Maxweld
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersTaubaté, Brazil
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Maxweld firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Maxweld
- Legal name
- Maxweld Comércio e Serviços de Soldagem Ltda.
- Website
- https://maxweld.com.br
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Maxweld industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Wear-Resistant Welding Solutions
- NAICS
- Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231), Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332996)
- SIC
- Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317), Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Wear Parts & Consumables (Liners, Mantles, Hammers) (IMAHAMAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Welding, Joining & Soldering Equipment (Arc, Resistance, Friction, Brazing) (IMAHADAH), Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)
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Where Maxweld is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Taubaté
- HQ country
- Brazil
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Maxweld business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Welding Consumables Sales: Sale of welding consumables including electrodes, solid wires for MIG/MAG and submerged arc, TIG rods, tubular wires, and other consumables like fluxes and tungsten carbide products.
- Wear-resistant Clad Products: Sale of MAXPLATE clad plates and MAXPIPE clad pipes for abrasion and erosion resistance applications in industrial settings.
- Specialized Welding Services: Automated welding services including vertical mill cladding, crusher lining, fan/rotor recovery, and overlay operations performed at client sites (In Situ) or at company facilities (In Company).
- Customized Welding Equipment: Sale of custom-built welding machines including welding columns and manipulators under the MAXMACHINES brand.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Customized B2B industrial solutions |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Maxweld product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Maxweld designs, fabricates, and sells wear-resistant clad plates (MAXPLATE) and clad pipes (MAXPIPE), manufactures and distributes its own linha Maxweld line of welding consumables (electrodes, solid wires, TIG rods, tubular wires), distributes Kobelco welding consumables exclusively in Brazil and Miller welding equipment, builds customized welding machines under the MAXMACHINES brand, and provides specialized automated welding services (MAXSERVICE) including vertical mill cladding, crusher lining, fan/rotor recovery, and overlay operations for heavy industrial customers in cement, steel, mining, sugar-alcohol, and naval/offshore sectors.
Product overview
Maxweld is a welding commerce and services company offering a portfolio of proprietary brands and distributed products. The core offerings include MAXPLATE (wear-resistant coated plates for abrasion/erosion protection), MAXPIPE (coated pipes for industrial piping), MAXMACHINES (customized welding equipment), and MAXSERVICE (specialized automated welding services including vertical mill lining, crusher/chopper lining, fan/rotor recovery, and cladding/overlay). Additionally, Maxweld distributes welding consumables under its own Linha Maxweld brand (electrodes, wires, TIG rods, tubular wires) and as the exclusive Brazilian representative for Japanese Kobelco welding consumables. Products are available in standard configurations and custom designs per customer specifications. Maxweld serves industrial sectors including cement, steel, mining, sugar-alcohol, paper/cellulose, naval/offshore, and oil & gas.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MAXPLATE: Line of wear-resistant coated plates produced using high technology equipment and highly qualified products for applications with severe abrasion and erosion wear.
- MAXPIPE
- MAXSERVICE
- MAXMACHINES
Products and services
- MAXPLATE Wear-Resistant Clad Plates Line of wear-resistant coated plates (hard-facing plates) produced by welding process on a carbon steel base, with austenitic matrix and dispersed M7C3 primary carbides achieving hardness above 60HRC. Available in standard dimensions (1220 x 2740 mm) with various base and coating thickness combinations, as well as custom designs per customer drawings (screening meshes, chutes, gutters, viroles, protection cones). Designed for severe abrasion and erosion wear applications in cement, steel, mining, and other heavy industries.
- MAXPIPE Wear-Resistant Clad Pipes Line of wear-resistant coated pipes (anti-wear clad pipes) for severe abrasion and erosion applications. Pipes can be coated internally or externally using high-technology welding equipment. Standard external coating available in diameters 4" to 20" and lengths 1000-3500mm; internal coating in diameters 2" to 20". Custom configurations manufactured according to customer drawings and project requirements. Targeted at industrial piping systems subject to heavy abrasive service.
- MAXSERVICE Specialized Automated Welding Services Specialized automated welding services for industrial applications including vertical mill cladding, crusher/chopper lining (primary and secondary), fan/rotor recovery and restoration, and overlay/cladding operations. Services cover hard-facing, stainless steel, and nickel alloy coatings and are performed both at customer sites (In Situ) and at Maxweld facilities (In Company). Serves cement, steel, mining, sugar-alcohol, oil & gas, and equipment manufacturing sectors requiring equipment protection, restoration, and rehabilitation.
- MAXMACHINES Customized Welding Equipment Customized welding machines including welding columns and manipulators, designed and built to meet specific customer requirements for industrial welding automation. Provides custom-configured welding machinery tailored to unique production or service applications.
- Linha Maxweld Welding Consumables Manufacturer's own linha Maxweld line of welding consumables including coated electrodes (stainless, carbon steel, low alloy, cast iron, hard-facing, copper/nickel/cobalt/aluminum alloys, cutting), solid wires for MIG/MAG and submerged arc welding, TIG rods, tubular wires, and specialty items like tungsten carbide, graphite rods, and ceramic backings. FBTS-homologated.
- Linha Kobelco Welding Consumables (Exclusive Brazilian Distribution) Japanese Kobelco welding consumables distributed exclusively in Brazil by Maxweld, providing access to globally recognized welding consumables and processes including electrodes, wires, and specialty alloys. Includes specialized products for oil and gas applications. Covers the full Kobelco consumables range.
- Miller Welding Equipment (Authorized Distribution) Authorized distribution of Miller welding equipment (American manufacturer) in Brazil, offered alongside Maxweld's own branded welding products. Provides access to Miller's welding equipment portfolio for industrial customers.
Companies that use Maxweld
Customer profileSegments7 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Maxweld technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Maxweld partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- KobelcocoreMaxweld is the exclusive representative of Kobelco for the Brazilian market. Kobelco is a Japanese company and globally recognized synonym for welding quality. Maxweld distributes Kobelco's extensive line of welding consumables and welding processes, including specialized products for oil and gas applications. The partnership provides Maxweld access to world-class welding technology and products.
- Miller ElectricminorMaxweld is an authorized distributor for Miller welding equipment. Miller is a well-known American welding equipment manufacturer. Maxweld distributes Miller products alongside their own branded offerings.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Maxweld competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Metso (Metso Outotec): Global supplier of mining and aggregates equipment, including crusher liners and wear parts. Comparable to Maxweld via MAXPLATE and MAXSERVICE crusher-lining offering for the same mining and cement customer base.
- Miller Electric Mfg. Major US welding equipment manufacturer whose products Maxweld already distributes in Brazil. Comparable as a broad incumbent in welding equipment — overlapping with MAXMACHINES custom equipment in the same end-customer base.
- Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Mining equipment and wear parts supplier with crushing, screening and materials handling solutions. Comparable to Maxweld because it competes at the wear-liner/abrasion problem that MAXPLATE and MAXSERVICE crusher-lining services address.
- Kobelco Welding: Japanese global welding consumables manufacturer that is Maxweld's exclusive principal in Brazil. Comparable as a large incumbent in welding consumables with stronger global scale but no equivalent Brazilian field service and clad-products business.
- Voestalpine / Böhler Welding: Austrian steel and welding consumables group including Böhler/UTP alloy and hard-facing lines. Comparable to Maxweld because it markets wear-resistant welding consumables and clad plate technology into heavy industries such as mining, cement and steel.
- SSAB (Hardox wear plate): Swedish steel producer behind the Hardox wear plate brand, a globally recognized abrasion-resistant plate offering. Comparable to MAXPLATE in addressing severe-abrasion wear in mining, cement and materials handling equipment.
Direct peers
- ESAB Corporation: Global welding consumables and equipment manufacturer with established Brazilian operations. Closely comparable to Maxweld because it sells welding electrodes, wires, hard-facing consumables and equipment into the same cement, mining, steel and offshore customers that Maxweld targets.
- Castolin Eutectic: Specialist in wear protection and joining technologies, including clad plates, hard-facing alloys and on-site welding services. Highly comparable to Maxweld's MAXPLATE, MAXPIPE and MAXSERVICE offerings for cement, mining and steel abrasion applications.
- Lincoln Electric Holdings: World's largest arc welding and cutting company with a broad consumables and equipment portfolio including hard-facing products. Directly comparable to Maxweld across the welding consumables, equipment and service lines serving heavy industrial verticals.
Regional players
- Ductile Soluções em Abrasão: Brazilian specialist in abrasion-resistant solutions including clad plates and wear packages for mining and cement. Highly comparable regional peer to Maxweld's MAXPLATE/MAXPIPE wear-resistant product line within Brazil.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Maxweld social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Maxweld financial estimates
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Maxweld leadership team
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Maxweld funding detail
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Investors
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Maxweld M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Maxweld
What does Maxweld do?
Maxweld designs, fabricates, and sells wear-resistant clad plates (MAXPLATE) and clad pipes (MAXPIPE), manufactures and distributes its own linha Maxweld line of welding consumables (electrodes, solid wires, TIG rods, tubular wires), distributes Kobelco welding consumables exclusively in Brazil and Miller welding equipment, builds customized welding machines under the MAXMACHINES brand, and provides specialized automated welding services (MAXSERVICE) including vertical mill cladding, crusher lining, fan/rotor recovery, and overlay operations for heavy industrial customers in cement, steel, mining, sugar-alcohol, and naval/offshore sectors.
Is Maxweld a public or private company?
Maxweld is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Maxweld founded?
Maxweld was founded in 2006. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Maxweld based?
Maxweld is headquartered in Taubaté, Brazil, in the Latin America region.
How does Maxweld make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Welding Consumables Sales are the primary driver. The others are wear-resistant Clad Products, specialized Welding Services and customized Welding Equipment.
Who are Maxweld's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Metso (Metso Outotec), Miller Electric Mfg., Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Kobelco Welding, Voestalpine / Böhler Welding and SSAB (Hardox wear plate). Direct peers are ESAB Corporation, Castolin Eutectic and Lincoln Electric Holdings. Ductile Soluções em Abrasão is listed as a regional player.
Does Maxweld have an API?
No public API is recorded for Maxweld.
What industry is Maxweld in?
Maxweld's product category is Industrial Wear-Resistant Welding Solutions. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAMAK, Wear Parts & Consumables (Liners, Mantles, Hammers), with a secondary code of IMAHADAH, Welding, Joining & Soldering Equipment (Arc, Resistance, Friction, Brazing). Its NAICS code is 33231 and its SIC code is 3317.