Founded in 2009 in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, Oakwood Controls develops electronic target systems and sensor solutions that deliver immediate shot-location data for long-range training, firearms manufacturing, and research. Its systems are used by individual shooters as well as the U.S. military and firearms manufacturers, extending the company’s original work in sensor integration software into specialized live-fire equipment.
DA TargetsBuilt by shooters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, DA Targets makes American-made shooting targets designed to provide immediate feedback on the range. Its patented color-changing targets briefly reveal each point of impact, while self-healing materials withstand repeated use without the routine replacement of paper targets. The company also develops HIT IQ, a tablet-controlled live-fire training system for military and law-enforcement ranges that adds thermal hit detection, automated scoring, and performance data.339920ALLENTOWN, PA
Apex Target Systems LLCLed by a former special operations soldier who holds a utility patent on its product, Tiffin-based Apex Target Systems LLC makes automated live-fire target systems for military and law-enforcement training, shooting competitions, and recreational ranges. Its system displays and scores shots in real time without requiring shooters or staff to walk downrange, while tracking performance data over time. The company says the system was developed and refined with input from SOCOM operators, law-enforcement personnel, and competition shooters.TIFFIN, OH
TargetWorxFounded by former USA Shooting Team member Eddy Esworthy in 1991, TargetWorx designs, manufactures, and installs indoor shooting ranges and their equipment. The Annapolis company grew from Esworthy’s experience visiting ranges around the world and is best known for its wireless, battery-powered target retrieval system, first installed at the NRA Headquarters Range in 2010. TargetWorx keeps the business relatively small while designing its electronic systems in-house and building many components in the USA.STEVENSVILLE, MD
TA TargetsBorn in 2015 after its founders encountered failing steel targets during a West Virginia training course, TA Targets manufactures American-made AR500 and AR550 shooting targets and builds complete training ranges. Its A-DAP system grew from that first design, with an emphasis on target geometry, material consistency, audible feedback and safe fragmentation direction. Based in Pennsylvania, the company also supports its equipment with range-planning services, user guidance and warranties that extend to a limited lifetime on select 1/2-inch AR550 systems.238290ROBESONIA, PA