What Permco does

Permco, Inc. is a US-based, privately-held industrial manufacturer founded in 1964 and headquartered at 1500 Frost Road, Streetsboro, Ohio. The company designs and manufactures high-performance hydraulic pumps and motors — specifically cast-iron and aluminum gear units across 16 series and balanced-vane pumps, motors, and thru-drive configurations — spanning 19 product families. Products are positioned for demanding mobile and industrial hydraulics applications, including work trucks and industrial machinery requiring durable, spec-built fluid power components.

The company's go-to-market is a distributor-led B2B model: Permco sells exclusively through a network of authorized distributors, with technical enablement delivered via the gated Permco Toolkit — a proprietary portal providing the master codebook, assembly-code decoder, and full bill-of-materials resolution from validated factory data. Direct customer engagement is handled through a phone-based Customer Care Center (toll-free 800.626.2801 and local 330.626.2801) that routes quote requests and distributor inquiries. Revenue mechanics are quote-based B2B hardware sales; no public pricing is disclosed.

The company is ISO 9001 certified for its Quality Management System and is an active member of the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) and NTEA (The Work Truck Association). The firm employs 251-500 people and operates as a private corporation with no disclosed ownership structure, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no public filings. The product surface is entirely focused on hydraulic pumps and motors; no AI/ML capabilities, digital applications, or API/SDK offerings are referenced.

Name

Permco

Legal name

PERMCO, INC.

Website

https://permco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Permco, Inc. is a US-based private manufacturer of hydraulic gear and vane pumps and motors, serving mobile and industrial hydraulics end markets through an authorized distributor network supported by a proprietary gated Toolkit for codebook, decoder, and bill-of-materials resolution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydraulic Pumps and Motors

NAICS

Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Metering Pumps (IMAHANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG)

Keywords

• Hydraulic gear pumps
• Vane pumps motors
• Mobile hydraulics
• Industrial hydraulics
• Fluid power components

Headquarters

HQ city

Streetsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hydraulic Pumps and Motors Sales: Permco generates revenue through the sale of gear pumps and motors (16 series across cast-iron and aluminum) and vane pumps and motors (including thru-drive configurations). Products are sold through authorized distributors and direct customer engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Permco designs and manufactures high-performance gear pumps and motors (cast-iron and aluminum construction, 16 series) and balanced-vane pumps, motors, and thru-drive configurations for demanding mobile and industrial hydraulic applications. The company offers 19 product families and supports its authorized distributor network with a gated Toolkit portal providing master codebook, assembly-code decoder, and bill-of-materials resolution tools.

Product overview

Permco offers a portfolio of hydraulic pumps and motors centered on two main product lines: Gear Pumps & Motors (16 series of high-pressure cast-iron and aluminum units) and Vane Pumps & Motors (balanced-vane pumps, motors, and thru-drive configurations). The company provides 19 product families across these gear and vane platforms. Access to technical resources is delivered through the Permco Toolkit platform, which offers the master codebook, model decoder, and bill-of-materials tools exclusively to signed-in distributors and staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gear Pumps & Motors
• Vane Pumps & Motors

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• National Fluid Power Association (NFPA)minorOthersIndustry association membership providing access to fluid power industry resources, standards development, and networking within the hydraulic components sector.
• NTEA (The Work Truck Association)minorOthersIndustry association membership connecting Permco with the work truck and commercial vehicle industry, supporting the mobile hydraulics customer segment.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Parker Hannifin: Parker's Hydraulic Pump Division designs and manufactures hydraulic gear, vane, and piston pumps and motors used across mobile and industrial applications, making it the closest direct competitor to Permco in fluid power pump manufacturing.
• Danfoss: Danfoss Power Solutions manufactures hydraulic pumps, motors, and fluid power components for off-highway mobile equipment — directly comparable to Permco's gear and vane product lines. Danfoss's recent acquisition of Eaton's hydraulics business expanded its direct overlap with Permco's core offerings.
• Casappa: Casappa is an Italian manufacturer of hydraulic gear pumps, motors, and power take-offs widely used in mobile equipment. Its product range and distributor-led go-to-market closely mirror Permco's business model and target applications.
• Marzocchi Pompe: Marzocchi Pompe specializes in external and internal gear pumps and motors for mobile and industrial hydraulic systems. The company competes head-to-head with Permco in similar power-density and pressure ranges, making it a strong size-comparable direct peer.
• Bucher Hydraulics: Bucher Hydraulics manufactures gear and axial piston pumps, motors, and valves for mobile and industrial hydraulics — overlapping with Permco's core gear and vane product lines. The company serves similar customer segments in agricultural, construction, and material handling equipment.
• Yuken Kogyo: Yuken is a Japanese manufacturer of hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, and power packs with extensive gear and vane pump offerings. It serves similar mobile and industrial hydraulics end markets as Permco, with comparable product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Bosch Rexroth: Bosch Rexroth is a global leader in hydraulic components and systems including gear and axial piston pumps. As part of the larger Bosch group, it competes with Permco across mobile and industrial hydraulics with extensive engineering and service capabilities.
• Eaton: Eaton's Hydraulics business manufactures gear, vane, and piston pumps for mobile and industrial markets, directly overlapping with Permco's product portfolio. Eaton's broader industrial portfolio and global scale position it as an incumbent competitor with broader OEM penetration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Permco

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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