Amtec

What Amtec does

AMTEC (Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.) is a US-based industrial equipment manufacturer and contract services provider founded in 1995 and headquartered in Anaheim, California. The company designs, builds, and sells turnkey automation systems, laser machines (fiber, green, UV, CO2, and ultrafast femto/pico second), pad printing machines and systems, ultrasonic welding systems, hot stamping/heat transfer systems, inkjet printing systems, lens marking systems, custom tooling, and conveyor systems. Its core technologies include patented sealed ink cup pad printing systems, ultrafast lasers for cold processing, and automated vision inspection systems. AMTEC operates on a dual revenue model combining capital equipment sales (quote-based, multi-year contracts, direct enterprise field sales with RFQ process) and contract manufacturing services including laser marking, 3D printing, pad printing, hot stamping, ultrasonic welding, and surface treatment.

The company serves more than 100 named enterprise customers across medical devices, aerospace, automotive, electronics, semiconductor, energy, and consumer products sectors, with marquee relationships including Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences, MEGGITT, Honeywell, 3M, Parker, and Bose. AMTEC holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and differentiates through 30+ years of domain specialization in regulated-industry marking and manufacturing applications. The business operates with 11-50 employees, is privately held with no disclosed external investors or parent company, and markets primarily through its own website, RFQ funnel, and direct sales channel with localized digital presence across multiple US states. Authorized distribution partnerships with Marabu and Tampoprint provide specialty ink chemistries that complement the equipment portfolio.

Name

Amtec

Legal name

Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://amtecinc.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amtec is a manufacturer of turn-key automation solutions, parts feeder systems, feeder bowls, and robotic parts handling machines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Manufacturing Equipment

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (3231), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Labeling, Coding & Marking Equipment (Labelers, Inkjet, Laser) (IMALAOAD)

Keywords

• Industrial laser systems
• Pad printing machines
• Automation equipment
• Contract manufacturing services
• Ultrasonic welding systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Anaheim

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, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial manufacturing machines and systems including Laser, Pad Printing, Automation, Hot Stamping, Ultrasonic Welding, Ink Jet, and Custom Tooling equipment. Equipment sales include various configurations (bench top, industrial grade, turnkey systems) and accessories.
2. Contract Manufacturing Services: Value-added manufacturing services including Laser Marking, 3D Printing, Pad Printing, Hot Stamping/Heat Transfer, Ultrasonic Welding, and Surface Treatment. Services provided across aerospace, automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and other industries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AMTEC (Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.) designs, manufactures, and sells industrial marking, printing, decorating, and micro-machining equipment—including laser systems (Fiber, Green, UV, CO2, Femto/Pico Ultrafast), pad printing machines, automation systems, ultrasonic welders, hot stamping machines, inkjet printers, lens marking systems, custom tooling, and conveyor systems. In parallel, the company provides ISO 9001:2015-certified contract manufacturing services (laser marking, 3D printing, pad printing, hot stamping, ultrasonic welding, surface treatment) for aerospace, medical, automotive, semiconductor, and industrial customers.

Product overview

Amtec (Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.) is a manufacturing systems and contract services company offering a diversified portfolio of industrial equipment and services. The core product portfolio consists of Laser Systems (including Fiber, Green, UV, CO2, and Femto/Pico Ultrafast lasers, plus Turnkey Laser Systems), Pad Printing (machines in Hermetic, Sealed Ink Cup, V-DUO, TSM, Rotary, Encoder, Hybrid, Concentra, and Rapid 2000 series, plus accessories and consumables), Automation Systems (AS101), Ultrasonic Welding Systems (USW11), Hot Stamp/Heat Transfer Systems (HS-17), Inkjet Printing Systems (IJ02), Lens Marking Systems (LM-13), Custom Tooling (CT01), and Conveyor Systems (CS01). These machines are complemented by contract manufacturing services including Laser Marking, 3D Printing, Pad Printing, Hot Stamping/Heat Transfer, Ultrasonic Welding, and Surface Treatment services for aerospace, automotive, commercial, energy, medical, pharmaceutical, and telecommunication applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laser Machines & Systems Industrial laser systems combining laser technology with manufacturing processes for marking, etching, engraving, scribing, cutting, drilling, and micro-machining across aerospace, biomedical, medical devices, semiconductors, and automotive applications.
• Fiber Lasers Solid-state fiber lasers using optical fiber doped with rare elements, offering up to 100,000 hours diode life for cleaning and cladding applications.
• Green Laser Visible light lasers at 532nm wavelength for marking, material processing, micro-machining, scribing, Si ablation, solar/photovoltaics, and texturing on plastics, ceramics, and copper.
• UV Laser Ultraviolet wavelength lasers using cold marking technology for LTPS display annealing, PCB drilling and cutting, silicone wafer scribing, Si-ablation, and texturing on exotic metals and silicone.
• CO2 Lasers Carbon dioxide lasers for etching, cutting, drilling non-metallic materials, engraving, wire stripping, PCB drilling, paint removal/cleaning, and micro-machining of non-metals including metals, rubber, glass, stone, fabric, and phenolic PCB.
• Femto/Pico Second Ultrafast Lasers Short and ultrashort pulse lasers pulsing from 10ps to 300fs offering cold processing without heat affected zone (HAZ) for surface-modification, drilling, ablation, and micro-machining on ceramics.
• Turnkey Laser Systems Complete plug-and-play laser systems integrating work station with safety enclosure, automatic door, material unwind, tension control, precision feed mechanism, laser marking, cut-to-length finishing, programmable material length, cutting station with part dispenser, and smart machine controls.
• Automation Systems (AS101) Custom automation solutions including turn-key automation, parts feeder systems, feeder bowls, and parts handling for improving production speed, quality, consistency, and volume.
• Pad Printing Machines Pad printing equipment for product identification, decorating, printing, marking and coding on various substrates, including Hermetic Series, Sealed Ink Cup Series, V-DUO Series, TSM Series, Rotary, Encoder, Hybrid, Concentra, and Rapid 2000 Series machines.
• Pad Printing Systems (PP154) Modular pad printing systems with linear indexer for handling large parts, featuring pad printers of different sizes adaptable to the system with capacity up to 1,500-1,800 pph.
• Ultrasonic Welding Systems (USW11) Ultrasonic welding systems using high-frequency ultrasonic vibrations to heat and join materials, featuring 16 weld programs with parameters like trigger pressure, weld pressure, and amplitude for consistent and repeatable welds.
• Hot Stamp/Heat Transfer Systems (HS-17) Hot stamping and heat transfer machines for dry printing on flat and round parts, raised lettering, featuring standard and 360-degree wrap-around presses with digital temperature control, dwell timer, and programmable roll leaf feed.
• Inkjet Printing Systems (IJ02) Inkjet printing systems projecting jet of ink onto surfaces for small/nominal character printing, high-speed character printing, and high-resolution printing with UV curable and solvent-based inks for barcodes, 2D matrix, and date codes.
• Lens Marking System (LM-13) Benchtop lens marking equipment for optical laboratory applications featuring pad printer with patented vision system for inspecting and printing on clear and tinted progressive/transition lenses, available in LM50, LM75, LM115 models.
• Laser Marking Services Contract manufacturing services for laser marking, annealing, ablation, etching, engraving, scribing, cutting, drilling, and micro-machining for semiconductor, aerospace, automotive, and biomedical industries.
• 3D Printing Services Contract manufacturing service using 3D printing technology for product development, tooling and fixtures for aerospace, biomedical, medical devices, semiconductors, automotive, and consumer products.
• Pad Printing Services Contract manufacturing services for pad printing including 1-6+ colors, 4-color process, wrap-around printing, and photopolymer/laser-etched cliché with medical grade, aerospace, and UV/water base inks.
• Hot Stamping & Heat Transfer Services Contract manufacturing services for hot stamping using metallic, mylar or paper foil rolls, plus heat transfer and heat staking for coated metal, fabric, and plastics.
• Ultrasonic Welding Services Contract manufacturing services using ultrasonic technology for welding by energy, distance or time with auto tune at start-up, power range from 70 to 5,000W, and clean sealed edges.
• Surface Treatment Services Contract manufacturing services for surface treatment processes serving medical, aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Automated rotary printing systems up to 36,000 parts per hour
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Marabu (Ink Supplier)coreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized distributor of Marabu pad printing inks, providing standard colors, UV inks for CMYK photo printing, and custom color mixing services based on Pantone specifications.
• Tampoprint (Ink Supplier)coreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized distributor of Tampoprint ink systems including various ink types (ACP, B, B/GL, CFU, F, GU-N, L, LOGO, M, N, O, P, P-AF, RDF-HF, S, TFF, TH-G, TP-CD, U-HF, UV-RDF, W) for pad printing applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Keyence Corporation: Global leader in industrial sensors, laser markers, and machine vision. While broader than AMTEC, Keyence competes head-to-head in fiber and CO2 laser marking systems sold to similar enterprise manufacturers across automotive, electronics, and medical segments.
• Videojet Technologies: Global coding and marking incumbent offering inkjet, laser, and thermal transfer systems across packaging and industrial lines. Overlaps directly with AMTEC's inkjet and laser marking product lines for industrial product identification.
• Domino Printing Sciences: Manufacturer of industrial coding, marking, and printing technologies (CIJ, laser, thermal inkjet). Competes with AMTEC's inkjet and laser marking offerings for product identification and traceability applications.
• Trumpf Laser: Major industrial laser manufacturer producing fiber, disk, and ultrafast laser sources and systems. Competes with AMTEC's laser marking and micro-machining product lines for high-end industrial applications.
• Coherent Corp: Global laser technology company offering CO2, fiber, ultrafast (femtosecond), and UV lasers for materials processing and micro-machining. Directly competes with AMTEC's broad laser marking portfolio, especially ultrafast applications.
• ATS Corporation (Automated Tooling Systems): Large-scale custom automation and turn-key systems integrator serving medical devices, aerospace, and industrial markets. Competes with AMTEC's AS101 turn-key automation and parts handling solutions.

Direct peers

• Tampoprint AG: German-headquartered specialist in pad printing machines, clichés, and inks—the closest direct competitor to AMTEC's pad printing equipment portfolio. Tampoprint is also referenced as an AMTEC ink partner, making it a dual competitor/supplier relationship.
• Inkcups Now: North American specialist in pad printing machines, inks, clichés, and laser plate-making equipment serving similar promotional product, medical, and industrial decoration markets.
• Herrmann Ultraschall: Specialist in ultrasonic welding systems for plastics and metals used in automotive, medical, and packaging assembly. Closely comparable to AMTEC's USW11 ultrasonic welding product line.
• MECCO Partners: US-based manufacturer of laser marking, engraving, and part marking systems. Comparable niche peer serving similar aerospace, medical, and industrial customers with similar product identification solutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/AmtecManufacturing
• Instagraminstagram.com/amtecinc
• Xx.com/AmtecI

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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