SOPO

What SOPO does

SOPO s.r.o. is a Czech Republic-based, privately held custom manufacturer of wound electric motor components, founded in 1993 by Vladimír Olmr and Michaela Olmrová. The company designs, develops, and produces rotors, stators, and coils to customer specifications, serving electric motor OEMs in industrial machinery, pumps, fans, power tools, and the defense sector. SOPO positions itself as a 'winding architect' combining traditional manual winding craft with modern robotic winding technology and proprietary vacuum impregnation processes for stator windings using epoxy resins. The company holds ISO 9001 certification (2023) and is a member of the Association of Defense and Security Industry of the Czech Republic (AOBP).

The company operates five production facilities across the Czech Republic — Modletice (headquarters), Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Jedovnice, and Nebovidy (Kolín) — and a wholly owned North American subsidiary, SOPO US, Inc., in Flowery Branch, Georgia, established in 2021. With roughly 280 employees, SOPO produces approximately 1.75 million coils, 1.25 million stators, and 720,000 rotors annually, at batch sizes of 50–500 pieces and up to 2,000 pieces per project, with tolerances as fine as 0.09mm conductor sizes and thermal resistance up to 200°C. Its product mix is single-architecture: custom wound components for electric motors, supplemented by an authorized service and sales division (SOPO-SERVIS).

SOPO's go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with quote-based custom pricing and multi-year contracts. Distribution is handled through the central sales department ([email protected]) for European customers and SOPO US for North America. The company has no external institutional investors, remains founder-controlled, and is led day-to-day by General Director Jan Ondráček. Recent strategic activity includes a 2025 vacuum impregnation technology launch, exhibition at SPS Atlanta, and formal entry into the Czech defense vertical through AOBP membership.

Name

SOPO

Legal name

SOPO s.r.o.

Website

https://sopo.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SOPO is a Czech Republic-based custom manufacturer of wound electric motor components (rotors, stators, coils), serving industrial and defense motor OEMs globally from five Czech production facilities and a US subsidiary in Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Motor Components

NAICS

Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (33361)

SIC

Motors & Generators (3621)

akta.pro primary industry

AC Motors (Induction, Synchronous) (IMAGACAA)

Keywords

• Electric motor components
• Rotor manufacturing
• Stator production
• Wound coil manufacturing
• Motor assembly parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Ricany

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Wound Electric Motor Components: SOPO designs, develops, and manufactures custom rotors, stators, and coils for electric motors according to precise customer specifications. Production is organized with batch sizes of 50-500 pieces, supporting 2,000 pieces per project annually. The company provides comprehensive services from design through final production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SOPO s.r.o. manufactures rotors, stators, and wound coils for electric motors, operating five production facilities with annual capacity of 720,000 rotors, 1,250,000 stators, and 1,750,000 coils. The company supplies motor components to OEMs serving industrial, appliance, and automotive markets, with specialized processes such as vacuum impregnation.

Product overview

SOPO is a specialized manufacturer of electric motor components operating as a single-product architecture focused on winding technology. The core product portfolio consists of three main wound components: Rotors (rotory), Stators (statury), and Coils (cívky). These components form the heart of electric motors, with the company offering custom manufacturing from design through final production. SOPO provides comprehensive services including development, prototyping, and full-scale production, with complementary after-sales service through SOPO-SERVIS and US market operations via SOPO US subsidiary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOPO-SERVIS: Authorized service and sales center for electric motors, pumps, and electric hand tools

Products and services

• Rotors Rotors manufactured for electric motors, produced in large volumes (720,000 units annually) at SOPO's Czech facilities and supplied to motor OEMs.
• Stators Stators produced for electric motor OEMs with an annual production capacity of 1,250,000 units across SOPO's manufacturing facilities.
• Wound Coils Wound coils for electric motors manufactured at a capacity of 1,750,000 units annually, using in-house vacuum impregnation for insulation and durability.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of Defense and Security Industry of the Czech Republic (AOBP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2024SOPO became a member of AOBP, a professional association connecting Czech companies, state institutions, and partners in the defense and security industry in the Czech Republic and abroad. The membership supports SOPO's strategic development in defense and security sector with new competencies and partnerships.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ATAS Group: Netherlands-based specialist in winding technology and electric motor components. Directly comparable as a European custom winding manufacturer focused on rotors, stators, and coils with similar precision tolerances and B2B OEM customer base.
• EMOD Motortechnik: German manufacturer of electric motors, generators, and wound components. Highly comparable as a specialized European manufacturer of custom-wound motor parts serving industrial OEM customers, with overlapping rotor/stator capabilities and similar project-based custom engineering approach.

Broad incumbents

• VEM Group: German-based industrial motor manufacturer with in-house winding capabilities and a broad portfolio of standard and specialty motors. Comparable as a European competitor serving similar industrial OEM customers, though larger and more vertically integrated than SOPO.
• Wieland Group: German manufacturer of copper and copper-alloy products including winding wire and components used in electric motor manufacturing. Comparable as an adjacent supplier in the motor winding value chain, with overlapping customer base among European motor OEMs.
• ABB Motors and Generators: Global industrial motor OEM with vertically integrated winding operations. Comparable as a buyer of SOPO-grade components and as a competitive benchmark for quality and scale, though serving as a broad incumbent across the entire motor value chain.
• Nidec Corporation: Japanese global leader in electric motors and components with vertically integrated stator/rotor manufacturing. Comparable as a peer in the global motor component supply chain, though operating at vastly greater scale and across mass-market applications including automotive.
• ATB Group (Antriebstechnik): Austrian motor manufacturer producing electric motors and drive systems with in-house winding operations. Comparable as a Central European industrial motor specialist with overlapping OEM customer base, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader product scope.
• Regal Beloit (Marathon Motors): US-based industrial motor manufacturer with significant North American OEM customer base. Comparable as a downstream customer of wound components and as a competitive benchmark in the US market where SOPO US is building presence.

Regional players

• ELMEC Manufacturing: European custom electric motor and component manufacturer. Comparable as a regional custom motor parts manufacturer serving industrial OEM customers, with similar specialty/custom manufacturing focus but different geographic concentration.

Emerging players

• Crouzet (Custom Sensors & Motion): French manufacturer of motion control and motor components including wound subassemblies for specialty applications. Comparable as a European specialty player in motor subcomponent manufacturing with similar precision and customization requirements, though focused on motion control rather than industrial motor OEMs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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