KMC Controls

KMC Controls, Inc.
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryBuilding automation, HVAC
Founded1969
HeadquartersNew Paris, Indiana, USA
ProductsHVAC control system, Thermostats, Sensors, Actuators, Valves
Websitewww.kmccontrols.com
Trademarked identity for KMC Controls Inc.

KMC Controls (formerly Kreuter Manufacturing Company) has designed and manufactured HVAC control system products and building automation systems since 1969.[1] KMC was one of the early privately held controls manufacturer with a full line of digital, electronic, and pneumatic products in the United States.[2] The latest products include BACnet digital controllers and thermostats.[3]

KMC is a member of the United States Green Building Council. Building automation products, such as those manufactured by KMC controls, provide tools for achieving prerequisites and credits for LEED certification in the categories of Indoor Environmental Quality, Energy and Atmosphere, Sustainable Sites, and Water efficiency for green buildings.[4][5][6][7]

The company's intellectual property includes patents for (pneumatic, electronic, and digital) controllers, thermostats, actuators, and valves.[8]

KMC maintains regional sales offices throughout the U.S. and distributes its products through system integrators (or authorized installing contractors), system distributors, wholesalers,[9][10] and OEMs[11][12][13] throughout North America as well as authorized distributors worldwide.[14][15][16]

  1. ^ Leighty, Justin (21 Feb 2013). "New Paris company controls the environment ... inside". The Elkhart Truth. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "KMC Controls: In Touch and Out Front," HVACR Distribution Business, 1 Oct. 2010: 22-26.
  3. ^ "Product Overview," KMC Controls.
  4. ^ "Green Building and Controls Glossary" (PDF). KMC Controls. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Success Stories: The Bullitt Center, Seattle, Washington, United States". BACnet International. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Success Stories: The Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, Columbus, OH, United States". BACnet International. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Success Stories: Wachovia Bank Building, Tampa, Florida, United States". BACnet International. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Patents Assigned to KMC Controls, Inc". JUSTIA Patents. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  9. ^ "How to Buy". KMC Controls. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  10. ^ "KMC Controls Product Search". Raptor Supplies. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ^ "KMC FlexStat Controller". Emerson Climate Technologies. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Lynxspring, KMC Offer 'Green' BACnet Controllers," Contracting Business.com, June 8, 2010.
  13. ^ "Our OEM Partners". KMC Controls. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Success Stories: Kuwait Oil Company Headquarters, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait". BACnet International. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Success Stories: Intel IDC 9, Haifa, Israel". BACnet International. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Success Stories: Neutec Pharmaceuticals, Sakarya, Turkey". BACnet International. Retrieved 9 April 2013.