What Ex-Factory does

Ex-Factory, Inc. is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based online marketplace founded in 1989 that brokers used and new industrial machinery across four verticals: woodworking, metalworking, stone, and glass/window. The company operates through four specialized wholly-owned divisions — EX-FACTORY Auctions, Metal Machinery, Stone Machinery and Equipment, and Glass & Window Machinery — each with a dedicated website, in addition to a CAM-WOOD sub-brand for computer-aided manufacturing solutions and the core exfactory.com marketplace platform. Listings are organized into deep category taxonomies (CNC machining, edgebanders, saws, sanders, presses, recycling equipment, sawmill equipment, and full metalworking sub-categories for fabrication, machining, and metalforming) with detailed manufacturer and location data. A Zeeland, Michigan warehouse, showroom, and reconditioning facility complements the Charlotte headquarters.

The business operates a sales-led go-to-market, monetizing through marketplace commissions on equipment transactions, transaction fees from live ongoing auctions and plant liquidations, and professional services including quick appraisals, equipment listings, and a "Machines Wanted" buyer-matching service, with leasing facilitated via a National Capital Leasing partnership. Marketing is distributed across SEO-driven direct website search, a regular email newsletter program segmented by machine category, and organic social channels (Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram). The firm's geographic footprint covers the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with equipment listings displaying actual machine locations to support buyer logistics.

Customer segments span woodworking manufacturers (primary — cabinetry, millwork, doors, stairs, windows, furniture), metalworking manufacturers, stone fabricators, glass and window operations, sawmills and pallet/recycling operations, machinery dealers/distributors, and small shops. There is no disclosed revenue, no funding history, no named strategic customers, no leadership team listed, no patents or awards, and no AI/ML capability evidenced in the input data — indicating a long-running, owner-operated, niche industrial intermediary rather than a venture-backed or technology-differentiated platform.

Name

Ex-Factory

Legal name

EX-FACTORY INC.

Website

https://exfactory.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ex-Factory is an online marketplace founded in 1989 that connects buyers and sellers of new and used industrial machinery across woodworking, metalworking, stone, and glass verticals in the US, Canada, and Mexico, monetizing via commissions, auctions, and appraisal services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machinery Marketplace

NAICS

Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing (333243), Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Used & Refurbished Farm Machinery (Resale, Rebuild, Remanufacturing) (AFAAAAAI)

Keywords

• Industrial machinery marketplace
• Used woodworking equipment
• Metalworking machinery sales
• Plant equipment liquidations
• Industrial equipment auctions

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales Commission: Ex-Factory acts as a listing and sales platform for industrial machinery, earning commissions on transactions facilitated through their marketplace. They also operate live ongoing liquidations and auctions for surplus equipment.
2. Auctions & Liquidations: The company runs live ongoing auctions and liquidations for entire shops, plants, or surplus equipment from sellers across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
3. Listing & Appraisal Services: Services include quick appraisals, equipment listings, and sell-your-equipment services for machinery owners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ex-Factory runs an online marketplace (exfactory.com) where third-party sellers list new and used industrial machinery for woodworking, metalworking, stone and glass industries, and Ex-Factory facilitates buyer-seller transactions, equipment inquiries and pricing. The company additionally operates live online auctions and plant-wide liquidations, and provides equipment appraisal and listing services to sellers looking to dispose of surplus machinery.

Product overview

EX-FACTORY is a marketplace platform for used and new industrial machinery operating across four specialized divisions: Auctions (online liquidation sales), Metal Machinery, Stone Machinery, and Glass & Window Machinery. The platform serves the woodworking, stone, glass, and metalworking industries. It offers a comprehensive catalog organized into product categories including CNC machining & routers, clamps & presses, saws, sanders, edgebanders, solid wood machinery, veneer machinery, cabinet shop machinery, material handling & automation, finishing equipment, gluing & laminating, recycling equipment, sawmills & pallet equipment, and various metalworking categories (fabrication, machining, metalforming). The core offering consists of the marketplace platform itself, supplemented by auction services, liquidation management, quick price checking tools, and equipment leasing facilitation through partners. The platform also includes a CAM-WOOD sub-brand for computer-aided manufacturing solutions in the woodworking industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EX-FACTORY Auctions Online auction platform for surplus machinery and equipment liquidations, with live ongoing auctions of entire shops, plants and surplus equipment from sellers across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Targets manufacturers, dealers and resellers in woodworking, metalworking, stone and glass industries.
• Metalworking Machinery Division Specialized division and listing category within the marketplace for metalworking machinery, including machining centers, fabrication equipment (lasers, plasma, brakes, shears, waterjets, welding) and metalforming tools (coil handling, presses, roll formers). Serves metal fabrication and manufacturing facilities.
• Stone Machinery and Equipment Division Dedicated division for stone processing and fabrication equipment, operating its own listing site. Serves stone fabrication and processing facilities.
• Glass & Window Machinery Division Specialized division for glass processing and window manufacturing equipment, operating its own listing site. Serves window manufacturers and glass processing operations.
• CAM-WOOD Machinery Sub-brand offering computer-aided manufacturing solutions for the woodworking industry, including CNC machining centers, routers and related CAM tooling. Targets woodworking manufacturers adopting CNC-based production.
• Liquidations Service Service for ongoing liquidations of entire shops, plants or surplus equipment from sellers across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Includes a Liquidation inquiry button to submit machines of interest. Targets manufacturers liquidating entire plants or equipment owners disposing of surplus assets.
• Quick Price Checker Online tool providing quick equipment appraisals and price checks for industrial machinery. Targets sellers needing a fast valuation and buyers verifying prices.
• Machines Wanted Service that helps sellers identify buyers for their equipment by collecting wanted-machine requests from buyers seeking specific industrial machines. Targets equipment owners looking to sell and buyers looking to source specific machines.
• Leasing Services (via National Capital Leasing) Equipment leasing facilitation that connects buyers purchasing machinery through Ex-Factory with financing partner National Capital Leasing, which provides leasing solutions to help acquire equipment. Targets manufacturers and dealers seeking financing for machinery acquisitions.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Machinio: Global search-engine-style aggregator for new and used industrial machinery across categories including woodworking, metalworking and fabrication. It directly competes with Ex-Factory's core marketplace listings business but with broader international reach.
• Perry Videx: Long-established used process and packaging equipment dealer serving chemical, food and pharmaceutical plants. Direct competitor to Ex-Factory in the used industrial machinery reseller/dealer model with an older, similarly long-tenured brand.
• Mascus (formerly TradeMachines): Online marketplace for used heavy machinery, trucks and industrial equipment with strong European roots and growing North American presence. Comparable to Ex-Factory in marketplace model and multi-category industrial coverage.
• HGR Industrial Surplus: Industrial surplus equipment dealer operating a large Ohio showroom and online catalog of used machinery, tooling and MRO assets. Comparable in the surplus-equipment dealer model to Ex-Factory's used-equipment and liquidation lines.
• Kitmondo: Online marketplace for buying and selling used industrial machinery and complete plants across multiple verticals. Overlaps with Ex-Factory's marketplace listings and plant-liquidation offerings on a global basis.
• EquipNet: Marketplace and managed-resale service for used and surplus industrial equipment, with a strong focus on appraisals and plant liquidations. Mirrors Ex-Factory's combination of marketplace listings, liquidations and appraisal services.
• Bid on Equipment: Online auction platform and marketplace for buying and selling used industrial equipment. Competes most directly with EX-FACTORY's auctions and liquidations division.
• MachinePoint: International marketplace specializing in used machinery for plastics, packaging, food and woodworking, with appraisal and remarketing services. Closely comparable in vertical mix and service offering to Ex-Factory's woodworking and adjacent categories.
• Loeb Equipment & Appraisal Company: Used processing and packaging machinery dealer and appraiser with decades of history. Direct competitor in the used machinery + appraisal combination that Ex-Factory also offers.

Broad incumbents

• Ritchie Bros. / RB Global: Largest global multi-sector auction and marketplace operator for heavy equipment and industrial machinery through brands like Ritchie Bros, IronPlanet and Marketplace-E. Overlaps with Ex-Factory Auctions but at vastly larger scale and broader asset classes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/exfactory
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCoEBD-chBhAu92hzDC9q7BQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/exfactoryinc
• Instagraminstagram.com/exfactoryinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/exf

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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