What ICS Industrial Control Solutions does

ICS Industrial Control Solutions (Industrial Control Solutions LLC) is a privately held industrial sensor manufacturer headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, operating as a roll-up platform of complementary controls and instrumentation businesses. The company designs and manufactures custom-engineered, industrial-grade sensors spanning pressure, vacuum, level, flow, and temperature measurement, which it sells directly to OEM customers. Its product portfolio is delivered through wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, each retaining its own brand, website, and customer relationships: Whitman Controls (pressure, vacuum, and temperature sensors), Thomas Products (level and flow sensors), Load Controls, and the October 2025 acquisition Duro-Sense Corporation (thermocouples, RTDs, and custom temperature assemblies serving aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial markets). The company is described as a global leader serving OEMs with engineered solutions worldwide, though its disclosed operating footprint is U.S.-centric (Connecticut headquarters and Southern California office post-Duro-Sense).

The company's core technology centers on highly customized sensor solutions tailored to exact OEM specifications, with customization, competitive pricing, and short lead times positioned as the primary commercial differentiators. Revenue is generated exclusively through hardware sales of custom sensors and controls under quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts; no public pricing or financial metrics are disclosed. Distribution is conducted through direct OEM field sales (a 1-800 sales line and email contact) and through the branded websites of each operating subsidiary. The company maintains a minimal digital presence built on Squarespace, with no disclosed leadership team, headcount, funding history, certifications, patents, or AI/ML capabilities in the available source material.

ICS pursues growth primarily through acquisition. It completed two undisclosed-value transactions in 2025: the May 2025 acquisition of Load Controls and the October 2025 acquisition of Duro-Sense Corporation, the latter of which established its first West Coast operational and sales presence and expanded capabilities into precision temperature measurement for aerospace and energy sectors. No external parent company, private equity backing, or venture capital investment was identified in the available data, and ownership structure suggests independent private ownership.

Name

ICS Industrial Control Solutions

Legal name

Industrial Control Solutions LLC

Website

https://industrialcontrolsolutionsusa.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ICS Industrial Control Solutions is a privately held industrial sensor manufacturer based in Bristol, Connecticut, operating a roll-up platform of wholly-owned subsidiaries (Whitman Controls, Thomas Products, Load Controls, Duro-Sense) that design and manufacture custom pressure, vacuum, level, flow, and temperature sensors for OEM customers in aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Sensors and Controls

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Control & Automation Electronics Manufacturing Services (PLCs, I/O, DCS/SCADA hardware) (IMAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Industrial pressure sensors
• Vacuum measurement devices
• Temperature sensor manufacturing
• Level and flow sensors
• Custom temperature assemblies

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Sensor & Control Hardware Sales: ICS generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of custom industrial sensors (pressure, vacuum, level, flow, and temperature) and control solutions to OEM customers worldwide. Revenue is derived from product sales across its operating companies including Whitman Controls, Thomas Products, and the newly acquired Duro-Sense Corporation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ICS Industrial Control Solutions is a privately held manufacturer of industrial sensors and controls, organized as a holding company over a portfolio of operating subsidiaries (Whitman Controls, Thomas Products, Load Controls, and Duro-Sense). It designs, manufactures, and supplies pressure, vacuum, level, flow, and temperature measurement devices — including thermocouples, RTDs, and custom temperature assemblies — primarily to OEM customers in aerospace and defense, energy, and other industrial sectors.

Product overview

ICS Industrial Control Solutions is a global leader in custom manufacturing of industrial sensors and controls, operating as a platform company that serves OEMs with engineered solutions worldwide. The company operates through its subsidiary brands: Whitman Controls (pressure, vacuum, and temperature sensors) and Thomas Products (level and flow sensors). Following the October 2025 acquisition of Duro-Sense Corporation, the portfolio has expanded to include high-precision temperature measurement solutions (thermocouples, RTDs, and custom assemblies) for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. The company also recently established its first West Coast operational presence through the Duro-Sense acquisition, maintaining operations from Southern California while headquarters remain in Bristol, Connecticut.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pressure and Vacuum Sensors Pressure and vacuum sensing devices produced under the Whitman Controls and Thomas Products brands, designed for OEM integration in industrial equipment and instrumentation.
• Level Sensors Industrial level sensing products for fluid and bulk-material monitoring in OEM applications.
• Flow Sensors Flow measurement sensors designed for OEM integration into fluid handling and process equipment.
• Thermocouples Thermocouple temperature sensors for industrial and OEM temperature monitoring applications.
• RTDs (Resistance Temperature Detectors) Resistance temperature detectors used in industrial and OEM precision temperature sensing applications.
• Custom Temperature Measurement Assemblies Custom-engineered temperature measurement assemblies produced by the Duro-Sense subsidiary for OEMs requiring application-specific thermocouple and RTD probe configurations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Duro-Sense CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2025ICS Industrial Control Solutions acquired Duro-Sense Corporation, a leading provider of thermocouples, RTDs, and custom temperature measurement assemblies for industrial, aerospace, and defense applications. The acquisition broadens ICS's capabilities to include precision temperature measurement and establishes ICS's first operational and sales presence on the West Coast (Southern California). Duro-Sense will continue operating from its Southern California facility as part of the ICS platform, joining Whitman Controls, Thomas Products, and Load Controls.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VEGA Grieshaber:
• Ashcroft (Ashcroft Inc.): Ashcroft is a U.S.-based privately-held manufacturer of pressure and temperature measurement instruments serving industrial OEMs and process industries — closely overlapping with Whitman Controls' pressure/vacuum portfolio and Duro-Sense's temperature portfolio.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is a privately-held specialist in industrial process measurement instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and analytics — making it the closest direct peer in product scope, customer base (industrial OEMs/process industries), and privately-held ownership structure.
• WIKA Instrumentation: WIKA is a family-owned German manufacturer of pressure, temperature, level, and force measurement instrumentation. It directly overlaps with ICS's Whitman Controls and Duro-Sense product lines and shares the custom/specialty positioning rather than commodity catalog supply.

Broad incumbents

• Emerson Electric (Rosemount): Emerson's Rosemount division is the global leader in pressure, temperature, level, and flow instrumentation for process industries. It competes directly with ICS across all five of ICS's sensor modalities and serves the same OEM and end-user customers at vastly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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