What Advanced Engineering does

Advanced Engineering, Inc. is a privately held industrial automation and control systems integrator founded in 1986 and headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, with approximately 60 employees. The company delivers project-based professional services spanning PLC/HMI programming, servo motion design and control, drive systems, I/O integration, DCS design, UL-listed custom panel fabrication, and Software Development Consulting that includes cloud migration, DevOps pipelines, and big-data warehousing on AWS and Azure. Its two proprietary software products are Data Exchange 3, which bridges industrial devices (PLCs) to databases via OPC and OLE DB providers, and the Heads Up Andon Display System, a database-driven digital signage solution for real-time production visualization in manufacturing environments.

The company serves two primary verticals: Manufacturing (including Fortune 500 companies across automotive, food & beverage, packaging, plastics, steel, and related industries) and Utilities/Infrastructure/Water (municipal water authorities and regional utilities requiring instrumentation, controls, SCADA, and treatment-plant modernization). It markets through an enterprise field-sales model with consultative direct engagement and quote-based pricing, supplemented by a certified partner channel comprising Siemens Solution Partner, Rockwell Automation Silver System Integrator, and Inductive Automation Gold Certified Ignition 8.1 integrator status, alongside CSIA and OPC Foundation memberships.

Revenue mechanics are dominated by professional services on multi-year contracts with no publicly disclosed pricing, complemented by one-time license revenue from the two productized software lines and UL-certified panel fabrication. Geographic focus is domestic United States, with content marketing (technical blog on AWS Lambda, Snowflake) supporting top-of-funnel demand generation rather than mass-market digital channels.

Name

Advanced Engineering

Legal name

Advanced Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://adveng.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Advanced Engineering, Inc. is a Franklin, Tennessee-based industrial automation and control systems integrator serving manufacturing and municipal utility clients with PLC/HMI programming, custom panel fabrication, cloud modernization services, and proprietary industrial data integration and visualization software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Systems Integration

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• PLC HMI programming
• SCADA systems integration
• Water wastewater controls
• Custom software development

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Industrial Automation: Billable engineering services for PLC/HMI programming, servo motion design and control, drive systems, I/O integration, DCS design, and manufacturing panel fabrication. Revenue generated through project-based engagements and consulting.
2. Software Development Consulting: Custom software solutions, architecture assessment, DevOps pipeline implementation, and big data warehousing services. Utilizes modern development practices including CI/CD and cloud services.
3. Data Exchange 3 Product: Software product for industrial device to database communication. Potential licensing model for the tool.
4. Heads Up Andon Display System: Industrial digital signage software package sold as a product. Database-driven system for manufacturing visualization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Advanced Engineering is an industrial automation systems integrator that delivers PLC/HMI programming, servo motion control, drive systems, I/O integration, DCS design, and UL-listed panel fabrication for manufacturing and water/wastewater utility clients. The company also provides custom software development consulting covering cloud migration, DevOps pipelines, big data warehousing, and Industry 4.0 modernization on AWS and Azure, and sells two proprietary software products — Data Exchange 3 (PLC-to-database integration) and the Heads Up Andon Display System (real-time production digital signage).

Product overview

Advanced Engineering offers two core software products for industrial environments. Data Exchange 3 is a data integration tool that connects industrial devices (such as PLCs) to databases using OPC and OLE DB protocols, enabling process data collection. The Heads Up Andon Display System is a digital signage solution that visualizes real-time production data on web-enabled displays using a database-driven tag system with drag-and-drop widget configuration. These products can be used independently or together to collect and display manufacturing data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Heads Up Andon Display System: Industrial digital signage software package for displaying real-time production information in manufacturing environments.
• Data Exchange 3

Products and services

• Data Exchange 3 Industrial data integration software that bridges PLCs and other industrial devices to databases via OPC and OLE DB providers, enabling process data collection for analysis without programming effort. Sold to manufacturing and industrial customers needing plant floor to enterprise data connectivity.
• Heads Up Andon Display System Industrial digital signage software that displays real-time production information on web-enabled screens in manufacturing environments. Database-driven with a flexible tag database supporting numeric, text, image, URL, HTML, embed, alarm, and control data types, configured via drag-and-drop widget library.
• Industrial Software and Automation Systems Professional services engagement delivering PLC/HMI programming, servo motion design and control, drive systems, I/O integration, DCS design, SAP ERP integration, and UL-listed panel fabrication for manufacturing companies and water/wastewater utilities, plus Industry 4.0 modernization including IIoT, machine learning, and AWS/Azure cloud integration.
• Software Development Consulting Custom software development consulting covering cloud migration, software architecture assessment, DevOps pipeline implementation, big data warehousing, and data analytics pipelines for manufacturing and industrial clients. Utilizes fully automated CI/CD and cloud-based services on AWS and Azure to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationSiemens Solution Partner for Automation and Drives. Certified partner status through Siemens Partner Network, indicating specialized expertise in Siemens automation and drive products.
• Rockwell AutomationcoreTechnology or IntegrationSilver System Integrator status with Rockwell Automation. Member of Control System Integrators Association (CSIA).
• Inductive AutomationcoreTechnology or IntegrationGold Certified Ignition 8.1 integrator. The Ignition platform is a popular industrial automation software for SCADA and IIoT applications.
• Control System Integrators Association (CSIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSIA Member and Integrator. Industry association for control system integrators providing standards, best practices, and networking.
• RW System IntegratorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSilver System Integrator partner status shown as logo on the partners page.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• RoviSys: Independent systems integrator delivering control system, MES, and industrial software solutions across process and manufacturing industries. Closely comparable in services mix, partner certifications, and Fortune 500 customer base.
• Avanceon: Industrial automation, process control, and energy management solutions provider serving manufacturing and utilities. Comparable mix of systems integration, software development, and panel fabrication.
• Gray Solutions: Specialty engineering and integration arm of Gray focused on food & beverage and consumer goods automation. Comparable in serving regulated manufacturing verticals with turnkey control system delivery.
• Maverick Technologies: Rockwell Automation-focused control system integrator offering automation, information, and industrial IT services to manufacturing clients. Highly comparable business model with similar partner-channel dependency.
• Hargrove Controls + Automation: CSIA-certified control system integrator serving process and manufacturing clients with PLC, DCS, and SCADA services. Directly comparable scope and customer overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Inductive Automation (Ignition): SCADA/IIoT platform vendor behind the Ignition software suite. As Advanced Engineering's Gold Certified integrator, it is both a channel partner and a potential competitor if it expands services delivery.
• Wood Group (Automation & Control): Global engineering and project services firm with substantial industrial automation capability across process industries. Competes for similar plant modernization and control system projects at larger scale.
• Rockwell Automation: Largest pure-play industrial automation platform vendor and a key OEM partner of Advanced Engineering. Represents both a major referral source and a competitive threat via its own lifecycle services arm.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Industrial automation software and hardware platform vendor of which Advanced Engineering is a Solution Partner. Could compete directly via its own Digital Industries Services business for larger accounts.

Emerging players

• Cypress Semiconductor (now Infineon) / HighSide / Copia Automation: Copia Automation is an emerging industrial automation software vendor offering low-code PLC and SCADA development tools that could partially displace traditional integrator workflows over time.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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