What LT Automation does

LT Automation is a Puerto Rico-headquartered industrial system integrator founded in 2004, specializing in high-technology system integration for the energy, water, refinery, and pharmaceutical markets across the Americas and Caribbean. The company's core competency is the deployment and ongoing lifecycle management of the OSIsoft PI System as an operational data infrastructure, with flagship capability demonstrated by an enterprise-wide PREPA installation managing 250,000+ data streams across 25 physical and 75 virtual servers at 99.9% availability. Service offerings span control system integration (Foxboro DCS, PLCs, HMIs), turbine supervisory instrumentation (Brüel & Kjær Vibro Setpoint), performance monitoring (Process Plugins), advanced analytics (SEEQ), data reconciliation (Sigmafine), and operational dashboards (Transpara), supplemented by electrical, instrumentation, and industrial network/cybersecurity services.

The firm generates revenue through professional services (supply, installation, configuration, commissioning), partner product resale (OSIsoft, Schneider Electric, AVEVA, SEEQ, Brüel & Kjær Vibro, ACLARA, John Zink, COEN), and recurring maintenance/support contracts. Projects are custom-engineered and quote-based; no standardized pricing tiers are disclosed. Distribution is via direct enterprise sales supported by channel relationships with major industrial technology vendors operating as an authorized system integrator. Three offices (San Juan, Houston, Florida) and a dedicated WaterWorks Division form the operational footprint.

Leadership is founder-led: Elvin Pagan (President and Founder), Jorge Acosta (Co-Owner), Carlos Irizarry (Engineering Director), and Carlos Prieto (IT Director). Ownership appears to remain with founders/management; no institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A, or public listing signals are disclosed. The firm competes on deep vertical and PI System certification expertise within a Caribbean/Latin American regional niche, with a customer roster that includes Atlantic LNG, PREPA, PRASA, Central Romana, Barbados Light and Power, W.E.B. Aruba, Curacao Refinery, and Ingenio El Angel.

Name

LT Automation

Legal name

LTAutomation

Website

https://ltapr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LT Automation is a Puerto Rico-based industrial system integrator founded in 2004, specializing in OSIsoft PI System deployment, control system integration, and turbine monitoring for energy, water, refinery, and pharmaceutical clients across the Americas and Caribbean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation System Integration

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial I/O, Signal Conditioning & Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) (IMAGABAD), Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering) (EUAEAFAC)

Keywords

• Industrial system integration
• Process automation services
• OSIsoft PI System
• Control system integration
• Turbine supervisory instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. System Integration Services: Professional services including supply, installation, configuration, and commissioning of control systems, monitoring equipment, and PI System infrastructure. Projects range from control system upgrades to full enterprise-wide deployments.
2. Partner Product Resale: Resale and integration of third-party products including OSIsoft, Schneider Electric, SEEQ, Brüel & Kjær Vibro, AVEVA, ACLARA, and other industrial technology solutions.
3. Maintenance and Support Services: Ongoing maintenance, support, and technical training services for deployed systems including legacy system support and PI System maintenance.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LT Automation is an industrial system integrator that designs, supplies, installs, configures, commissions, and maintains operational technology environments for energy, water, refinery, and pharmaceutical clients. Its core offering is OSIsoft PI System integration services complemented by resale and integration of partner industrial automation and analytics platforms (Schneider Electric, SEEQ, Bruel & Kjaer Vibro, Process Plugins, AVEVA), along with turbine supervisory instrumentation, performance monitoring, and industrial network/cybersecurity services.

Product overview

LT Automation is a system integrator that provides end-to-end solutions for operational technology environments, primarily leveraging the OSIsoft PI System as the core data infrastructure. Rather than a single unified software product, the offering consists of: (1) professional services including system design, installation, configuration, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance; (2) resale and integration of third-party industrial automation and analytics platforms; and (3) specialized solutions for power generation, water utilities, refineries, and pharmaceutical facilities. The product portfolio includes PI System integration services as the foundational layer, augmented by SEEQ advanced analytics, SETPOINT machinery protection, Process Plugins reliability analytics, Sigmafine data reconciliation, Transpara dashboards, and various DCS/PLC solutions from Schneider Electric, Foxboro, COEN, and Aclara. The company also provides electrical and instrumentation installation, cybersecurity services, validation documentation, and PI System migrations from legacy visualization tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Waterworks Division: LTAutomation WaterWorks Division provides engineered turnkey solutions for Water Distribution, Water & Waste Water, and sewage segments for government and private industry markets in Puerto Rico.

Products and services

• OSIsoft PI System Integration
• SEEQ Analytics
• SETPOINT (Bruel & Kjaer Vibro)
• Process Plugins
• Sigmafine
• Transpara
• EXELE Information Systems
• GrITS for ProcessBook (Data South Systems)
• Opralog (Infotechnics)
• Aclara Smart Infrastructure
• Schneider Electric / Foxboro DCS
• Control System Integration Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% system availability for PREPA enterprise PI System
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OSIsoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationOSIsoft is a core technology partner providing the PI System, the enterprise infrastructure for operational data. LT Automation is an authorized partner specializing in PI System sizing, installation, configuration, commissioning, and development services.
• Schneider ElectriccoreTechnology or IntegrationSchneider Electric provides Foxboro I/A DCS and other industrial automation solutions. LT Automation integrates Schneider products including control systems for power plants and industrial facilities.
• SEEQcoreTechnology or IntegrationSEEQ provides advanced analytics solution for process manufacturing data, leveraging OSIsoft PI and other historians with machine learning capabilities. LT Automation develops and deploys SEEQ Analytics Applications for clients.
• Brüel & Kjær VibrocoreTechnology or IntegrationBrüel & Kjær Vibro provides the Setpoint machinery protection and condition monitoring system. LT Automation supplies, installs, configures and commissions Setpoint systems for turbine protection applications.
• AVEVAcoreTechnology or IntegrationAVEVA provides industrial software solutions for operations management. LT Automation integrates AVEVA products as part of its solution portfolio for industrial automation.
• Process PluginscoreTechnology or IntegrationProcess Plugins provides performance monitoring solutions for OSIsoft AF analytics. LT Automation has deployed Process Plugins for performance monitoring systems at power plants.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Emerson Automation Solutions: DeltaV DCS and Plantweb digital ecosystem provider with a global SI and services network. Overlaps LT Automation's refinery, power, and water integration work, particularly on larger modernization programs where Emerson's own delivery force competes with regional integrators.
• AVEVA: Acquired OSIsoft in 2021 and now owns the PI System — the central platform in LT Automation's portfolio. AVEVA is both the most strategic channel partner and the structural risk: it can expand its own integrator program or de-emphasize regional partners in ways that directly affect LT Automation.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Major industrial automation OEM and systems integrator for refining, energy, and chemicals. Provides DCS, historians (PHD), and turnkey integration services that can displace or complement a regional SI like LT Automation at utility and refinery customers.
• Wood PLC: Global engineering and energy services major with an automation, control, and instrumentation practice covering power, refining, and water. Much larger footprint; competes with LT Automation on larger Caribbean and Latin American project scopes where delivery capacity is decisive.
• Schneider Electric (Process Automation): Foxboro I/A DCS and AVEVA software owner; LT Automation's core technology partner but also a competitor on integrated automation deliveries where Schneider chooses to bring its own systems-integration arm to a Caribbean utility or refinery engagement.
• Yokogawa Electric: DCS, historian, and industrial-automation OEM (CENTUM VP, Exaquantum) serving power, oil & gas, and water globally. Relevant adjacent competitor for enterprise historians and process-control scopes where LT Automation would otherwise act as the regional integration lead.

Direct peers

• Sage Industrial Services (formerly Sage-INEX Automation): Regional industrial automation and electrical contractor serving power, refining, and chemical customers across the US Gulf Coast. Comparable vertical mix (energy / refining), comparable system-integration scope (DCS, PLC, instrumentation), and similar project-based delivery model.
• Avanceon: Industrial automation and systems integration firm with deep OSIsoft PI System expertise serving power, oil & gas, and water utility customers across MENA, Asia, and North America. Closely comparable business model: multivendor SI with anchor vendor partnerships and project-based services revenue — a like-for-like template for LT Automation's go-to-market.
• Mangan Inc. US-based engineering and automation systems integrator serving refining, chemicals, and energy customers with project lifecycle services similar to LT Automation's PI System and DCS integration work. Direct competition for the same industrial-automation-buyer profile in North America.

Regional players

• BASS Inc. Long-standing OSIsoft PI System integrator serving North American industrial customers. Provides a useful peer benchmark for engineering bench depth, recurring maintenance revenue mix, and pricing on enterprise PI deployments comparable to PREPA-scale projects LT Automation delivers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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