IPS Engineering

What IPS Engineering does

IPS Engineering (legal entity IPS - INTEGRATED PROCESS SOLUTIONS) is an independent French engineering consulting and services firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in Angers, France. The company provides automation and control-and-safety engineering services to process industry operators across mining, oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical sectors. Its two core service lines cover the full project lifecycle: "Ingénierie contrôle commande" (pre-project studies, detailed functional analysis, realization follow-up, and commissioning organization for Distributed Control Systems) and "Développement des applications contrôle commande" (detailed organic studies, application development on SNCC platforms, factory and site acceptance testing, and commissioning). The company delivers under technical assistance (staff augmentation) and fixed-price project contracts, and serves enterprise customers including Total E&P Angola, Statoil, Qatargas, Petrom, GDF-SUEZ, ExxonMobil, Arkema, Comilog, and major engineering firms such as Technip, Worley Parsons, and SAIPEM, with project engagements documented in Angola, Norway, Qatar, and Romania in addition to its French base. IPS Engineering's technical core is vendor-independent multi-platform expertise across major DCS systems (Emerson DeltaV, Foxboro IAS, Honeywell Experion/Plant Scape/TDC) and safety PLCs (Hima, Honeywell FSC/Safety Manager, Yokogawa Prosafe, Triconex), supported by a methodology emphasizing standardized base functions, automatic database generation to reduce errors, and systematic traceability through FAT/SAT testing and commissioning phases.

Name

IPS Engineering

Legal name

IPS - INTEGRATED PROCESS SOLUTIONS

Website

https://www.ips-engineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IPS Engineering is an engineering, automation, and integrated process solutions company.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Assistance Services: Mobilizing specialist teams to support and reinforce client projects under technical assistance contracts
2. Fixed-Price Project Contracts: Project-based engineering services delivered under fixed-price (forfait) contracts for control and safety system development

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IPS Engineering is an independent engineering consulting firm providing automation and control systems engineering services for process industries. It delivers two core service lines: (1) Ingénierie contrôle commande — covering pre-project studies, detailed functional analyses, realization follow-up, and commissioning organization for distributed control systems (DCS); and (2) Développement des applications contrôle commande — covering detailed organic studies, application development, training, and FAT/SAT testing and commissioning across multiple SNCC platforms and safety PLCs.

Product overview

IPS Engineering is an independent engineering consulting and services company that provides automation solutions for mining, oil, petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. The company operates two core service offerings: (1) Ingénierie contrôle commande (Engineering for Distributed Control System) covering pre-project studies, functional analysis, realization follow-up, and commissioning organization; and (2) Développement des applications contrôle commande (Process and Safety Application Development) covering detailed organic studies, application development on SNCC platforms (Emerson DeltaV, Foxboro IAS, Honeywell Experion/Plant Scape/TDC), supervision systems (InTouch, WIZCON, Siemens S7, Schneider PREMIUM), and safety PLCs (Hima, Honeywell FSC/Safety Manager, Yokogawa Prosafe, Triconex), along with training and FAT/SAT services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ingénierie contrôle commande (Control Systems Engineering) Engineering services for distributed control systems covering pre-project studies, detailed functional studies, realization follow-up, reception planning, and commissioning support for SNCC platforms. Targeted at process industry operators and engineering firms undertaking DCS projects.
• Développement des applications contrôle commande (Process and Safety Application Development) Application development services for control and safety systems including detailed organic studies, application development, training, and factory/site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT) and commissioning. Covers SNCC platforms (Emerson DeltaV, Foxboro IAS, Honeywell Experion/Plant Scape/TDC), supervision systems (InTouch, WIZCON, Siemens S7, Schneider PREMIUM), and safety PLCs (Hima, Honeywell FSC/Safety Manager, Yokogawa Prosafe, Triconex).

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering: Formerly Altran, Capgemini Engineering is a large French-origin engineering services firm with a dedicated industrial automation and digital twin practice, serving oil & gas, energy, and process industry clients across Europe and globally. Comparable to IPS Engineering in customer base and process industry focus, though at vastly larger scale.
• Worley: Global EPC and engineering services firm with a dedicated Automation and Digital practice that integrates control and safety systems for oil & gas, chemicals, and mining projects. Comparable to IPS Engineering in customer overlap and control systems integration work, though executed at much larger scale.
• TechnipFMC: Global EPC and subsea equipment provider for the oil & gas industry, executing integrated control and safety systems on offshore platforms, FPSOs, and LNG facilities. IPS Engineering references the related Technip entity as a client, and TechnipFMC's automation scope overlaps with IPS Engineering's service offering.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Major DCS and safety systems vendor (Experion, Safety Manager, FSC) whose platforms IPS Engineering develops and integrates. While a vendor rather than a peer, Honeywell's expanding professional services arm competes for the same control and safety engineering work that IPS Engineering performs.
• Emerson Automation Solutions: Global DCS and process automation vendor (DeltaV) whose platforms IPS Engineering configures and integrates. Emerson's Lifecycle Services and project execution capability compete for some of the same forfait/turnkey automation work that IPS Engineering delivers.

Direct peers

• Assystem: French independent engineering and digital services firm focused on energy, industrial, and process industry clients, with strong capabilities in control systems, safety, and commissioning. Direct comparable to IPS Engineering in customer base and service offering, with a larger footprint.
• Segula Technologies: French engineering services group with industrial automation, process, and energy expertise, supporting OEMs and operators from design through commissioning. Comparable to IPS Engineering in service mix and French industrial customer base.
• ALTEN: French engineering and technology consulting firm with significant presence in industrial automation, energy, and process industries. Provides specialized technical assistance and project-based engagements similar to IPS Engineering's forfait/assistance technique model.
• Akkodis (formerly AKKA Technologies): European engineering and digital services firm with deep industrial automation and process industry expertise, operating across energy, manufacturing, and mobility. Comparable to IPS Engineering in flexible technical assistance delivery model.
• SII Group: French-based engineering and IT services group with industrial automation, embedded systems, and process industry practices. Similar delivery model to IPS Engineering, focused on providing specialized technical assistance to operator and EPC clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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