What is The Industrial Controls, Co.? The Industrial Controls, Co. is a versatile company that provides automated manufacturing system solutions from simple control panels or programming to delivering complete "turnkey" manufacturing or process control systems. We have the capability to fulfill a wide variety of electrical and control systems needs from a high volume of small control panels to large control systems requiring several multi-bay control panels and/or a team of engineers. We not only provide a service, we deliver peace of mind knowing that the job will be completed on time and to your satisfaction.


The Industrial Controls, Co. has grown from the combination of two predecessor firms, Tenric, Inc. and LAS Automation, Inc., in July of 1999. The Thorn brothers were second generation/owners at Tenric and Don Lavrenz owned LAS. The companies and principals merged after years of working together and six months of working in the same new building they currently occupy. The teams brought complimentary strengths in manufacturing/assembly and value-added engineering, respectively.