Control Station Inc., a provider of process analytics and optimisation solutions based in North America, has announced the successful acquisition and integration of its Ireland-based joint venture and distribution partner.
Originally formed in 2016 to support the needs of multi-national process manufacturers, Control Station Limited, based in County Tipperary, Ireland, strengthened the company’s market positioning both in the EMEA region and globally. Through this acquisition Control Station says it can significantly expands its international reach with the addition of expert sales and engineering services staff.
Reformed under the name Control Station Technologies Limited, the new entity will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Control Station Inc. It will remain strategically located in Ireland and within the European Union’s rapidly growing market for industrial process automation solutions. According to Mordor Intelligence, the European industrial process automation market will exceed $31 billion by 2030 with the Middle East and Africa regions raising that projection to nearly $40 billion.
“Since 2016 Control Station has achieved significant growth among its international customer base particularly among multi-national manufacturers with operations in the EMEA region,” commented Damien Munroe, former joint venture principle and new Vice President of Partner Development. “This acquisition more closely aligns our resources and enhances our ability to deliver value-added process optimization solutions.”
Control Station says it has long led the market for process modeling and PID controller tuning products with its award-winning portfolio of LOOP-PRO™ branded tools. In recent years, the company has taken on the mantle of leadership within plant- and enterprise-wide control loop performance monitoring (CLPM) and process analytics. PlantESP™ Loop Performance Monitoring is widely recognized as a highly intuitive and uniquely powerful CLPM solution, having been successfully deployed at production facilities operated by Top 10 Manufacturers within each of the Basic Materials, Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, and Pulp & Paper industries.
“Since its founding, Control Station has supported the needs of the global process automation market from our US base of operations,” shared Dennis Nash, President of Control Station Inc. “Today’s announcement sets the foundation for our future by bringing us closer to the process manufacturing community and positioning us to generate better outcomes for our customers.”
In addition to its portfolio of software products, Control Station offers a wide range of process optimization and educational services. With the recent introduction of System Health Monitoring (SHM), the company now provides a tiered service offering that leverages intelligence captured by PlantESP. The SHM service captures and reports critical system and controller performance data from participating PlantESP installations. The service facilitates rapid response to system resource issues and guidance for both achieving and maintaining world-class control.
Through the acquisition, Control Station says it significantly expands the team of sales and engineering resources under its direct control. Additions to the sales force include multiple seasoned professionals who are now focused more specifically on growing accounts within the EMEA region. Similarly, the expansion of Control Station’s engineering services team is expected to enhance the company’s ability to support a growing base of international and multinational customers. Control Station has successfully licensed its solutions to half of the manufacturers listed among the Fortune 500, and the company currently supports facilities located in over 70 countries.
