Herrekor
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1978
- HeadquartersAstigarraga, Spain
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Herrekor firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Herrekor
- Legal name
- Herrekor, S.L.U.
- Website
- https://herrekor.es
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1978
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Herrekor industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Engineering and Distribution
- NAICS
- Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (333613), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Renewable Monitoring, Controls & SCADA Hardware Manufacturing (Sensors, RTUs, Meters) (EUAMAHAJ)
Keywords
Where Herrekor is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Astigarraga
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Herrekor business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Industrial Component Distribution: Distribution of industrial components from partner brands including power transmission, linear motion, converting, and industrial electronics products. Revenue generated through product sales to industrial customers.
- Engineering Services: Application engineering services including custom design, calculations (FEM, TVA, analytical), integration and solutions development. Technical consulting and support bundled with product sales.
- KENTU Industry 4.0 Solutions: Development and sale of IIoT systems for industrial process monitoring and maintenance improvement, provided through their startup KENTU founded in 2020.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Herrekor product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Herrekor distributes industrial components from 30+ leading international brands across power transmission, linear motion, converting, industrial electronics, and Industry 4.0 product lines, while providing complementary application engineering services including custom design, FEM and TVA calculations, system integration, and in-house linear guide fabrication. Customers in Spain and Portugal include machine tool, renewable energy, shipbuilding, steel, paper, packaging, food, and automation manufacturers.
Product overview
Herrekor is an industrial engineering company and distributor of mechanical power transmission, linear motion, converting, industrial electronics, and Industry 4.0 products from leading international brands. The portfolio is organized into five core product categories: Transmisión de Potencia (power transmission components including couplings, brakes, clutches, bearings, belts, pulleys), Movimiento Lineal (linear guides, actuators, servo presses, linear motors), Converting (web handling equipment for flexible materials including tension control, slitting, winding), Electrónica Industrial (encoders, sensors, drives, motor controls, data acquisition), and Industria 4.0 (IIoT sensorization and monitoring solutions). The company offers complementary engineering services including custom design, calculation (analytical, FEM, TVA), system integration, and in-house workshop capabilities including linear guide fabrication. Key distributed brands include THK, UNILUX, SIMEX, MEROBEL, MEGADYNE, R+W, BEI-SENSORS, FMS, SVECOM, SPIETH, OMLAT, and the company's own HERREKOR transmission components, alongside KENTU for Industry 4.0 solutions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- KENTU: Industry 4.0 solutions subsidiary offering sensorization, monitoring, and analysis of industrial processes and components. Development of cyber-physical systems for process improvement and industrial maintenance.
Products and services
- Power Transmission Components (Transmisión de Potencia) Mechanical power transmission components including couplings, elastic mounts, torque limiters, hubs and bushings, precision nuts, brakes and clutches, rotary joints, electro-spindles, gearmotors, variable speed drives, belts, pulleys, and motor drums, distributed to industrial customers across Spain and Portugal.
- Linear Motion Products (Movimiento Lineal)
- Converting Products Converting products for flexible material handling including expandable shafts, expanding heads, safety supports, load cells, tension control systems, material guides, edge sensors, cutting systems, rotary joints, electrostatic and cleaning systems, strobe lamps, stretchers, and rollers from brands such as FMS, SVECOM, TECNOMEC, HILDEBRAND, UNILUX, HELIOS SLITTING, and LUERAFLEX.
- Industrial Electronics (Electrónica Industrial) Industrial electronics including encoders, sensors, stepper motors, stepper drivers, variable frequency drives, tool breakage control, brushless servomotors, brushless drivers, telemetry, FMS scales, and data counters/recorders from brands such as BEI-SENSORS, SIMEX, EVER MOTION SOLUTIONS, and MIDDEX.
- KENTU Industry 4.0 IIoT Solutions Industry 4.0 solutions for sensorization, monitoring, and analysis of industrial processes and components, including development of cyber-physical systems for industrial process improvement and maintenance, provided through the KENTU startup subsidiary.
- Servoprensa Modelo PC
- Servoprensa Modelo PCT
- Eje nervado de bolas DSP con husillo de bolas integrado
- Motor lineal serie GLM
- MultiLog SRD-99X Data Logger
- Multicon CMC-99 y CMC-144 Process Controller
- Contador SLIK-73 Digital Counter
- Control SRP-73 Compact Controller
- Control SRT-73 Temperature Controller
- EDGE TECH Roll Edge Inspection System
- UniPRINT Surface Inspection System
- Custom Design Services (Diseño a medida)
- Engineering Calculation Services (Cálculo)
- System Integration Services (Integración)
- Linear Guide Cutting and Fabrication Service
- In-house Workshop Services (Taller Propio Herrekor)
Companies that use Herrekor
Customer profileSegments11 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Herrekor technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability4 records
Feature3 records
Herrekor partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
32 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- KENTUcoreKENTU is Herrekor's own startup founded in 2020 for Industry 4.0 solutions. Develops cyber-physical systems for industrial process and maintenance improvement through sensorization, monitoring, and analysis. Represents Herrekor's proprietary IIoT offering.
- THKcoreOfficial distributor of THK linear motion products in Spain including linear guides (LM), ball screws, actuators, crossed roller bearings, and linear motors. Herrekor has own workshop for cutting THK linear guides to customer specifications.
- MEGADYNEcoreOfficial distributor of MEGADYNE power transmission products including timing belts, V-belts, Poly-V belts, and variable speed belts. Italian manufacturer and world leader in polyurethane belts since the 1990s.
- BEI-SENSORScoreOfficial distributor of BEI-SENSORS industrial encoders including absolute and incremental rotary encoders, Hall effect sensors. Products carry ATEX, FDA, and SIL certifications.
- MEROBELcoreOfficial distributor of MEROBEL electromagnetic powder brakes and clutches using EMP (ElectroMagnetic Particles) technology. Also distributes tension control systems and torque limiters.
- FMScoreOfficial distributor of FMS web guiding and tension control products including load cells, amplifiers, and tension control systems for manufacturing lines.
- CENTAcoreOfficial distributor of CENTA elastic couplings for industrial, public works, naval, railway and renewable energy applications. ATEX certified products.
- COREMOcoreOfficial distributor of COREMO pneumatic and hydraulic brakes and clutches for industrial applications.
- R+WcoreOfficial distributor of R+W precision couplings including bellows, flexible shaft, and torque limiters. ATEX certified and stainless steel options available.
- UNILUXcoreOfficial distributor of UNILUX stroboscopic lights for industrial surface inspection including portable, fixed mount, and UV models for printing, converting, metals, and纸张 industries.
- OMLATcoreOfficial distributor for Spain and Portugal of OMLAT high-speed cutting spindles and electromandrinos for machine tools including milling, grinding, and special applications.
- TECNOTRANS - BONFIGLIOLIcoreOfficial distributor of TECNOTRANS-BONFIGLIOLI products including gearboxes, variable speed drives, motors, torque limiters, and related power transmission components.
- NITTAcoreOfficial distributor of NITTA flat transmission belts for high-speed applications without splicing. Japanese manufacturer founded in 1885, the first power transmission belt manufacturer in Japan.
- SIMEXcoreOfficial distributor of SIMEX products including electronic counters, process controllers, inclinometers, digital indicators, data recorders, and temperature controllers.
- SVECOMcoreOfficial distributor of SVECOM expandable shafts, expanding mandrels, safety supports, and coil handling equipment for paper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum, printing, and packaging industries. Stainless steel manufacturing available.
- ROTOFLUXcoreOfficial distributor of ROTOFLUX rotary joints for air, vacuum, water, hydraulic oil, and thermal oil applications. 20 years of experience, leader in rotary joint production.
- MECTROLcoreOfficial distributor of MECTROL polyurethane timing belts for power transmission, synchronized transport, and linear positioning applications.
- HELIOS SLITTINGcoreOfficial distributor of HELIOS SLITTING longitudinal cutting systems including shear-cut and crush-cut slitting holders for plastic, paper, non-woven textiles, rubber, and aluminum.
- SPIETHcoreOfficial distributor of SPIETH mechanical connection components including locking assemblies, adjustable clearance bushings, precision lock nuts, and guide bushings with patented friction locking principle.
- HILDEBRANDcoreOfficial distributor of HILDEBRAND Technology products including static elimination, dust removal, cleaning systems, and electrostatic control and measurement systems.
- REXNORDcoreOfficial distributor of REXNORD power transmission products including mechanical torque limiters and flexible couplings for industrial transmission systems. Also serves Portugal.
- MIDDEXcoreOfficial distributor of MIDDEX tool breakage monitoring and control systems for unmanned automatic machining operations.
- DRECKSHAGEcoreOfficial distributor of DRECKSHAGE stretching rollers for film, non-woven textiles, textiles, and paper processing.
- ELLEGAARDcoreOfficial distributor of ELLEGAARD conveyor components and internal transport systems.
- ESBELTcoreOfficial distributor of ESBELT conveyor belts with FDA certification for food industry applications.
- ETPcoreOfficial distributor of ETP shaft-hub locking devices without keyways. SCREW & FIX fixation with single screw. Also available in stainless steel.
- EVER MOTION SOLUTIONScoreOfficial distributor of EVER MOTION SOLUTIONS automation and industrial control products including stepper motors, intelligent drivers with PLC functions, servosteppers, and custom drivers.
- HELICALcoreOfficial distributor of HELICAL flexible couplings, universal joints, and machined one-piece springs.
- LUERAFLEXcoreOfficial distributor of LUERAFLEX technical cylinder systems, rubber-coated rollers, and stretching rollers for wrinkle removal in various flexible materials.
- ALLERTcoreOfficial distributor of ALLERT articulated plate conveyor belts for material handling applications.
- CHRISTIE & GREYcoreOfficial distributor of CHRISTIE & GREY products for shock and vibration absorption in naval applications.
- TECNOMECcoreOfficial distributor of TECNOMEC curved separator shafts for paper, textile, and plastic industries. Custom rubber or Teflon coatings available.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Herrekor competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- ERIKS: ERIKS is a large Dutch-based industrial components distributor offering power transmission, sealing, and flow technology products with engineering services across Europe. Directly comparable to Herrekor in business model (multi-brand distribution + application engineering) but at significantly larger scale.
- Festo: Global manufacturer of pneumatic and electric automation technology with direct sales and distribution for industrial automation customers. Overlaps with Herrekor's automation and control segment in motion control and drives for industrial customers.
- Berner Group: Pan-European B2B distributor of industrial supplies, fasteners, and tools serving professional craftsmen and industrial customers. Comparable multi-brand industrial distribution model serving industrial end-markets across multiple European countries.
- Bosch Rexroth: Global manufacturer of linear motion, hydraulics, pneumatics, and factory automation components with extensive engineering services. Overlaps with Herrekor's linear motion, drives, and automation offerings, and competes for industrial engineering services engagements in the Iberian market.
- Hoffmann Group: German-based quality tools, precision machining, and industrial distribution group serving European manufacturers. Comparable in offering precision industrial consumables and equipment with technical consulting, though with a different product emphasis (tools vs. power transmission).
- Schaeffler: Global manufacturer of bearings, linear guides, and power transmission components with direct sales and distribution channels. Comparable as a principal whose products Herrekor distributes, and competes for industrial engineering solutions in machine tool and automation applications.
- Rubix Group: Rubix (formerly Brammer/IPD) is the largest pan-European industrial distribution and technical services provider for power transmission, bearings, fluid power, and maintenance products. Comparable distribution-plus-services model, but with broader geographic coverage and significantly greater scale than Herrekor.
- RS Components: Global industrial and electronic components distributor serving engineers and procurement professionals, with strong presence in Spain and Portugal. Comparable electronic and industrial component distribution, but operates primarily through self-serve e-commerce rather than consultative field engineering.
- Würth Industrie: Division of Würth Group focused on B2B industrial supply, fastening, and assembly solutions for industrial manufacturers across Europe. Comparable multi-brand industrial distribution and technical supply model.
Direct peers
- Igus: German manufacturer of energy chains, polymer bearings, and linear motion products with direct sales and distribution across Europe including Spain. Closely comparable to Herrekor in linear motion and machine tool customer segments, with own local engineering and distribution presence in Iberia.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Herrekor social profiles
Digital presenceHerrekor compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
Herrekor financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Herrekor leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Herrekor subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Herrekor funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Herrekor M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Herrekor
What does Herrekor do?
Herrekor distributes industrial components from 30+ leading international brands across power transmission, linear motion, converting, industrial electronics, and Industry 4.0 product lines, while providing complementary application engineering services including custom design, FEM and TVA calculations, system integration, and in-house linear guide fabrication. Customers in Spain and Portugal include machine tool, renewable energy, shipbuilding, steel, paper, packaging, food, and automation manufacturers.
Is Herrekor a public or private company?
Herrekor is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Herrekor founded?
Herrekor was founded in 1978. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Herrekor based?
Herrekor is headquartered in Astigarraga, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does Herrekor make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Industrial Component Distribution is the primary driver. The others are engineering Services and KENTU Industry 4.0 Solutions.
Who are Herrekor's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are ERIKS, Festo, Berner Group, Bosch Rexroth, Hoffmann Group, Schaeffler, Rubix Group, RS Components and Würth Industrie. Igus is listed as a direct peer.
Does Herrekor have an API?
No public API is recorded for Herrekor.
What industry is Herrekor in?
Herrekor's product category is Industrial Engineering and Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAMAHAJ, Renewable Monitoring, Controls & SCADA Hardware Manufacturing (Sensors, RTUs, Meters). Its NAICS code is 333613 and its SIC code is 5084.