Sotek

Name

Sotek

Legal name

Sotek S.r.l.

Website

https://sotek.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Distribution and Systems Integration

NAICS

Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Industries IIoT (Oil & Gas/Chemicals/Pharma/Food) (IMAIAMAM)

Keywords

• Industrial automation supplies
• Hydraulic power units
• Pneumatic components distribution
• Power transmission components
• Custom industrial plant engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Fabriano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Component Sales: Sale of industrial components including hydraulic, pneumatic, power transmission, and electronic parts through B2B shop and direct sales. The company offers over 400K products from multiple brand partners.
2. Custom System Design and Implementation: Design and realization of custom industrial plants and hydraulic systems. Services include project consulting, assembly, installation, and maintenance. The company has realized over 30,000 hydraulic systems.
3. Maintenance and Service: Complete maintenance services for industrial plants, including preventive and corrective maintenance. The company was founded with core business focused on offering and managing complete maintenance services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sotek distributes and integrates industrial automation components (hydraulics, pneumatics, power transmission, electronics) from over 100 brand partners, designs and manufactures custom hydraulic power units, and provides complete industrial plant engineering and maintenance services. The company sells more than 400,000 products through a B2B e-commerce platform and serves enterprise and mid-market industrial clients primarily across Central Italy via a five-branch technical-commercial network.

Product overview

Sotek is an industrial supplies distributor and systems integrator, not a unified software platform. The company offers a broad portfolio of physical products and services organized into six main product categories: (1) Oleodinamica (Hydraulics) - hydraulic motors, pumps, valves, and power units; (2) Pneumatica (Pneumatics) - compressors, air treatment, and pneumatic components; (3) Trasmissioni (Power Transmission) - motors, gearboxes, and mechanical transmission components; (4) Elettronica (Electronics) - drives, PLCs, sensors, and automation components; (5) Centrali oleodinamiche (Hydraulic Power Units) - custom-built hydraulic systems; and (6) Tecnica di Montaggio (Assembly Techniques) - aluminum profiles and customized transport systems. Sotek distributes branded products from manufacturers including Bosch Rexroth, Bonfiglioli, Boge, and MP Filtri. The company also operates a B2B e-commerce platform (sotekshop.com) offering over 400,000 products and provides full service and installation capabilities for industrial plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Automation Components Distribution (Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Power Transmission, Electronics) Distribution of industrial automation components across four product categories — Oleodinamica (Hydraulics), Pneumatica (Pneumatics), Trasmissioni (Power Transmission), and Elettronica (Electronics) — sourced from over 100 brand partners. Available through direct sales and B2B e-commerce shop with over 400,000 SKUs, serving industrial manufacturers, system integrators, and maintenance operations across Central Italy.
• Custom Hydraulic Power Units (Centrali Oleodinamiche) Design and manufacturing of custom hydraulic power units and complete hydraulic systems built to customer specifications. Over 30,000 systems have been delivered for automotive, food and packaging, machine tools, mobile, agriculture, and nautical applications. Each unit is engineered to specific client requirements.
• Assembly Techniques and Aluminum Profile Systems Integration (Tecnica di Montaggio) Integration of Bosch Rexroth aluminum profile systems for industrial applications including pallet lines, customized transport systems, workbenches, and safety guards. Covers ESD, clean room, and low humidity environments. Includes customized design of automation subassemblies and industrial transfer systems.
• Industrial Plant Engineering and Maintenance Services (Service e Impianti) Complete industrial plant services including consulting, design, assembly, installation, and preventive and corrective maintenance. Covers hydraulic systems, heating, air conditioning, fire protection, water-sanitation, and renewable energy solutions (photovoltaic and solar thermal). Serves industrial customers across Central Italy.
• B2B E-commerce Platform (sotekshop.com) Self-service B2B online shop (sotekshop.com) offering over 400,000 industrial products across all categories. Registration required for purchasing. Backed by five automatic vertical warehouses for rapid order fulfillment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30,000 hydraulic systems delivered since founding
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sami srlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2022Acquired on July 8, 2022. Sami srl is a system integrator of Bosch Rexroth products with over 35 years of experience in assembly techniques and automation. The acquisition strengthens Sotek's capabilities in aluminum profile integrations, industrial transfer systems, and custom automation subgroup design.
• Bosch RexrothcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Certified Excellence Partner since 2019. Official reseller and distributor of Bosch Rexroth products including hydraulics, pneumatics, aluminum profiles, and electronic drives. The partnership provides direct consulting on a wide range of products, widespread sales network, and fast deliveries. Sotek participates in Bosch Rexroth training programs.
• BonfigliolicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Authorized Best Easy Distributor for Bonfiglioli industrial motors and gearboxes. Quality and efficiency of Bonfiglioli products combined with Sotek's flexibility and technical support find application in various industrial contexts.
• MP FiltriminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Official distributor of MP Filtri products including filter bodies and spare cartridges. Wide availability in Sotek warehouses with specialized staff advising on component use.
• BOGE CompressorsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Accredited partner for BOGE compressors. Recognized for ability to provide complete and flexible service for compressed air production and management, tailoring solutions to customer needs.
• Sigma Fluid srlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2017Acquired June 1, 2017. Sigma Fluid operated in hydraulics and pneumatics for over 30 years nationally and internationally. Became the Florence branch, strengthening Sotek's presence in Tuscany.
• Bimal Oleodinamica srlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2016Acquired August 1, 2016. Business branch acquired becoming the Umbria branch of Sotek. Purpose was to increase commercial coverage area, grow work volume, and strengthen product and service offerings.
• Sordi ImpianticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Acquired in 2008. Specialized in design and construction of industrial and civil plants for heating, air conditioning, fire protection, water-sanitation, and renewable energy (photovoltaic, solar thermal). Incorporated into Sotek brand after merging with Simi.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sonepar Italia: Sonepar is the world's largest electrical and industrial products distributor with strong Italian operations through legacy brands. Overlaps with Sotek in electrical/electronic industrial components, PLCs, drives, and automation, but operates at vastly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Rexel Italia: Rexel is a global electrical distribution group with a major Italian operation, distributing industrial automation, drives, motors, and control components. Comparable to Sotek in industrial electronic/electrical distribution model, though Rexel operates at substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Bonfiglioli: Bonfiglioli is a major Italian manufacturer of gearboxes, gear motors, and power transmission products and a Sotek distribution partner. Comparable in power transmission product category and Italian industrial market, but Bonfiglioli is the supplier; the relationship is partly cooperative, partly competitive.
• HAWE Hydraulik: HAWE Hydraulik is a German manufacturer of hydraulic components, power units, and systems. Directly comparable to Sotek's custom hydraulic power unit business and competes for industrial hydraulics customers across Europe.
• Würth Italia: Würth is a global leader in industrial supplies, fastening, tools, and MRO distribution with a substantial Italian subsidiary. Comparable to Sotek's direct B2B field-sales model and broad industrial customer base, but Würth's portfolio is much wider and its scale many multiples larger.
• Festo Italia: Festo is a global leader in pneumatics and automation technology with a significant Italian direct operation. Overlaps with Sotek's pneumatics and automation offering and competes for similar industrial customers, though Festo is primarily a manufacturer rather than a multi-brand distributor.

Regional players

• Camozzi: Camozzi is an Italian manufacturer of pneumatic components and systems headquartered in Brescia. Comparable as an Italian industrial pneumatics player serving overlapping customers, though Camozzi is primarily a manufacturer whereas Sotek is a multi-brand distributor and integrator.
• Metal Work: Metal Work is an Italian pneumatics and automation manufacturer. Overlaps with Sotek's pneumatics and system integration offering and shares the Italian industrial customer base, but competes from the manufacturing side rather than distribution.

Direct peers

• Radwell International: Radwell International is an industrial parts distributor specializing in MRO components including hydraulics, pneumatics, and automation, with a strong e-commerce platform. Comparable business model to Sotek's catalog distribution across industrial automation categories, though Radwell focuses more on surplus/MRO and operates in North America/UK rather than Italy.
• RS Components Italia: RS Components (RS Italia) is a major European distributor of industrial electronic, mechanical, and automation components with a self-service B2B e-commerce platform. Highly comparable to Sotek's catalog-distribution model across pneumatics, hydraulics, electronics, and power transmission, though RS operates at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookit-it.facebook.com/soteksrl
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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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