What TECO technology does

TECO Technology is a privately held industrial distributor founded in 1937, headquartered in Livermore, California with a secondary facility in Fresno, California. The company specializes in fluid and motion control solutions, distributing pneumatic, electrical, automation, motion-control, hydraulic, structural-framing (80/20), and facility compressed-air components to US industrial customers. As an authorized distributor for more than 20 vendor brands - including IDEC, Weidmuller, Baumer, Advantech, Lenze, Kassow Robots, 80/20, Aventics, Gast/Jun-Air, ContiTech and Continental - TECO operates as a multi-line catalog and value-added distributor rather than a single-brand reseller, and it complements product distribution with in-house engineering services: UL508A-certified panel building, machined components, custom hydraulic hose assemblies (via an online hydraulic hose configurator), programming and design, and full engineered solutions from concept to production documentation.

The company's revenue model combines hardware sales through a Shopify-based e-commerce storefront with phone-driven inside sales, a wholesale/reseller program with tax-exempt accounts, and quote-based custom/engineering work on multi-year or project billing. Pricing is unit-based for catalog SKUs (ranging from sub-$20 items such as quick-exhaust valves to over $1,000 items such as compressors), with $10 flat-rate two-day shipping, free shipping on orders over $250, and same-day shipment on in-stock items ordered before 3 pm PT. Distribution channels are purely US-domestic; international shipping is not available. The firm markets itself primarily through the website, an email newsletter, a blog, and an RFQ form for custom orders.

TECO's go-to-market is sales-led with e-commerce convenience layered on top, targeting US industrial customers across pneumatic, automation, motion-control, hydraulic, and electrical build-of-material requirements. Strategic positioning has begun to migrate up the value chain from pure catalog distribution into higher-margin adjacencies - collaborative robotics (Kassow Robots, part of the Bosch Rexroth family), IIoT connectivity (Weidmuller u-mation, Advantech embedded platforms), and certified control-panel fabrication - supported by ISO 9001:2015 and UL508A certifications. The company is privately owned, with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A, or institutional investors in the source data, consistent with a closely held multi-generational industrial distribution business.

Name

TECO technology

Legal name

TECO Technology

Website

https://tecotechnology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TECO Technology, founded in 1937 and based in Livermore, California, is a privately held US-domestic industrial distributor of fluid and motion control components. It serves small and mid-sized US industrial buyers across pneumatic, electrical, automation, motion-control, hydraulic, and 80/20 framing categories as an authorized multi-vendor distributor with in-house engineering and UL508A panel-building services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasanton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: TECO generates revenue through direct sales of industrial components including pneumatic products, electrical components, automation equipment (PLCs, HMIs, sensors), motion control products (servo motors, VFDs), 80/20 aluminum framing, hydraulic components, and facility air systems. Products are sold via e-commerce storefront with pricing visible on product pages.
2. Services: Value-added services including engineered solutions, production and assembly, programming and design, hydraulic applications, UL508a panel shop, and machining services. These services complement product sales and provide integrated solutions for industrial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TECO Technology is an industrial distribution company that supplies fluid and motion control components to US industrial customers, including pneumatic, electrical, automation, motion control, hydraulic, and 80/20 aluminum framing products sourced from more than 20 authorized manufacturer brands. The company also provides value-added services such as engineered solutions, UL508a panel fabrication, programming and design, production and assembly, hydraulic applications, and precision machining, complemented by same-day shipping and an online hydraulic hose configurator for custom assemblies.

Product overview

TECO Technology is an industrial distribution company founded in 1937, offering a comprehensive portfolio of fluid and motion control solutions. The company distributes products across multiple categories including Pneumatic Products (valves, cylinders, compressors, fittings, tubing, vacuum equipment, FRLs), 80/20 Aluminum Extrusions (T-slotted framing systems), Electrical Components (circuit breakers, relays, power supplies, HMIs), Automation Products (PLCs, sensors, network switches), Motion Control (servo motors, VFDs), Hydraulic Systems (adapters, power units, cylinders, motors, pumps), and Facilities Air Systems. The company also offers engineered services including custom design, programming, UL508a panel fabrication, and machining. TECO serves as an authorized distributor for numerous partner brands including IDEC, NOARK, Socomec, Thermal Edge, Weidmuller, Werma, Advantech, Baumer, Lenze, Kassow Robots, and others, providing components and integrated solutions for industrial automation, fluid power, and motion control applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pneumatic Products

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 80/20coreTechnology or Integration80/20 Inc. provides t-slot aluminum extrusion framing systems. TECO is an authorized distributor selling extrusions, t-nuts, joining plates, brackets, and accessories.
• Kassow RobotscoreTechnology or IntegrationKassow Robots (part of Bosch Rexroth family) provides 7-axis collaborative robots. TECO announced partnership to integrate robotics into customer production lines. Features 7-axis cobots with payloads up to 18kg and reach up to 1.8 meters.
• IDECcoreTechnology or IntegrationIDEC is a leading manufacturer of automation and control products including PLCs, power supplies, HMIs, relays, switches, and safety components. TECO is an authorized IDEC distributor providing product stock, kit services, demos, system design, programming, and UL508 panel building.
• WeidmullercoreTechnology or IntegrationWeidmuller provides industrial connectivity solutions including terminal blocks, power supplies, IIoT gateways, PLCs, remote I/O, and HMI software. TECO is a solutions partner for industrial connectivity and automation.
• AdvantechcoreTechnology or IntegrationAdvantech is a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms providing industrial touch panel computers, embedded PCs, networking products, wireless solutions, and remote I/O.
• BaumercoreTechnology or IntegrationBaumer is an international sensor technology company providing ultrasonic sensors, inductive proximity switches, through beam sensors, diffuse sensors, encoders, and image processing products.
• LenzecoreTechnology or IntegrationLenze provides automation and motion control products including VFDs, servo drives, and safety components. TECO distributes Lenze i510 and i550 inverter products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rexel: Rexel is a global electrical, lighting, and industrial automation distributor carrying many of the same IDEC and Weidmuller-style lines TECO distributes, providing a benchmark for how a mature multi-line distributor monetizes electrical and automation portfolios at scale.
• McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr is the benchmark US industrial MRO catalog distributor with a massive generic catalog covering fluid power, electrical, hardware, and motion components — competing for TECO's smaller-account customers via e-commerce, same-day shipping, and a heavily indexed digital shelf.
• WESCO International: WESCO International is a US-headquartered electrical, communications, and utility distribution leader operating across industrial automation and electrical categories that overlap with TECO's automation, electrical, and connectivity (Weidmuller / Socomec) product lines.
• Grainger: Grainger is the largest US industrial MRO distributor (NYSE: GWW) operating KeepStock, same-day delivery, and a deep catalog that overlaps with TECO's pneumatic, electrical, motion control, and fluid power categories, anchoring the upper bound for what a US-domestic distributor can scale to.

Direct peers

• Applied Industrial Technologies: Applied Industrial Technologies is a publicly traded broad-line industrial distributor offering fluid power, motion control, bearings, fluid handling, and technical services — directly comparable to TECO in product breadth and customer base of industrial MRO / OEM accounts.
• AutomationDirect: AutomationDirect is a direct-to-customer industrial automation parts retailer selling PLCs, HMIs, motion components, sensors, and pneumatic products online — overlapping with TECO's automation, motion control, and pneumatic categories via a similar pricing-transparent e-commerce model.
• MSC Industrial Direct: MSC Industrial Direct is a broad-line metalworking and industrial MRO distributor carrying fasteners, fluid power, electrical, hand tools, and automation supplies — the closest large-scale public comparable to TECO's horizontal industrial distribution model serving US manufacturers.
• Festo: Festo is a global pneumatic and automation components manufacturer that also operates direct sales channels, overlapping with TECO's core pneumatic and motion control product categories — useful for sizing how supplier-direct sales compete with multi-line distributors like TECO.
• Motion Industries: Motion Industries is a fluid power and motion control distributor (subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company) operating across hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, electrical, and automation — the same functional product categories that TECO carries, but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• SMC Corporation of America: SMC is the world's largest pneumatic components manufacturer and also distributes through industrial channels. TECO's pneumatic lineup (valves, cylinders, FRLs, fittings) maps directly onto SMC's catalog, making it a structural comparable for the pneumatic half of TECO's business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tecotechnology
• Facebookfacebook.com/TecoTechnology

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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