MAECO of Oregon

What MAECO of Oregon does

MAECO of Oregon is a family-owned industrial component design and manufacturing company founded in 1995 by Mike Hatley in Sandy, Oregon. The firm designs, prototypes, and manufactures custom industrial components across five product categories — gauges (pressure and measurement instruments), industrial parts, automotive parts, agricultural equipment parts, and fluid components (hoses, pipes, valves including ball, gate, and check types, and pumps including centrifugal, positive displacement, and diaphragm). Rather than operating its own production capacity, MAECO acts as a sales agent and program manager, leveraging longstanding relationships with quality overseas factories (primarily in China) to source and deliver custom parts made from stainless steel, brass, advanced polymers, aluminum, and steel. Customers span industrial manufacturing, agricultural equipment, automotive, and fluid-handling end markets in the United States and Mexico.

The business operates on a B2B, sales-led, quote-based model. Customers initiate engagement via the company website, phone (503-960-6856), or email ([email protected]), and MAECO manages the full workflow from design consultation and prototyping through production and delivery, with pricing determined per project based on design requirements, materials, quantities, and complexity. Marketing is minimal: a WordPress website with product pages, team information, and a "Request a Free Quote" form, supplemented by word-of-mouth referrals from long-tenured customers. The company is structured as a private, family-run entity with no external investors, no disclosed subsidiaries, no patents or certifications, and no funding history. Headcount is reported in the 1-10 range, consistent with a micro operation where the principals (Amy Hardesty and her husband John, who assumed leadership after founder Mike Hatley's retirement and passing in June 2024) directly manage customer relationships and supplier coordination.

The competitive posture is that of a relationship-driven sourcing intermediary rather than a vertically integrated manufacturer. Reported differentiators center on the founder's three-decade rolodex of trusted overseas factories, family-business transparency, and end-to-end project ownership from design through delivery. Named customers — Thuemling Instrument Group (a relationship spanning the company's entire history), Finesa in Mexico City, and PBM Supply & Mfg. (11-year relationship) — illustrate the long-tenure, low-churn character of the book of business, but also signal concentration risk given the micro scale of the operation. No revenue, headcount growth, or formal expansion metrics are disclosed in the available data.

Name

MAECO of Oregon

Legal name

MAECO of Oregon

Website

https://maecoor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MAECO of Oregon is a family-owned industrial component manufacturer and sourcing agent in Sandy, Oregon, designing, prototyping, and delivering custom gauges, industrial, automotive, agricultural, and fluid components via overseas factories to B2B clients in the U.S. and Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Component Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMANAFAJ

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing/Injection-Molded Plastics Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMANALAA

Industrial Hoses & Tubing (Rubber/Elastomer)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing/Industrial Rubber Products (Hoses, Belts, Seals)

Keywords

• Industrial component manufacturing
• Custom prototyping services
• Pressure gauge manufacturing
• Fluid component manufacturing
• Agricultural equipment parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Component Manufacturing: Revenue generated from designing, prototyping, and manufacturing custom industrial components including gauges, fluid components, and agricultural equipment parts. Services range from initial design consultation through production and delivery, with pricing based on custom quotes for each project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MAECO of Oregon designs, prototypes, and manufactures custom industrial components for business customers across gauges, industrial parts, auto parts, agricultural equipment parts, and fluid components (valves, pumps, hoses). The company acts as a U.S.-based manufacturing partner, coordinating production through longstanding relationships with trusted overseas factories to deliver cost-effective, custom-engineered solutions from initial design consultation through delivery.

Product overview

MAECO of Oregon is a family-run manufacturing company offering a portfolio of industrial component products and services. The core offering includes design, prototyping, and manufacturing services across five main product categories: Gauges (pressure and measurement instruments), Industrial Parts, Auto Parts, Agricultural Equipment Parts, and Fluid Components. The Fluid Components division specifically produces custom parts, hoses/pipes, valves (ball, gate, check), and pumps (centrifugal, positive displacement, diaphragm). The company leverages global manufacturing partnerships to provide cost-effective custom solutions with materials including stainless steel, brass, advanced polymers, aluminum, and steel. The company was founded by Mike Hatley in 1995/1996 and is now led by his daughter Amy Hardesty and her husband John.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gauges Pressure and measurement gauges for industrial applications, including pressure gauges, hydraulic components, and related instrumentation. Used by industrial manufacturers and instrumentation companies for process monitoring and measurement.
• Industrial Parts Design Prototyping and Manufacturing Custom design, prototyping, and manufacturing services for industrial components and machinery parts. Targeted at industrial manufacturers needing bespoke parts for assembly lines, heavy-duty applications, and manufacturing processes.
• Auto Parts Design Prototyping & Manufacturing Custom automotive component design, prototyping, and manufacturing services for the automotive industry. Targeted at auto parts manufacturers requiring precision-engineered components for automotive production and assembly.
• Agricultural Equipment Parts Prototyping & Manufacturing Custom agricultural equipment parts design, prototyping, and manufacturing services including machinery components for planting, harvesting, and crop processing. Targeted at agricultural equipment manufacturers and farming operations needing durable, custom parts for demanding operating conditions.
• Fluid Component Manufacturing Manufacturing of fluid system components including custom parts, hoses, pipes, valves (ball, gate, check), and pumps (centrifugal, positive displacement, diaphragm) for industrial applications involving fluid transfer and management. Materials include stainless steel, brass, advanced polymers, aluminum, and steel.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Quality Overseas FactoriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAECO maintains longstanding relationships with trusted quality factories overseas. These partnerships enable the company to help clients produce high-quality parts and products while saving them money and time through global manufacturing capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gates Industrial: Gates Industrial is a leading manufacturer of fluid power and power transmission products, including industrial hoses and hydraulic components. Its fluid power and hose portfolio directly overlaps with MAECO's hoses and hydraulic component offerings.
• MSC Industrial Direct: MSC Industrial Direct is a major US distributor of metalworking and industrial MRO supplies, including fluid handling components and precision instruments. Its product overlap with MAECO makes it a comparable broad incumbent despite vastly greater scale.
• Watts Water Technologies: Watts Water Technologies manufactures and distributes fluid handling products—valves, pumps, and pressure regulation components. Its fluid control product line directly overlaps with MAECO's valves, pumps, and fluid components.
• McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr is the dominant US industrial parts distributor, supplying gauges, valves, fluid handling and measurement components. It overlaps with MAECO's industrial and fluid component offerings but operates from stocked inventory rather than custom sourcing.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Applied Industrial Technologies distributes bearings, power transmission, fluid handling, and hydraulic components across the US. Its fluid component and hydraulic portfolio directly overlaps with MAECO's hoses, pumps, and hydraulic offerings.

Direct peers

• Xometry: Xometry operates an online marketplace that matches industrial buyers with custom-manufactured parts (CNC, sheet metal, injection molding). Its core activity—sourcing custom parts from a network of vetted manufacturing partners for industrial customers—directly parallels MAECO's overseas-factory sourcing model.
• Protolabs: Protolabs delivers rapid custom prototyping and on-demand manufacturing (CNC, injection molding, sheet metal, 3D printing) to industrial customers. While much larger, its quote-based custom manufacturing service mirrors MAECO's project-based pricing and design-to-delivery model.
• Fictiv: Fictiv is a digital manufacturing platform that sources custom mechanical parts from a global network of vetted factories—closely analogous to MAECO's model of leveraging Chinese factory relationships to deliver custom parts to US industrial buyers with quote-based project pricing.
• Plethora: Plethora provides custom CNC machining, fabrication, and rapid prototyping services to industrial customers at a smaller scale—a custom manufacturing service provider comparable to MAECO's local design and prototyping business for industrial components.
• Hubs: Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs, now part of Protolabs) provides custom manufacturing including CNC, injection molding, and sheet metal fabrication through a distributed global manufacturing network. Its aggregated factory model directly parallels MAECO's overseas sourcing intermediation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/maecoor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maecoor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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