Controlink Systems

What Controlink Systems does

Controlink Systems LLC is a privately-held, founder-led products and engineering services company established in 1998 and headquartered in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The company develops software and integration solutions for CNC/DNC file transfer, shop-floor automation, real-time process monitoring, vibration analysis, and end-of-line testing, serving primarily CNC machine shops and industrial manufacturers alongside select government and research customers (US Navy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory). Its core product portfolio centers on the Machine Link™ family — including base Machine Link, PLUS (up to 6 simultaneous sessions), BINARY, and the QUICK Serve shop-floor automation line scaling from 3 to 64 simultaneous CNC machines — along with the iMonitor real-time data collection platform for vibration and modal testing, and PDADNC™ for mobile/Pocket PC deployments. Underlying technology is built around RS-232 serial communications with wireless extensions via MOXA hardware, and the company is a National Instruments Partner Network member since 2000, leveraging NI PXI, cDAQ, cRIO, and FieldPoint hardware.

Name

Controlink Systems

Legal name

Controlink Systems LLC

Website

https://controlinksystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Controlink Systems LLC develops CNC/DNC file transfer software, shop-floor automation tools, and vibration/process monitoring solutions, serving small-to-medium CNC machine shops, industrial manufacturers, and select government and research customers in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CNC/DNC Manufacturing Automation Software

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK), Process Control & Automation Electronics Manufacturing Services (PLCs, I/O, DCS/SCADA hardware) (IMAGAGAK)

Keywords

• CNC software
• DNC networking
• Machine monitoring
• Shop floor automation
• Manufacturing integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrenceburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing (Perpetual): One-time perpetual license fees per PC. Software licensed on per-PC basis. Replacement plans available for computer failure scenarios. Multi-seat discounts offered.
2. Engineering Services: Custom engineering services for process monitoring, system control, end-of-line testing, and DNC automation. Includes sensor selection, design, integration, calibration, database development, and industrial control strategies.
3. Hardware Sales: NI data acquisition hardware and MOXA wireless connectivity solutions. Sensor integration hardware including force measurement plates and instrumented tool holders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Controlink Systems LLC designs, develops, and sells CNC/DNC software and supporting engineering services for manufacturing machine shops and industrial production environments. The company's product suite enables shop floor automation, machine-to-computer networking, part program distribution, and real-time machine monitoring across CNC machine tools. In addition to software, Controlink provides engineering services and integrates compatible hardware from partners such as National Instruments (NI) and MOXA to deliver complete DNC networking and machine monitoring solutions.

Product overview

Controlink Systems LLC is a products-based engineering service company offering a portfolio of CNC/DNC software solutions combined with engineering services. The core product lineup centers on Machine Link™ family for CNC program file transfer: the base Machine Link™ software ($195) for single-machine communication, PLUS tier ($395) for six simultaneous sessions, and BINARY tier ($295) for binary file support. QUICK Serve variants (starting at $1,700 for 3 machines, up to $4,000 for 64 machines) add shop-floor automation for remote file requests. PDADNC™ ($395) provides Pocket PC mobility for CNC file transfers. iMonitor delivers real-time vibration and process monitoring. The company also provides custom engineering services for process monitoring, system control, and industrial automation, with specific expertise in National Instruments hardware integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Machine Link: CNC/DNC file transfer software that streamlines the process of sending and receiving CNC programs
• Machine Link QUICK Serve
• PDADNC
• iMonitor

Products and services

• Machine Link CNC/DNC networking software used by manufacturing machine shops to distribute and manage part programs between computers and CNC machine tools on the shop floor.
• QUICK Serve CNC/DNC software product providing shop floor program distribution and machine communication capabilities for manufacturing production environments.
• PDADNC PDA-based DNC solution enabling portable, on-shop-floor distribution and management of CNC part programs.
• iMonitor Real-time machine monitoring software that captures and reports the status and utilization of CNC machine tools for shop floor visibility.
• Engineering Services Custom engineering services for manufacturing customers implementing CNC/DNC networking, shop floor automation, and machine monitoring solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly reduced program transfer time - 'seconds doing what took us about thirty minutes before'
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Instruments (NI)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2000Controlink Systems has been a proud member of the NI Partner Network since 2000, providing NI software and hardware solutions since 1998. NI is an automated test and automated measurement systems provider located in Austin, Texas. The partnership enables Controlink to deliver solutions using NI hardware technologies including PXI, cDAQ, cRIO, and FieldPoint systems.
• MOXAcoreTechnology or IntegrationMOXA wireless hardware links RS232 and Ethernet systems together quickly, efficiently, and reliably. Controlink offers special pricing on MOXA hardware for their customers, enabling wireless connectivity for CNC machines.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• National Instruments (Emerson Test & Measurement): National Instruments, now part of Emerson, supplies the PXI/cDAQ/cRIO platforms underpinning Controlink's iMonitor. Rather than competing, they are Controlink's core technology partner; relevant as a comparable ecosystem reference point for industrial data acquisition and control software.
• Renishaw: Renishaw makes probing, in-process measurement, and machine calibration products for CNC machines — adjacent rather than competing. Their tooling/probe data and monitoring feeds overlap conceptually with Controlink's sensor-integration and iMonitor offering.
• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: Hexagon offers EDGECAM, PC-DMIS, and broader manufacturing intelligence solutions. While primarily CAM/CAD/measurement, their shop-floor connectivity and analytics portfolio competes for the same CNC-shop IT budget as Controlink's DNC and process-monitoring stack.

Broad incumbents

• CNC Software (Mastercam): Mastercam is the dominant CAM software vendor serving the same CNC machinist customer base. While primarily CAD/CAM, its surrounding tool management and shop connectivity offerings put it in loose competition with adjacent parts of Controlink's footprint.
• Siemens Industry Software (SINUMERIK): Siemens offers SINUMERIK CNC controllers plus the broader Digital Industries portfolio (PLCs, SCADA, MindSphere). Competes at the system level in the same shop-floor automation space where Controlink's Machine Link and iMonitor connect into larger industrial stacks.
• FANUC America: FANUC is a leading CNC controller manufacturer with its own PROFINET and MTConnect-capable controls and increasingly bundled software. Relevant because Controlink's Machine Link integrates with FANUC controls as a third-party DNC layer atop such incumbents.
• Mitsubishi Electric Automation (MELDAS): Mitsubishi supplies MELDAS CNC controls and broader factory automation. Controlink's multi-protocol DNC and shop-floor automation integrates with Mitsubishi controls in many of its customer shops, making it an adjacent incumbent rather than a head-to-head rival.

Direct peers

• Shop Floor Automations: Shop Floor Automations (SFA) is a small integrator/developer of DNC, machine monitoring, and shop-floor automation solutions targeting the same CNC shop customers. Comparable in size, GTM (direct to CNC shops), and product scope to Controlink's Machine Link and iMonitor lines.
• CIMCO: CIMCO is a long-established vendor of DNC-Max, CNC-Calc, and CNC-Base software for CNC file transfer, machine communication, and shop-floor editing. Overlaps directly with Machine Link DNC and QUICK Serve on serial/network DNC and machine monitoring workflows.
• Predator Software: Predator Software sells Predator DNC, DNC Max, and CNC Editor — the closest direct competitor to Machine Link and QUICK Serve. They serve the same CNC machine shop buyers with file transfer, drip-feed, and shop-floor automation capabilities, making them the most head-to-head comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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