Glass Machinery Locator

What Glass Machinery Locator does

Glass Machinery Locator is a B2B online marketplace and service platform for pre-owned glass fabrication equipment in North America. It is operated as a division of Salem Fabrication Technologies Group, Inc., a 100% employee-owned North Carolina corporation headquartered at 5901 Gun Club Road, Winston Salem. The company aggregates 91+ used machines across 12 categories (beveling, CNC, drilling, edging, cutting tables, material handling, insulated glass, laminating, washing, waterjet, tempering, miscellaneous) from 80+ manufacturers, and complements the listings catalog with two service lines: Find Your Machine (custom sourcing at no cost to the buyer) and Sell Your Machine (full-service consignment including evaluation, pricing, marketing, negotiation, paperwork, inspection, and logistics). It also offers technical support and training spanning selection through operational onboarding.

The platform is built on WordPress with Gravity Forms powering buyer/seller intake forms (Find Your Machine, Sell Your Machine, Contact Us), user authentication for login/register and watchlist functionality, and a blog content management system. Analytics and consent tooling include Google Analytics, Kickfire, Inspectlet, and CookieYes; YouTube is used for embedded machine videos. No public or partner-facing API is offered.

The business model is transaction facilitation: the company connects buyers and sellers of used glass machinery, manages the end-to-end sales process, and earns revenue either via commission on facilitated deals or via margin when it purchases equipment from selling owners and resells to buyers. Pricing for individual machines is gated behind login and not publicly disclosed; payment terms are net of delivery with FOB at the seller's facility. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct phone/email outreach with content marketing (blog, newsletter) targeting glass fabricators in architectural, automotive, appliance, and general flat-glass segments across North America.

Name

Glass Machinery Locator

Legal name

Salem Fabrication Technologies Group, Inc.

Website

https://glassmachinerylocator.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Glass Machinery Locator is a B2B online marketplace and service platform for buying and selling pre-owned glass fabrication machinery across North America, operated as a division of 100% employee-owned Salem Fabrication Technologies Group, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Winston Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction Facilitation / Commission: Glass Machinery Locator facilitates transactions between buyers and sellers of used glass machinery. They handle the entire sales process including pricing evaluation, marketing listings, buyer sourcing, negotiations, and paperwork. The company purchases equipment from selling owners and resells to buyers, earning margin on the transaction. Terms indicate payment in full prior to delivery and FOB delivery at selling owner's facility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Glass Machinery Locator operates an online B2B marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of pre-owned glass fabrication equipment across North America. The company lists 91+ machines across 12 categories from 80+ manufacturers, facilitates end-to-end transactions (pricing, negotiations, inspections, logistics), and offers complementary custom sourcing and consignment sales services. The company purchases equipment from sellers and resells to buyers, earning margin on transactions.

Product overview

Glass Machinery Locator is a B2B online marketplace and service platform for pre-owned glass fabrication equipment in North America. The core product is the Used & Pre-Owned Machinery Marketplace listing 91+ pieces of equipment across 12 machine categories (Beveling Machines, CNC Machining Centers, Drilling Machines, Edging Machines, Glass Cutting Tables, Glass Material Handling Equipment, Insulated Glass Equipment, Laminating Equipment, Miscellaneous, Tempering Furnaces, Washing Machines, Waterjet Cutters) from 80+ manufacturers. The platform is complemented by two value-added services: Find Your Machine (custom search beyond inventory at no cost) and Sell Your Machine (full-service sales including pricing, marketing, negotiation, and logistics). A technical support and training service provides expertise spanning machinery selection to operational onboarding. The company is a division of Salem Fabrication Technologies Group, Inc., a 100% employee-owned company with over 125 years of combined glass industry expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Used & Pre-Owned Machinery Marketplace

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves more than $32,000 per shift when providing backup tempering furnace capacity

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Salem Fabrication Technologies Group, Inc.coreOthersGlass Machinery Locator is a division of Salem Fabrication Technologies Group, Inc., a North Carolina corporation. Salem Fabrication Technologies Group operates the website and maintains privacy policy and terms of service for the platform. Contact: 5901 Gun Club Road, Winston Salem, NC 27103. Phone: 336.776.029, Fax: 336.766.1119, Email: [email protected]

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EquipNet: EquipNet runs a global used-equipment marketplace and auction platform serving manufacturers across process and packaging industries. It directly parallels GML's marketplace-plus-services model, including managed sales, appraisals, and removal logistics for industrial equipment.
• Perry Videx: Perry Videx is one of the largest dealers of used process equipment worldwide, handling acquisition, refurbishment, and resale across chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and related industrial sectors. Its transactional broker model and category-breadth positioning closely mirror Glass Machinery Locator's glass-fabrication niche.
• Loeb Equipment & Appraisal Company: Loeb Equipment buys, sells, and appraises used industrial and food processing equipment across North America. Its combined dealer plus online listing model and emphasis on appraisals match GML's full-service positioning.
• Aaron Equipment Company: Aaron Equipment Company buys and sells used process equipment, including glass, packaging, and chemical machinery, with full-service appraisal and logistics support. It competes with GML for the same mid-market fabricator buyers and surplus-equipment sellers.
• Machinery Network: Machinery Network operates an online platform for new and used industrial machinery listings spanning many categories. Its marketplace-only model overlaps directly with GML's inventory and search functionality.
• Surplus Record: Surplus Record is a long-running US marketplace and print/online directory for used and surplus industrial machinery. It competes with GML for both inventory listings and buyer attention in the used-equipment segment.
• Machinio: Machinio is a global online marketplace for buying and selling used machinery across nearly every industrial category. It is the most direct comparable to Glass Machinery Locator because it operates the same marketplace model, aggregating third-party listings with search and category navigation, but at a much broader category scope.
• Federal Equipment Company: Federal Equipment Company is a US-based used industrial equipment dealer offering inventory, appraisals, and acquisition services across multiple process industries. Its direct-sales-plus-marketplace approach and focus on mid-market manufacturers make it a strong peer to GML.
• Bid on Equipment: Bid on Equipment runs an online auction and listing platform for used industrial machinery, processing equipment, and complete plants. As a competing online channel for used equipment transactions, it directly parallels GML's North American marketplace model.
• Industrial Surplus Inc. Industrial Surplus Inc. is a US dealer and broker of used surplus industrial machinery and equipment. Its focus on mid-market sourcing of surplus production assets aligns closely with GML's role for glass-fabrication operators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glass-machinery-locator

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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