Metalworking Auctions & Asset Sales

Metalworking operations generate surplus machinery, tooling, and shop assets as production methods evolve, facilities consolidate, and manufacturers realign capacity. Heritage Global Partners has supported sellers across this sector through job shops, fabrication facilities, OEM suppliers, and industrial manufacturers, including single-site shop closures and multi-location equipment dispositions, often spanning distributed manufacturing environments.

Assets in this category originate from machining centers, fabrication shops, maintenance operations, and industrial manufacturing environments. These transactions address operational needs for buyers requiring precision metalworking equipment, fabrication systems, and supporting shop infrastructure for secondary-market deployment across manufacturing, construction, energy, and industrial markets.

Typical Assets Sold

Current Auctions

Past Auctions

Honeywell
REMARKABLE OFFERING! Global Webcast Auction Sale #1: Complete N95 Mask Production Facility! Smithfield, RI.

Starting: Jan 19th, 2022 12:00pm EDT

Ending: Jan 19th, 2022 12:00pm EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Howmet Aerospace
Global Online Auction Featuring Surplus Machine Shop & Fastening Equipment Excess To Future Needs Of Howmet Fastening Systems! Sylmar, CA.

Starting: Dec 6th, 2021 7:00am PDT

Ending: Dec 16th, 2021 10:00am PDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Rolled Steel Products
Global Online Auction Featuring Surplus Equipment Excess To Future Needs of Rolled Steel Products! Commerce, CA.

Starting: Nov 16th, 2021 7:00am PDT

Ending: Nov 18th, 2021 10:00am PDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Collins Everett
Global Online Auction Featuring Quality Machine Tool & Facility Support Equipment No Longer Required By Collins Aerospace. Everett, WA.

Starting: Nov 11th, 2021 7:00am PDT

Ending: Nov 12th, 2021 10:00am PDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Navistar
Day 3: Global Online Auction of Navistar’s Engine Manufacturing And R&D Plant For Trucks and Buses! Complete Plant Closure! Melrose Park, IL.

Starting: Oct 21st, 2021 12:00am CDT

Ending: Oct 21st, 2021 9:00am CDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Navistar
Day 2: Global Online Auction of Navistar’s Engine Manufacturing And R&D Plant For Trucks and Buses! Complete Plant Closure! Melrose Park, IL.

Starting: Oct 20th, 2021 12:00am CDT

Ending: Oct 20th, 2021 9:00am CDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Navistar
Day 1: Global Online Auction of Navistar’s Engine Manufacturing And R&D Plant For Trucks and Buses! Complete Plant Closure! Melrose Park, IL.

Starting: Oct 19th, 2021 7:00am CDT

Ending: Oct 19th, 2021 9:00am CDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Orbis
Global Online Auction Featuring Surplus Thermoforming Equipment From Orbis Corporation. Urbana, Ohio.

Starting: Apr 14th, 2021 7:00am EDT

Ending: Apr 15th, 2021 10:00am EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Dentsply Sirona
Sale #2: Global Online Auction Featuring Surplus Manufacturing Assets From 2 Dental Equipment Manufacturing Locations. Mexicali and Sarasota.

Starting: Mar 9th, 2021 7:00am EDT

Ending: Mar 11th, 2021 12:00pm EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Alta Precision
Global Webcast Auction Sale Featuring Exceptionally Well-Maintained High Precision Aerospace CNC Machines. Anjou, Montreal.

Starting: Mar 4th, 2021 4:33am EDT

Ending: Mar 4th, 2021 4:00pm EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids

Reducing shop capacity or modernizing equipment?

Buyer FAQs

When available, listings include control type, model, and configuration details. Buyers are encouraged to attend inspections and review provided documentation.
Rigging, loading, and transport are the buyer’s responsibility unless otherwise stated in the sale terms.

Assets may be offered individually or complete shop packages depending on the scope of the sale and facility configuration.

Seller FAQs

Marketing focuses on machine capability, application fit, and secondary-market demand across manufacturing sectors.

Yes. Many buyers actively seek well-maintained legacy equipment for job shops, export markets, or dedicated production use.

Yes. Sales can be structured to accommodate payoff requirements, lien releases, or coordination with lenders prior to asset transfer.