Antec Controls
Antec Controls, a Winnipeg-based subsidiary of Price Industries, designs room pressure monitors, critical space controllers, fume hood controllers, and Venturi valves for healthcare facilities, research laboratories, and educational institutions across North America.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2010
- HeadquartersWinnipeg, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Antec Controls does
Antec Controls, headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada, designs and manufactures HVAC environmental control products for critical spaces, with a focus on healthcare facilities and research laboratories. The product portfolio centers on room pressure monitoring (LUME, MVM), critical space controllers (PACE, PACE+), fume hood controllers (CAVA, CAVA+), and a family of Venturi valves (VFX, VV, VVR, Valve+) used for precision airflow control. Supporting the hardware is a small software suite — Antec Excel Toolkit, Antec TAB, and LUME Assistant — used for system configuration, testing and balancing, and monitor management. The company's stated value proposition is ensuring occupant safety while limiting energy usage in spaces such as isolation rooms, operating rooms, pharmacies, and laboratories.
Antec Controls operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Price Industries Incorporated and trades under the commercial name "Antec Controls by Price." The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales through regional territory managers in the US and Canada with channel distribution led by E.H. Price Solutions, which provides coverage across all ten Canadian provinces, and a smaller regional partner (Mechanical Components Limited) serving Newfoundland and Labrador. The customer base is heavily weighted to higher education and research institutions (Michigan State University, University of Colorado, University of Montreal, Stowers Institute for Medical Research), with additional accounts in healthcare delivery (Saskatchewan Health Authority), government (Michigan State Police), and commercial real estate (Dexter Yard). Marketing efforts center on a corporate website with product/application content, a certified technician training program, and ongoing industry webinars, all designed to drive specification influence with consulting engineers and mechanical contractors.
Revenue mechanics are predominantly one-time hardware sales with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing. Software appears to be bundled or licensed on a one-time basis rather than sold as recurring SaaS. With 11-50 employees, no public revenue disclosure, and no outside funding rounds, Antec Controls is best understood as a focused, niche controls specialist that benefits from the distribution and balance sheet of a much larger parent in the HVAC equipment space.
Antec Controls firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Antec Controls
- Legal name
- Antec Controls
- Website
- https://anteccontrols.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2010
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Antec Controls, a Winnipeg-based subsidiary of Price Industries, designs room pressure monitors, critical space controllers, fume hood controllers, and Venturi valves for healthcare facilities, research laboratories, and educational institutions across North America.
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Antec Controls industry classification
Industry- Product category
- HVAC Environmental Controls for Critical Spaces
- NAICS
- Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)
- SIC
- Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Dampers, Louvers & Ventilation Controls (IMADANAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH)
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Where Antec Controls is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Winnipeg
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Antec Controls business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware Product Sales: Sale of physical control products including room pressure monitors, venturi valves, fume hood controllers, and critical space controllers. Products are sold through direct enterprise sales and channel partners.
- Software Solutions: Software products including Antec Excel Toolkit, Antec TAB, and LUME Assistant for configuration and management of hardware systems
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Antec Controls product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Antec Controls designs and manufactures HVAC environmental control hardware for critical spaces, including room pressure monitors, fume hood controllers, critical space controllers, and Venturi valves. The company also offers supporting software tools (Antec Excel Toolkit, Antec TAB, LUME Assistant) for system configuration, testing and balancing, and device management. Products are sold to healthcare facilities, research laboratories, educational institutions, and government customers across North America through direct enterprise sales and channel partners.
Product overview
Antec Controls designs and manufactures a diverse product line of room pressure monitors, fume hood controllers, critical space controllers, and venturi valves for healthcare and laboratory environments. The portfolio centers on ensuring occupant safety and limiting energy usage in critical spaces. The core products include LUME (room pressure monitor), MVM (multi-variable monitor), PACE/PACE+ (critical space controllers), CAVA/CAVA+ (fume hood controllers), VFX, VV, VVR, and Valve+ (venturi valve products). Supporting software includes Antec Excel Toolkit, Antec TAB, and LUME Assistant. Applications span laboratories, operating rooms, isolation rooms, pharmacies, and retrofit projects.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- LUME: Room pressure monitor designed for critical healthcare spaces, featuring high-resolution touchscreen interface and precision single-room pressure monitoring.
- MVM
- PACE
- PACE+
- CAVA
- CAVA+
- VFX
- VV
- VVR
- Valve+
- Antec Excel Toolkit
- Antec TAB
- LUME Assistant
Products and services
- LUME Room pressure monitor designed for critical healthcare spaces, providing precision single-room pressure monitoring with a high-resolution touchscreen interface and modern design.
- MVM Multi-Variable Monitor for monitoring multiple environmental parameters in critical spaces.
- PACE Critical Space Controller designed for managing environmental conditions in critical healthcare and laboratory spaces.
- CAVA Fume Hood Controller for managing and monitoring fume hood operations in laboratory environments.
- VFX Venturi FX Valve for precision airflow control in critical environments.
- VV Venturi Valve for ventilation control in critical spaces.
- VVR Venturi Valve Retrofit for upgrading existing ventilation systems with modern control capabilities.
- Antec Excel Toolkit Software tool for Excel-based analysis and data management related to Antec Controls products.
- Antec TAB Software application for testing and balancing of HVAC systems in critical environments.
- LUME Assistant Companion software application for the LUME room pressure monitor product line.
Companies that use Antec Controls
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Antec Controls technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Antec Controls partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- E.H. Price SolutionscorePrimary Canadian distribution partner for Antec Controls products. E.H. Price Solutions operates offices across all Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland) providing sales, application support, and technical services for Antec product lines.
- Mechanical Components LimitedminorRegional distribution partner for Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Provides local sales and support for Antec Controls products in the Atlantic Canada region.
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Antec Controls competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Johnson Controls: Global BAS incumbent (Metasys, Facility Explorer) with dedicated critical-environment and healthcare vertical offerings. Frequently the incumbent BAS on large hospital and lab projects and the principal competitive constraint on Antec's specification wins.
- Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure Building): EcoStruxure Building Operation platform serves healthcare, life-sciences and education end-markets with HVAC controls, room pressure monitoring and energy management. Overlaps with Antec's full stack and competes for the same specification.
- Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Building automation and HVAC controls (Desigo) with strong healthcare and lab vertical coverage. A global incumbent competing with Antec both directly in critical-space controllers and indirectly as the BAS-of-record on the same construction projects.
- Honeywell Building Technologies: Large incumbent offering Niagara-based building automation (including critical-environment/cleanroom modules) as part of a much broader portfolio (security, fire, energy). Competes with Antec via its Niagara framework and is often the incumbent BAS on the same hospital and university campuses where Antec is specified.
Direct peers
- Belimo: Swiss manufacturer of damper actuators, control valves and sensors for HVAC — directly comparable to Antec's Venturi valve family (VV, VFX, VVR) and the precision airflow control thesis. Belimo is the global benchmark for HVAC valve/damper actuation and the most direct competitive overlap for Antec's mechanical-controls IP.
- KMC Controls: US-based independent manufacturer of BACnet building automation controllers, sensors and valves. Highly comparable as a mid-sized controls specialist competing against the BAS majors, with overlapping channels in MEP engineers and mechanical contractors for healthcare and education projects.
- Setra Systems: Specialist in room pressure monitoring, cleanroom pressure sensing and HVAC pressure transducers — the most direct competitive overlap with Antec's LUME and MVM product lines for hospital isolation rooms and lab critical spaces.
- Automated Logic (Carrier): Carrier-owned building automation vendor specializing in HVAC control systems (WebCTRL), with deep penetration in healthcare, university and laboratory projects — a like-for-like competitor for Antec's PACE critical space controllers and the room-pressure/fume-hood application set.
Emerging players
- Air Monitor Corporation: Smaller specialist in airflow measurement and control (fan inlet probes, flow stations, dampers). Comparable niche focus and project-driven hardware model to Antec, competing in laboratory and healthcare airflow applications but with a narrower control-system footprint than Antec's integrated PACE/CAVA/LUME stack.
Others
- Price Industries Incorporated: Antec's parent company and one of North America's largest privately-held air-distribution manufacturers (grilles, diffusers, AHUs). Relevant not as a competitor but as the corporate parent that controls Antec's distribution, legal framework and strategic direction.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
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Investors
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Antec Controls M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Antec Controls
What does Antec Controls do?
Antec Controls designs and manufactures HVAC environmental control hardware for critical spaces, including room pressure monitors, fume hood controllers, critical space controllers, and Venturi valves. The company also offers supporting software tools (Antec Excel Toolkit, Antec TAB, LUME Assistant) for system configuration, testing and balancing, and device management. Products are sold to healthcare facilities, research laboratories, educational institutions, and government customers across North America through direct enterprise sales and channel partners.
Is Antec Controls a public or private company?
Antec Controls is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Antec Controls founded?
Antec Controls was founded in 2010. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Antec Controls based?
Antec Controls is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Antec Controls make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Hardware Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are software Solutions.
Who are Antec Controls's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure Building), Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Honeywell Building Technologies. Direct peers are Belimo, KMC Controls, Setra Systems and Automated Logic (Carrier). Air Monitor Corporation is listed as an emerging player. Price Industries Incorporated is listed as an others.
Does Antec Controls have an API?
No public API is recorded for Antec Controls.
What industry is Antec Controls in?
Antec Controls's product category is HVAC Environmental Controls for Critical Spaces. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADANAD, Dampers, Louvers & Ventilation Controls, with a secondary code of IMAHAHAH, Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers). Its NAICS code is 334512 and its SIC code is 3822.