MRO Exchange

What MRO Exchange does

MRO Exchange is a privately held, Fairfield, Illinois-based online industrial marketplace that resells surplus, used, and new old stock (NOS) MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) equipment. The company sources inventory from machine shop cleanouts, facility consolidations, and equipment upgrades, then lists individual items at unit prices below new OEM and distributor cost. Its catalog spans eleven product categories including Electrical & Controls (PLCs, CNC control modules, contactors, encoders), Motors & Drives (servo drives, VFDs, AC/DC motors, gearmotors), Consumables & Spare Parts (bearings, wire and cable), Hydraulics & Pneumatics (pumps, valves, air compressors), Workholding (vises, chucks, fixture plates), Machinery Components (gearboxes, rotary tables, spindle assemblies), Metrology & Inspection (CMM, calipers, sensors), Material Handling (industrial robots, winches), HMIs, and miscellaneous Industrial Surplus. Brands include Fanuc, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, ABB, Baldor, SKF, Timken, Grundfos, Kitagawa, and Mitutoyo.

The platform is built on Shopify and operates as a self-serve e-commerce storefront with filtering by brand, voltage, and component type to support buyer-side compatibility verification. MRO Exchange ships nationwide from a single warehouse at 600 US Hwy 45, Fairfield, Illinois, with expedited shipping available on request. Sales support is offered via phone (+1 224-330-5512) and email ([email protected]) for compatibility questions, bulk orders, and expedited fulfillment. Customer-facing touchpoints also include LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram profiles used for top-of-funnel demand generation.

The business model is one-time transactional resale with publicly disclosed per-SKU pricing ranging from under $100 for small components to over $35,000 for specialized machinery. Target buyer segments include maintenance and reliability engineers, machine tool rebuilders, controls integrators, facilities managers, and production machinists, with primary pain points being discontinued OEM parts, long OEM lead times, and premium pricing through specialty channels. No external funding rounds, parent company, management team bios, partnerships, certifications, patents, or mobile applications are disclosed in the available data.

Name

MRO Exchange

Legal name

MRO Exchange

Website

https://mroexchange.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

MRO Exchange is a privately held Fairfield, Illinois-based online marketplace that resells surplus and used industrial MRO equipment, motors, controls, and spare parts to maintenance engineers, machine tool rebuilders, controls integrators, and production machinists across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial MRO Equipment Resale

NAICS

Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423840), Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42383), Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423810), Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42385)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Supplies & MRO Marketplaces (CRAFAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial MRO Supplies for Vehicle/Equipment Workshops (Bearings, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Fasteners) (TLAKAOAK), Workshop Services & Support (Tool Calibration/Repair, Equipment Installation/Maintenance, Training) (TLAKAOAN)

Keywords

• Industrial MRO equipment
• Surplus equipment resale
• Industrial spare parts
• Automation controls surplus
• Workholding tooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

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, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Surplus Industrial Equipment Sales: MRO Exchange generates revenue through the sale of surplus, used, and new old stock (NOS) industrial MRO equipment including servo drives, bearings, pumps, valves, motors, workholding, machinery components, and metrology equipment. Transactions are one-time purchases with immediate payment at listed prices. The company sources inventory from machine shop cleanouts, facility consolidations, and equipment upgrades, then resells items at prices below new OEM and distributor cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Online marketplace reselling surplus, used, and new-old-stock (NOS) industrial MRO equipment sourced from machine shop cleanouts, facility consolidations, and equipment upgrades. The company aggregates and lists individual components such as servo drives, bearings, pumps, valves, motors, workholding, machinery components, and metrology equipment, and sells them direct to industrial buyers through a Shopify-based storefront.

Product overview

MRO Exchange is an online industrial marketplace for surplus MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) equipment. The platform operates as a unified e-commerce marketplace offering surplus and used industrial equipment across multiple categories including: Electrical & Controls (PLCs, HMIs, contactors), Motors & Drives (servo drives, VFDs, AC/DC motors), Consumables & Spare Parts (bearings, wire, cable), Hydraulics & Pneumatics (pumps, valves, compressors), Workholding/Tooling (vises, chucks, live tool holders), Machinery Components (gearboxes, rotary tables, spindles), Metrology & Inspection (CMM, gages, sensors), Material Handling (robots, storage, winches), and Industrial Surplus (miscellaneous equipment). Products are sourced from major industrial manufacturers including Fanuc, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, ABB, SKF, Timken, and Grundfos, with items shipped nationwide from the company's Illinois facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BidItUp Auctions: Industrial auction house specializing in machine tools, fabrication, and MRO equipment liquidations. Comparable in monetizing plant closures and cleanouts, though primarily via timed auctions rather than fixed-price e-commerce.
• Surplus Record: Long-running online marketplace and print publication for used/surplus industrial machinery and equipment, including CNC, fabrication, and material handling assets. Directly comparable to MRO Exchange in serving maintenance and rebuilding buyers via classified-style listings.
• Machinio: Search engine for used machinery and industrial equipment aggregating listings from dealers globally. Closely comparable in being an online discovery and transaction layer for surplus industrial equipment across multiple MRO-adjacent categories.
• All Industrial: Industrial equipment marketplace listing surplus and used machinery, presses, fabrication, and material handling gear. Comparable as a horizontal marketplace for industrial surplus with similar buyer use cases.
• EquipNet: Marketplace and asset management firm for used industrial equipment, including MRO and lab assets. Comparable in serving manufacturers disposing of and sourcing surplus production equipment across multiple categories.
• Industrial Auctions: Online auction platform for industrial machinery and equipment, including complete plant liquidations. Comparable in monetizing surplus MRO and capital equipment, though primarily auction-based rather than fixed-price.
• CNC Surplus: Online reseller of used and surplus CNC machinery, parts, and control components. Highly comparable to MRO Exchange in targeting machine tool rebuilders and controls buyers, with overlapping inventory categories such as servo drives and CNC controls.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: Large-scale industrial MRO distributor with deep catalog of new bearings, motors, controls, and consumables. Adjacent competitor: serves the same maintenance-buyer persona but with new OEM product, faster delivery, and broader recurring contract relationships—pressing on MRO Exchange's pricing/value proposition.
• Liquidity Services: Public marketplace operator (LQDT) running GovDeals, Liquidation.com, and GovPlanet—enterprise-grade surplus and asset disposition at scale. Comparable as a broad incumbent in industrial asset resale, but operating at much larger scale across multiple verticals.
• eBay (Industrial/MRO category): Massive horizontal marketplace where individual sellers and small dealers list surplus industrial parts, including bearings, drives, and controls. Comparable as a competing channel for the same buyers, though lacking MRO-Exchange's curated industrial focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mro-exchange
• Instagraminstagram.com/mroexchange

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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