See for yourself how Systems Control grew from a local repair shop to a company recognized globally for delivering industry-leading products and excellent customer service.
1959
W.J. Brule purchases M.J. Electric, an appliance repair shop located in Iron Mountain, Michigan, from Marshall Potterud. The basis for a nationally recognized electrical construction company is born.
1962
Recognizing a need for a good control panel manufacturer, W.J. Brule forms Systems Control as a division of M.J. Electric. Systems Control soon gains national recognition as a premiere designer and manufacturer of control and relay panels, as wells as medium-voltage switchgear.
1972
Systems Control supplies its first-class 1E panel for TVA® Sequoyah nuclear power plant. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Systems Control supplies numerous 1E qualified main control boards, instrumentation racks and relay panels, as well as seismically qualified cable trays to many nuclear plants throughout the U.S.
TVA is a registered service mark of the Tennessee Valley Authority
1985
Production of THE BOSS Snowplow begins alongside Systems Control's other products.
1999
Systems Control implements "Flow" manufacturing processes to better serve its growing business.
2000
M.J. Electric is sold. Systems Control ownership adopts the name Northern Star Industries, Inc.
2002
Lean manufacturing philosophies are adopted by Systems Control as a commitment to ongoing improvement in every facet of the company.
2005
Northern Star Industries, Inc. purchases a 100,000 square foot manufacturing building and 60 acres of property for Systems Control, the relay panel and Substation Control Center business unit.
2006
Systems Control occupies the 100,000 square foot manufacturing building and a new 11,000 square foot office addition.
2007
Systems Control completes renovation of all 100,000 square feet of manufacturing floor space for relay and control panels and Substation Control Centers.
2008
Construction of the 5,000 square foot office expansion is complete.