EAGAN,
Minn., July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Winsted, the global leader in custom control
room consoles and technical furniture, today announced they have
acquired the premier control room consulting and design firm,
Design Matters. Together, Winsted and Design Matters will offer
industry-leading consulting services to our clients and partners,
continue to manufacture the most durable and advanced control room
consoles and accessories, and culminating in the world's most
functional, efficient, and safest control rooms in the
world.
"The critical nature of today's control rooms requires a
comprehensive approach to first analyzing and then designing
mission critical control rooms," said Tracy
Crocker, CEO of Winsted.
"Together Winsted and Design Matters will bring the highest level
of support and services to the industry."
Control room design requires a very specific understanding of
the unique environment and the elements that can impact control
room personnel. Through this acquisition, Winsted and Design Matters will work together
to continue to improve operator accuracy, control room efficiency
and the overall safety of the operation and its employees.
"For 19 years, Design Matters has supported hundreds of clients
and projects," said Steve Whitley,
President of Design Matters. "We are thrilled for this next chapter
and to work alongside Winsted to
bring the best in control room outcomes to all our clients."
Design Matters utilizes a comprehensive approach to analyze
critical control room data. During an audit, control room experts
monitor ergonomics, operator fatigue, traffic, lighting, noise,
acoustics, screen real estate, operator distraction and technology
interaction. After this information is collected, the team of
consultants provide in-depth analysis and reporting complete with
recommendations to help build and design the next generation
control room.
"Winsted is dedicated to the
development of highly optimized and efficient control rooms. This
starts by first understanding the day-to-day challenges in the life
of the operator and then developing solutions that ensure the
Control Room is operating at peak productivity and efficiency"
concluded Crocker. "We are thrilled to welcome Design Matters into
the Winsted family."
Going forward, Design Matters will operate as a separate
business unit of Winsted.
Steve Whitley will continue as
President of Design Matters, which will include the current team of
Consultants and Architects.
For more information, visit Winsted.com and d-matters.com.
About Winsted
Winsted is the world leader in control room
console solutions. Founded in 1963, Winsted has been a constant leader in product
design and development. Winsted is
made of a team of experts whose combined disciplines of industrial
design, ergonomics, and interior design give the company the
capabilities to create control room solutions that are both
efficient and eye-catching. Product concepts are consistently built
and designed with customer input and recognition of industry needs
and demands. Winsted's approach to
the modular system has become an industry standard while
Winsted's experience designing and
developing specialized products enables the company to offer
console and technical furniture solutions for any necessary
application.
About Design Matters
Design Matters creates custom
control room designs for installations both in the US and abroad.
We serve many industries including Oil & Gas, Pipeline,
Electric Utilities, Process Control, Technology based companies,
Military and DoD. Design Matters' objective is to create rooms that
limit disruptions and distractions, and keep operators alert. We
want to improve productivity (efficiency) and minimize risk
(efficiency PLUS accuracy). Our designs create a working
environment that provides high quality of life for operators, which
in turn keeps everyone safe while producing high performance and
low turnover for their companies. Our process has a proven track
record of decreasing project timelines by defining the true scope
of the facility and eliminating costly and timely construction
change orders and setbacks.
Contact:
Brent
Leimer
Winsted, Director of Marketing
brentl@winsted.com
952.914.3885
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