GrayMatter announced that it has acquired New Frontier Technologies, a Kansas City-based industrial automation specialist.
The acquisition strengthens GrayMatter’s Industrial Automation pillar, expands the company’s capabilities across oil and gas, process industries, and data centers, and establishes a new GrayMatter presence in Kansas City and Texas.
New Frontier Technologies has deep roots in oil and gas, with employees in Midland/Odessa and Houston. The company has built a strong portfolio across hydrocarbon and process industries while also gaining momentum in the mission-critical data center market.
Founded with a focus on the oil and gas sector, New Frontier Technologies has developed control, integration, and vision systems for demanding industrial environments. The company has expanded into chemicals, hydrocarbon-powered utilities, alternative energy utilities, and other hydrocarbon-driven sectors.
New Frontier Technologies has also developed a growing data center practice. GrayMatter said the company’s reliability engineering, controls expertise, and process discipline translate well to the mission-critical infrastructure needs of hyperscale data center environments.
A key area of differentiation for New Frontier Technologies is its vision-based material handling expertise. One of the company’s two Kansas City locations focuses solely on this area. The team designs and deploys machine-vision and automation systems that move, sort, and quality-check materials at scale. These capabilities are increasingly in demand across logistics, manufacturing, and energy operations.
The acquisition expands GrayMatter’s engineering, integration, and applications expertise while giving customers access to a broader platform across oil and gas, life sciences, food and beverage, distribution, and data center operations.
With New Frontier Technologies joining GrayMatter, the combined team now includes more than 500 employees. GrayMatter said the deal adds a team with strong technical depth, long-standing customer relationships, and real-world pipeline operational experience.
The deal also gives GrayMatter its first dedicated presence in the Kansas City metro area. The company said Kansas City is an emerging hub for industrial automation, advanced manufacturing, and data center investment in the central United States.
Kansas City also sits at the intersection of energy, logistics, and infrastructure, which are three markets where GrayMatter is actively investing. The company said the acquisition gives it a stronger geographic anchor to serve customers across the central corridor and beyond.
GrayMatter is a portfolio company of Tailwind Capital. The company works with manufacturers, life sciences companies, and infrastructure operators through three core pillars: Factory Transformation, Brilliant Operations, and Industrial Automation.
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“GrayMatter is built the same way as NFT — focusing on relationships, technical depth and outcomes that make a difference. This combination gives our team a bigger platform to do the work we love for the customers who depend on us.”
“Our team is the heart of New Frontier — the engineers, technicians and project leaders who show up for our customers every day. GrayMatter recognized that, valued it and built this combination around it. Kansas City has been a great home for us, and joining GrayMatter gives our people a stronger platform to serve the industries we love.”
Craig Walker, CEO of New Frontier Technologies
“Acquiring NFT strengthens our Industrial Automation pillar in exactly the way we want to grow — by adding a team of Thinkers and Doers who care about their customers the way we care about ours.”
“Craig and the NFT team have built something durable in Kansas City. Bringing them into GrayMatter gets us to more than 500 strong, with relationships built to last.”
Paul Galeski, CEO of GrayMatter
