Name

Hunkar Technologies

Legal name

Hunkar Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://hunkar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070), Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Motion Control Components (Servos, Drives, Motors, Encoders) (IMAHAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH), Labeling, Coding & Marking Systems (IMAHAOAE)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• Robotic integration services
• Thermal process controls
• Barcode inventory management
• Packaging automation equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automation Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Hunkar Technologies manufactures and sells robotic automation systems, thermal process control equipment, barcode/RFID systems, label application systems, EPS cutting machinery, and packaging/material handling equipment. Revenue is generated through direct equipment sales to industrial customers.
2. Automation System Integration Services: Engineering, integration, installation, and custom system programming services for robotic systems, automation solutions, and vision inspection systems. Rixan Automation provides repair services as an authorized Denso and Mitsubishi repair facility.
3. Distribution of Thermal and Automation Products: Subsidiaries including Star Process, Carlin Automation, and OEM Supply distribute thermal products, sensors, controllers, and heating devices from manufacturers like Watlow, Eurotherm, and others, generating revenue through product distribution.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hunkar Technologies manufactures, integrates, and resells industrial automation solutions for manufacturers, including robotic and cobot systems, thermal process control solutions, RF/RFID barcode-based inventory and logistics management, automated label application, machine vision inspection, automated EPS cutting/shaping/recycling, and packaging/material handling systems. Through its subsidiaries, it also distributes thermal and automation components from third-party brands such as Watlow, Eurotherm, Fanuc, Denso, Mitsubishi, Honeywell, Zebra, and Cognex, and provides integration, repair, and calibration services.

Product overview

Hunkar Technologies is a diversified automation company founded in 1962, organized into three primary groups: the Barcode Systems Automation Group, the Machinery Automation Group, and the Thermal Automation Group. The Barcode Systems Automation Group comprises Alpha Systems, Hunkar Data & Bar Code, International Laminating Corporation, and Technologies Plus, collectively providing RFID/RF warehouse management systems, barcode scanners, printers, labels, vision inspection systems, and inventory tracking solutions. The Machinery Automation Group includes Rixan Associates (robotic and cobot integration), Gateway Precision Technologies (EPS cutting, shaping, and recycling equipment), Hunkar Packaging (high speed label application), Hunkar Laboratories (plastics process controls), and Belcorp (packaging and sorting systems), offering robotic automation, machine vision, packaging, material handling, and automated deburring solutions. The Thermal Automation Group encompasses Star Process and Control, Carlin Automation, and OEM Supply, distributing thermal process systems, heaters, sensors, controllers, and temperature sensor components, with Carlin Automation also providing ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration services. Together, these divisions provide end-to-end automation solutions spanning robotics, barcode/RFID tracking, thermal management, packaging, and cutting systems across industries including aerospace, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and transportation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hunkar Thermal Automation: Thermal process control solutions subsidiary offering heaters, sensors, controllers and thermal accessories
• Hunkar Data and Barcode
• Hunkar Data & Bar Code
• Rixan Automation
• Barcode Systems Automation Group
• Machinery Automation Group
• Gateway Precision Technologies

Products and services

• Robotics and Cobot Integration Systems Industrial and collaborative robot (cobot) integration, repair, and field service for manufacturers, distributing and integrating Fanuc, Denso, Mitsubishi, and Yaskawa robots via Rixan Automation; authorized Denso and Mitsubishi repair facility.
• Vision Inspection Systems Machine vision quality inspection, barcode and QR code reading, X-ray inspection, and product counting systems integrated with barcode scanning and label application for manufacturing customers.
• RF and RFID Barcode Inventory Management Systems Automated RF and RFID barcode-based warehouse, inventory, and logistics management systems that track raw materials, work in process, and finished goods using Honeywell, Zebra, and Cognex scanning hardware.
• High Speed Label Application Systems High speed, robotic, semi-automated, and manual label application equipment platforms for manufacturing and packaging customers, with custom solutions from Hunkar Packaging and Technologies Plus.
• EPS Cutting, Shaping, and Recycling Systems Automated cutting, shaping, marking, and recycling equipment for Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and foam products, including contour cutters, down cutters, combo cutters, bottom groovers, fanfold/seam cutters, down tilters, automated cutting lines, hot wire and control upgrades, recycling, and laminating solutions manufactured by Gateway Precision Technologies.
• Automated Packaging and Material Handling Systems Automated packaging and material handling equipment from Hunkar Packaging and Belcorp, including palletization, filling, boxing, case packing and erection, material handling, X-ray inspection, cappers, and fillers, plus standard and custom packaging and sorting systems and robotic systems.
• Thermal Process Control Solutions Distribution and integration of thermal process systems, heaters, sensors, controllers, instrumentation, and temperature sensor components from Watlow and other world-class manufacturers, plus ISO/IEC 17025 accredited thermal calibration, precision instrument testing, and repair, distributed by Star Process and Control, Carlin Automation, and OEM Supply and used in aerospace, energy, food, semiconductor, medical, plastics, and heat treating applications.
• Laminated Security ID and Inventory Tags Traceable ID cards, RF/RFID security badges, inventory asset tracking tags, artistic trade show badges, and custom art design produced by International Laminating Corporation for customers across national and international markets.
• Automated Deburring Systems Automated deburring systems used to improve manufacturing quality and surface finish on parts across industrial customers served by Hunkar's automation businesses.
• Plastics Machine Process Controls Plastics machine process controls including parison programmers, machinery valves, jet pipe valves, control repairs, and upgrades supplied by Hunkar Laboratories for plastics processing customers.
• ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Thermal Calibration Services Thermal calibration services and precision instrument systems testing and repair accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, provided by Carlin Automation to industrial customers in food processing, medical/life sciences, and chemical process environments.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OEM Supply, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2025Hunkar Thermal Automation subsidiary acquired OEM Supply, Inc. on September 30, 2025. OEM Supply is a rapidly growing distributor and service provider of thermal related process systems, controls, instrumentation, heating devices, and temperature sensor components. Now part of Hunkar's thermal automation group, expanding presence in New England thermal component market.
• Star Process and Control, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2024Hunkar's Rixan Automation subsidiary acquired Star Process and Control, LLC on October 16, 2024. Star Process is a rapidly growing distributor of thermal related process systems, controls, instrumentation, heating devices, and temperature sensor components serving the southern US market.
• Technologies Plus, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2023Hunkar Data and Barcode subsidiary acquired Technologies Plus, Inc. Technologies Plus is an industry leading provider and integrator of RF and RFID barcode ID systems, labels, scanners, printers, mobile devices, vision inspection devices, label application systems, and related support services.
• Carlin Automation, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 July 2023Hunkar's Rixan Automation subsidiary acquired Carlin Automation, Inc. based in Rock Island, Illinois. Carlin Automation is a leading automation product distributor of Industrial Thermal Products including Instrumentation, Heating Components and Temperature Sensor Technology, with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for calibration services.
• Rixan Associates, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2017Hunkar Technologies acquired Rixan Associates, Inc., a leading full-service integrator and reseller of robotic automation systems based in Dayton, Ohio. Established in 1959, Rixan has expertise in robotics, vision systems and user interface development. Rixan is an authorized distributor and integrator of Denso, Mitsubishi and Fanuc robots.
• WatlowcoreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized distributor of Watlow thermal products across multiple subsidiaries including Star Process and Control, Carlin Automation, and OEM Supply. Watlow provides heaters, sensors, controllers and thermal accessories.
• Denso RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationRixan Automation is an authorized distributor and integrator of Denso robots, and authorized Denso repair facility. Denso provides industrial robots for automation applications.
• Fanuc RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationRixan Automation is an authorized distributor and integrator of Fanuc robots. Gateway Precision Technologies utilizes Fanuc robots in their Robotic Material Handling System.
• Mitsubishi RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationRixan Automation is an authorized distributor and integrator of Mitsubishi robots, and authorized Mitsubishi repair facility.
• Yaskawa RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationGateway Precision Technologies utilizes Yaskawa robots in their Robotic Material Handling System for load/unload applications, palletizing and autonomous transport.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zebra Technologies: Provider of barcode scanners, RFID, mobile computing, and printing solutions used in Hunkar's barcode/RFID inventory tracking systems. Comparable as an industrial identification and tracking technology provider with overlapping customer base in warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing.
• Yaskawa America: Industrial robot and motion control manufacturer used in Hunkar's Gateway Precision Technologies material handling systems. Comparable as a robotics and motion automation peer serving similar discrete and process manufacturing customers.
• Mitsubishi Electric Automation: Authorized OEM supplier of industrial robots and automation products to Hunkar's Rixan division. Directly comparable as a robotics and automation systems provider with overlapping integration capabilities in the US industrial market.
• Fanuc America: US arm of leading industrial robot manufacturer and authorized integrator partner of Hunkar's Rixan Automation. Directly comparable as a robotics supplier/integrator for industrial automation customers, and a key OEM relationship that Hunkar's Rixan division depends on.
• Watlow: Manufacturer of industrial heaters, sensors, controllers, and thermal systems whose products Hunkar's thermal subsidiaries distribute. Highly comparable as a thermal process control specialist with overlap in aerospace, semiconductor, food processing, and energy customers.
• Cognex Corporation: Leading machine vision and industrial barcode reader manufacturer used in Hunkar's barcode and vision systems. Comparable as a machine vision and identification technology provider serving similar industrial automation customers.
• ATS Corporation: Global automation solutions provider specializing in custom automated manufacturing systems, robotics integration, and post-sale services. Directly comparable to Hunkar's Rixan Automation business model of designing, integrating, and supporting industrial automation systems for manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• Emerson Automation Solutions: Global process automation and instrumentation supplier offering measurement, control, and thermal solutions. Comparable to Hunkar's Thermal Automation Group in process control, sensors, and industrial instrumentation, though at much greater scale and global breadth.
• ABB: Global industrial automation and robotics powerhouse with deep presence in process industries, motion control, and robotics integration. Comparable as an automation systems provider serving similar industrial customers across process automation and discrete manufacturing.
• Rockwell Automation: Global industrial automation incumbent offering PLCs, motion control, robotics integration, and process solutions. Directly comparable to Hunkar's machinery automation and process control offerings, though far larger and serving a broader geographic and product footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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