Fimatech

What Fimatech does

Fimatech (legal name FIMATECH, LLC) is a Houston, Texas-based field machining services company founded in 1996 by Valdemar Salazar. It deploys portable, customized machining equipment and licensed machinists to customer sites in the Gulf Coast region, performing onsite turning, milling, threading, boring, drilling, tapping, flange refacing, pipe parting/beveling, heat exchanger seal machining, and offshore casing-hanger severing and machining. The company's stated capability envelope covers components from 0 to 88+ inches in diameter, supporting both planned and unplanned (emergency) maintenance work for refineries, offshore platforms, and energy facilities. Its stated safety record since founding is zero recordable employee injuries, supported by Houston Area Safety Council Basic Plus, SafeGulf, and Water and Sea Survival Safety and Egress certifications and random drug testing for field machinists.

The business operates three commercial lines: onsite machining services priced through custom quotes, portable equipment rental for self-service customers, and the manufacturing and sale of Fimatech's own portable machining equipment (including pipe cutters) plus a light consulting/advisory stream. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are quote-based and managed through direct sales contacts such as Jose Salazar (engineering and sales) and Daisy Lezama (accounting), with Valdemar Salazar remaining active as president. The customer base is concentrated in oil & gas and energy, with named logos including Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP, Anadarko, Halliburton, Boots & Coots, GE Energy, Koch Heat Transfer, Aker Solutions, PB Energy, and EnerQuest — evidence of being embedded in qualified-vendor workflows with majors and large oilfield-services firms rather than serving a long tail of SMBs.

The firm is privately held, family-operated, and shows no external funding, M&A, or partnership activity in the available data. Marketing is relationship-driven (referrals, direct sales, a minimal website) rather than digitally led, and the firm maintains a small footprint (firmographics list 1–10 employees) anchored at its headquarters on Copperwillow Ct and a machine-shop facility on Cochran St, both in Houston. Current strategic signals are limited to active hiring (experienced Machinist and Sales Account Executive) and continued internal fabrication of pipe cutters and additional portable equipment.

Name

Fimatech

Legal name

FIMATECH, LLC

Website

https://fimatech.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fimatech (FIMATECH, LLC) is a 1996-founded, Houston-based field machining services company that provides onsite portable machining, equipment manufacturing, and equipment rental to oil & gas, energy, and industrial clients across the Gulf Coast region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Field Machining Services

NAICS

Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351), Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540), Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

Keywords

• Field machining services
• Portable machining equipment
• Onsite machining
• Pipe cutting services
• Flange refacing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Onsite Machining Services: Providing field machining services directly at customer sites including turning, threading, milling, boring, and flange refacing operations
2. Portable Equipment Rental: Rental of portable machining equipment to customers who prefer to perform their own machining operations
3. Equipment Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of portable machining equipment including pipe cutters and custom equipment
4. Consulting Services: Technical consulting and advising services for field machining operations and equipment selection

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fimatech delivers onsite field machining services to industrial clients in the Gulf Coast region using portable lathes and mills capable of handling components from 0 to 88+ inches in diameter. The company also manufactures and rents custom portable machining equipment (including pipe cutters) and provides technical consulting for field machining operations. Services cover turning, flange refacing, pipe parting and beveling, boring/drilling/tapping, milling, threading, heat exchanger seal machining, and offshore severing for oil & gas, refinery, and energy customers.

Product overview

FIMATECH LLC is a field machining services company providing onsite machining, engineering, and services across the Gulf Coast region. The company operates portable machining equipment capable of handling work from 0 to 88+ inches. Its core service offerings include turning, milling, threading, boring, drilling, tapping, pipe parting and beveling, flange refacing, heat exchanger seal machining, and offshore severing and machining. The company also manufactures and rents portable machining equipment, offers quality inspection services, and provides consulting and advising. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Houston, TX, FIMATECH has operated for 15 years in the field machining industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 0 recordable injuries since founding in 1996
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Enerpac Tool Group: Global industrial tools leader supplying heavy-lifting and positioning equipment; expands adjacent to on-site machining through controlled bolting and joint integrity products used by the same refinery and O&G maintenance buyers.
• TD Williamson (TDW): Provider of pipeline services, equipment, and technology to oil & gas operators worldwide, including hot tapping and line stopping that are often adjacent to field machining work. Comparable through its shared blue-chip O&G customer base and emergency-response service model.

Direct peers

• In-Place Machining Company: On-site machining services and custom portable machine tool manufacturer serving power generation, shipbuilding, aerospace, and heavy industry. Same service-plus-equipment model as Fimatech and directly comparable on field-machining capability range.
• Climax Portable Machining & Welding Systems: Direct competitor in portable machine tools and on-site machining services. Climax designs, manufactures, and rents portable lathes, mills, and welding systems worldwide — the same product/service trio Fimatech offers, but at global scale.
• Mactech On-Site Solutions: Specialist in on-site machining, cutting, and machining services for power, petrochemical, and oil & gas customers. Closest comparable in business model (service + custom equipment manufacturing) and customer base, though operates at national scale.
• D.L. Ricci Corp. Portable machining services and equipment manufacturer specializing in on-site heavy machining for power and industrial plants. Provides the same flange, bearing, and rotor field-machining services that Fimatech supplies to refineries and energy facilities.
• Goltens: Global provider of on-site machining, in-situ crankshaft machining, and diesel engine repair for marine, offshore, and power customers. Directly competes for the same Gulf Coast offshore and refinery maintenance work with similar capabilities in flange refacing and casing machining.

Regional players

• Summit Industrial Construction: Industrial construction and on-site machining services firm based in the Gulf Coast region, serving refineries and petrochemical plants. Directly comparable in region-specific field-machining and turnaround support, though broader in scope (EPC + machining).

Emerging players

• H&S Tool: Manufacturer of portable machine tools (line boring, flange facing, drilling) used by refineries, shipyards, and pipe fitters. Overlaps with Fimatech's portable equipment manufacturing offering and competes for the same flange refacing and pipe-cutting use cases.
• Mirage Machines: Manufacturer of portable in-situ machine tools for oil & gas and industrial customers. Comparable to Fimatech's custom portable equipment manufacturing line, but focused on equipment product sales rather than service delivery.

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

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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