Process automation and control systems distributor for oil & gas and industrial facilities
Puffer-Sweiven distributes process control, automation, and safety equipment across Texas's Central and Gulf Coast regions as an Emerson partner. The tech stack reveals a mid-market operations core—Oracle ERP, Salesforce, Power BI, DCS/SCADA/PLC for industrial control—paired with active modernization efforts: legacy .NET migration, customer portal consolidation (30+ instances), and next-generation product deployments are underway. Sales hiring is accelerating (11 open roles) while finance and engineering struggle with bottlenecks in AR processing, month-end closing, and legacy system transitions.
Puffer-Sweiven has operated since 1945 as a distributor and systems integrator of process automation, control valves, instrumentation, and reliability solutions for oil & gas, refining, and process-intensive manufacturing facilities in Texas. The company employs 501–1,000 people and maintains an 8+ year average tenure, with a stated focus on employee ownership and technical support delivery. Current operations span equipment sales, system commissioning, maintenance & repair services, and consulting. The business is privately held and headquartered in Stafford, Texas.
Oracle ERP, Salesforce, Power BI, DCS/SCADA/PLC industrial controllers, Azure DevOps, ASP.NET/C#, and Windows infrastructure. Finance uses Oracle Hyperion Planning; operations leverages DeltaV and Micrometer monitoring.
Customer portal modernization (30+ instances), legacy .NET application migration, next-generation product deployments, cybersecurity enhancements, and month-end closing / AR process improvements.
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