About Amtek Company

Amtek Company is your local resource for technical training equipment, digital fabrication equipment, engineering teaching equipment, and furniture and storage solutions for your technical spaces.

Amtek has been working with educators in the mid-Atlantic region for over 40 years. Our team of experienced professionals can help you update, expand or transform your programs.

Amtek Company partners with top manufactures in a wide range of program areas to provide you with a one stop shop for all your program needs – including: Advanced Manufacturing, Mechatronics and Robotics, Automotive Technology, CAD, Cosmetology, Electricity & Electronics, Engineering, Graphic Communications, Heavy Equipment Operator Simulators, HVAC, Machine Tool, Welding and more.

We also specialize in makerspace design and can help you through the entire process. We can help with the design and layout, equipment selection, logistics, installation, training, and long term support of your space. And with our state contracts, we simplify the ordering process as well.

Our products and curriculum align with nationally recognized industry certifications. You’ll find many of them on the Virginia Board of Education Approved Industry Credential List such as. Smart Automation Certification Alliance or SACA’s Industry 4.0 credentials, MSSC’s Certified Production Technician credentials, FANUC’s Fanuc Certified Robot Operator credential, SolidWorks Certified SolidWorks Associate and Professional Credentials, Stratasys Additive Manufacturing Certification, and others.

With our numerous state contracts, its also easy to buy from Amtek Company. Our contracts cover all of the products and services we offer, allowing for a smooth and quick procurement process.

If you need help adding new technology to your programs, contact us.
We’d love to partner with you on your next project.

Our Core Values

    • Help from Start to Finish

      We make ourselves available to you from the beginning to end to help you plan for, discover and implement the latest technologies uniquely suited to your program objectives.

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    • We Invest in You

      We want you to get the most out of your technology investments, which is why after installation, we offer comprehensive training to get you up to speed on how your equipment works — and how you can teach your students how to best use the equipment depending on the focus of your educational programs.

    • Lifetime Support

      Once an Amtek customer, always an Amtek customer. We stand behind every product we sell with lifetime phone support and offer a variety of other maintenance and training contracts that will allow you to stay up to date with your investments.

Our History

Amtek Company was founded in 1979 by John “Jack” Taylor.

Jack had worked in the technical training industry since the late 1950s and after a few stints working for companies like Digiac and Overseas Marketing Group (OMG), he decided to venture out on his own and start his own business.

With the assistance of a loan from a personal friend and former colleague from his days at Digiac, he launched Amtek Company.

Quintech, a process control training equipment manufacturer, was one of the first major manufacturers Amtek Company represented. Jack solidified relationships with power companies across the U.S. who needed process control training equipment to build their businesses. His first big break came with a customer located right here in Maryland – General Physics, which later became GP Strategies.

Jack retired in 1996 and passed the company to his daughter and son-in-law, Dawn and Ron Baddock, both of whom have worked for the company since 1982.

Over the years, the industry has changed and Amtek has diversified its product portfolio to address these changes. The concepts behind rapid prototyping, failing fast and the MakerEd movement have shaped a new 21st century classroom. 3D printing came onto the scene in 2004, which is when Amtek first partnered with industry leader Stratasys.

Since then, 3D printing and digital fabrication technology has only become more popular in education, while technical training, which is the foundation on which Amtek originated, continues to be a key player in our thriving business.

We continue to listen to our customers to better understand their needs and aim to offer solutions that will enable them to do their jobs better.

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