Surplus Asset Management Services

One Partner for Your Surplus, From Intake to Final Report

Most providers handle one piece and leave you to coordinate the rest. Amplio manages the entire surplus lifecycle, using AI-driven cataloging and real-time market valuation to move faster and recover more, so you make the decisions, and we handle the execution.

How Big Is the Industrial Surplus Problem?

Surplus is the continuous, structural output of how industrial capital is managed.

10-15%

Project Cancellations

Over a tenth of industrial capital projects are cancelled. Equipment already ordered doesn't get returned; it becomes surplus.

45,000

Footprint Consolidation

US manufacturing establishments have closed since 2002. Every closure creates a disposition event.

25-40%

Dead MRO Stock

Of MRO inventory goes dormant. It clogs shelves and it silently drains capital.

Why Manufacturers Need Surplus Asset Management

Without a clear way to manage surplus assets, they build up across facilities, tie up working capital, take up storage space, and lose value before your team can reuse or sell them.

01

Rising Storage and Carrying Costs

Holding surplus assets is inefficient and drains resources across your operation. Idle equipment and surplus inventory generate storage, maintenance, insurance, and handling costs while tying up working capital that could be used elsewhere. Our clients pay an average of 21% of an asset’s value each year in carrying costs. The longer the surplus sits unmanaged, the less value your company will recover from it.

02

Lost Recovery Value

Your equipment and inventory lose resale potential the longer they remain idle. Market demand shifts, asset condition deteriorates, and fair market value declines faster than your team expects. Without early valuation, you miss the right recovery channel and accept returns well below what your assets are worth. The longer that decision gets delayed, the smaller your recovery opportunity becomes.

03

Downsizing and Consolidation

Plant closures, facility consolidations, and production line changes can leave your operation with surplus assets that have no clear use. Over 45,000 U.S. manufacturing establishments have closed since 2002, and each closure brings decisions about asset disposition. Without a set process, your team may rush those decisions and miss internal redeployment opportunities.

04

Duplicate Purchasing

When your teams cannot locate usable parts, tools, or equipment already available across your facilities, they order new ones. These duplicate purchases inflate your inventory count and drain your budget on assets your company already owns. Across your multi-site operation, that unnecessary spend adds up fast.

05

Limited Visibility Across Sites

Assets sit across plants, warehouses, maintenance areas, and storage rooms without one central record of their location, condition, or worth. Your ERP, CMMS, procurement, and finance systems rarely give you one clear picture across sites, so your team may not know what your company owns, where each item sits, or if another facility can use it. That gap blocks internal redeployment, which can save 85% or more compared with buying new equipment.

Types of surplus assets we help manage

Amplio works with a wide range of industrial asset types. If you are facing surplus across any of these asset categories, we can help you identify, appraise, and recover value from it.

Automation Controls

PLCs, drives, HMIs, industrial networking, and other process and motion control assets.

Manufacturing Equipment

Production machinery, CNC equipment, robotics, fabrication tools, and assembly line assets.

Process Equipment

Tanks, vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, mixers, centrifuges, dryers, and process skids.

Capital and Decommissioning Assets

Turbines, generators, boilers, large process systems, and full-line equipment from plant decommissioning.

MRO and Spare Parts

Bearings, motors, valves, pumps, gearboxes, and other maintenance and repair parts.

IT Assets and Equipment

Servers, networking equipment, laptops, displays, and other technology assets.

Obsolete, Idle, and Slow-Moving Inventory

Dead stock, discontinued parts, overstock inventory, and materials with no active demand.

Electrical and Power Equipment

Transformers, switchgear, motor control centers, generators, and other electrical equipment.

What Our Surplus Asset Management Services Include

AI-Driven Surplus Asset Cataloging

Our AI-powered cataloging app photographs equipment, automatically pulls data on what the equipment is, structures the data, and cuts cataloging time by up to 10 times compared with manual data entry.

Surplus Asset Valuation and Appraisal

Our software estimates the fair market value of surplus assets as well as their saleability using real-time secondary market data on pricing, current demand, and recent resale activity.

Internal Redeployment Planning

We help you identify surplus assets that can be transferred between facilities before they are placed on the external market. Our SKU-level appraisal powers your cross-functional reviews with data on what’s most valuable and where to focus time and effort.

Asset Disposition and Value Recovery

When internal redeployment is not viable, we match each asset with the right recovery channel, including resale, liquidation, recycling, or responsible disposal. With a strategy in-hand, you can confidently take action to clear items that no longer have value on the secondary market. At the same time, we’ll clear your facility of everything that’s saleable and handle the whole selling process on your behalf.

Reporting and Documentation

We provide compliance-ready records of each asset’s status, redeployment actions, resale results, value recovered, and final disposition route. We also operate as the seller of record in all transactions and sell items “as is, where is” to protect you legally.

“Amplio helped us turn excess inventory into cash fast — with a clear, repeatable process we can rely on. They felt like an extension of our team and removed a major operational burden.”
Project Planning Manager, Kohler
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$4.3M
in unproductive inventory removed
$4.3M
in unproductive inventory removed
"We were paying to store assets we didn't need because it's hard to move on from them without chewing up our time. Amplio's data-driven approach and efficient logistics freed up our warehouse and also unlocked significant cash flow."
Supply Chain Manager, $10B Information Technology Integrator
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$4M
in gross sales in the last 18 months
$4M
in gross sales in the last 18 months
"Amplio takes the surplus challenge off our hands and acts as an extension of our team. We trust them to do the work, and they've helped us do it better than before."
MRO Inventory Manager, $20B Paper & Forest Products Manufacturer
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$2M
in gross sales generated
$2M
in gross sales generated
"We were paying to store assets that we didn’t need. Amplio’s data-driven approach and efficient logistics have not only freed up our warehouse space but also unlocked significant cash flow."
Brian G.
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"Communication with Amplio was excellent. The speed at which they were responding to our inquiries was incredibly fast - from questions about order lines, pricing, logistics and payment, someone was always available to help come to a resolution where one was necessary. Clear, concise, and efficient!"
Procurement and Contracts Manager, $200M Defense & Aerospace Manufacturer
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“Once we got the initial work done, the process with Amplio became really easy. We send over a batch of parts, they run the analysis, we box everything up, schedule pickup, and they handle the sale. It’s straightforward now, and we’re already talking about expanding the program to other facilities.”
Lead Indirect MRO Specialist, $1.5B Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
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“Other firms have given us ‘gut feel’ offers. Amplio came back with real sell‑through rates and a system backed by data. The proposal and information they provided were impressive. We want this program to succeed and frankly, we need their support to do it right.”
Senior Specialist, $26B Cruise Operator
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“Landfilling obsolete inventory has always felt like a waste. Amplio showed us a better way to recover value from that material and did a really good job explaining exactly what they can do and how the economics work.”
MRO Corporate Supply Manager, $2.7B Building Materials Manufacturer
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Our Surplus Asset Management Process

Amplio acts as your in-house surplus asset management team, giving your organization a clear, repeatable process for turning scattered asset records into usable data, redeployment options, and recovery actions.

01

Review Your Current Asset Data

Amplio’s AI agents and asset recovery experts review data from your ERP, CMMS, inventory, procurement, finance, and warehouse systems. Our software analyzes incomplete or inconsistent records and infers details such as manufacturer, manufacturer part number (MPN), asset category, and relevant keywords from existing descriptions. This enriched data can then be used to make better disposition decisions.

02

Identify Internal Redeployment Opportunities

We clean and rationalize surplus data across your sites, apply consistent categories, and identify priority SKUs for review. The enriched data and appraisal from this process give your team the visibility needed to find internal reuse opportunities across business units.

03

Appraise Your Inventory

Our software estimates the fair market value of your surplus assets, along with how saleable each one is, using real-time secondary market data on pricing, current demand, and recent resale activity. Instead of relying on book value or guesswork, you get a current, market-based view of what each asset is actually worth and how readily it will move. That valuation becomes the foundation for every decision in the next step.

04

Build a Surplus Asset Action Plan

We group each asset by its recommended path, such as redeployment, resale, liquidation, recycling, retention, or disposal, and attach an estimated recovery value to each item. We then collaborate with you to build a disposition plan that assigns next steps, responsibilities, and timelines to each category.

05

Execute the Recovery Strategy

Amplio handles the full execution for you. We clear your facility of surplus assets, organize logistics, and sell each item through its optimal channel. For assets not worth reselling, we can manage responsible disposal and keep the entire process structured and trackable.

06

Track Results and Recovery Performance

We measure value recovered, purchases avoided, space freed, and assets removed. Resale outcomes and redeployment results are tracked across your program, giving leadership a clear view of the financial and operational results.

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Industries We Serve

Amplio is built for enterprise manufacturers, no matter what your organization produces or operates.

Automotive (OEM & Suppliers)

Aerospace and Defense

Electronics Manufacture

Energy & Utilities

Oil & Gas

Food and Beverage

Why Choose Amplio for Surplus Asset Management?

One Partner for Strategy and Execution

Amplio delivers a repeatable surplus asset management process across your enterprise, rather than a one-time solution for a single facility or event. While other liquidators may focus on one challenge in one location, we manage surplus assets across your facilities, asset categories, and disposition events through one consistent process. That said, we often begin engagements with new clients by solving a particularly pressing surplus challenge at one facility.

AI-Assisted Valuation and Faster Asset Decisions

AI-assisted valuation gives your team faster access to fair market value estimates and a clear report on secondary market viability. We’re transparent with you about the value of your inventory – when we give you an offer to purchase or consign it, we make sure that you’re on an even footing with us. Production, finance, and operations can review the same findings and reach asset decisions sooner.

Enterprise Compliance Built In

Amplio documents each asset's status, approved recovery path, and the final outcome. These records give your team a clear audit trail for finance controls, sustainability reporting, internal reviews, and responsible asset disposition.

Higher Returns Through Recovery and Cost Savings

Amplio reviews recovery value across the full asset lifecycle using secondary-market sales price, giving your team a clear estimate of each asset’s value before any agreement is made. The total benefit extends beyond resale proceeds to include avoided purchases, lower carrying costs, and warehouse space released for other uses.

Turn Surplus Assets Into Working Capital

Your surplus assets are sitting idle, taking up space, and losing value. Amplio helps you recover that value before it is gone. Share your asset details, and our team will get back to you with a clear plan.

Turn Surplus Assets Into Working Capital

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FAQs

Is there a minimum surplus asset value required to work with Amplio?

Amplio is designed for enterprise manufacturers managing surplus assets at scale. We typically work with organizations whose combined surplus asset value is $500,000 or more.

Where does Amplio provide surplus asset management services?

Amplio provides surplus asset management services nationwide. We support enterprise manufacturers with assets at one facility or across multiple locations.

Do you handle partial facility cleanouts or full plant closures?

Amplio handles both partial facility cleanouts and full plant closures. Whether you are clearing a warehouse area, decommissioning a production line, or closing multiple facilities, we use a structured process to catalog, value, remove, and assign each asset to the appropriate recovery or disposal path.

What happens to surplus assets that cannot be resold?

Amplio appraises your assets to confirm that resale is not a viable option. If they have no secondary-market value, we coordinate responsible recycling, scrapping, removal, and disposal through licensed and vetted partners.

How do I get started with Amplio?

Start by submitting the surplus asset review form on this page. One of our asset recovery experts will contact you to learn about your surplus, review your asset data, and recommend the next steps for your organization.