Hard Parts.
Handled.
One desk for the automation parts your normal channel can't deliver in time — line-down emergencies, obsolete and end-of-life, allocated and long-lead, and the cross-references nobody else will chase.
Send one part number. Get back a quote with confirmed availability, condition, lead time, and warranty terms — disclosed before you approve.
Code Red is an independent sourcing company. We are not an authorized distributor or OEM representative unless stated in writing for a specific transaction.
Six Ways We Get You
the Part.
Every request comes in through one intake. Behind it, we route to the lane that fits the problem — speed, obsolescence, allocation, or a clean cross-reference.
Emergency Line-Down Sourcing
Equipment is down and stopping production. Critical requests are reviewed first and worked ahead of everything else — we start hitting the supplier network the moment your part number lands.
- Same-business-day response target
- Sourced ahead of all standard requests
- Live phone triage for line-down calls
- Quote with availability, condition & lead time
Obsolete & End-of-Life
Discontinued, end-of-life, or last-time-buy parts your distributor simply can't reorder. We go past the first catalog into surplus, de-stock, and specialist channels.
- Surplus, refurbished & end-of-life sources
- Obsolete CPUs, drives, HMIs & I/O
- Last-known-good and tested-used options
- Condition graded — never guessed
Allocated & Long-Lead Relief
Your channel quotes 16 weeks, "allocated," or "on backorder" and the line can't wait that long. We work parallel suppliers to find stock that ships sooner.
- Alternatives to factory lead times
- Allocated / backordered part relief
- Parallel supplier search, not one source
- Freight & lead time stated on the quote
Cross-Reference & Alternates
The exact part is gone — but a form-fit-function alternate or direct replacement will keep the machine running. We find it and document the difference so there's no surprise on the floor.
- Direct-replacement & supersession lookups
- Form-fit-function alternates
- Differences flagged before you approve
- No silent compatibility guesses
Repair / Exchange / Refurb
When buying new isn't fast or sensible, we source repair, advance-exchange, and professionally refurbished units — with warranty and return terms stated up front.
- Repair & advance-exchange sourcing
- Professionally refurbished units
- Warranty / return terms on every quote
- Optional independent Verified test
Integrator Blind-Ship Desk
Built for integrators, panel shops, and contractors: we quote to you, source behind the scenes, and issue blind-shipping instructions for direct shipment without supplier invoices, promotional inserts, or supplier-branded sales material. Code Red remains your point of contact, and final routing and any special identity-masking requirements are confirmed before purchase.
- Quote to you, not around you
- Blind-ship direct to your customer
- No supplier invoices or promotional inserts
- You keep the customer relationship
From Code Red
to Cleared.
Seven stages. Full visibility through your Code Red Light™ tracker. You're never waiting blind.
Part number, urgency, contact. Under two minutes.
We hit the supplier network immediately — not just the first catalog. We go deep into obsolete, surplus, and hard-to-source inventory.
We confirm quantity, condition, and lead time, then send a clear quote. No bait-and-switch, no compatibility guesses.
We review source, condition, availability, documentation, and warranty before we quote or release procurement. Condition is disclosed up front.
Parts ship with full carrier tracking. Your Code Red Light™ updates automatically at each stage.
Request closes on confirmed delivery. We're ready for your next Code Red the moment this one's done.
Built for Downtime.
Not Convenience.
Critical requests get worked immediately — not queued. When your line is down, hours matter, not weeks.
Every part is verified before it ships. We do not pass along counterfeits, misrepresented used parts, or grey-market components without explicit disclosure.
We search deeper supplier channels when normal distribution can't meet the timing or availability need — obsolete, discontinued, or allocated.
The seven-stage Code Red Light™ status path gives maintenance and procurement a clear view from received to delivered.
You talk to a person who knows what a 1756-L73 is — not a chatbot. AI helps us process intake fast; humans verify everything before it reaches you.
We're not here to replace your suppliers. We're the path you reach for when the normal channel is out, allocated, discontinued, or can't hit the timeline.
Brands & Families
We Chase.
Heaviest on the four big controls platforms, with specialist coverage across drives, servo, HMI, I/O, and power. If it's industrial automation, send the part number — odds are we can work it.
Allen-Bradley / Rockwell
Siemens
ABB
Schneider Electric / Modicon
More Brands We Work
Don't see your brand or part family? Paste the part number anyway — if it's an industrial automation component and someone still makes or stocks it, we'll work the network for it.
Built for
the Exception.
Honest about the fit: we're worth your time on the hard ones, not your routine restock.
- A line, machine, customer, or project is waiting.
- Your normal supplier is out of stock or allocated.
- The quoted lead time doesn't work.
- The part is obsolete or discontinued.
- You need a backup quote with condition, lead time, and warranty stated clearly.
- Routine commodity replenishment.
- Parts your regular supplier has at an acceptable lead time.
- Standard, planned, approved-channel purchasing.
- Anything where the normal path already works fine.
Send Less.
Get a Real Quote.
Give us what's below and we can quote fast — with everything you need to approve it stated up front.
For the fastest quote, include as much as you have:
Every Code Red quote states, clearly:
We're Already On It.