Strategic Asset AdvisorsIndustrial asset advisory

Industrial asset advisory

Specialized industrial assets, matched with the right buyers.

Strategic Asset Advisors guides the confidential sale and acquisition of specialized industrial equipment, production lines and automation systems.

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Now available: a Thompson / KUKA automated friction welding line for drill pipe and heavy tubular manufacturing — successfully tested, never in commercial production.

Thompson friction welder with an orange KUKA robot at its loading position

The line’s Thompson friction welder and KUKA robot, as installed.

01 — Current opportunity

Thompson / KUKA automated friction welding line

  • Available
  • Successfully tested
  • Never in commercial production
  • Built 2019

An integrated, robot-loaded friction welding line engineered for heavyweight drill pipe and other high-strength tubular components. Installed in Uzbekistan and available for acquisition and relocation.

The complete friction welding line installed in a large production hall
168.5 mmmaximum tool joint outside diameter
73–127 mmdrill pipe sizes
KUKA KR270robotic loading and handling
One linewelding, flash removal and handling, integrated
Sliding headSliding head Chuck faceChuck face KUKA robot loadingKUKA robot loading Roller steadiesRoller steadies
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02 — What we do

Focused advisory for assets that don’t fit a catalogue.

We are not a dealer, an auction house or a marketplace. We work on a small number of specialized assets at a time, and we work on them closely.

A

Asset disposition

Positioning and marketing specialized industrial assets so they reach the buyers who can actually use them.

B

Acquisition advisory

Helping qualified buyers find and evaluate assets that fit their manufacturing or strategic objectives.

C

Buyer identification

Targeted, confidential outreach to manufacturers, industrial platforms and other credible counterparties.

D

Transaction support

Coordinating communication, diligence, site visits and information sharing through to closing.

03 — Who we work with

For the people on both sides of the transaction.

Looking for the right industrial asset?

Qualified buyers can talk to us about current and upcoming opportunities across specialized manufacturing equipment, production lines and automation systems.

For buyers

Have an industrial asset to place?

If you own specialized equipment or a production line, we can discuss how it might be positioned and which counterparties could be a fit — in confidence.

For owners

04 — A typical confidential process

Discreet by design, structured at every step.

Every transaction is different. This is the shape most of them take.

  1. Understand

    We start with the asset itself: configuration, condition, ownership, technical specifications and the strategic context for a sale or acquisition.

  2. Position

    We prepare accurate, well-organized materials that explain what the asset is, what it can do, and where it may fit.

  3. Identify

    We identify the strategic buyers and industrial counterparties most likely to have a genuine use for it.

  4. Qualify

    We assess each counterparty’s relevance, capabilities, interest and seriousness before sharing sensitive detail.

  5. Diligence

    Qualified parties receive the technical documentation, photographs, specifications and inspection access they need to evaluate the asset.

  6. Transact

    We support the parties through indications of interest, final offers, negotiation and closing.

  1. NDA
  2. Data room
  3. Site visit
  4. Indications of interest
  5. Final offers
  6. Closing

Illustrative only. The process is adapted to the asset, the owner and the counterparties involved.

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Discuss an opportunity

Whether you are looking to acquire a specialized asset or place one, we are glad to start with a short, confidential conversation.

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