What Electromate does

Electromate Inc. is a privately held value-added distributor founded in 1986 and headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, with a US office operating under the DBA Servo2Go.com Ltd. in Greenville, Delaware. The company specializes in motion control and robotic automation components, aggregating a multi-brand catalog that spans servo motors, servo drives, stepper motors and drives, positioning systems, linear motion components, motion controllers, HMIs, feedback devices, gearing products, and a robotic automation portfolio including collaborative robots from Universal Robots, six-axis robots, SCARA robots, linear/gantry systems, cobot accessories (grippers, tool changers, covers, vision systems), and application-specific cobot cells for palletizing, welding, screwdriving, and CNC tending.

The product offering is assembled through authorized distribution agreements with established automation manufacturers including Kollmorgen, Universal Robots, Robotiq, Schneeberger, Lintech, Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, OnRobot, Mecademic, and SMARTSHIFT Robotics. Electromate does not develop proprietary core technology; instead it combines product breadth with technical engineering support across sizing, selection, development, and lifecycle support for new and existing automation systems. Operations are backed by an ISO 9001 Registered Quality Management System. Customer evidence includes a strategic relationship with Rbot9, where Electromate provides local configuration assistance for the ROCAP cable robot, a system suspended by 12 motor-driven cables using Kollmorgen AKM2G servo motors and AKD servo drives.

The business model combines an e-commerce channel (electromate.com / electromate.ca) offering thousands of standard components for immediate online purchase in USD and CAD with a quote-based direct-sales channel for configured systems and custom automation solutions, supported by engineering consultation. Target customer segments span industrial automation (primary), food and beverage, aerospace and aviation, medical, and oil and gas. Billing cadence ranges from pay-as-you-go on the online store to multi-year contracts on quote-based enterprise sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed for most products. The company serves SMB and individual buyers through self-serve online purchasing as well as enterprise customers through direct engineering-supported sales.

Name

Electromate

Legal name

Electromate Inc.

Website

https://electromate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Electromate is a Canadian value-added distributor founded in 1986, specializing in motion control and robotic automation components. Operating from Vaughan, Ontario, with a US office, it serves industrial manufacturers across multiple verticals via e-commerce and engineering-supported quote-based sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Components Distribution

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (33599)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Motors & Generators (3621), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Motor Drive & Motion Control Electronics Manufacturing Services (VFDs, servo drives, controllers) (IMAGAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electromechanical Components (Relays, Switches, Potentiometers, Encoders) (IMAGAJAB), EV/Industrial Charging Power Electronics (Chargers, rectifiers, power stages) (IMAGADAF)

Keywords

• Industrial automation components
• Motion control products
• Servo motors drives
• Linear motion systems
• Collaborative robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Vaughan

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automation Component Sales: Revenue generated through direct sales of motion control and robotic automation components. Electromate offers an extensive range of both pre-configured and highly configurable products including AC & DC Servo/Stepper Motors & Drives, Motion & Automation Controllers, Positioning Systems & Actuators, Feedback Devices, Gearing Products, and HMIs. Products are available through online purchase and quote-based procurement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Electromate is a value-added distributor that sells motion control, mechatronic, and robotic automation components sourced from multiple specialized manufacturers. Its portfolio includes servo motors and drives, stepper motors and drives, positioning systems and actuators, linear motion components, motion controllers, HMIs, feedback devices, gearing products, and collaborative robotic systems, supported by engineering assistance from sizing through deployment and backed by an ISO 9001 Registered Quality Management System.

Product overview

Electromate is a value-added distributor specializing in robotic, mechatronic, and motion control solutions for industrial automation. The company operates a multi-brand portfolio distribution model, offering components and systems from multiple manufacturers including Kollmorgen, Universal Robots, Schneeberger, Lintech, Haydon Kerk, and numerous others. Their product offering spans servo motors (brushless, brushed, direct drive, integrated), servo drives and amplifiers (EtherCAT, CANopen, Modbus TCP), stepper motors and drives, positioning systems, linear motion components (bearings, rails, shafting, stages), motion controllers, HMIs, feedback devices (encoders, sensors), and gearing products. On the robotics side, they offer collaborative robots from Universal Robots (e-Series and UR Series), six-axis articulated robots, SCARA robots, linear robots/gantry systems, and application-specific cobot systems including palletizing, welding, screwdriving, machine tending, and vision-guided systems. The company also distributes robot accessories including grippers from Robotiq and OnRobot, tool changers from SMARTSHIFT Robotics, and protective covers. They serve diverse industrial sectors including aerospace, agriculture, automotive, defense, food & beverage, medical, oil & gas, robotics, space, and UAVs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Servo Motors High-performance servo motors distributed by Electromate, including brushless and brushed mini motors, brush and brushless mini gearmotors, flat/pancake motors, direct drive motors (housed, frameless, linear, voice coil), integrated motors, rotary actuators, downhole and MWD motors, food-grade washdown motors, and brushed servo motors in NEMA and metric frames; for industrial automation OEMs and machine builders.
• Servo Drives Servo drive solutions distributed by Electromate, including motor controllers for electric vehicles, analog and digital amplifiers, CANopen amplifiers, EtherCAT amplifiers, extended environment amplifiers, POWERLINK/Modbus TCP/Ethernet amplifiers, SynqNet amplifiers, and positioning and speed controllers for micro motors; for industrial motion control applications.
• Servo Systems Integrated servo motor and drive systems distributed by Electromate as complete motion control solutions; for OEMs and machine builders requiring pre-engineered motion packages.
• Stepper Motors Stepper motor portfolio distributed by Electromate, including AC synchronous, integrated, NEMA (17, 23, 34), NEMA hazardous duty, stepper gearmotors, hybrid stepper linear actuators, tin-can motors, and washdown stepper motors; for precision positioning applications.
• Stepper Drives Stepper motor drive solutions distributed by Electromate, including drivers with oscillators and microstep drivers; for OEMs building precision positioning systems.
• Positioning Systems and Actuators Linear actuators (rod style, rodless, belt driven, screw driven), lifting columns, nano precision stages, and rotary stages distributed by Electromate for precise positioning applications; for machine builders and automation integrators.
• Power Transmission and Mechanical Products AC motors, AC planetary gearmotors, PMDC motors and gearmotors, industrial brakes, industrial clutches, servo couplings, and PMDC drives distributed by Electromate; for industrial power transmission applications.
• Motion Controllers Motion control solutions distributed by Electromate, including I/O controllers, Ethernet/USB/network motion controllers, and PCI/PC/104/ISA bus motion controllers; for industrial machine automation.
• Linear Motion Components Comprehensive linear motion solutions distributed by Electromate, including linear bearings and recirculating units, mounting and alignment components (pillow blocks, carriage assemblies), round and profile linear rails, shafting and support, linear slides, and linear tables and stages; for OEMs and machine builders.
• HMIs and Touch Panels Human-machine interface solutions distributed by Electromate, including entry level HMIs, wireless HMIs, smart HMI field devices, industrial PC solutions, and marquees; for industrial operator interfaces.
• Feedback Devices Position and motion feedback devices distributed by Electromate, including rotary encoders, linear encoders, draw wire encoders, kit encoders, vacuum compatible encoders, hazardous environment sensors, optical sensors, inductive sensors, tilt sensors, ultrasonic sensors, vision sensors, and linear displacement transducers; for closed-loop motion control.
• Gearing Products Precision gearing solutions distributed by Electromate, including cycloidal speed reducers, harmonic drive gearing systems, mini planetary gearmotors, inline and multi-drive planetary gearheads, pancake gearing components, right angle planetary gearheads, and spiral bevel gearboxes; for motion transmission in automation systems.
• Slip Rings Rotary electrical connectors for transmitting power and signals in rotating applications, distributed by Electromate; for robotics, rotating machinery, and rotary equipment.
• Ball and Acme Screw Products Precision screw products distributed by Electromate, including lead screw assemblies, precision ground ball screws, precision roll thread ball screws, rolled thread ball screws, and ball screw lubricant; for linear motion and positioning applications.
• Power Supplies and Accessories Power supply units and accessories supporting automation and motion control systems, distributed by Electromate; for OEMs integrating complete motion packages.
• Specialty Products Specialized automation components for unique application requirements, distributed by Electromate; for industrial customers with non-standard automation needs.
• Universal Robots e-Series Collaborative Robots Universal Robots e-Series collaborative robots (cobots) distributed by Electromate with application kits and integration support; for collaborative automation in industrial environments.
• Universal Robots UR Series Collaborative Robots Universal Robots UR Series collaborative robots distributed by Electromate for industrial automation and collaborative applications; for manufacturers deploying cobots.
• Six-Axis Robots Six-axis articulated robots from manufacturers such as Mecademic and Universal Robots distributed by Electromate for complex automation tasks; for OEMs and end-users requiring multi-axis robotic dexterity.
• SCARA Robots Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arms distributed by Electromate for high-speed pick-and-place and assembly applications; for industrial assembly and packaging lines.
• Linear Robots and Gantry Systems XY and XYZ gantry/cartesian robot systems distributed by Electromate for linear motion automation applications; for OEMs and integrators building linear motion cells.
• Cobot Grippers End-of-arm gripper tools for collaborative robots from manufacturers such as Robotiq and OnRobot, distributed by Electromate, enabling grasp, hold, and release functions in automated cells; for cobot integrators and end-users.
• Cobot Protective Covers Protective covers and enclosures for collaborative robots distributed by Electromate to support safe human-robot collaboration; for collaborative robot deployments.
• Robot Tool Changers Automated tool changing systems from manufacturers such as SMARTSHIFT Robotics distributed by Electromate for quick end-effector swaps; for flexible robotic cells.
• Cobot Palletizer Systems Collaborative robot-based palletizing solutions distributed by Electromate for automated packaging and logistics; for end-of-line palletizing operations.
• Cobot Screwdriving Systems Collaborative robot systems for automated screw driving and fastening applications distributed by Electromate; for assembly operations.
• Cobot Welding Systems Collaborative robot welding solutions distributed by Electromate for automated welding operations; for metal fabrication and welding shops.
• Cobot Machine Tending Systems Collaborative robot solutions for CNC machine tending and automated manufacturing cell loading/unloading distributed by Electromate; for CNC machining operations.
• 2D and 3D Cobot Vision Systems Machine vision systems for collaborative robots distributed by Electromate, enabling object recognition, quality inspection, and guided automation; for vision-guided robotic applications.
• Custom Positioning Stages Custom-designed positioning stages distributed by Electromate for specialized automation requirements; for OEMs with unique positioning needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cable robot throughput increased more than 3x (from 0.2 m/s to 1 m/s) while maintaining full payload capacity and vertical-load safety compliance

Named customers1 record

Segments5 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KollmorgencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate is an authorized distributor of Kollmorgen motion control products including AKM2G servo motors and AKD servo drives. The partnership enables Electromate to provide local configuration assistance for cable robot deployments. Kollmorgen's Safe Torque Off feature provides vertical-load safety compliance for industrial applications.
• Universal RobotscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate offers Universal Robots collaborative robots including e-Series and UR Series cobots along with application-specific kits and integration support.
• RobotiqcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate distributes Robotiq robot grippers and end-of-arm tooling for collaborative robot applications.
• SchneebergerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate distributes Schneeberger linear profile rails and guideways including MNN, MNNL, MNNS, and MNNXL series miniature guideways.
• LintechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate distributes Lintech linear motion components including profile rails, shafting, and support products.
• Haydon Kerk Motion SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate distributes Haydon Kerk linear spline shaft guideways, spline shafts with Kerkote TFE coating, and linear rail systems.
• Rbot9minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElectromate provides local configuration assistance for Rbot9's ROCAP industrial cable robot deployments. Rbot9 selected Kollmorgen's AKM2G servo motors and AKD servo drives for their cable robot system. Electromate supports expansion at fish-processing facilities with additional Rbot9 systems.
• OnRobotminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate distributes OnRobot end-of-arm tooling and grippers for robotic automation applications.
• MecademicminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate offers Mecademic six-axis micro robots and precision robotic arms.
• SMARTSHIFT RoboticsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectromate distributes SMARTSHIFT robot tool changers for automated tool swapping applications.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MISUMI USA: MISUMI is a major e-commerce industrial components distributor with deep coverage of linear motion, bearings, drives, and automation components, directly competing with Electromate's online motion control offering.
• Digi-Key Electronics: Digi-Key is a global high-service electronics distributor carrying motion components, encoders, motors, and industrial automation parts, overlapping Electromate's electronic components and feedback device portfolio.
• AutomationDirect: AutomationDirect is a direct competitor offering industrial automation components via e-commerce with broad SKU coverage in PLCs, motors, drives, sensors, and motion control, similar to Electromate's online catalog model.
• Oriental Motor: Oriental Motor is a manufacturer and direct seller of stepper motors, servo motors, and motion control products overlapping Electromate's core offering; sells direct rather than via distribution in many cases.
• FAULHABER Group: FAULHABER manufactures precision miniature servo motors, brushless DC motors, and motion components that overlap with Electromate's servo motor portfolio, typically selling direct to OEMs globally.
• Mouser Electronics: Mouser is a major authorized electronics distributor carrying industrial motion components, sensors, encoders, and motor control products with similar breadth and online self-serve model.
• Allied Electronics & Automation (RS Group): Allied Electronics is a broad-line industrial automation and electronic components distributor serving North America with a comparable SKU breadth across motion control, motors, and automation hardware.

Broad incumbents

• Kaman Industrial Technologies: Kaman Industrial Technologies (now part of Motion Industries) distributes bearings, power transmission, and automation components across North America, overlapping with Electromate's motion control and mechanical products.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Applied Industrial Technologies is a large North American industrial distributor offering fluid power, bearings, motion control, and automation products at greater scale and broader category mix than Electromate.
• McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr is a large industrial supply distributor with extensive online catalog covering mechanical, electrical, and motion components, competing for the self-serve SMB and engineering buyer that Electromate also targets.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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