Motion Technologies

What Motion Technologies does

Motion Technologies is a privately held, Tempe, Arizona-based designer and manufacturer of control panels, founded in 1996 and operating with a small team of 11-50 employees. Its functional role is custom industrial control panel design and build, a segment that typically serves OEMs, machinery integrators, and end-user industrial customers requiring electrical control systems for equipment and processes. The company is led by Andy Gates as President and operates with a for-profit, private ownership structure.

The available source material provides no further detail on the company's product portfolio, underlying technology stack, bill-of-materials, specifications, certifications, or vertical focus. There is no disclosed information on pricing model, go-to-market approach, sales channels, customer segments, or contract structures. Public financial data is similarly absent: no revenue, funding history, ownership disclosures, or operating geography detail is available, and the company website and third-party sources surfaced only a verification/loading page rather than substantive content.

As a result, the business model is best characterized at a high level: a small, long-tenured custom control panel manufacturer operating in a fragmented U.S. industrial supply market, with revenue presumably driven by project-based or low-volume production orders rather than a standardized software or subscription model. The absence of disclosed customers, partnerships, awards, or technical differentiators means the company's competitive positioning, moat, and trajectory cannot be empirically assessed from the supplied data.

Name

Motion Technologies

Website

https://motiontechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Motion Technologies is a privately held, Tempe, Arizona-based designer and manufacturer of industrial control panels, founded in 1996 and serving industrial customers with a small (11-50 employee) team under President Andy Gates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Control Panels

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613)

akta.pro primary industry

Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Motion Control Electronics & Controls (Controllers, Drivers, Feedback Interfaces) (IMAHAGAJ), Motion Control Components (Servos, Drives, Motors, Encoders) (IMAHAHAG)

Keywords

• Control panel manufacturing
• Industrial control systems
• Motion control engineering
• Custom electrical panels
• Industrial automation hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Tempe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Motion Technologies is a designer and manufacturer of control panels. The company designs and produces custom control panel solutions for industrial and motion control applications, serving B2B customers from its Tempe, Arizona facility since 1996.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Control Panels

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Eaton: Eaton is a large industrial conglomerate with a substantial electrical Americas business that designs and manufactures industrial control panels, motor control centers, and switchgear. Comparable to Motion Technologies on control panel manufacturing but with vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation is a leading industrial automation incumbent whose portfolio includes Allen-Bradley motor control and industrial control panel solutions. Comparable to Motion Technologies as a US-based control panel and automation provider, though with global scale and broader systems integration capabilities.
• Rittal: Rittal is a global manufacturer of industrial enclosures, climate control, power distribution, and IT infrastructure, including integrated control panel solutions. Comparable to Motion Technologies on the enclosure/control panel product axis but far broader in portfolio and geography.
• ABB: ABB provides industrial automation, motion control, and electrical control panel solutions globally. Comparable to Motion Technologies on the control panel and motion/automation axis, but as a global incumbent serving far larger customers and projects.
• Siemens: Siemens offers industrial control panel solutions through its Smart Infrastructure and Digital Industries businesses, including SIMATIC control systems and SIRIUS motor control. Comparable to Motion Technologies as a control panel / industrial automation vendor but as a global multi-segment incumbent.
• nVent (Hoffman): nVent's Hoffman brand is a leading manufacturer of electrical enclosures and integrated control panel solutions serving industrial automation customers worldwide. It is comparable to Motion Technologies in product category but operates at much broader scale as a public industrial incumbent.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is a global industrial automation and electrical distribution incumbent whose Square D and Modicon lines include control panel and motor control solutions. Comparable to Motion Technologies on the industrial control panel product axis but at global incumbent scale.

Direct peers

• Panelmatic: Panelmatic is a US-based custom designer and manufacturer of industrial control panels and electrical enclosures, directly comparable to Motion Technologies in product category, customer base (industrial OEMs and system integrators), and build-to-spec business model.
• Stahlin Enclosures: Stahlin (Robroy Industries) designs and manufactures fiberglass and polycarbonate electrical enclosures and control panel solutions for industrial applications. Comparable to Motion Technologies as a US-based specialty enclosure/control panel manufacturer serving industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Trachte LLC: Trachte designs and builds custom control buildings, electrical control panels, and enclosures for utility, renewable, and industrial customers. Comparable to Motion Technologies as a US-based custom control panel manufacturer, though Trachte focuses more heavily on utility-scale and renewables programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/motion-technologies-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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