JW Winco

Name

JW Winco

Legal name

J.W. Winco, Inc.

Website

https://jwwinco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New Berlin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Standard Parts Sales: JW Winco generates revenue through sale of standard machine components and assembly hardware. Products are offered in both metric and inch sizes with over 60,000 items in stock. Pricing includes volume discounts through Pricing and Discounts service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JW Winco manufactures and distributes standard industrial machine components and assembly hardware, offering over 60,000 competitively priced standard parts in stock in both metric and inch sizes. The portfolio spans operating parts (handles, knobs, handwheels), clamping parts (levers, wing nuts, wing screws, eccentric cams), and machine parts (indexing plungers, hinges, leveling feet, valves, couplings, magnets, wheels and casters), supplemented by hygienic-design (EHEDG-compliant) variants, stainless steel AISI 316 options, and custom product development for individual requirements.

Product overview

JW Winco is a leading supplier of Standard Industrial Machine Components and Assembly Hardware, organized as a single comprehensive product portfolio under the Winco brand. The company offers over 60,000 competitively priced standard parts across 2,184 catalog pages in both metric and inch sizes. The product structure is organized into three main divisions: 1.0 Operating Parts (handles, knobs, handwheels, positioning components), 2.0 Clamping Parts (levers, wing nuts/screws, eccentric cams, clamping mechanisms), and 3.0 Machine Parts (indexing plungers, mounting elements, hinges, leveling/lifting gear, valves, couplings, connectors, linear guides, magnets, and wheels/casters). The portfolio includes recent new product launches such as GN 457 vibration mounts, GN 586.2/5861 load rings, EN 464.11 thumb screws, GN 2264 couplings, GN 148.3 damping elements, GN 823 indexing plungers, and various wheel products (EN 22892, EN 22894). Winco also provides customized product development services and was awarded the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 for the GN 210 gear levers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Winco: Primary commercial brand for standard machine components and assembly hardware.

Products and services

• Standard Machine Components & Assembly Hardware Catalog of over 60,000 competitively priced standard industrial machine components and assembly hardware including handles, knobs, handwheels, cranks, indexing plungers, clamps, fasteners, hinges, leveling feet, valves, couplings, magnets, wheels, and casters, in both metric and inch sizes for OEMs and equipment manufacturers.
• Custom Products Development Customized standard parts developed to individual customer requirements, providing modified or unique components when off-the-shelf catalog items do not fit specific applications.
• GN 457 Rubber Vibration/Shock Absorption Mounts Cylindrical rubber vibration and shock absorption mounts with stainless steel components and concave stop surface, used to isolate industrial machinery from vibration and shock.
• GN 823 Indexing Plungers with Operating Lever Indexing plungers with operating lever, expanding the existing indexing plunger family for positioning and locking applications across a wide range of industrial uses.
• GN 8340 / GN 8341 Stainless Steel AISI 316 Wing Nuts (incl. EHEDG Hygienic Design) Stainless steel AISI 316 wing nuts with ergonomic design and brand-consistent appearance, including an EHEDG-compliant hygienic design variant (GN 8341) with sealed, dead-space-free fastening and dirt-repellent geometry for high-hygiene applications.
• GN 8350 / GN 8351 Stainless Steel Wing Screws (incl. EHEDG Hygienic Design) Stainless steel wing screws with ergonomic design and brand-consistent appearance, including an EHEDG-compliant hygienic design variant (GN 8351) for fastening in high-hygiene applications.
• GN 148.3 Rubber Vibration Damping Elements Rubber vibration damping elements with steel or stainless steel flange mounting, designed to protect industrial equipment from vibration.
• GN 2264 Steel/Stainless Steel Rigid Couplings Steel and stainless steel rigid couplings with split design, intended for high torque transmission in machinery and motion-control applications.
• GN 586.2 Steel Safety Swivel Load Rings and GN 5861 Weldable Steel Load Rings Steel load rings for industrial lifting and rigging, including a swivel version with return spring (GN 586.2) and a weldable version (GN 5861) for permanent installation.
• EN 22892 Polyamide Wheels and EN 22894 Phenolic Wheels for High Temperatures Wheels for industrial casters and material handling equipment, including polyamide wheels (EN 22892) for general-purpose use and phenolic resin wheels (EN 22894) for high-temperature applications up to 400°C.
• EN 22870 / EN 22880 / EN 22885 / EN 22887 Industrial Wheels Family Industrial wheel line including rubber wheels with polypropylene core (EN 22870), polyurethane wheels with polyamide or aluminum core (EN 22880/EN 22885) including ESD variants, and heavy-duty polyurethane wheels with cast iron core (EN 22887).
• JW Winco Standard Parts Handbook (Free Catalog Request) The Winco Standard Parts Handbook, a 2,184-page reference covering more than 75,000 items, available as a free catalog request for designers and engineers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Standard parts reduce costs of product development

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GantercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJW Winco is A Ganter Company, operating as part of the Ganter network for standard industrial machine components. This partnership provides manufacturing expertise and product development capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McMaster-Carr: The dominant US catalog and e-commerce distributor of industrial hardware, machine components, and maintenance supplies. Directly comparable to JW Winco's product categories (handles, fasteners, hinges, casters) but with vastly larger catalog scale, instant-checkout e-commerce, and next-day fulfillment — setting the benchmark JW Winco is benchmarked against.
• Misumi: Japan-headquartered global supplier of standard and configured machine components (linear motion, fasteners, handles) with deep e-commerce configurator tooling. Comparable to JW Winco's standardized-parts catalog model and target OEM customer base, with stronger digital configurator capabilities.
• Elesa: Italian-headquartered manufacturer of standard machine elements (handles, knobs, handwheels, leveling feet, clamps) with global distribution. Closely comparable to JW Winco on product mix, design-led positioning (Elesa also has design awards), and customer base of industrial OEMs.
• Kipp: German manufacturer of standard machine elements (handles, knobs, clamping levers, indexing plungers) distributed across North America. Highly comparable product-by-product to JW Winco's catalog, including indexing plungers and clamping levers, and serves the same OEM design-engineering audience.
• Reid Supply: US-based catalog and e-commerce distributor of standard industrial machine components, hardware, knobs, handles, clamps, and leveling elements. Closely comparable to JW Winco's product mix and target customer base of engineers and OEMs, with a similar mid-sized distribution profile.

Broad incumbents

• Ganter (parent/affiliate): The German parent/affiliate brand that JW Winco operates under as 'A Ganter Company.' Comparable because Ganter manufactures the same standard machine components (GN-prefixed part numbers appear throughout JW Winco's catalog) and serves global industrial OEMs — JW Winco functions as Ganter's North American commercial arm.
• Grainger: Large publicly traded industrial distribution company offering maintenance, repair, and operating supplies including hardware, fasteners, and machine components. Comparable as an overlapping category competitor serving similar industrial customers, though Grainger operates a much broader MRO portfolio rather than specializing in standard machine components.
• MSC Industrial: Major US industrial distributor focused on metalworking and MRO supplies, with a metalworking catalog overlapping with JW Winco's fastener, handle, and machine-component categories. Comparable as an industrial supply competitor serving OEM and maintenance customers, though MSC's catalog spans far beyond standard machine elements.
• Fastenal: Large publicly traded industrial supplier with deep fastener and hardware offerings, plus onsite vending and supply-chain services. Comparable on the fastener and hardware subset of JW Winco's catalog, though Fastenal's scale, public-market access, and vending-machine distribution model differ significantly.

Emerging players

• Fixtureworks: US distributor specializing in workholding, fixturing, and machine components including handles, knobs, leveling feet, and casters. Overlaps with JW Winco's catalog on several product families and serves similar OEM customers, though Fixtureworks leans more heavily into workholding-specific components.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jwwinco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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