Quantum Design Over the Years
Danny Pearse founded Quantum Design as a controls engineering firm in April 1986. As Quantum Design quickly grew beyond what Danny could handle on his own, he realized he needed a business partner, adding Dave Culvey as Vice President just two months after opening the doors. Before long the company quickly grew from Engineering services into a full-service control panel manufacturer and what is now recognized as a leading Control Systems Integrator.
The controls division initiates the solution, crafting the electrical designs suited for each individual customer as well as each individual Quantum Design product line. Once the design and engineering phase is complete, the control panel shop wires the machine, readying panels for the manufacturing process before commissioning the systems to the customer’s production facility.
A large part of Quantum’s past and ongoing success is a direct result of its best practices in quality, achieving certification to ISO 9001:2015 in December 2014. Moreover, Quantum continues to outline that commitment to quality with the development of an Integrated Management System that measures customer satisfaction and company growth.
Over the last 30+ years, the automation team has diversified into many markets, including aerospace, food and beverage, automotive and transportation, pharmaceutical, agriculture and water treatment. While the focus has always centered around controls engineering and panel building, their success in equipment manufacturing has shined in recent years with the addition of 4 product lines.
In 2007, Quantum Design purchased Centro-Metalcut, in 2014, the duo acquired KTI (formerly Keene Technology, Inc.). In 2016, the purchase of Quantum Roll Sheeters (formerly Grafech) was complete, and just this past year they secured the acquisition of CTC, formerly a competitor of KTI selling similar equipment with a big following in both the domestic and international market.
In July 2018 Quantum Design broke ground on a brand new 100,000 square foot facility and officially moved their 4 locations into 1 in the Spring of 2019. Now under one roof, Quantum continues to focus on improving and growing all 5 product lines by sharing resources and improving their internal processes.
As of January 2024, long-term employee, David Culvey, former Executive Vice President retired from the business after 37 years and new leadership is emerging at Quantum. Angie Ostler, former Vice President of Finance & Marketing, has been named President, overseeing the day-to-day operations with a focus on the company financials, and Derek Wheeler, former Vice President of Sales, has been named Executive Vice President, focusing on the Operations and Engineering processes within the company. Danny Pearse will step into a new role as CEO overseeing the business at a higher level.
