Business View Magazine | February 2018

164 165 KMC CONTROLS IN THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE K MC Controls of New Paris, Indiana, is an indepen- dent,American manufac- turer of building auto- mation solutions that always has been in the forefront of change. The companywas originally found- ed in 1969 by Ken Kreuter, and its early focus was the manufactur- ing and sale of damper actuators, pneumatic-electric switches, and logic relays for the heating, venti- lation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in commercial buildings. These low-tech circuits operate on air pressure and use mechanical actuators to perform control func- tions. Pneumatic control systems are still used in many buildings, especially in metropolitan areas, because of their large base of installation throughout the 1960s AT A GLANCE FIRST CALL RESOLUTION WHAT: A manufacturer of building automation solutions WHERE: New Paris, Indiana WEBSITE: www.kmccontrols.com