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

Steelwind Industries
Global Online Auction Featuring Machinery, Equipment & Rolling Stock Assets From A Wisconsin Metal Sheet Fabricator. Oak Creek, WI.

Starting: Sep 17th, 2019 7:00am CDT

Ending: Sep 18th, 2019 12:00pm CDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Dentsply Sirona
Global Online Auction Of Surplus Machinery & Equipment From A Leading Dental Equipment & Consumables Producer. Racine, WI.

Starting: Aug 7th, 2019 7:00am CDT

Ending: Aug 14th, 2019 10:00am CDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Harley Davidson
Sale #2: Global Online Auction By Order of Harley-Davidson, Due To Closure of Its Kansas City Manufacturing Plant. Kansas City, MO.

Starting: Jul 30th, 2019 7:00am CDT

Ending: Jul 31st, 2019 10:00am CDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Philips Respironics
Global Online Auction Sale Featuring Quality Machine Shop Assets Surplus to Ongoing Operations of Philips Respironics. Kennesaw, GA

Starting: Mar 5th, 2019 10:00am EDT

Ending: Mar 7th, 2019 10:00am EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Emerson
Global Online Auction of Surplus Machine Tools and Metal Working Assets From ASCO, A Division of Emerson, A Fortune 500 Company. Mexicali, MX.

Starting: Dec 19th, 2018 7:00am PDT

Ending: Dec 20th, 2018 10:00am PDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Mizuho OSI
Global Online Auction Of Machine Tools Surplus To The Ongoing Operations Of Mizuho OSI Located In Union City, CA

Starting: Nov 19th, 2018 7:00am PDT

Ending: Nov 20th, 2018 11:00am PDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
AFCO
Global Online Auction of Quality Machine Tools, Electronic Test & Lab Equipment Excess to Needs of AFCO Pump. Anderson, SC.

Starting: Nov 5th, 2018 7:00am EDT

Ending: Nov 6th, 2018 10:00am 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.