Bay Area Machine

What Bay Area Machine does

Bay Area Machine & Marine Repair is a privately-held industrial machine shop founded circa 1990 and headquartered in Richmond, California. The firm provides custom repair, machining, and fabrication services — primarily hydraulic cylinder repair and design, industrial gearbox rebuilding, and multi-metal welding (steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass via arc, wire, and TIG methods). It also handles heavy equipment repair for excavators, bulldozers, cranes, scrap handling machinery, marine vessels (dredges, barges, tug boats), and garbage trucks, as well as line boring, machine tool repair, prototype machining, and discontinued-parts manufacture. The shop is equipped with lathes up to 24" x 110", vertical and horizontal mills, a horizontal boring mill, a large-capacity press, a hydraulic cylinder torque table rated at 50,000 pounds, and hydraulic testing capability up to 150 gallons at 10,000 psi.

The business operates on a project-based, quote-per-job revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers; customers reach the firm primarily by phone (510-815-2339) for project assessment and custom quoting. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on direct outreach, inbound calls, and word-of-mouth within the regional industrial community. Customers span at least 14 vertical segments including construction, demolition, grading, marine, scrap metal, waste management, food production, mining, water treatment, refining, and factory maintenance across the San Francisco Bay Area. All machinists are State of California and CTMMA journeyman-certified, and the firm operates one of the few active apprenticeship programs in the region — a central element of its value proposition.

The firm employs roughly 9 people, holds no disclosed patents or external funding, and operates from a single Richmond facility. Its competitive differentiation rests on capital-intensive equipment capacity, certified craftsmanship, and 35+ years of accumulated design expertise in solving problems where replacement parts are unavailable — including custom-designing cylinders and components to extend the life of obsolete equipment.

Name

Bay Area Machine

Legal name

Bay Area Machine & Marine Repair

Website

https://bayareamachine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bay Area Machine is a privately-held industrial machine shop in Richmond, CA providing hydraulic cylinder repair, gearbox rebuilding, metal fabrication, and heavy equipment repair for construction, marine, scrap, and industrial clients across the Bay Area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Repair and Machine Shop Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Machinery Manufacturing (333)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine Outfitting & Interior Refurbishment (TLAKAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical, Automation & Navigation MRO (Power, Controls, Comms, ECDIS/Radar) (IMAJAFAD), Cargo Handling & Lifting Equipment (Cranes, Derricks, Hoists) (IMAJAIAB)

Keywords

• Hydraulic cylinder repair
• Industrial gearbox repair
• Metal fabrication welding
• Heavy equipment repair
• Machine shop services

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Repair Services: One-time job-based repair services for hydraulic cylinders, gearboxes, heavy equipment, and industrial machinery. Services include custom part manufacturing, emergency repairs, and component rebuilding. Pricing is quote-based per project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bay Area Machine is an industrial machine shop that repairs, rebuilds, and manufactures components for hydraulic cylinders, industrial gearboxes, and heavy machinery. The company also performs metal fabrication, welding, line boring, prototype machining, and discontinued parts manufacturing for industrial customers across the San Francisco Bay Area. Services are delivered via phone-based project quoting and executed at the company's Richmond, CA shop equipped with large-capacity lathes, mills, presses, and hydraulic testing equipment.

Product overview

Bay Area Machine is an industrial machine shop providing comprehensive repair and manufacturing services. The company operates as a single-service provider with multiple specialized service lines rather than a platform architecture. Core services include Hydraulic Cylinder Repair (custom design and manufacturing capabilities), Industrial Gearbox Repair (rebuilding with custom gears), and Metal Fabrication and Welding. The company also offers Heavy Equipment Repair (pins, bushings, shafts), Crane Repair, Excavator Repair, Bulldozer Repair, Marine Equipment Repair, Garbage Truck Repair, Machine Tool Repair, Line Boring, Bucket and Boom Repair, Prototype and Design Machining, Discontinued Parts Manufacture, Grapple Design and Repair, Scrap Handling Machine Repair, Bushing Repair, and Emergency Repair services. The shop is equipped with lathes up to 24" x 110", vertical/horizontal mills, a horizontal boring mill, large capacity press, key seater, hydraulic cylinder torque table (50k torque capacity), and hydraulic testing capabilities (150 gallon, 10k psi).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydraulic Cylinder Repair and Design Complete hydraulic cylinder repair for large and small cylinders, including manufacture and repair of hard-to-find components for hydraulic and air cylinders, custom cylinder design, and parts stocking or trade-out systems for industrial customers.
• Industrial Gearbox Repair Rebuilding of industrial gearboxes using high-quality bearings and hardware, including seal surface chroming on input and output shafts, cracked case repairs, and custom gear manufacturing through multiple vendor relationships for faster turnaround.
• Metal Fabrication and Welding Small and large weldments including cylinder mount ears, quick coupler frames, brackets and braces. Arc welding (stick rod), wire welding, and TIG welding capabilities for steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and brass, with vendor-provided shape cutting of steel plates.
• Heavy Equipment Repair Repair and manufacturing of pins, bushings, and shafts for heavy equipment including overhead crane wheels, cable sheaves, boom pins, axle shafts, trolley wheels, and hoist drums.
• Prototype and Design Machining Custom prototype machining and design services to create solutions for broken machines with unavailable or discontinued parts.
• Discontinued Parts Manufacture Manufacturing of discontinued or hard-to-find parts for equipment maintenance, enabling repair of older machines for which replacement parts are no longer available.
• Emergency Repair Services Rapid-response emergency repair services for urgent equipment breakdown situations to minimize customer downtime.
• Machine Tool Repair Repair services for machine tools including lathes and mills used in industrial production environments.
• Line Boring Line boring services for equipment repair, including mounting ears for buckets and booms on heavy construction equipment.
• Specialty Vehicle and Equipment Repair Specialized repair services for excavators, bulldozers, cranes, garbage trucks, marine equipment (dredge machines, barge cranes, tug boat winches), graders, roll-off trucks, digging machines, scrap handling machines, grapples, and bushings.

Quantifiable outcome

• High quality and dependability with certified journeyman-level craftsmanship
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Kirby-Smith Machinery: Kirby-Smith Machinery is a heavy equipment distributor and service provider for Komatsu, JCB, and other OEMs, offering repair and rebuild services. It competes with Bay Area Machine for contractor and industrial repair work, though primarily outside California.
• United Rentals: United Rentals is the largest equipment rental company with in-house repair and maintenance services for its rental fleet and customer-owned equipment. Competes with Bay Area Machine for repair work on construction, aerial, and heavy equipment.
• Lincoln Electric: Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding products and equipment, with some training and repair services. Comparable in welding capability overlap with Bay Area Machine's arc, wire, and TIG welding services for steel, stainless, aluminum, and brass.
• Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar is the dominant manufacturer of heavy construction equipment (excavators, bulldozers, cranes) that Bay Area Machine repairs and rebuilds. While not a direct competitor, Caterpillar's extensive dealer/service network competes for the same heavy equipment repair customers across the Bay Area.
• RDO Equipment Co. RDO Equipment is a John Deere and Vermeer dealer with full-service repair shops serving construction, mining, and agriculture customers. Overlap with Bay Area Machine's heavy equipment repair, hydraulic cylinder, and welding services across multiple verticals.
• Miller Electric Mfg. Miller Electric is a major welding equipment manufacturer with service and repair support for its welding product line. Overlap with Bay Area Machine's welding and fabrication services for industrial customers across multiple sectors.
• Atlas Copco: Atlas Copco provides industrial tools, assembly solutions, and service/repair for compressors and hydraulic equipment. Its service network competes for industrial maintenance and machine repair customers that Bay Area Machine also serves.
• Holt Cat: Holt Cat is a major Caterpillar dealer with extensive repair and rebuild services for heavy construction equipment, including hydraulic cylinder and powertrain work. It competes with Bay Area Machine for the same construction and industrial contractor customers in the California region.
• H&E Equipment Services: H&E Equipment Services operates as a heavy equipment dealer and rental provider with in-house repair services for excavators, bulldozers, and aerial equipment. It serves the same industrial contractor customer base and competes for hydraulic and powertrain repair work.

Regional players

• Empire Southwest: Empire Southwest is a Caterpillar dealer serving Arizona and parts of the Southwest with full-service repair capabilities. Not a direct competitor geographically, but operates a similar business model as a regional equipment dealer with heavy equipment repair services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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