What BTI does

BTI Metal Center Ltd. is an Israeli privately held company that imports, markets, and distributes specialty metals and engineering aluminum profiles for industrial customers. Its product portfolio spans three pillars: (1) quality metals including precision-ground plates and bars and large-diameter tubes, (2) aluminum profile products including modular T-slot profiles, heat sinks (104+ standard profiles produced via extrusion, skiving, and casting), industrial profiles for lighting/HVAC/communication/roofing, and custom-engineered extrusions, and (3) engineering and value-added services including profile engineering consulting, 3D prototyping, machining, coating, mechanical assembly, thermal treatment, procurement solutions, and a metal laboratory. The company holds exclusive Israel representation rights for ITEM (item24), a world-leading brand in modular profiles and accessories, and offers a catalog of 48 modular profile types available from stock with 24-hour delivery.

The company operates a sales-led, direct B2B go-to-market with quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts, supported by in-house engineering consultation from concept through delivery. It serves six verticals — aerospace, defense, medical, traditional industrial, oil and gas, and hi-tech — with the primary use case centered on industrial profile applications including LED fixtures, HVAC systems, communication enclosures, and roofing. The operating geography is Israel-domestic, with an English-language website suggesting limited international outreach.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. The company has no subsidiaries, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, no disclosed investors, no patents or trademarks, and no publicly identified leadership team in the source data. The customer base, headcount, and revenue figures are not provided, which constrains any quantitative assessment of scale or growth.

Name

BTI

Legal name

BTI Metal Center Ltd.

Website

https://btimetals.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BTI Metal Center Ltd. is an Israeli importer and distributor of specialty metals and engineering aluminum profiles, offering modular profiles, heat sinks, custom extrusions, and value-added machining services to aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, oil and gas, and hi-tech customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminum Profile Manufacturing and Metal Distribution

NAICS

Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing (3313), All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299), Custom Roll Forming (332114), Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Value-Added Components (Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging, Building Systems) (IMAKACAM)

Keywords

• Aluminum extrusion profiles
• Modular profile systems
• Heat sink manufacturing
• Precision metal distribution
• Custom profile engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Bat Hefer

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal and Profile Sales: Import, marketing and distribution of quality special metals and engineering aluminum profiles. Products sold in required quantities, various sizes, configurations and thermal treatments.
2. Custom Manufacturing: Custom profile manufacturing, engineering consulting, and 3D printing services from concept through production.
3. Value-Added Services: Additional machining, coating, mechanical assembly, thermal treatment, purchasing solutions and metal laboratory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BTI imports, markets and distributes specialty metals and engineering aluminum profiles, including modular T-slot profiles (under exclusive Israeli representation of ITEM), heat sink profiles, precision plates and bars, large diameter tubes, and custom aluminum extrusion profiles. Beyond raw materials, the company provides profile engineering consulting, 3D printing services for prototyping, and in-house value-added processing (machining, coating, mechanical assembly, thermal treatment, and metal laboratory testing) to deliver finished components ready for customer assembly.

Product overview

BTI is an import, marketing, and distribution company for quality specialty metals and engineering aluminum profiles. The product portfolio centers on three main pillars: (1) Quality Metals including precision plates, precision bars, and large tubes; (2) Profile Products encompassing modular profiles (with exclusive item representation), industrial profiles, custom profiles, and heat sinks in various standard sizes; and (3) Engineering Services including profile engineering consulting, 3D printing services, and added-value services such as machining, coating, thermal treatment, and assembly. BTI serves industries including aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, oil and gas, and hi-tech.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Profiles delivered from stock within 24 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ITEM (item24)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBTI holds exclusive representation rights for ITEM in Israel. ITEM is a world-leading company in modular profiles and accessories. BTI distributes the full range of item modular profiles and complementary accessories including T-slot nuts, fasteners, brackets, hinges, end caps and connectors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Framing Tech: Modular aluminum profile distributor and value-added service provider with engineering support, conceptually analogous to BTI in offering integrated profile supply plus machining/finishing services.

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Metalcenter: Large national aluminum, steel, and specialty metal distributor with extensive value-added services and broad industrial customer base; comparable to BTI in core distribution plus processing model but operating at much greater scale.
• Alro Steel: Large U.S. metals service center distributing aluminum, steel, and specialty metals with value-added processing — same broad model as BTI but at significantly larger scale across multiple geographies.

Direct peers

• 80/20 Inc. North American T-slot aluminum profile brand and ecosystem supplier; competes in the same modular profile category as ITEM and BTI for industrial framing, machine building, and workstation customers.
• item24 (ITEM Industrietechnik): German-founded global leader in T-slot aluminum modular profiles and accessories — the brand whose products BTI exclusively distributes in Israel. Directly comparable as the upstream brand and the most direct reference for the modular profile category.
• Bosch Rexroth (Profile and Tube Assembly Technology): Major competing manufacturer of aluminum T-slot modular framing systems and accessories; competes head-to-head with ITEM in the same product category and serves overlapping industrial customers.

Regional players

• Samuel Shapiro & Company: U.S.-based importer and distributor of specialty metals, aluminum extrusions, and profiles with value-added processing; comparable business model to BTI though serving a different geography and a different mix of industrial customers.
• Klein Metals (Klein Steel): U.S. metals service center offering aluminum and specialty metals with precision cutting and processing; analogous mid-sized distributor/processor model to BTI though focused on a different regional customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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

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