted pressure switches, panelboards and switchboards (100A-5,000A), motor controls (NEMA Size 1-8), and bus plugs/bus duct — sourced across all major manufacturers (ABB, Cutler-Hammer, FPE, GE, ITE, Siemens, Square D, Westinghouse, Zinsco). Beyond equipment distribution, the company provides repair, remanufacturing, and reconditioning services, custom-engineered UL508A-certified industrial control panels, and proprietary new-manufactured products including the AMC-QMQB UL-98 Listed panelboard switch — currently the only direct replacement for discontinued Federal Pacific QMQB series. A life-extension and retrofit program targets obsolete or underrated equipment and is positioned to save customers 30-58% versus full replacement, with documentation tested to NETA, NEMA, and ANSI standards.

The revenue model combines hardware sales (new, surplus, refurbished, and reconditioned equipment) with project-based professional services — emergency response, custom engineering, and field retrofitting coordinated through Group CBS's NETA-accredited field service partners. Pricing is quote-based, anchored by a standard 1-year warranty on most goods and a 2-year warranty on ArcSafe-branded products. Distribution occurs via direct phone sales, the aeamc.com e-commerce platform, the Group CBS affiliate channel network, and four self-contained mobile workshop units providing 24/7 nationwide emergency response. Named customers include Bell Helicopter (Textron), ABM (Water Garden facility in Santa Monica), a large unnamed data-center operator, a Southeast chicken processing plant, and a leading forest products company. The company received the 2026 Plant Engineering Product of the Year Gold award for its bolted pressure switch retrofit solution.

Name

Advanced Electrical & Motor Controls

Legal name

Advanced Electrical and Motor Controls, LLC

Website

https://aeamc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Advanced Electrical & Motor Controls (AEAMC) is a privately held B2B industrial electrical equipment supplier and service provider serving U.S. manufacturers, data centers, and utilities. It sells, repairs, remanufactures, and life-extends low-voltage circuit breakers, motor controls, panelboards, and switchboards, operating as part of the Group CBS affiliate network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Electrical Equipment Services

NAICS

Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Low-Voltage Switchboards & Panelboards (LV distribution panels, MCCs, switchboards) (IMAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Control Panels & Enclosures (Panel Building, MCCs, Integration) (IMAGABAJ), Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls (E&I) Maintenance (IMAIACAE)

Keywords

• Industrial electrical equipment
• Circuit breaker services
• Motor control distribution
• Panelboard manufacturing
• Electrical equipment remanufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Irving

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of new, surplus, refurbished, and reconditioned electrical equipment including circuit breakers, motor controls, panelboards, switchboards, bolted pressure switches, bus plugs, bus duct, and renewal/replacement parts. Equipment sourced from virtually all manufacturers including ABB, Cutler-Hammer, FPE, General Electric, ITE, Siemens, Square D, Westinghouse, and Zinsco.
2. Repair, Remanufacturing & Reconditioning Services: Professional repair, remanufacture, and reconditioning services for electrical equipment including disassembly, visual/mechanical evaluation, OEM-recommended maintenance, component replacement, and testing with full documentation of test results.
3. Life Extension, Retrofit & Retrofill Services: Economical programs to extend useful life of obsolete, underrated, or hard-to-maintain equipment. Includes raising interrupting capacity, increasing reliability, providing solid-state trip units, and matching existing switchgear lineups.
4. Custom Engineered Panelboards & Control Panels: Custom design and build of panelboards, switchboards, and UL508A certified industrial control panels including heat trace panels, motor control panels, automation control panels, VFD starter panels, and soft start drive starter panels.
5. Emergency Response Services: 24/7 nationwide after-hours and on-site emergency support for electrical emergencies, natural disasters, and unscheduled outages. Includes on-site repair, replacement, and access to Group CBS mobile workshops.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Advanced Electrical & Motor Controls sells, repairs, remanufactures, and life-extends low-voltage industrial electrical power distribution equipment rated up to 600 volts, including insulated case circuit breakers, molded case circuit breakers, motor controls, panelboards, switchboards, bolted pressure switches, bus plugs, and bus duct. The firm also custom-engineers and manufactures UL508A industrial control panels and the proprietary AMC-QMQB panelboard switch, and provides 24/7 nationwide emergency response with mobile workshops.

Product overview

Advanced Electrical & Motor Controls (AEAMC) is a B2B electrical equipment supplier and service provider specializing in the sale, repair, remanufacturing, and life extension of industrial power distribution equipment. The company's product portfolio centers on circuit protection and motor control solutions: it offers Insulated Case Circuit Breakers and Molded Case Circuit Breakers as core product lines, complemented by Tough Duty Circuit Breakers (a CBS MaxiVac brand for Power/Vac replacement) and Bolted Pressure Switches. These are complemented by Panelboards and Switchboards (custom engineered for 100A-5000A applications), Motor Control/MCC products including replacement Motor Control Center Buckets, and specialized Bus Plugs and Bus Duct. Under the UL508A Industrial Control Panel brand, AEAMC manufactures custom panels including Heat Trace Panel Boards. The AMC-QMQB Panelboard Switch is a UL-98 Listed replacement for discontinued Federal Pacific QMQB switches. Services include Repair/Recondition/Remanufacturing, Life Extension/Retrofit/Retrofill, Custom Panelboard Engineering, and 24/7 Electrical Emergency Services. All new manufactured products carry a 1-year warranty; remanufactured and reconditioned items also carry a 1-year warranty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMC-QMQB™ Panelboard Switch: A new manufactured UL-98 Listed panelboard switch specifically designed to replace existing Federal Pacific QMQB series of panelboard switches. It is not a remanufactured switch but manufactured using new components.

Products and services

• Insulated Case Circuit Breakers Industrial insulated case circuit breakers rated up to 5000 amperes from manufacturers including ABB, Cutler-Hammer, FPE, GE, ITE, Siemens, Square D, Westinghouse, and Zinsco, offered with repair, replacement parts, upgrading, and retrofitting services.
• Molded Case Circuit Breakers Industrial-class molded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) from all major manufacturers including ABB, Cutler Hammer, FPE, GE, ITE, Siemens, Square D, and Westinghouse, available in ratings from 100A single-phase to 4000A drawout main.
• Tough Duty Circuit Breakers CBS MaxiVac's Tough Duty roll-in replacement circuit breakers for aging Power/Vac switchgear, featuring encapsulated vacuum interrupter pole design, ANSI/IEEE C37 certification, and 5-year, 3,000-operation warranty.
• Bolted Pressure Switches Bolted pressure (high-pressure) switches from all manufacturers, including knife spring, butt contact, and magnetic pressure switch designs, fused or non-fused, with associated life extension and retrofit programs.
• Panelboards and Switchboards Custom-designed and built electrical panelboards (100A-1200A, wall-mounted) and switchboards (1200A-5000A, free-standing) for lighting, power, and distribution service across commercial, utility, and industrial applications.
• Motor Control Low voltage motor controls and motor control centers (MCC) at 600 volts and below, NEMA Size 1 through NEMA Size 8, including new, surplus, and remanufactured units from Allen Bradley, Allis-Chalmers, Cutler-Hammer, Furnas, GE, Siemens, Square D, and Westinghouse.
• Renewal and Replacement Parts Tens of thousands of renewal and replacement parts for insulated case circuit breakers, motor controls, panelboards, switchboards, bolted pressure switches, and other power distribution equipment.
• Bus Plugs and Bus Duct New, used, and reconditioned bus plugs from Square D, ITE, GE, Westinghouse, Cutler Hammer, Bulldog, FPE, Gould, and Siemens, plus new or used bus duct/busway from single sections to hundreds of feet.
• Motor Control Center Buckets New and professionally remanufactured Motor Control Center (MCC) buckets and replacement components, with options to integrate VFDs, reduced voltage starters, and soft start starters, covering vintage equipment from WWII to current across Square D, GE, Westinghouse/Cutler Hammer/Eaton, Allen Bradley, and FPE.
• UL508A Industrial Control Panels Custom-designed and manufactured UL508A certified industrial control panels including heat trace panel boards, motor control panels, oil well controllers, and automation control panels, available in NEMA 1, 12, 3R, and 4X enclosures.
• Heat Trace Panel Boards Advanced heat trace control panel boards in ProC series (standard 30mA ground fault circuit breaker) and ProCS series (microprocessor-based ground fault relay) with standard bus ratings of 100A, 225A, and 400A, UL-508A certified for floor or wall mounted NEMA 1, 3R, 4, 4X, and 12 enclosures.
• AMC-QMQB Panelboard Switch New-manufactured UL-98 Listed panelboard switch (UL File E466967) designed as the only currently manufactured direct replacement for Federal Pacific QMQB series and equivalents (Zinsco, Challenger, American Circuit Breaker, Frank Adams, Sylvania), installs without modifications to the existing switchboard.
• Repair, Remanufacturing, and Reconditioning Services Professional repair, remanufacture, and reconditioning services for insulated case circuit breakers, motor controls, bolted pressure switches, panelboards, switchboards, and molded case circuit breakers, including disassembly, visual/mechanical evaluation, OEM-recommended maintenance, component replacement, and testing with full documentation.
• Life Extension, Retrofit, and Retrofill Services Life extension programs for obsolete, underrated, or hard-to-maintain circuit breakers, motor controls, panelboards, switchboards, and bolted pressure switches; retrofit adds modern components while retrofill replaces old equipment with new modern draw-out assemblies including solid-state electronics.
• Custom Panelboards and Switchboards Design and Build Custom design and build or modification of existing panelboards and switchboards using in-house engineering, metal working capabilities, and skilled technicians, available in a wide range of ampacities for lighting, power, and distribution service.
• Electrical Emergency Services Nationwide 24/7 after-hours and on-site emergency support for electrical emergencies caused by natural disaster or equipment failure, with on-site repair and replacement capability plus access to four self-contained Group CBS portable workshops.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-50% cost savings vs. complete MCC replacement through life extension program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ABMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Facility maintenance services provider conducting power systems analysis, short-circuit studies, and protection-coordination studies. Collaborated with AEAMC on Water Garden circuit breaker upgrade project with custom installation kits for GE Spectra Series and Powerbreak II breakers.
• CBS Field ServicescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNETA-accredited field service company providing turnkey retrofit solutions. CBS Field Services assists with all facets of outage coordination, installation, and testing for bolted pressure switch retrofits and other life extension projects. Part of Group CBS affiliate network providing comprehensive electrical emergency response.
• Shermco IndustriescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerElectrical contractor collaborating with AEAMC on retrofit projects including Bell Helicopter 4000A Square D Bolt-Loc switch replacement. Shermco engineers perform installation with detailed manuals and procedures provided by AEAMC.
• Group CBS AffiliatescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of affiliate companies including Circuit Breaker Sales, CBS ArcSafe, CBS Nuclear, Vacuum Interrupters Inc., Western Electrical Services, Powertech Services, CBS Northeast, and others. Provides access to largest inventory of electrical equipment in North America, specialized products, field services, and emergency response capabilities nationwide.
• Vacuum Interrupters, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of encapsulated vacuum interrupter pole assemblies for Tough Duty circuit breakers. Encapsulated poles harden breakers against environmental contamination and extend life of power distribution equipment.
• NETA (InterNational Electrical Testing Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association providing NETA Rapid Response Form for 30-minute response target to NETA member inquiries. CBS Field Services holds NETA accreditation. AEAMC tests equipment to NETA, NEMA, and ANSI standards.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Circuit Breaker Sales (CBS): Direct affiliate within the Group CBS network selling new, surplus, and refurbished circuit breakers, motor controls, and switchgear. Highly comparable business model, customer base, and product portfolio to AEAMC, with overlapping inventory and shared parent company.
• Shermco Industries: Electrical testing, maintenance, and repair contractor that has collaborated with AEAMC on flagship retrofit projects (e.g., Bell Helicopter). Comparable service offering around switchgear commissioning, testing, and life extension.
• CBS ArcSafe: Sister Group CBS affiliate specializing in remote racking and switching solutions for low- and medium-voltage switchgear. Same end customers (industrial plants, utilities) and same core problem space of aging electrical infrastructure safety.
• RESA Power Solutions: Provider of life-extension and mission-critical power services for electrical distribution equipment including switchgear, breakers, and transformers. Direct competitor in the third-party switchgear remanufacturing and field services market.
• CBS Field Services: NETA-accredited field service affiliate within Group CBS providing turnkey installation, testing, and outage coordination for the same retrofit projects AEAMC designs and supplies. Direct operational partner and immediate substitute for AEAMC's service offering.
• Vacuum Interrupters, Inc. Group CBS affiliate supplying encapsulated vacuum interrupter poles that are integrated into AEAMC's Tough Duty circuit breakers. Closely tied technology partner and peer in the switchgear modernization value chain.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens: OEM of low-voltage switchgear, motor controls, and panelboards that overlap with AEAMC's core product categories. Competes with full modernization solutions and authorized service networks across AEAMC's customer segments.
• Schneider Electric: Global OEM of Square D, Merlin Gerin, and Telemecanique switchgear. AEAMC resells, remanufactures, and retrofits Square D equipment (e.g., MasterPact NW). Competes via full replacement product lines and EcoFit retrofit programs.
• ABB: Global switchgear and power distribution OEM that supplies the original equipment AEAMC remanufactures and retrofits. Offers factory remanufacturing and modern replacement product lines that compete with AEAMC's life-extension value proposition.
• Eaton: Major OEM of molded case circuit breakers, switchgear, and motor controls (Cutler-Hammer brand) — categories AEAMC services and resells. Competes via authorized distributor networks and its own modernization programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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