What MBA Engineering does

MBA Engineering, Inc. is a privately held B2B engineering services firm founded in 1991 and headquartered in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. The company designs, engineers, integrates and supports industrial IoT (IIoT), SCADA, and automation systems for heavy-asset industrial operators, with a particularly deep specialization in fuel management for Class I railroads and adjacent process industries including energy, agriculture, water/wastewater, and renewable power. Named enterprise customers include BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern, Chemoil, Montana Rail Link, Cargill, 3M, and Kraft Heinz.

The technology stack is built around proprietary SCADA platforms, the Support Central operations hub, mobile fuel tracking systems, and a business analytics layer that captures semi-structured and unstructured industrial data into a common system of record. Capabilities span fuel storage tank monitoring, GPS-enabled mobile fleet tracking, predictive maintenance via machine learning, UL-approved industrial power systems, and ICS/OT/SCADA cybersecurity aligned to the DHS CISA framework. The product portfolio has progressively broadened from a 1991 fuel-handling-controls origin through the 2001 Fuel Flow Network, 2005 Railroad Supervisory Control, 2016 global fuel management rollout, and 2018 energy/electron management extension.

MBA Engineering operates an enterprise field-sales go-to-market with consultative, project-based engagements and custom-engineered solutions; no public pricing tiers exist. Revenue mixes professional services (engineering, design, integration), managed services (monitoring, corrective and preventive maintenance), and recurring subscription elements (application integration, trending and reporting). The firm appears to be founder or management-owned, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or M&A activity.

Name

MBA Engineering

Legal name

MBA Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://mbaengineering.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MBA Engineering is a privately held B2B industrial IoT and engineering services firm founded in 1991 that designs, integrates and supports SCADA, fuel management, and automation systems for Class I railroads, energy, agriculture, water/wastewater and renewable power operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Services: Comprehensive engineering services including controls, infrastructure and applications engineering for industrial IoT solutions. Includes process design and engineering, systems integration, remote monitoring, control panel design and construction management.
2. Industrial Automation Systems: Process design, engineering, systems integration and automation solutions for industrial operations. Delivered as engineered solutions and turnkey integration services.
3. Monitoring and Support Services: Active tracking of industrial operations, remote support, issue identification and cyclical maintenance requirements management. Includes corrective and preventive maintenance programs for critical operations.
4. Application Integration: Integration of MBA platforms with existing enterprise ERP, MRP and MES applications to deliver information where needed. Platform access and integration services.
5. Trending and Reporting: Business intelligence and reporting solutions that reduce data mountains to critical performance indicators for continuous improvement and growth.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MBA Engineering designs, engineers, and deploys proprietary industrial IoT (IIoT) platforms, SCADA systems, fuel management systems, and industrial automation solutions for enterprise clients in railroad, energy, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors. The company delivers end-to-end solutions including process design, systems integration, remote monitoring, control panel design, construction management, and ongoing monitoring and support services. Its proprietary platforms include Fuel Storage Management, Mobile Fuel Tracking, Industrial IoT, AgriTech Operations, Machine Learning Analytics, SCADA Systems, ICS/OT/SCADA Security, and Business Analytics.

Product overview

MBA Engineering offers a unified platform of industrial IoT and operations technology solutions with multiple integrated product modules. The core offerings include Fuel Storage Management (realtime fuel network inventory tracking), Mobile Fuel Tracking (GPS and inventory monitoring for fleet carriers), Industrial Design (UL-approved power systems), Industrial IoT platforms, AgriTech Operations, Machine Learning Analytics, and Water Treatment Operations. These products share common infrastructure including SCADA systems, Business Analytics dashboards, and ICS/OT/SCADA Security, and are designed to integrate with existing enterprise ERP, MRP and MES applications, providing a centralized exchange for industrial operations data across fuel, agriculture, water, and energy sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fuel Storage Management Centralized tracking, reporting, and identification of realtime fuel network inventory levels for pipeline, terminal, rail, and trucking fuel inventories through digital interactive dashboards. Designed for fuel operators and enterprise logistics teams managing distributed fuel storage networks.
• Mobile Fuel Tracking Secured mobile communications, GPS location tracking, and realtime inventory level monitoring for fueling fleet carriers with secure data sync. Includes activity recording, tank level monitoring, and integration with multiple flow meters and enterprise systems.
• Industrial Design UL-approved electric power systems and controls engineering including power distribution equipment design, motor control panels, and construction management for industrial manufacturing facilities.
• Industrial IoT Platform Advanced smart systems with secured communications and integrated industrial processes and automation for NextGen IIoT and Controls platforms. Includes water treatment and waste water facility operations monitoring, pressure/temperature change detection, water/chemical leak detection, and water quality monitoring.
• AgriTech Operations Integration, design, engineering, fabrication, construction, and installation of agricultural control systems with Industrial IoT solutions for agriculture operations technology. Includes grain storage management, temperature/hydration/volume monitoring, irrigation automation, and climate monitoring.
• Machine Learning Analytics Industrial analytics and data acquisition processing to capture operations signals, inputs, and values for competitive advantage, process efficiency, and production uptime. Uses AI and Machine Learning for predictive maintenance, efficient repairs, seamless workflows, asset reliability, and unplanned downtime minimization.
• Water Treatment Operations Realtime systems, reporting, and analytics to optimize efficiency, energy use, and enhance equipment reliability for industrial water treatment facilities. Includes water quality, pressure, temperature, liquid flow, and mechanical systems performance monitoring.
• Fuel Optimization Integrated fuel optimization network enabling management of pipeline, terminal, rail, and trucking fuel inventories through digital interactive dashboards for fuel management operations across local, regional, and global operations.
• Automation Controls Engineered solutions for turnkey integration and services, providing flexible and easy-to-use interfaces, accessible diagnostic tools, and platforms to maximize operator performance and productivity. Includes process design, engineering, systems integration, remote monitoring, control panel design, and construction management.
• SCADA Systems Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition platforms providing process alignment and standardized procedures for management, monitoring, trending, and reporting at all levels of operation. Engineering controls architecture designed to customer requirements.
• ICS/OT/SCADA Security Cyber security services for Industrial Controls Systems environments protecting mission critical process controls and operations infrastructure. Includes intrusion detection, authorization and authentication, access controls, data encryption, and infrastructure architecture aligned with DHS CISA framework. Provides DHS ICS OPSEC certified engineers.
• Business Analytics Platform capturing semi-structured, unstructured, and structured data into a common system of record that scales across the entire enterprise for industrial operations. Orchestrates supply chain, inventory management, resource planning, performance, and productivity metrics.
• Renewable Power Sustainable power solutions for tracking electrons, managing Power Purchase Agreements, power collection, consumption, energy storage, and billing systems for power sellers and purchasers across local, regional, and national renewable energy operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fuel fill optimization to exact lowest cost per gallon to move cargo from point A to point B
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Liquid ControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationMBA has partnered with Liquid Controls, the market leader in transport fluid metering, to provide tracking and monitoring of truck operator performance, mobile inventory levels, loads and deliveries. This partnership enhances MBA's Mobile Fuel Management system with best-in-class fluid metering technology for transport applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AVEVA: Industrial software platform (formerly Schneider Electric software) covering SCADA, historian, MES, and engineering design. Strong overlap with MBA's platform strategy and asset operations focus.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Operates Experion PKS and Forge industrial software platforms serving process industries. Comparable to MBA in SCADA/OT scope, but with significantly broader portfolio and installed base.
• Schneider Electric: EcoStruxure platform spans OT/IT convergence, SCADA, and industrial automation. Competes with MBA across multiple end markets and has the global footprint MBA aspires to.
• Rockwell Automation: Global industrial automation incumbent offering FactoryTalk, PlantPAx, and integrated control solutions. Overlaps with MBA's SCADA, controls, and IIoT work, but operates at vastly larger scale across discrete and process industries.
• Emerson (Aspen Technology): Provides DeltaV DCS, Plantweb digital ecosystem, and AspenTech process optimization software. Competes in SCADA, process control, and asset performance—directly adjacent to MBA's automation and analytics offerings.
• Yokogawa Electric: Supplies CENTUM DCS, SCADA, and field instrumentation for process industries including energy and rail-adjacent sectors. Comparable to MBA's controls engineering and OT integration model.

Emerging players

• Dragos: OT cybersecurity specialist for industrial environments, including ICS/SCADA asset discovery, threat detection, and incident response. Direct overlap with MBA's ICS/OT/SCADA Security practice from a pure-play software angle.

Direct peers

• C3.ai: Enterprise AI software provider for industrial predictive maintenance, asset performance, and process optimization. Competes with MBA's ML analytics and predictive maintenance offerings at the application layer.
• Maverick Technologies (a Rockwell company): Industrial systems integrator delivering automation, MES, and IIoT solutions across process and discrete manufacturing. Direct peer to MBA's integration and SCADA services model, now backed by Rockwell.
• Inductive Automation: Developer of the Ignition SCADA/HMI platform, widely used in industrial automation. Competes with MBA's proprietary SCADA offerings on the same buyers (system integrators and end users) with a software-only, unlimited-licensing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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