Ankatek

What Ankatek does

Ankatek Elektronik Otomasyon Sistemleri İç ve Dış Tic.Ltd Şti. (operating as Ankatek) is a Turkey-based industrial equipment distributor and solution provider specializing in Surface Mount Technology (SMT) production lines for electronics manufacturers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Ümraniye, Istanbul, the company holds authorized distribution agreements with more than thirteen international principals including Panasonic Factory Solutions, Mirtec, REHM, HB Automation, EPS, ESE, RightPrint, Mirae, Techvalley, Inventec, Kedtech, Apollo Seiko, İmpec, and YJ Link. Its portfolio spans pick-and-place mounters, solder paste printers, reflow ovens, wave soldering systems, AOI/SPI/X-ray inspection, conformal coating, selective soldering, PCB cleaning, conveyor systems, auxiliary production equipment, soldering materials, and a second-hand equipment line. The company has served over 200 electronics manufacturing customers in Turkey and received the 2016 MIRTEC Europe Achievement Award for market development.

The business operates on three revenue streams: capital equipment distribution (hardware sales of SMT machines and supporting production equipment), professional technical services covering installation, training, and after-sales support, and consumables (solder paste, solder wire, flux, and PCB cleaning fluids from Inventec). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting customized industrial equipment sales. Distribution is direct to enterprise electronics manufacturing customers within Turkey, with an operating geography defined as the Middle East and Africa region and Turkey as the primary market. The company is led by CEO Selim Ergül, with a management team covering technical service, sales, and accounting functions.

Ankatek's go-to-market is anchored by its principal-brand relationships, most notably the February 2020 official distributor agreement with Panasonic Factory Solutions for Turkey. On top of the distributed hardware base, the company has layered an Industry 4.0 Smart Factory Solutions offering that performs long-horizon data collection and statistical defect analysis with remote equipment management. The company is privately held, founder/management-led, and has not disclosed external investment or parent-company ownership. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees, consistent with a focused mid-sized industrial distributor rather than a large diversified engineering firm.

Name

Ankatek

Legal name

Ankatek Elektronik Otomasyon Sistemleri İç ve Dış Tic.Ltd Şti.

Website

https://anka-tek.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ankatek is a Turkey-based authorized distributor of SMT production equipment for electronics manufacturers, representing Panasonic, Mirtec, REHM, and 10+ other international brands across placement, soldering, inspection, coating, and materials. The company serves 200+ customers with direct sales, installation, technical services, and consumables.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Umraniye

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Distribution and Sales: Ankatek distributes and sells SMT (Surface Mount Technology) equipment including pick and place machines, solder paste printers, reflow ovens, wave soldering machines, AOI/SPI/X-ray inspection equipment, and related production equipment. Revenue is generated through equipment sales, installation, and technical support services to electronics manufacturers in Turkey.
2. Technical Services and Support: The company provides technical sales experience and service support for Panasonic Industry smart factory solutions, offering sales and service directly to customers in Turkey.
3. Consumables and Materials: Sale of soldering materials including solder paste, solder wire, solder bars, flux, and PCB cleaning fluids from Inventec brand.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ankatek sells, installs, and services a comprehensive portfolio of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) production-line equipment for electronics manufacturers in Turkey. Its offering covers the full SMT line—pick-and-place mounters, solder paste printers, reflow ovens, wave soldering, AOI/SPI/X-ray inspection, conformal coating, selective soldering, PCB cleaning, conveyors, and soldering materials—acting as the official Turkey distributor for leading brands such as Panasonic, Mirtec, REHM, HB Automation, and Inventec, with bundled technical service, training, and consumables supply.

Product overview

Ankatek is a Turkish electronics manufacturing equipment distributor and solution provider specializing in SMT (Surface Mount Technology) equipment for electronics production. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of equipment across multiple product categories: Pick & Place Mounters (Panasonic and Mirae brands) for SMD component placement; Solder Paste Printers (Panasonic, ESE, RightPrint brands) for solder paste application; Reflow Oven Machines (REHM, HB Automation, EPS brands) for PCB soldering; Wave Soldering equipment (HB Automation, EPS brands) for through-hole soldering; AOI/SPI/X-Ray inspection systems (Mirtec and Techvalley brands) for quality control; Conformal Coating machines (Rehm, İmpec brands) for PCB protection; Selective Soldering (Apollo Seiko) for precision soldering; PCB Cleaning equipment (Kedtech brand); Conveyor Systems (YJ Link); Auxiliary Equipment (soldering stations, component counters, dry cabinets, etc.); and Soldering Materials (Inventec brand including solder paste, bars, wires, and fluxes). The company also offers second-hand/refurbished equipment. Ankatek serves as the official Turkey distributor for Panasonic Factory Solutions and has received the MIRTEC Europe Achievement Award.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Panasonic Pick & Place Mounters High-speed SMD placement machines from Panasonic Industry (including NPM-DX at up to 184,800 cph, NPM-D3A, NPM-W2/W2S, NPM-WX/WXS, NPM-TT2, NPM-VF TH for combined SMD + through-hole, and entry-level AM-100). Sold and serviced to electronics manufacturers in Turkey for high-mix and high-volume PCB assembly lines.
• Mirae Pick & Place Mounters Dual-head and single-head SMD placement machines from Mirae (Mx400, Mx200, MR40, MR20) for cost-effective and high-speed PCB assembly applications, including high-speed dual-head/dual-conveyor models up to 55,000 cph.
• Panasonic Solder Paste Printers Panasonic SPG, SPG-2, SPV, and SPV-DC solder paste printers for high-throughput and dual-lane SMT lines, offering 9–14 second cycle times, ±4.0µm repeatability, APC correction data integration, and automatic solder supply systems.
• ESE Solder Paste Printers ESE US-2000X, US-2000XQ, and US-7000X solder paste printers covering standard and large-format PCB capacities up to 650 x 510mm, with ±10–12.5µm alignment accuracy and 9–10 second cycle times.
• RightPrint Solder Paste Printers RightPrint L8 and L15 solder paste printers with PCB capacity up to 1500 x 350mm, ±0.01–0.015mm repeat positioning accuracy, and integrated 2D solder paste inspection.
• REHM Reflow Oven Machines REHM VisionXC series reflow ovens (2100, 2450, 3150, 3500, 3850) with ViCON smart control and remote support, offering 4–8 preheating zones, 2–3 peak zones, and 41–65KW connected loads.
• HB Automation Reflow Oven Machines HB Automation 0601, 0802, 1002, and 1202 reflow ovens with 12–24 heating zones, 2330–4706mm effective heating length, and 42–64KW total power for mid-to-large SMT lines.
• EPS Reflow Oven Machines EPS RF-300 and RF-500 reflow ovens with 6–10 heating zones, 850–1745mm tunnel length, up to 320°C max temperature, and 5.5–14KW heater power.
• Mirtec AOI (Automated Optical Inspection) Systems Mirtec MV3L offline 2D AOI, MV3 OMNI offline 3D AOI, MV6E inline 2D AOI, MV6 OMNI inline 3D AOI, and MV9 high-performance inline 3D AOI systems with up to 25MP cameras and ±2–15µm repeatability for SMT quality inspection.
• Mirtec 3D SPI (Solder Paste Inspection) Systems Mirtec MS11E 3D SPI and MS15 3D SPI solder paste inspection systems using shadowless moiré and moiré phase-shift imaging, with 0.1µm height resolution and ±2–10µm accuracy for paste-deposition process control.
• Techvalley X-Ray Inspection Systems Techvalley IM9000F offline X-ray and HAWKEYE9020 inline AXI systems with up to 1µm resolution, 130kV tube voltage, 4-axis motion, and 500x500x200mm stroke range for BGA, hidden-joint, and through-hole inspection.
• Rehm Conformal Coating Systems Rehm Protecto XP and Protecto XC conformal coating machines with up to 2000mm/s axis speed and 800mm/s coating speed for premium PCB protection applications.
• İmpec Conformal Coating Systems İmpec ACS 600 and ACS 700 conformal coating machines supporting spray, needle, film, jet, and dispenser valves for flexible PCB protection coating operations.
• Apollo Seiko Selective Soldering Systems Apollo Seiko AF4050 offline and AF4050 inline selective soldering machines with automatic nozzle cleaners, solder feeders, N2 purity control, fiducial vision coordinate adjustment, and 500 x 400mm working area for precision through-hole soldering.
• EPS Wave Soldering Machines EPS WSM 180, WSM 300, and WSM 310 wave soldering machines with 90–180kg single-wave / 110–170kg dual-wave capacity, foam fluxers, finger conveyors, and pallet-less operation for through-hole PCB assembly.
• HB Automation Wave Soldering Machines HB Automation HW-350 wave soldering machine with spray flux system, 1800mm preheat zones, 480kg solder pot capacity, and 300°C max temperature for high-throughput through-hole assembly.
• Kedtech PCB Cleaning Systems Kedtech KED600 high-pressure PCB cleaning system with 690x620x715mm chamber, 360° rotary spray, and DI water rinsing, plus KED K-2000 stencil cleaning with 750x750x40mm capacity and 40L tank for removing solder paste and flux residues.
• YJ Link Conveyor Systems YJ Link shuttle conveyors, automatic PCB loaders/unloaders, FIFO/LIFO buffer storage systems, and gate conveyors for transporting, buffering, and routing PCBs between SMT production-line stages.
• Inventec Soldering Materials Inventec ECOREL-series consumables including Disper 607 PCB cleaning chemical, Eco205 flux, and SAC305 lead-free solder paste (Krem Lehim Sac0305) developed in France with non-staining and OSP-compatible properties for SMT production.
• SMT Auxiliary Production Equipment Auxiliary SMT equipment from Ankatek's portfolio including SMD component counters (Komponent Sayma Makinesi), solder paste temperature profiling devices (Krem Lehim Isı Profil Cihazı), soldering robots (Lehimleme Robotları), dry cabinets for moisture-sensitive components (Nem Alma Kabineti), soldering stations (Havya İstasyonları), PCB V-cut depaneling machines, solder paste mixers, PCB magazine racks, and radial/axial component forming equipment.
• Refurbished Second-Hand SMT Equipment Refurbished second-hand SMD placement machines resold through Ankatek, including the ASSEMBLEON Topaz X2, Samsung CP45, and TWS Laser SMD placement machines, providing cost-effective options for electronics manufacturers with budget constraints.
• Panasonic Industry 4.0 Smart Factory Solutions Panasonic Industry 4.0 smart-factory software-and-services solution distributed by Ankatek that collects long-period production data, applies statistical methodologies to trace defect root causes, and enables remote management and control of SMT equipment to improve process efficiency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 companies served in the electronics manufacturing sector

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Panasonic Factory SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 February 2020Ankatek signed an official distributor agreement with Panasonic Factory Solutions to become the authorized distributor for Turkey. The partnership allows Ankatek to offer Panasonic's SMT pick and place machines and smart factory solutions directly to Turkish customers with sales and service support. Panasonic Factory Solutions Director Nils Heininger stated this was a logical and correct step to bring Panasonic's proven hardware and software solutions closer to customers in Turkey.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mycronic: Manufacturer of pick-and-place and solder paste application equipment with global reach including direct Turkey presence. Direct competitor in Ankatek's core pick-and-place and printing categories.
• Europlacer: UK-based manufacturer of pick-and-place equipment focused on high-mix and flexible production. Competes for the same Turkish customer segment that Ankatek addresses with its mid-range pick-and-place portfolio.
• Kurtz Ersa: German manufacturer of reflow, wave, and selective soldering equipment. Competes directly with Ankatek's represented brands (REHM, HB Automation, EPS) in the soldering equipment category.
• Hanwha Precision Machinery: Korea-based SMT equipment manufacturer (formerly Samsung). Competes with Ankatek's pick-and-place offerings and has been expanding direct presence in emerging markets including Turkey-adjacent regions.
• Fuji Corporation (SMT): Major Japanese SMT pick-and-place equipment manufacturer with global distributor network. Competes with Ankatek's represented brands in the high-volume Turkish electronics manufacturing segment.
• Mirtec: AOI and SPI equipment manufacturer that is also one of Ankatek's key distribution principals. As an OEM, Mirtec sells through multiple regional distributors and represents a channel competitor as much as a partner.
• JUKI (SMT Division): Japan-based SMT pick-and-place manufacturer with global distribution. Competes with Ankatek's Panasonic and Mirae portfolio for Turkish electronics manufacturer line placements.
• Yamaha Motor (SMT Section): Manufacturer of SMT pick-and-place and dispensing equipment. Competes directly with Ankatek's pick-and-place portfolio and serves overlapping customer segments in the region.
• ASMPT (ASM Assembly Systems): Global SMT equipment manufacturer (pick-and-place, printing, packaging). Competes head-to-head with Ankatek's principal lineup in Turkey and represents the primary alternative OEMs consider when restructuring distribution relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Panasonic Connect (Factory Solutions): Ankatek's largest principal for SMT pick-and-place machines and Industry 4.0 smart factory solutions. As a global incumbent with direct sales capability, Panasonic both partners with and represents a structural disintermediation threat to Ankatek.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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