AP Corp. - Sensors and Instruments

What AP Corp. - Sensors and Instruments does

AP Corp. (legally Andruss-Peskin Corporation) is an independent industrial manufacturer's representative agency founded in 1959 and headquartered at One Tara Boulevard, Suite 200, Nashua, New Hampshire. The firm serves as the authorized sales representative for multiple principal manufacturers of industrial sensors, instrumentation, controls, and heating equipment, covering New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine) and Upstate New York. AP Corp. does not develop proprietary technology; instead, its value lies in delivering consultative, engineering-led sales across an aggregated principal portfolio.

The firm's product portfolio spans temperature measurement (Optris infrared thermometers/pyrometers/cameras, Pyromation CSA-certified explosion-proof and non-incendive sensors), pressure sensing (Druck pressure sensors with proprietary TERPS technology, Dynisco HTF mercury-free sensors for plastics extrusion), process control (Future Design Controls PID controllers, multi-loop controllers, FM-approved limit controls, CFR 21 Part 11-compliant paperless recorders), flow measurement (SmartMeasurement Coriolis, magnetic, ultrasonic, vortex, and thermal meters), data acquisition (B&K Precision DAS1800), wireless environmental monitoring (SenseAnywhere AiroSensor loggers with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 cloud platform), and plastics processing equipment (Kawasaki Precision Gear Pumps, machine upgrades). Products serve applications in injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming, pharmaceutical/biotech classified areas, food processing cold chain and HACCP compliance, automotive/aerospace thermal testing, and EV battery thermal management.

The business model is commission-based: AP Corp. earns a percentage of sales generated for its principal manufacturers within its exclusive New England and Upstate New York territory. Pricing is set by principals, and AP Corp.'s role is to provide pre-sales technical consultation, product specification, and post-sales application support via field sales engineers who engage directly on customer plant floors. The firm has 1-10 employees, is privately held with no institutional ownership, and has operated continuously under the same ownership structure since 1959. Customer segments include Plastics Processing, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Food Processing, Automotive and Aerospace, Wire and Cable, and Packaging manufacturers.

Name

AP Corp. - Sensors and Instruments

Legal name

Andruss-Peskin Corporation

Website

https://a-pcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AP Corp. (Andruss-Peskin Corporation) is an independent industrial manufacturer's representative founded in 1959, selling sensors, instrumentation, controls, and heating equipment from multiple principal manufacturers to industrial customers across New England and Upstate New York via field sales engineers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturer's Representative Commissions: AP Corp. operates as an independent manufacturer's representative, earning commissions on sales of principal manufacturers' products to industrial customers in New England and Upstate New York. The company represents multiple complementary manufacturer lines, enabling them to engineer complete solutions by combining sensors, instrumentation, controls, and heating products across different principals rather than selling single product lines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AP Corp. (Andruss-Peskin Corporation) is an independent manufacturer's representative founded in 1959 that sells industrial sensors, instrumentation, process controls, and heating equipment on behalf of multiple principal manufacturers. Based in Nashua, New Hampshire, the firm provides regional sales-engineering coverage, applications support, and order fulfillment to industrial customers throughout New England and Upstate New York in plastics, medical/pharmaceutical, food processing, automotive/aerospace, wire & cable, and packaging verticals.

Product overview

AP Corp. (Andruss-Peskin Corporation) is a manufacturer's representative and value-added reseller serving New England and Upstate New York, specializing in industrial sensors, instrumentation, controls, plastics instrumentation, and heating products. The company represents multiple tier-one manufacturers and offers products across distinct categories: temperature measurement (Optris infrared thermometers/pyrometers and thermal cameras, Pyromation explosion-proof/non-incendive temperature sensors, Future Design Controls PID controllers/multi-loop controllers/limit controls/paperless recorders), pressure sensing (Druck pressure sensors and calibration instruments, Dynisco HTF pressure sensors for plastics extrusion), flow measurement (SmartMeasurement Coriolis/magnetic/ultrasonic/mass/vortex flow meters), data acquisition (B&K Precision DAS1800), environmental monitoring (SenseAnywhere wireless AiroSensor loggers with cloud platform), and plastics processing equipment (Kawasaki Precision Gear Pumps, machine upgrades). The company provides consultative sales engineering rather than a single unified product platform.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Dynisco melt pressure and process sensors Melt pressure, temperature, and process instrumentation for plastics extrusion and injection molding, sourced from principal Dynisco and sold to plastics processors and OEMs in New England and Upstate New York.
• Druck pressure measurement instrumentation Pressure transducers and measurement instrumentation from principal Druck for industrial process and test applications, sold to manufacturers in the territory.
• Future Design Controls process controllers and indicators Process controllers, indicators, and related control products from principal Future Design Controls, sold to industrial process customers.
• Pyromation temperature sensors and assemblies Industrial temperature sensors, RTDs, thermocouples, and assemblies from principal Pyromation for process manufacturers.
• Optris infrared temperature measurement Non-contact infrared temperature measurement devices and systems from principal Optris for industrial process monitoring.
• SenseAnywhere wireless temperature monitoring Wireless temperature and environmental monitoring systems from principal SenseAnywhere, targeted at regulated and quality-sensitive process environments.
• SmartMeasurement flow, level, and pressure instrumentation Flow, level, and pressure measurement instrumentation from principal SmartMeasurement for process industries.
• ASM position sensors and encoders Position sensors and encoders from principal ASM, sold to industrial automation and process customers in the territory.
• Kawasaki industrial heaters Industrial heating equipment from principal Kawasaki for process heating applications in plastics, packaging, and related manufacturing.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Future Design ControlscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. serves as the USA Master Distributor for Future Design Controls in the New England region, providing direct access to FDC's full product line including single-loop PID controllers, multi-loop controllers, FM-approved limit controls, DAQ/paperless recorders, and custom OEM control platforms.
• DruckcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. is the authorized manufacturers' representative for Druck in New England. Druck, now part of Crane Company (acquired January 1, 2026), provides pressure sensors, test and calibration instruments, and OEM solutions based on their proprietary TERPS sensor platform. AP Corp. continues as the authorized representative following the ownership change.
• PyromationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. is the authorized Pyromation representative for New England and Upstate New York. Pyromation manufactures temperature sensors including CSA-certified explosion-proof temperature sensors and non-incendive sensors for hazardous locations (Class I, Division 1 and 2, Class II, Divisions 1 & 2).
• OptriscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. is the authorized representative for Optris products throughout New England. Optris is a global leader in non-contact infrared temperature measurement, offering industrial infrared thermometers, pyrometers, thermal imaging cameras, and turnkey infrared application packages. Optris continues producing sensors previously sold under Micro-Epsilon branding.
• DyniscocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDynisco, headquartered in Franklin, Massachusetts, is a leading manufacturer of pressure and temperature measurement equipment for the plastics extrusion industry. AP Corp. represents Dynisco products including PT, MDT, NP, and SPX models with HTF fluid fill options for mercury replacement.
• SmartMeasurementsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSmartMeasurement (SMC), established in 2002 and headquartered in the United States, provides flow measurement instrumentation including electromagnetic, ultrasonic, thermal, mass, vortex, turbine, and positive displacement flow meters. AP Corp. sells SmartMeasurement products in New England.
• SenseAnywheresecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAndruss-Peskin Corporation serves as an authorized value-added reseller of SenseAnywhere products in the United States. SenseAnywhere, based in the Netherlands, designs wireless data logging solutions for temperature and humidity monitoring with FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant cloud platforms.
• Accurate Thermal SystemssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents Accurate Thermal Systems as part of their product portfolio for industrial heating and temperature control solutions.
• Crystal InstrumentssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents Crystal Instruments for vibration testing and measurement solutions in New England.
• HeisesecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents Heise pressure and temperature instrumentation products in New England.
• Hi-TechniquessecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents Hi-Techniques for high-speed data acquisition and testing solutions.
• MACO-syssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents MACO-sys products in the New England region.
• Precision DigitalsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents Precision Digital for digital instrumentation and display solutions.
• Sentek DynamicssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents Sentek Dynamics for force and torque measurement solutions.
• Kawasaki Precision Gear PumpssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents Kawasaki precision gear pumps for plastics processing applications, providing regional application expertise, technical training, and aftermarket support for injection molding and extrusion operations.
• Glycon CorporationsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents Glycon Corporation products in the New England region.
• B&K PrecisionsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAP Corp. represents B&K Precision products including the DAS1800 data acquisition system for power-focused measurements, supporting DC systems, single-phase AC, three-phase AC (wye and delta configurations) for utility, automotive, aerospace, and defense applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global automation and electrification major with measurement products (pressure, temperature, flow, level, process analytics) that overlap AP Corp.'s portfolio. Serves similar industrial customers in process and discrete manufacturing but as part of a far larger integrated automation offering.
• Mouser Electronics: Largest U.S. electronic component distributor selling sensors, transducers, and data acquisition products from thousands of manufacturers. Increasingly competes with independent rep firms like AP Corp. by offering same-day shipping on commodity sensor SKUs to industrial buyers who opt out of consultative specification.
• Emerson Automation Solutions: Large industrial automation incumbent (Rosemount, Fisher, Branson) with deep pressure, temperature, flow, and valve instrumentation portfolios. Overlaps with AP Corp.'s product categories across multiple of the same verticals but operates via direct field sales and a much broader solution portfolio.
• Yokogawa Electric Corporation: Major process automation incumbent with a broad portfolio spanning pressure/temperature transmitters, flowmeters, and control systems. Serves the same industrial customer base (chemicals, food, pharma, power, oil & gas) as AP Corp., but at far greater scale and with a global direct-sales model.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Broad industrial automation provider with significant pressure, temperature, and analytical instrumentation lines competing against AP Corp.'s principals. Targets many of the same regulated verticals (pharma, chemicals, oil & gas, pulp & paper) but at enterprise scale with a direct global sales force.
• Siemens Industry: Industrial automation incumbent offering pressure, temperature, flow, and process instrumentation as part of a much broader automation, drives, and controls portfolio. Comparable in target customer industries (plastics, food, pharma, automotive) but vastly larger and served by direct sales globally.
• Digi-Key Electronics: Major electronics distributor with a deep industrial sensor and instrumentation catalog including pressure, temperature, force, and flow products from many of the same manufacturers AP Corp. represents. Provides online procurement that compresses the role of consultative rep firms for standardized sensor orders.

Direct peers

• Omega Engineering: Direct-to-customer industrial sensor and instrumentation supplier offering thousands of pressure, temperature, flow, and data-acquisition SKUs online. The most direct competitive threat to AP Corp.'s sales motion — customers can self-spec and self-order, bypassing rep-engineered solutions for standardized products.
• Endress+Hauser: Global process automation specialist selling pressure, temperature, flow, level, and analytical instrumentation to industrial manufacturers — the same product categories AP Corp. represents. Endress+Hauser operates both direct sales and authorized representative networks, making it the most directly comparable peer in terms of products, customers, and channel model.
• Transcat: NIST-traceable calibration services and distribution of process and test instrumentation to industrial manufacturers. Like AP Corp., Transcat sells premium industrial measurement products (pressure, temperature, flow) to regulated manufacturers across multiple U.S. regions and verticals, with an overlapping product/customer profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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