What Precision Time Systems does

Precision Time Systems, Inc. is a private US company headquartered in Shallotte, North Carolina, that designs and sells hardware-based precision timing systems for sports venues. Its core product is the Remote Whistle Timing System, which detects referee whistle signals remotely and synchronizes them with arena game clocks to drive accurate start/stop timing for basketball and other whistle-governed sports. The product lineup consists of the PTS 600 and PTS 700 base timing systems and the higher-tier PTS 650+Tracker and PTS 750+Tracker variants, supplemented by Data Tracker and Data Tracker ET data-capture add-on modules.

The company's systems integrate with the dominant installed bases of venue game clocks from Nevco, Daktronics, Fair-Play, and Whiteway, and use FOX 40 whistles as the standardized trigger device under an exclusive component partnership. Its claimed customer base spans the NBA, EuroLeague Basketball, AAU, NAIA, the Olympic Games, and NCAA Division I/II/III universities, with additional use cases in wrestling, football, and hockey.

Precision Time Systems operates a direct, sales-led go-to-market model: prospects contact the company via a toll-free number, email, or trade shows and receive quote-based pricing. There is no online commerce, no disclosed subscription or recurring software revenue, and no public financials or funding events. The company appears to be a small, founder-operated specialist vendor (11–50 employees) with a tightly defined niche in whistle-based officiating timing.

Name

Precision Time Systems

Legal name

Precision Time Systems, Inc.

Website

https://precisiontime.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Precision Time Systems, Inc. designs and sells hardware-based Remote Whistle Timing Systems that synchronize referee whistles with arena game clocks, serving professional leagues (NBA, EuroLeague), the Olympic Games, and NCAA/NAIA/AAU athletic programs via direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shallotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Timing System Hardware Sales: Sale of precision timing systems including PTS 650+Tracker, PTS 750+Tracker, PTS 600, and PTS 700 models. Hardware-focused revenue with professional services for installation and support.
2. Professional Services and Support: Technical support and product ordering services for customers purchasing timing systems

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Precision Time Systems designs, manufactures, and sells proprietary Remote Whistle Timing Systems used to detect whistle sounds and synchronize game clocks for sports competitions. Its product line includes the PTS 600 and PTS 700 standalone timing systems as well as the PTS 650+Tracker and PTS 750+Tracker enhanced variants, which integrate with leading game clock systems (Nevco, Daktronics, Fair-Play, Whiteway) and use FOX 40 whistles as the standard timing trigger.

Product overview

Precision Time Systems offers a lineup of sports timing systems designed for basketball, wrestling, football, and hockey applications. The core product line consists of the PTS 600 and PTS 700 as standalone timing system models, with enhanced Tracker versions available: the PTS 650+Tracker and PTS 750+Tracker. Data Tracker ET and Data Tracker are add-on data collection modules that integrate with the timing systems to record and analyze performance data. The company also partners with FOX 40 for whistle timing solutions and supports integration with game clock systems from Nevco, Daktronics, Fair-Play, and Whiteway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Data Tracker ET: Product mentioned in product inquiry form alongside Data Tracker
• PTS 650+ Tracker
• PTS 750+ Tracker
• PTS 600
• PTS 700

Products and services

• PTS 600

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FOX 40coreTechnology or IntegrationFOX 40 is the exclusive whistle provider for Precision Time Systems. The high-quality FOX 40 Whistle is used with all Precision Time Systems products, establishing a core component partnership where the whistle serves as the primary timing trigger device for the timing system.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Whiteway: Sports scoreboard and timing systems vendor for high school, collegiate, and arena venues; cited by PTS as one of its four supported game-clock brands, indicating shared end-customers and overlapping offering.
• Nevco: Established US scoreboard and timing systems vendor serving collegiate and professional venues; listed by PTS as a compatible game-clock partner, putting it in overlapping customer workflows at the venue level.
• Fair-Play: Long-standing scoreboard and timing systems maker for schools, colleges, and pro venues; named by PTS as a compatible game-clock brand, putting the two in overlapping venue procurements.
• Daktronics: Large global manufacturer of scoreboards, displays, and timing systems for virtually every major sport; their game-clock products already integrate with PTS, making them the most direct broader incumbent with overlapping customer relationships.

Direct peers

• Colorado Time Systems: Manufacturer of precision sports timing and scoreboard systems for swimming, track, and other competitive sports sold to collegiate and professional venues — overlapping B2B sports-timing hardware served through a similar direct-sales motion.
• ChronoTrack: Sports timing provider for road races and endurance events using RFID chip-based timing and cloud timing software; adjacent sports-timing hardware niche with a more software-forward go-to-market than PTS.
• Seiko Timing (Seiko Watch Corporation): Precision sports timing and officiating equipment provider for international sports federations and Olympic events; directly comparable category of high-precision sports timing hardware, though focused on different sport federations.
• Omega Timing: High-precision officiating and sports timing equipment used by Olympic federations and major leagues worldwide — directly comparable category of precision sports timing hardware, albeit for a different set of sports.
• FinishLynx: High-resolution photo-finish and timing systems for track, swimming, and racing events; sells precision sports timing hardware into the same amateur-through-elite customer segments as PTS, differentiated mainly by sport focus.

Emerging players

• Gill Athletics: Track & field equipment and timing/measurement provider for scholastic and collegiate programs; sells into an overlapping high school/college athletics footprint even though its core products are field-event rather than whistle-timing oriented.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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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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