Soph Magnetics

What Soph Magnetics does

Soph Magnetics produces permanent magnetic chucks, electromagnetic chucks, and electro-permanent magnetic chucks for a variety of work holding applications such as grinding, milling, turning, EDM, and WEDM. Their technique is also used in a variety of other industries, including magnetic die clamping, mold clamping, and material handling.

Name

Soph Magnetics

Legal name

Soph Magnetics Inc.

Website

http://www.soph-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Soph Magnetics provides magnetic solutions for work-holding, mold, dies clamping, and material handling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Soph Magnetics designs and manufactures magnetic workholding solutions used by industrial manufacturers to hold, clamp, and handle workpieces, molds, and dies. Its core product is the SOPH quick-change magnetic system, which enables rapid changeover of molds and workpieces without manual clamping, supported by dedicated offerings for general work holding, mold and die clamping, and material handling.

Product overview

Soph Magnetics offers a unified portfolio of magnetic workholding solutions centered around their SOPH quick-change magnetic system. The product line spans three core categories: WORK HOLDING (general magnetic clamping for manufacturing), MOLD & DIE CLAMPING (specialized rapid-changeover for mold/die applications), and MATERIAL HANDLING (magnetic lifting and positioning). The SOPH system serves as the flagship technology enabling quick mold magnetic workholding changes, addressing the need for rapid setup times in manufacturing environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SOPH Magnetic Workholding System
• Work Holding products
• Mold & Die Clamping products
• Material Handling products

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Schunk: German-based global leader in workholding, clamping, and gripping systems for CNC machines, with a broad product portfolio directly competitive with Soph Magnetics' magnetic workholding solutions across industrial and mold/die applications.
• DESTACO: US-based manufacturer of clamping, workholding, and material handling automation—directly competing with Soph in magnetic clamping and quick-change workholding solutions for stamping, molding, and machining customers.
• Kitagawa: Japanese workholding specialist offering chucks, magnetic chucks, and clamping solutions for CNC machines—directly comparable to Soph's magnetic workholding portfolio and serving similar plastics, automotive, and machining end markets.
• Lang Technik: German manufacturer of high-quality workholding and clamping systems for machining centers, with quick-point and magnetic solutions that overlap directly with Soph's product categories in mold, die, and workpiece clamping.
• Carr Lane Manufacturing: US-based manufacturer of workholding components and standard machine parts, offering a catalog of clamps, locators, and magnetic workholding accessories serving the same industrial customer base as Soph Magnetics.
• Roemheld: German manufacturer of hydraulic and magnetic clamping systems, workholding, and die clamping solutions—directly competitive with Soph's mold and die clamping offering in plastics, die casting, and stamping industries.
• Gressel: Swiss clamping and workholding specialist serving CNC machining and mold/die applications with mechanical and magnetic solutions comparable to Soph's portfolio, particularly in European high-precision machining markets.
• MAGBO: European partner listed on Soph Magnetics' website; manufactures magnetic systems for industrial applications including workholding and material handling—directly comparable peer with overlapping geographic reach into European markets.
• Helmholtz Magnet: Industrial magnetics specialist listed as a partner on Soph's website; produces magnetic workholding and material handling solutions—directly comparable to Soph's product line in quick-change magnetic clamping applications.

Broad incumbents

• SMC Corporation: Large Japanese manufacturer of pneumatic, automation, and industrial components serving similar industrial customers; not a direct magnetic-workholding competitor but a broad incumbent addressing the same factory automation buyer with adjacent clamping and fixture products.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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