APIS

What APIS does

APIS, Inc. is a privately held Ohio-based industrial supplies distributor operating a B2B e-commerce catalog platform headquartered at 6751 Engle Road in Middleburg Heights. The company serves industrial manufacturing, HVAC contracting, plumbing, and welding/fabrication buyers, offering a single-source procurement option across 31 product categories that span metalworking tools (milling, turning, threading, holemaking, saws, deburring), shop supplies (fasteners, abrasives, hand and power tools), industrial equipment (welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, power transmission, machinery), facility supplies (HVAC, plumbing, lighting, electrical), safety products, janitorial supplies, adhesives, raw materials, and shipping/office supplies. The platform also supports in-store pickup, account management, order tracking, wish lists, and a quick-order pad for returning customers.

The underlying technology is a standard B2B e-commerce storefront with product categorization, search, and shopping-cart functionality; no proprietary AI, API, or mobile application capabilities are evident. APIS resells products from multiple branded manufacturers, with Mitutoyo (precision measurement) and Rice Lake (weighing/measurement) featured prominently as brand partners. Marketing presence is limited to organic social channels (Twitter, Facebook), email, and a quarterly flyer catalog.

The business model is transactional one-time product sales with no subscription, recurring, or SaaS revenue streams. Pricing is per-unit with public per-item pricing on product pages; bulk order quotes are handled via phone. The company has 1-10 employees, no disclosed funding, no parent company, and operates within a regional Ohio footprint. There is no management team disclosed publicly, no certifications, patents, or awards on record, and no evidence of acquisitions or major strategic initiatives beyond catalog build-out and brand reseller relationships.

Name

APIS

Legal name

APIS, Inc.

Website

https://apisinc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

APIS, Inc. is a privately held Ohio-based industrial supplies distributor operating a B2B e-commerce catalog across 31 MRO and metalworking product categories, serving manufacturing, HVAC, plumbing, and fabrication buyers through online ordering and in-store pickup.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Supplies Distribution

NAICS

Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4237), Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (42371), Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4234), Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070), Wholesale-Hardware (5072), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Metals, Plastics & Fabrication Materials Marketplaces (CRAFAHAN)

Keywords

• Industrial supplies distribution
• MRO products
• Industrial tools catalog
• Metalworking supplies
• HVAC plumbing supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Middleburg Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: One-time transaction sales of industrial supplies and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Operations) products through e-commerce platform. No subscription or recurring revenue model indicated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

APIS, Inc. operates an e-commerce catalog platform that distributes industrial tools, MRO supplies, safety equipment, hydraulics, HVAC, machining, welding, and plumbing products across 31 product categories. The company resells products from multiple branded manufacturers through its online storefront, serving industrial manufacturing, HVAC, plumbing, and welding/fabrication buyers primarily in the United States.

Product overview

APIS Inc is an industrial tools and supplies distributor based in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. The company operates as a B2B e-commerce platform offering a comprehensive catalog of industrial equipment and supplies across 31 product categories. The product portfolio includes metalworking tools (milling, turning, threading, holemaking, cutting tools, deburring), shop supplies (fasteners, abrasives, hand tools, power tools), industrial equipment (welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, power transmission, machinery), facility supplies (HVAC, plumbing, lighting, electrical), safety products, janitorial supplies, packaging and shipping materials, and raw materials. The company resells products from multiple branded manufacturers (including Mitutoyo and Rice Lake as featured brands) through its online catalog platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Testing, Measuring & Inspection Supplies Industrial testing, measuring, and inspection equipment including liquid flow testing, liquid quality testing, humidity measuring, automotive testing, and depth measurement equipment, sold to industrial buyers and maintenance professionals.
• HVAC Supplies Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment including heaters, fans, air circulators, HVAC maintenance tools, and testing equipment, sold to HVAC contractors and service companies.
• Milling Tools and Equipment Milling tools and equipment including solid mills, indexable mills, and milling kits for metalworking applications, sold to machine shops and fabricators.
• Hydraulics Supplies Hydraulic system components including valves, motors, cylinders, mounting accessories, hoses, and pumps, sold to industrial maintenance and operations teams.
• Tooling Systems Tooling systems including tool holders, collets, and tool holder accessories for machining operations, sold to machine shops and manufacturing facilities.
• Saws and Saw Blades Cutting saws including hole saws, bandsaw blades, circular saws, and reciprocating saws, sold to industrial and fabrication buyers.
• Deburring & Broaching Tools Deburring and broaching tools for finishing metal components and removing sharp edges, sold to metalworking and fabrication operations.
• Cutting Tools Spare Parts & Blanks Cutting tool blanks and spare parts for maintaining and repairing cutting equipment, sold to industrial maintenance buyers.
• Power Tools Power tools including demolition equipment, finishing and polishing tools, heat/caulk/air guns, power drills, and power fastening tools, sold to industrial and construction buyers.
• Abrasives & Finishing Abrasive products including coated abrasives, grinding wheels, rotating brushes, cutoff wheels, and flap wheels, sold to fabrication and metalworking facilities.
• Clamping, Positioning, Workholding Workholding equipment including magnets/demagnetizers, vises, clamps, positioning tools, and lathe chucks and centers, sold to machine shops and manufacturing buyers.
• Fasteners Fastening products including anchors, screws, bolts, hooks, threaded inserts, nails, and staples, sold to industrial and construction buyers.
• Hand Tools Hand tools including tool storage, wrenches, hand saws, marking tools and fluids, scrapers, and trowels, sold to industrial maintenance and construction buyers.
• Health & Safety Supplies Safety equipment including personal protective equipment, matting, disposable clothing, facility safety products, and first aid equipment, sold to industrial and facility maintenance buyers.
• Turning Tools Turning tools including external turning, internal turning, groove/turn and parting off, and thread turning equipment, sold to machine shops and metalworking operations.
• Janitorial & Sanitation Supplies Cleaning supplies including brooms, brushes, dust pans, cleaners, detergents, cleaning machines, vacuums, dust mops, and janitorial carts, sold to facility and maintenance buyers.
• Lubrication Products Lubrication products including coolant systems, greasing equipment, lubricants, coolants, industrial chemicals, pumps, and oiling equipment, sold to industrial maintenance buyers.
• Threading Tools Threading tools including taps, dies, and thread mills for creating internal and external threads, sold to metalworking and fabrication operations.
• Lighting & Electrical Supplies Electrical and lighting equipment including cord reels, portable lamps, job site lighting, extension cords, flashlights, and work lights, sold to industrial and facility maintenance buyers.
• Material Handling & Storage Material handling equipment including cabinets, chains, ropes, wire ropes, CNC storage, workstations, containers, ladders, and scaffolding, sold to industrial and warehouse buyers.
• Paint & Equipment Paint products and equipment including paints, stains, sealants, finishers, coatings, spray paints, primers, brushes, rollers, applicators, and paint sprayers, sold to industrial and facility maintenance buyers.
• Industrial Machinery Industrial machinery including air compressors, vacuum pumps, blast cabinets, vibratory equipment, conduit and pipe machines, digital readouts, and air filtration equipment, sold to industrial and manufacturing buyers.
• Plumbing Supplies Plumbing supplies including water coolers, dispensers, fountains, water purification, filtration, drains, check valves, backflow preventers, and pipe and tubing, sold to plumbing professionals and facility maintenance buyers.
• Holemaking Tools Holemaking tools including drilling, reaming, boring, counterbore/countersink, and hole cutters, sold to metalworking and fabrication operations.
• Adhesives, Sealants & Tapes Adhesive products including caulks, sealants, adhesive dispensing equipment, glues, cements, tapes (anti-slip, double-sided, duct, electrical, foam, foil, masking, packaging), and thread/gasket sealants, sold to industrial and maintenance buyers.
• Pneumatics Supplies Pneumatic system components including air hoses, pneumatic tubing, hose reels, air valves, pneumatic filters, regulators, lubricators, and air preparation equipment, sold to industrial maintenance buyers.
• Shipping & Office Supplies Shipping and office supplies including binders, clipboards, packaging supplies, shipping supplies, office paper, notepads, audio visual equipment, boards, and easels, sold to industrial and office buyers.
• Raw Materials Raw material stock including key stock, plastics, rubbers, shims, shim stock, and stainless steel materials, sold to manufacturing and fabrication buyers.
• Welding & Soldering Equipment Welding and soldering equipment including arc welding, gas welding, MIG welding equipment, plasma cutters, soldering tools, and associated accessories and consumables, sold to welding and fabrication shops.
• Power Transmission Components Power transmission components including bearings, bushings, motors, vibrators, shock absorbers, and springs, sold to industrial maintenance and mechanical buyers.
• Hardware General hardware including door hardware, locks, hooks, gate and fence hardware, and machine and equipment hardware, sold to industrial and facility maintenance buyers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• MitutoyominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMitutoyo is featured as a prominent brand partner on APIS's homepage, indicating APIS resells/distributes Mitutoyo precision measuring instruments and tools. Mitutoyo manufactures precision measurement equipment including calipers, micrometers, and coordinate measuring machines.
• Rice LakeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRice Lake is featured as a brand partner on APIS's homepage, indicating APIS resells/distributes Rice Lake weighing and measurement products including scales, balances, and weighing systems for industrial and commercial applications.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: Largest US industrial MRO distributor operating a multi-billion dollar business across virtually all of APIS's product categories including hand tools, power tools, HVAC, plumbing, safety, and material handling. Competes head-to-head with APIS in the Ohio market but serves much larger enterprise accounts.
• Fastenal: National industrial supplies and fasteners distributor with a heavy emphasis on onsite vending and e-commerce. Overlaps with APIS on fasteners, tools, safety, and material handling, and is a key Ohio-region competitor.

Direct peers

• Lawson Products: Distributor of MRO supplies to industrial customers with a focus on fasteners, cutting tools, fluid power, and shop supplies. Comparable mid-market industrial distribution model with overlap in metalworking and fasteners categories.
• Global Industrial: Direct-to-business distributor of material handling, storage, janitorial, HVAC, and industrial equipment. Significant overlap with APIS's facility and material handling categories and similar SMB/mid-market buyer focus.
• Zoro: E-commerce-focused industrial supplies retailer owned by Grainger, serving SMB and individual buyers with a broad MRO catalog. Closely comparable to APIS in business model — online B2B/B2C catalog of industrial supplies targeting smaller buyers.
• Kaman Distribution Group: Industrial distributor specializing in bearings, power transmission, fluid power, and MRO products. Overlaps with APIS's hydraulics, pneumatics, and power transmission categories and serves similar industrial customers.
• MSC Industrial: Major US metalworking and MRO distributor serving industrial customers with metalcutting tools, fasteners, machinery, and shop supplies — directly overlapping APIS's metalworking, abrasives, and cutting tool categories.
• McMaster-Carr: Iconic B2B industrial supplies catalog company offering a similarly broad range of MRO, tools, fasteners, raw materials, and facility supplies through a self-serve online and print catalog. Direct overlap with APIS's value proposition of one-stop industrial procurement.

Emerging players

• Ben Meadows: Specialty distributor of industrial and field supplies including safety, tools, and measurement equipment. Comparable in scale and catalog breadth to APIS, with overlap in safety, hand tools, and testing/measuring categories.

Regional players

• Würth Industry: Major international industrial supplier of fasteners, tools, and MRO products with US operations. Comparable product breadth in fasteners and consumables, though larger and more globally focused than APIS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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