Optima Controls Ltd

Name

Optima Controls Ltd

Legal name

Optima Controls Limited

Website

https://optimacontrols.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Systems Integration

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH), Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA), SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• PLC SCADA integration
• Process control solutions
• Automotive automation
• Batch control systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Redditch

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automation Systems Integration Services: Project-based revenue from designing, installing, maintaining and upgrading electronic control systems. Services include PLC system design, SCADA solutions, control panel manufacturing, programming, commissioning, testing, installation, and principal contractor services. Projects range from smaller single projects to larger major turn-key projects.
2. Service & Support: Post-sale service including technical help and support, remote diagnostic support, scheduled maintenance, emergency cover and call-out, management of spares holding, software and document backup, detailed service logging and reporting, and disaster recovery services. Service levels cover both software and hardware support.
3. Remote Monitoring: Remote monitoring services to maximise uptime of production or distribution operations, providing competitive advantage by allowing clients to focus on core activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Optima Controls is a UK-based industrial automation systems integrator that designs, builds, programs, commissions, and supports PLC, HMI, and SCADA control systems for manufacturing and process industry clients. The company delivers bespoke automation projects spanning the full project life cycle—from Functional Design Specification through installation, commissioning, and ongoing service—using platforms from Siemens, Rockwell, B&R, Schneider, and Mitsubishi to serve automotive, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, heat treatment, and utilities sectors.

Product overview

Optima Controls Ltd is an industrial automation systems integrator offering a portfolio of control and automation solutions. The core offerings consist of Automation Systems (PLC system design and SCADA solutions), Process Control Systems (batch and continuous control), Heat Treatment Automation, Automotive Automation, and Manufacturing Automation. Supporting these are Traverse Systems for printing applications and comprehensive Service & Support. The company specializes in integrating industrial robots (ABB, Kuka, Stäubli), drives, cameras, and sensors with PLC/HMI/SCADA platforms (Siemens, Rockwell, B&R, Schneider, Mitsubishi) to deliver complete turn-key automation projects across automotive, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, heat treatment, and general manufacturing industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automation Systems Industrial automation and control solutions providing PLC system design, SCADA solutions, real-time control implementation, and data acquisition across enterprise-wide industrial networks. Services span from smaller single projects to major turn-key projects across multiple industries.
• Process Control Systems PLC/HMI-based control systems for batch and continuous process control. Includes S88 compliant batch control systems, multi-product/multi-stream production processes, and applications ranging from high-speed packing to wide-area data monitoring.
• Batch Control Systems S88.01 and S88.02 compliant batch control systems design and implementation. Services include process plant design, control system design, and information systems design using traditional DCS and PLC/SCADA based applications with full electronic reporting.
• SCADA Systems Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems with advanced alarm handling, Hot Standby redundancy capability at server and client level, and layered security access for operational, management, and technical personnel.
• Heat Treatment Automation Electrical installations and control systems for the heat treatment industry, including programming, commissioning and testing of PLC, HMI, SCADA systems for high vacuum furnaces (refining, degassing, cleaning, drying, annealing, hardening, nitrocarburizing and melting).
• Automotive Automation Automation and control solutions for the automotive industry covering Body Shops, Paint Shops and Trim Shops. Includes marriage, storage, buffering, build launch and tracking systems. Uses simulation, virtual commissioning, and Digital Twin implementation.
• Manufacturing Automation Automation of machinery and integration of industrial robots (ABB, Kuka, Stäubli), drives, cameras, load cells. Includes traverse systems for printing applications with closed loop control and load sharing capabilities.
• Service & Support Post-handover technical support including remote diagnostic support, scheduled maintenance, emergency cover, third-party supplier management, spares holding management, software and document backup, service logging and disaster recovery services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) target achieved on automated assembly machine
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and primary.

• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic technology partner providing PLC hardware platforms (S7 classic, S7-1500F, TIA Portal) and SCADA software (WinCC). Optima Controls utilises Siemens distributed safety, TIA Portal engineering environment, and WinCC for industrial automation projects.
• Rockwell AutomationcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partner for PLC and automation platforms. Optima Controls utilises Rockwell platforms including PlantPAx DCS environment, and has completed projects with DCP programming standard for JLR and Ford plants. References available from Rockwell Automation.
• B&R (Bernecker + Rainer)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for PLC platforms using B&R Automation Studio software. Used for bespoke sequencing software in automation projects including assembly machines.
• Schneider ElectricsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for PLC platforms providing automation solutions across various industrial applications.
• Mitsubishi ElectricsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for PLC platforms used in industrial automation projects.
• ABBcoreTechnology or IntegrationRobotics partner for industrial robot integration in manufacturing automation projects, including automotive assembly lines.
• KukacoreTechnology or IntegrationRobotics partner for industrial robot integration in manufacturing automation, providing automation of machinery solutions.
• StäublicoreTechnology or IntegrationRobotics partner for industrial robot integration in manufacturing automation projects. Optima Controls has completed software development, validation, testing and commissioning with Stäubli robots for Mechatronic.
• The Automated Technology GroupprimaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAutomotive industry partner for which Optima Controls worked as a subcontractor designing and commissioning control systems for Jaguar Land Rover Slovakia factory using DCP programming standard.
• adi AutomationprimaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProcess industry partner for which Optima Controls acted as subcontractor on JDE coffee plant project in Netherlands, providing PLC and SCADA control system development.
• SEW EurodrivesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationDrive and servo systems partner used in heat treatment and industrial automation applications.
• EurothermsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationTemperature controller partner for heat treatment furnace automation systems.
• Wonderware (InTouch)secondaryTechnology or IntegrationSCADA software partner for human machine interface solutions in industrial automation.
• LinxsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial coding and marking solutions partner for printing applications in manufacturing.
• ZetessecondaryTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial coding and marking solutions partner for printing on packaging equipment.
• PrintSafesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial coding and marking solutions partner for printing systems.
• RotechsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial coding and marking solutions partner for traverse and printing applications.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Automation: US-headquartered automation incumbent whose PlantPAx DCS, Logix PLC and Lifecycle Services compete with and partner Optima; the firm is a referenced platform partner for Optima's automotive work.
• ABB Process Automation: Global automation incumbent offering DCS, SCADA and robotics integration across process and discrete industries; competes with Optima on larger enterprise tenders and supplies the robotics platforms Optima integrates.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Global automation incumbent whose PLC (S7/TIA Portal), SCADA (WinCC) and Digital Industries services portfolio overlaps Optima's offering; acts as a technology partner and competitor for direct end-client contracts.
• Yokogawa Electric Corporation: Japanese process automation incumbent specialising in DCS, S88 batch and lifecycle services for oil & gas, chemical and pharmaceutical plants — comparable to Optima's regulated batch-control offering at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Dürr AG: German specialist in paint shop and final assembly automation for the automotive industry; a named Optima customer reference and a direct comparable for premium-automotive and EV plant automation.
• Comau: Automotive-focused automation systems integrator (owned by Stellantis) delivering Body Shop, Paint Shop and Powertrain solutions to global OEMs — directly comparable to Optima's automotive automation offering.
• RoviSys: US-headquartered independent systems integrator delivering SCADA, MES, process control and discrete automation across process and manufacturing clients — closely comparable as a vendor-agnostic SI focused on Rockwell/Siemens ecosystems.
• Mpac Group plc: UK-headquartered specialist automation systems integrator listed on AIM, serving global OEMs with bespoke automated assembly, packaging and process control solutions — directly comparable to Optima in scale, geography and customer profile.
• KUKA Systems (Midea Group): Global automotive and industrial automation systems integrator with deep Body Shop and robotics integration capability — directly comparable in automotive process automation and robot integration services.
• ATS Automation Tooling Systems: Canada-based independent automation systems integrator with similar turnkey, multi-industry delivery model spanning automotive, process and consumer goods; comparable in services breadth and bespoke project orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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