What INELMATEC does

INELMATEC nv is a privately held Belgian value-added distributor of industrial electrical, automation, control, and measurement components, headquartered in Buizingen (Flemish Brabant) and operating since 1978. The company aggregates a broad catalog of products from roughly 20+ international manufacturers — including Relpol, Tele, Thiim, Thytronic, Lovato, Seneca, Nextys, Orbit Merret, Pixsys, Rayleigh Instruments, BMR, MB Connect Line, Atop, SSZ, Andel, J.Schneider, Vemer, D.G. Controls, Premio, RS Steiner, HWM, Texelco, and Wicom — across ten categories: relays and grid protection, converters and power supplies, instrumentation, energy management and power quality, IIoT/Industry 4.0, motor control, industrial signaling, safety systems, infrastructure, and industrial computing. INELMATEC does not manufacture its own products; its competitive position rests on technical product expertise, single-source procurement convenience, and a dedicated grid protection relay microsite (netontkoppelrelais.be) handling Belgian C10/11 certification.

The company monetizes through one-time product sales via its own e-commerce storefront at inelmatec.be, with publicly listed unit prices ranging from approximately €1.59 for basic insulators to over €1,500 for specialized DC insulation monitoring equipment, and volume quotes available for larger orders. Go-to-market is direct-to-customer through the multilingual (Dutch/French/English) website, supplemented by downloadable annual catalogs, an email newsletter (Infonews), LinkedIn, and YouTube. Customer segmentation is horizontal: industrial manufacturing (automation, motor control, safety), energy and utilities (grid protection, power quality, metering), and infrastructure/building (street lighting, leak detection, HVAC).

With only 5 employees, no venture or private equity backing, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue or funding history, INELMATEC operates as a small, owner-operated specialist distributor. The business model is structurally low-margin distribution dependent on supplier relationships and Belgian-language market access; expansion is signaled through the addition of newer categories (Premio edge computing, MB Connect Line IIoT, Atop networking) and a specialized regulatory-compliance microsite, but the company has no documented M&A, capital raises, or leadership changes in the source material.

Name

INELMATEC

Legal name

Inelmatec nv

Website

https://inelmatec.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

INELMATEC is a privately held Belgian value-added distributor (5 employees, est. 1978) selling industrial electrical, automation, IIoT, and safety components from ~20+ international brands via a multilingual Dutch/French/English e-commerce platform serving Belgian industrial, energy, and infrastructure buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Electrical Components Distribution

NAICS

Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42344)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronic Components (Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors) Retail (CRACAKAA)

Keywords

• Industrial automation components
• Electrical relays distribution
• Power quality analyzers
• IIoT networking equipment
• Motor control systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Buizingen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Revenue generated through direct sales of industrial electrical components including relays, converters, power supplies, instrumentation, energy management systems, IIoT solutions, motor control equipment, signalization products, and safety equipment. Products are sold directly through their e-commerce platform to industrial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INELMATEC is a Belgian value-added distributor and reseller of industrial electrical and automation components. The company aggregates and sells branded products from multiple international manufacturers (including Relpol, Tele, Thiim, Thytronic, Lovato, Seneca, Nextys, Orbit Merret, Pixsys, BMR, Rayleigh, MB Connect Line, Atop, D.G. Controls, SSZ, Andel, J.Schneider, Vemer) across categories such as relays, signal converters, power supplies, energy meters, IIoT modules, motor control, signaling, safety systems, and industrial computing. Sales are conducted primarily through a multilingual (Dutch/French/English) e-commerce storefront at www.inelmatec.be.

Product overview

INELMATEC is a Belgian industrial automation component distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of electrical/electronic products organized into ten core categories: (1) Relays, Control & Monitoring including grid protection relays from Thytronic and Lovato, plus Relpol/Tele/Thiim relay lines; (2) Converters, Power Supplies & Sensors covering Seneca, Orbit Merret, Nextys, and Pixsys signal/temperature/pressure converters and power supplies; (3) Energy Management & Power Quality including BMR PQ analyzers, Rayleigh/Lovato/Seneca energy meters and CTs; (4) Instrumentation & Measurement with Vemer, Wicom, and Zurc panel meters and displays; (5) IIoT & Remote Control featuring Seneca IIoT modules, MB Connect Line VPN routers, and Atop industrial networking; (6) Motor Control from Lovato, RS Steiner, and J.Schneider; (7) Industrial Signaling including D.G. Controls, Texelco, and Moflash beacons/sirens; (8) Safety Systems with SSZ mats/bumpers/rails and Andel environmental detection; (9) Infrastructure including Guro street lighting boxes, insulators, and Pintsch rail heating; (10) Industrial Computing with Premio embedded PCs and edge computers. The company operates primarily as a distributor of these third-party brands rather than manufacturing its own products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Relpol Industrial Relays Industrial-grade relays including bistable relays, interface relays (PI84, PI85 series), PCB miniature relays, time relays, solid state relays, relay sockets, and modular contactors for automation control. Distributed by INELMATEC for industrial customers.
• Tele Time and Control Relays Time relays, control relays, coupling/decoupling relays, load monitoring relays, power supplies, and hour meters under the Tele brand for industrial timing and control applications.
• Thiim Control and Monitoring Relays Battery control relays, generator control relays, control and monitoring relays, phase/voltage monitoring, signal converters, and universal grid control relays for genset and telecom applications.
• Thytronic Protection Relays Differential protection relays, toruses and differential coils, network decoupling relays, and medium/high voltage protection relays for transformer, generator, and motor protection.
• Lovato Motor Control and Energy Contactors, motor protection circuit breakers, soft starters, automatic transfer switches, energy meters, network analyzers, power supplies, safety relays, surge protection, and speed drives for motor control and energy management applications.
• Seneca Converters and IIoT Signal converters (K-Line, T-Line, Z-Line), temperature converters, current/voltage transducers, GSM/GPRS modules, IIoT remote I/O modules supporting Modbus, CANopen, Profinet, MQTT, and OPC-UA protocols, HMI smart displays, and energy meters.
• Orbit Merret Measurement and Control Digital panel meters, bargraph displays, large format displays, data displays, DC volt/amp meters, process monitors, paperless recorders, temperature indicators, and signal transducers with galvanic separation.
• Nextys Power Supplies Single and three-phase power supplies, DC-DC converters, DC-UPS systems with battery chargers, buffer modules, redundancy modules, and programmable power supplies.
• Pixsys Process Controllers PID controllers, process controllers, HMI touchscreens, temperature probes (infrared, PT100, thermocouple), pressure transducers, humidity/temperature transmitters, timers, counters, and NFC/RFiD converters.
• BMR Power Quality Analyzers Power quality analyzers (Class A and Class S), portable PQ monitors, network analyzers, energy counters, and EN50160 PQ software for power management applications.
• Rayleigh Energy Meters Three-phase and single-phase CTs, EasyWire current transformers, MID-certified energy meters, network analyzers, and Rogowski coil power meters.
• Vemer Instrumentation Energy meters, network analyzers, temperature/pressure/humidity regulators, gas detection systems, time switches, hour counters, transformers, insulators, and emergency lighting.
• MB Connect Line Remote Access Industrial VPN routers (mbNET, mbNET.mini, mbNET.rokey), remote service platforms (mbCONNECT24), cybersecurity solutions, and remote datalogging/visualization for IIoT and Industry 4.0 applications.
• Atop Industrial Networking Ethernet switches (managed/unmanaged, industrial, railway, Profinet), serial device servers, SFP transceivers, wireless/cellular gateways, Modbus gateways/concentrators, RTU protocol gateways, and Node-RED/SDK solutions for industrial networking.
• D.G. Controls Signaling Industrial beacons, sirens, traffic lights, LED displays, xenon flashers, rotating lights, multifunction lights, and vehicle signaling equipment.
• SSZ Safety Systems Safety mats, safety bumpers, safety rails, safety controllers, and scanners for machine safety and personnel protection applications.
• Andel Environmental Detection Water leak detection systems, oil/water separators, HVAC gas detection units, centralized alarm systems, and zone sensors for environmental monitoring.
• Premio Industrial Computing Embedded IPCs (RCO series), barebone PCs (BCO, RCO3000, RCO6000, VCO6000), Jetson AI edge computers (JCO series), and industrial computing platforms for automation and edge computing applications.
• RS Steiner Motor Drives Soft starters, frequency drives, thyristor controllers, and braking units for motor control in industrial applications.
• J.Schneider UPS Systems Assembled UPS systems (12V, 24V, 48V output), battery packs, DC-UPS with ultracapacitors, and UPS ramp systems with various IP ratings for power backup applications.
• Grid Protection Relays Mains protection relays including grid decoupling relays for power generators, reverse power protection, and power limit relays, with C10/11 certification for installations under 250 kVA and over 250 kVA.
• Texelco ATEX Signaling Signal towers, beacons, LED bulbs, stack lights, audio modules, and ATEX-certified signaling equipment for hazardous area industrial applications.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RelpolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRelpol is a manufacturer of industrial relays, interface relays, time relays, installation relays, and relay sockets. INELMATEC distributes Relpol products as a channel partner.
• TelecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTele produces time relays, control relays, coupling relays, network decoupling relays, and load monitors. INELMATEC distributes Tele products as a channel partner.
• ThiimcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThiim manufactures control relays, battery control relays, generator control relays, and signal converters. INELMATEC distributes Thiim products as a channel partner.
• ThytroniccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThytronic specializes in differential relays, tores and differential coils, network decoupling relays, and medium voltage protection. INELMATEC distributes Thytronic products as a channel partner.
• LovatocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLovato Electric produces contactors, thermal protection, motor protection, motor protection switches, energy meters, network analyzers, and automatic transfer switches. INELMATEC distributes Lovato products as a channel partner.
• SenecacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeneca produces signal converters, temperature converters, current converters, GSM/GPRS modules, remote I/O modules, and IIoT solutions. INELMATEC distributes Seneca products as a channel partner.
• NextyscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNextys manufactures single-phase power supplies, universal power supplies, three-phase power supplies, DC-DC converters, and DC UPS systems. INELMATEC distributes Nextys products as a channel partner.
• Orbit MerretcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrbit Merret produces galvanic separations, digital signal conditioners, microprocessor converters, transducers with display, and universal converters. INELMATEC distributes Orbit Merret products as a channel partner.
• PixsyscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPixsys produces NFC temperature converters, NFC signal converters, ATEX signal converters, current converters with ModBus, and universal signal converters. INELMATEC distributes Pixsys products as a channel partner.
• Rayleigh InstrumentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRayleigh Instruments specializes in Rogowski net analyzers, Rogowski coils, M-BUS and KNX energy meters, energy meters, and network analyzers. INELMATEC distributes Rayleigh products as a channel partner.
• BMRcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBMR produces Power Quality analyzers class S and class A, portable PQ monitors, energy counters, and power management software. INELMATEC distributes BMR products as a channel partner.
• MB Connect LinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMB Connect Line provides VPN gateways, remote access solutions, remote maintenance, datalogging, visualization, and industrial firewall products. INELMATEC distributes MB Connect Line products as a channel partner.
• AtopcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAtop produces Ethernet switches, Profinet switches, serial device servers, and railway/smart grid solutions. INELMATEC distributes Atop products as a channel partner.
• D.G. ControlscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorD.G. Controls manufactures signaling beacons, sirens, traffic lights, vehicle signaling, and LED displays. INELMATEC distributes D.G. Controls products as a channel partner.
• SSZcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSSZ produces safety mats, safety bumpers, safety rails, and safety relays for industrial safety applications. INELMATEC distributes SSZ products as a channel partner.
• AndelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAndel provides water leak detection systems, detection cables, point sensors, and automatic pump and water separator solutions. INELMATEC distributes Andel products as a channel partner.
• J.SchneidercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJ.Schneider manufactures assembled UPS systems, batteries, UPS with ultracaps, and related power backup solutions. INELMATEC distributes J.Schneider products as a channel partner.
• VemercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVemer produces time switches, astronomical clocks, twilight switches, load disconnect relays, hour counters, and measuring instruments. INELMATEC distributes Vemer products as a channel partner.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Conrad Electronic: European multi-channel distributor of electronic and industrial components serving professionals and industrial customers via e-commerce. Overlaps with INELMATEC on relays, power supplies, measurement, and automation components distributed to Belgian industrial buyers.
• Distrelec: Pan-European B2B distributor of industrial and electronic components with a strong Belgian presence. Directly comparable to INELMATEC in target customers (industrial automation buyers) and category mix (relays, converters, power supplies, motor control, instrumentation).

Broad incumbents

• Mouser Electronics: Global authorized distributor of semiconductors and electronic components with a Belgian web presence. Adjacent to INELMATEC's industrial electronics distribution but skewed toward semiconductor/board-level components rather than industrial automation.
• Phoenix Contact: Global manufacturer of industrial electrical interconnection, automation, and interface electronics with strong European distribution. Comparable on relay, signal converter, power supply, and industrial networking categories INELMATEC distributes, but operates as a principal brand rather than a multi-brand distributor.
• Farnell / element14: Global distributor of electronic and industrial components (part of Avnet). Overlaps with INELMATEC in industrial automation components, sensors, and converters, but operates at much larger scale with worldwide inventory and a developer/buyer ecosystem.
• Digi-Key Electronics: One of the world's largest electronic component distributors with broad European reach. Comparable as an e-commerce-first distributor of electronic components, though Digi-Key is overwhelmingly catalog-volume driven versus INELMATEC's industrial-automation niche.
• RS Components (RS Belgium): Global broadline distributor of industrial and electronic components with a Belgian online storefront. Serves the same industrial automation and maintenance customers as INELMATEC but with a vastly larger catalog, deeper logistics, and global brand backing.

Regional players

• Sonepar Belgium: Belgian operations of Sonepar, the world's largest B2B electrical distributor. Competes for the same Belgian industrial electrical buyers, particularly on cabling, motor control, automation, and energy management categories.
• Rexel Belgium: Belgian arm of Rexel, the global electrical distribution major. Serves industrial electricians, panel builders, and industrial customers with electrical equipment — overlapping with parts of INELMATEC's motor control, signaling, and infrastructure ranges.
• Würth Elektronik: German-headquartered manufacturer and distributor of electronic and electromechanical components. Comparable in component breadth and industrial customer focus, though primarily a manufacturer with its own branded catalog rather than a multi-brand reseller like INELMATEC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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