Trio Motion Technology

What Trio Motion Technology does

Trio Motion Technology, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, designs and manufactures motion controllers (branded Motion Coordinators) and complementary motion components for industrial automation machine builders and OEMs. The company's core technology is the proprietary Motion-iX software framework — a unified programming environment developed over more than 24 years that supports motion, IEC 61131-3 PLC, PLCopen, and inverse kinematics for SCARA and Delta robots across controllers handling 1 to 128 axes of servo, stepper, piezo, or hydraulic systems. Product breadth now spans the MC series of Motion Coordinators (entry-level MC403-X up to the quad-core MC664-X with 128-axis EtherCAT support), the Flex-6 Nano and Flex-7 compact machines controllers, the PC-MCAT-2 hybrid motion+PC solution, the new Motion-PLC MCS Series (MCS 30/40/50), DX3/DX4/DX5 AC servo drives (50W-7.5kW), MX servo motors, Flexslice and CAN I/O expansion modules, MS I/O modules, UNIPLAY HMI displays, and SCARA robotics. Supporting software includes MotionPerfect 5, CAD2Motion, CamGen, G-Code interpreter, IEC 61131-3 runtime, and a Unified API for Python and .NET.

Trio monetises primarily through hardware sales of controllers, drives, motors, and I/O modules, supplemented by one-time Feature Enable Code licences that activate additional controller capabilities (e.g., axis count, IEC 61131-3 runtime, kinematic runtime, security), and licensing/customisation arrangements for OEM customers needing 200+ controllers per year or branded product integration. All programming software is provided free of charge with controller purchase — a deliberate customer-acquisition lever rather than a revenue stream. The company operates an exclusively indirect go-to-market model via a global network of over 100 authorised distributors supported by direct regional offices in the UK, USA, India, China, and Italy, plus R&D facilities in Bulgaria and China. Multiple industrial protocols are supported (EtherCAT, Panasonic RTEX, Sercos, CANopen, Ethernet/IP, Modbus-TCP, PROFINET, Profibus, CC-Link, DeviceNet), giving OEM customers flexibility to retain preferred drive ecosystems. The company has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Estun Group since the 2017 acquisition and serves customers across packaging, robotics, palletizing, battery manufacturing, 3C electronics, and 2.5D machining verticals worldwide.

Name

Trio Motion Technology

Legal name

Trio Motion Technology

Website

https://triomotion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Trio Motion Technology designs and manufactures proprietary motion controllers (Motion Coordinators), servo drives, motors, and I/O modules for industrial machine builders and OEMs across packaging, robotics, palletizing, battery, and electronics manufacturing. The UK-headquartered firm sells globally through 100+ distributors and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Estun Group since 2017.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Motion Control

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Motors & Generators (3621)

akta.pro primary industry

Motion Control Electronics & Controls (Controllers, Drivers, Feedback Interfaces) (IMAHAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Motion Control Controllers & CNC/Robot Drives (Motion Controllers, Multi-axis) (IMAGACAH), Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG), Motion Control Components (Servos, Drives, Motors, Encoders) (IMAHAHAG)

Keywords

• Motion controllers
• Motion coordination
• Industrial automation
• Servo drives motors
• PLC motion control

Headquarters

HQ city

Tewkesbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Motion Controllers and Motion Coordinators: Sale of proprietary Motion Coordinator products controlling servo motors, stepper motors, piezo motors, and hydraulic systems. Products range from entry-level to high-performance multi-axis controllers supporting up to 128 axes.
2. Servo Drives and Motors: DX series AC servo drives (DX3, DX4, DX5) and MX series servo motors. Power ranges from 50W to 7.5kW with options for EtherCAT, Pulse & Direction, Analogue, and CANopen control.
3. I/O Expansion Modules: CAN I/O, EtherCAT Flexslice I/O, and MS I/O expansion modules for extending controller capabilities.
4. HMI Products: UNIPLAY HMI range including 7", 10", and 15" touch screen displays.
5. Feature Enable Codes (FEC): Software keys for enabling additional features such as axis activation, IEC 61131-3 runtime, kinematic runtime, and security functions on controllers.
6. Custom/Bespoke Products: Custom-designed Motion Coordinators for OEM machine builders requiring 200+ controllers per year, and licensed products for companies wishing to integrate motion control product lines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Trio Motion Technology designs and manufactures programmable motion controllers branded as Motion Coordinators, capable of controlling 1 to 128 axes of servo, stepper, piezo motors and hydraulic systems. The company offers a complete motion control platform built on its proprietary Motion-iX technology, including controllers, AC servo drives, servo motors, I/O expansion modules, HMI displays, SCARA robotics, and supporting software tools for machine builders and system integrators.

Product overview

Trio Motion Technology offers a comprehensive motion control platform built around proprietary Motion-iX technology. The core product line consists of Motion Coordinators ranging from entry-level 2-axis controllers to advanced 128-axis systems, complemented by the new Motion-PLC series combining IEC 61131-3 PLC functionality with motion control. Supporting products include DX3/DX4/DX5 AC servo drives, MXL/MXM servo motors, Flexslice and CAN I/O expansion modules, UNIPLAY HMI displays, and SCARA robotics. The software ecosystem centers on MotionPerfect 5 development environment with Motion-iX framework, IEC 61131-3 runtime, CAD2Motion, CamGen, G-Code support, and Unified API for custom application development. All products support multiple industrial communication protocols including EtherCAT (primary), Panasonic RTEX, Sercos, CANopen, Ethernet/IP, Modbus-TCP, and PROFINET I/O.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Motion Coordinators Trio's flagship line of programmable motion controllers branded as Motion Coordinators, capable of controlling 1 to 128 axes of servo, stepper, piezo motors and hydraulic systems. Based on proprietary Motion-iX technology with multitasking BASIC and IEC 61131-3 programming support. Targeted at machine builders and system integrators.
• MC6N-ECAT (P960-P965) High-performance EtherCAT Motion Coordinator supporting 2 to 64 axes with 64-bit integer position registers for ultra-precise axis resolution. Dedicated to running remote servo and stepper drives via EtherCAT real-time automation bus.
• MC664-X (P861, P862) Quad-core A9 processor Motion Coordinator with up to 128 axes and built-in EtherCAT port. Features dedicated communications core with expansion options for drive network interfaces, analogue servo, pulse/direction, and hardware registration.
• Flex-6 Nano (P600-P605) Compact DIN rail mounted integrated EtherCAT controller with dual-core 1GHz ARM processor supporting 2 to 64 axes. Features cycle times as low as 125 microseconds with built-in EBUS coupler for Flexslice expansion.
• Flex-7 (P770) High-performance compact flexible machine controller offering 80 axes of motion via EtherCAT with update rates down to 125 microseconds. Can be used standalone or integrated with EtherCAT Flexslice System.
• MC4N-ECAT (P900-P904) High-performance EtherCAT Motion Coordinator based on 532MHz ARM11 processor, ideal for high axis count machines or robotic applications. Supports up to 32 axes with 64-bit integer position registers.
• PC-MCAT-2 (P780-P783) Innovative Motion + PC Solution combining Intel processors (Celeron to Core i7) with high-performance motion controller. Runs Windows applications alongside real-time motion control with dedicated processor cores.
• Motion-PLC MCS Series (MCS 30, MCS 40, MCS 50) New class of Flexible Machine Controllers combining IEC 61131-3 PLC programming with motion control. MCS 30 supports 0-4 axes, MCS 40 supports 2-4 axes, MCS 50 supports 2-8 axes. All support MS I/O expansion via MS-Bus.
• DX3 AC Servo Drive Single-axis AC servo drive with power range from 50W to 7.5kW. Supports EtherCAT, Pulse & Direction, Analogue, and CANopen control options. Compatible with Trio MX servo motors and Motion Coordinators.
• DX4 AC Servo Drive AC servo drive system in the DX series lineup for industrial motion control applications.
• DX5 AC Servo Drive AC servo drive in the DX series for machine automation solutions.
• MXL Servo Motor Part of Trio's servo motor lineup compatible with DX servo drives and Motion Coordinators.
• MXM Servo Motor Servo motor in Trio's motor lineup for motion control applications.
• Flexslice I/O System EtherCAT-based modular I/O expansion system offering digital and analogue I/O terminals as well as motion modules with pulse+direction outputs. Supports cycle times down to 250 microseconds with EBUS technology.
• MS I/O System Motion-PLC I/O expansion system offering compact, robust, high-performance I/O expansion with digital inputs, digital outputs, analogue inputs, and analogue outputs. Connected via slice interface to Motion-PLC controllers or EtherCAT coupler.
• CAN I/O Expansion Modules Range of digital and analogue input/output expansion modules using CANbus for Motion Coordinator expansion. Includes 16-out, 16-in, 16-in/out digital modules, 8-in/4-out analogue, 8-relay, and 16-in/16-out digital modules.
• UNIPLAY HMI (7-A, 10-A, 15-A) UNIPLAY HMI range provides plug-and-play integration with Trio motion controllers featuring 7-inch, 10-inch, and 15-inch TFT LCD color displays with touch screen capability. Programming via Motion Perfect with standard IEC languages or TrioBASIC.
• MotionPerfect 5 Latest version of Trio's Windows-based application development software providing single programming interface for motion and machine control up to 128 axes. Features setup, diagnostics, commissioning, and monitoring capabilities.
• Motion-iX Trio's proprietary unified software engineering framework for machine development optimizing motion and complex kinematics including SCARA and Delta robots. Includes IEC61131 and PLCopen development with inverse kinematics capabilities.
• Unified API Set of libraries for direct PC-based connection to Motion Coordinators. Supports Windows and Linux with Python and .NET (NuGet) packages. Enables development of custom motion applications using Motion-iX command set.
• CAD2Motion Software tool allowing translation of CAD-generated 2D motion paths into Trio Programming Language programs. Reads DXF files and outputs executable code for Motion Coordinators.
• CamGen Interactive graphical cam designer for generating cam profiles. Includes pre-built cam shapes with dimensions and offsets input. Supports import of points from Excel and outputs TABLE statements or BASIC routines.
• IEC 61131-3 Runtime Industry standard PLC programming runtime integrated into Motion Coordinators. Supports Ladder (LD), Function Block Diagram (FBD), Structured Text (ST), and Sequential Function Charts (SFC) languages.
• G-Code Support G-Code interpreter allowing Trio controllers to process standard G and M codes for CNC-style applications. Supports F, G, M, S, and T codes controlling up to 3 axes with extensibility to more.
• SCARA Robotics SCARA robot solutions integrated with Motion Coordinator range for robotic applications including pick-and-place and assembly operations.
• Feature Enable Codes (FEC) Software keys for enabling additional features such as axis activation, IEC 61131-3 runtime, kinematic runtime, and security functions on controllers. Available through the E-Store portal.
• Custom/Bespoke Motion Coordinators Custom-designed Motion Coordinators for OEM machine builders requiring 200+ controllers per year, and licensed products for companies wishing to integrate motion control product lines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 125,000 machines under Trio control worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Estun Group Business UnitscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrio operates as part of Estun Group alongside Cloos (welding technology, Germany), Euclid Labs (3D vision, Italy), MAI (production cells, Germany), and Barrett Technology (robotic manipulators, USA). Trio's motion control capability enables Estun to become a major player in the China automation market.
• MclennanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMclennan is referenced as a distribution partner supporting Trio's Motion-PLC series product launch, offering flexible configurations for synchronized multi-axis machine control.
• EtherCAT Technology GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationTrio is an active member of the EtherCAT Technology Group, which promotes EtherCAT as an open technology for all users, bringing together device manufacturers, technology providers, and users to further the technology.
• Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA)minorOthersTrio is a proud member of MCMA - the leading global motion control trade association founded in 2006, developed to advance the understanding and use of motion control and related automation technologies.
• Global Distributor NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrio supplies its entire product range worldwide via a network of fully supported distributors. The company trains all distributors before they sell products and offers comprehensive training programs for customers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Beckhoff Automation: German automation specialist whose TwinCAT PC-based motion controllers directly compete with Trio's Motion Coordinators in machine-builder and OEM accounts requiring multi-axis EtherCAT motion control. Both target integrated motion + PLC programming environments.
• Yaskawa Electric: Japanese motion control and drives vendor with Sigma-series servo motors, MP-series controllers, and the Mechatrolink network—a direct functionally comparable competitor to Trio's Motion Coordinators and DX servo drives across packaging, robotics, and machine tools.
• ACS Motion Control: Israel-based specialist in high-performance multi-axis motion controllers serving similar semiconductor, laser-processing, and packaging OEMs as Trio, with comparable EtherCAT support and a niche-mid size profile.
• B&R Industrial Automation (ABB): Acquired by ABB, B&R's Automation Studio and ACOPOS drive/motion controllers compete head-to-head with Trio's Motion Coordinators in machine-builder applications requiring PLC+motion integration on EtherCAT or POWERLINK.
• Panasonic Industry (Motion + RTEX): Vendor of MINAS A5/A6 servo drives, RTEX real-time Ethernet, and motion controllers that integrate with Trio's MC664-X via the P871 RTEX expansion module, making Panasonic both an interoperability partner and a competitive motion controller supplier.
• Delta Electronics: Taiwanese automation supplier offering ASDA-A3/B3 servo drives, DVP PLCs, and motion controllers with EtherCAT support, serving overlapping packaging, electronics manufacturing, and machine-tool OEM customers as Trio.

Broad incumbents

• Mitsubishi Electric (MELSERVO/MELSEC): Large incumbent offering MELSEC PLCs paired with MELSERVO servo systems and motion controllers (iQ-R Motion CPU) for packaging, textile, and factory automation—a broader-portfolio competitor that competes for the same machine-builder specification.
• Omron Industrial Automation: Industrial automation incumbent whose NX/NJ machine controllers and 1S-series servo drives compete with Trio at the integrated PLC+motion level for mid-size machine builders in packaging, electronics, and consumer goods manufacturing.
• Bosch Rexroth: Large automation and drive vendor with IndraDrive/IndraMotion portfolio plus ctrlX Automation platform; competes for high-axis-count machine-builder projects where Trio's 128-axis controllers position themselves.

Others

• Estun Group: Parent company of Trio since 2017, Estun supplies its own motion controllers, servo drives, and industrial robots in China and increasingly globally—a parent-aligned peer with shared IP and overlapping robotics customers but distinct brand identity in Western markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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