QTEK Design

What QTEK Design does

QTEK Design, marketed as QTEK Pallet Solutions from Rehrig Pacific, is a product line of mechanical warehouse pallet handling equipment operated as a brand under Rehrig Pacific Company, a US-based private industrial firm. The portfolio comprises four purpose-built devices: the QTEK Pallet Dispenser (hands-free pallet retrieval that reduces pick time by more than 50%), the QTEK Bomber (equipment that splits palletized loads, removes damaged layers, and recombines pallets), the QTEK Pallet Exchanger (transferring product between inbound and outbound pallets), and the QTEK Pallet Tower (small-footprint vertical storage enabling high-density pallet storage under fire-code limits). The solutions target warehouse and distribution operations across beverage, wholesale distribution, agriculture, dairy, ecommerce, food service, pharmaceuticals, and retail/grocery verticals, with documented use cases including Badger Liquor (1.6-year ROI, $400K+ five-year savings, 600-pallet storage), Blish-Mize, and Keg 1 Colorado (pallet swap times cut from 15 minutes to 90 seconds).

QTEK sells exclusively through Rehrig Pacific's direct enterprise field sales organization rather than through any independent channel. Pricing is quote-based with no public list price, and customer relationships are structured as multi-year capital equipment contracts that include implementation services. Distribution leverages Rehrig Pacific's geographic footprint across the US, Canada, Mexico, and LATAM, with the product line featured prominently in the parent's main navigation under both Supply Chain and Direct Store Delivery categories. The go-to-market combines top-of-funnel awareness through industry trade shows (MODEX, ProMat, Pack Expo, IFDA, NBWA, RILA LINK), mid-funnel content marketing through published case studies with quantified ROI outcomes, and bottom-funnel conversion via Request a Quote and Contact Us CTAs routed to the parent's sales team.

The business is fundamentally mechanical and operational in nature, with no disclosed AI, software, sensor, or data-analytics capabilities native to the QTEK product line itself. QTEK operates as a sub-brand within Rehrig Pacific's broader portfolio of pallets, reusable plastic containers, beverage crates, AutoStore integration, Vision Object Recognition, and IoT tracking assets, positioning the equipment as part of an integrated warehouse-to-store material handling stack rather than as standalone hardware. The strategic intent appears to be cross-selling mechanical handling equipment into Rehrig Pacific's existing enterprise accounts and adjacent verticals rather than scaling QTEK as an independent business.

Name

QTEK Design

Legal name

Rehrig Pacific Company

Website

https://qtekdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QTEK Design, a product line brand owned by Rehrig Pacific Company, designs and sells mechanical warehouse pallet handling equipment (Pallet Dispenser, Bomber, Exchanger, Tower) to enterprise warehouse and distribution operators in beverage, wholesale, and supply chain verticals across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Warehouse Material Handling Equipment

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)

akta.pro primary industry

Palletizing & Depalletizing Systems (IMAHAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pallets, Bins, Totes & Returnable Transport Packaging (RTP) (IMAHABAG)

Keywords

• Warehouse material handling
• Pallet handling equipment
• Warehouse automation
• Material handling solutions
• Warehouse equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pallet Handling Equipment Sales: QTEK Design generates revenue through the sale of pallet handling equipment including the Pallet Dispenser, Bomber, Pallet Exchanger, and Pallet Tower. Products are sold as capital equipment to warehouse and distribution operations, with pricing based on quote requests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

QTEK Design designs, manufactures, and sells mechanical warehouse pallet handling equipment sold under the brand QTEK Pallet Solutions from Rehrig Pacific. The product line consists of four units (Pallet Dispenser, Bomber, Pallet Exchanger, and Pallet Tower) that together address pallet retrieval, load splitting, pallet-to-pallet transfer, and vertical storage for warehouse and distribution operations.

Product overview

QTEK Pallet Solutions is a brand of warehouse pallet handling equipment offered by Rehrig Pacific. The product portfolio consists of four mechanical handling solutions designed to improve warehouse safety, efficiency, and space utilization: the QTEK Pallet Dispenser for hands-free pallet retrieval, the QTEK Bomber for splitting and recombining palletized loads, the QTEK Pallet Exchanger for transferring products between pallets, and the QTEK Pallet Tower for vertical pallet storage. These products work together to address the full lifecycle of pallet management in supply chain and direct store delivery operations, from receiving to storage to shipping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• QTEK Pallet Dispenser Hands-free pallet control system that reduces pallet retrieval pick time by more than 50%, optimizes floor space, eliminates manual handling, and reduces workplace injuries. Designed for warehouse and distribution operations.
• QTEK Bomber Equipment that splits palletized product, removes damaged layers, and creates or combines loads for efficient warehouse operations. Designed for warehouse and distribution teams handling palletized inventory.
• QTEK Pallet Exchanger System that boosts product transferring from inbound pallets to ready-to-ship pallets, streamlining warehouse workflow transitions. Built for distribution centers and direct store delivery operations.
• QTEK Pallet Tower Vertical storage solution requiring a small footprint that maximizes vertical space for pallet storage, helping reclaim floor space and achieve ROI while complying with fire-code limits. Designed for warehouses with constrained floor space.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces pallet retrieval pick time by +50%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Swisslog: Swisslog (a KUKA company) provides integrated warehouse automation including pallet AS/RS, conveyors, and robotic picking. Its pallet-handling modules are broader incumbents to QTEK's mechanical pallet solutions.
• Dematic: Dematic is a global intralogistics incumbent offering palletizers, conveyors, AS/RS, and warehouse execution software. QTEK's narrower pallet-handling equipment competes against Dematic's broader integrated warehouse-automation portfolio.
• TGW Systems: TGW designs and manufactures conveyor systems, pallet handling equipment, and order-fulfillment automation. Its pallet-handling modules overlap with QTEK's Exchanger and Tower offerings, and it competes for the same distribution-center capital budgets.
• Honeywell Intelligrated: Honeywell Intelligrated supplies palletizers, depalletizers, conveyors, and warehouse execution software to distribution centers. It is a broad incumbent competing against QTEK in pallet handling and direct-store-delivery operations.

Direct peers

• BEUMER Group: BEUMER produces palletizing and conveying systems used in distribution centers and direct-store-delivery operations. Its BG Palletizer and stretch-hooder lines compete head-on with QTEK's Bomber, Exchanger, and Dispenser offerings.
• Kardex: Kardex offers automated storage and retrieval solutions, including vertical lift modules and dynamic shelving for warehouses. It is comparable to QTEK's space-reclamation value proposition under fire-code and footprint constraints.
• Westfalia Technologies: Westfalia provides automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), including vertical lift modules and unit-load AS/RS for pallet storage. It competes with QTEK Pallet Tower in dense pallet storage applications.
• Frazier Industrial Company: Frazier designs and manufactures pallet stackers, push-back racks, and selective pallet storage systems. Its stacker and high-density storage products overlap directly with QTEK Pallet Tower.
• Hänel Storage Systems: Hänel manufactures vertical carousels and automated storage systems that maximize floor-to-ceiling storage density. The QTEK Pallet Tower is functionally analogous for pallet-scale storage, making Hänel the closest vertical-storage comparable.
• Columbia Machine: Columbia Machine manufactures palletizers, depalletizers, and case-packing equipment for warehouses and beverage operations. It is the most direct competitor to QTEK's palletizing/splitting/exchanging functionality, particularly in beverage distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qtek-design-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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