Ironcrest Industrial Surplus buys breakers, switchgear, transformers, panelboards and motor control centers from sellers across Minnesota. Send nameplate photos for today’s price — we coordinate freight and pickup from our Chicago-area base.
Electrical contractors, data center operators, hospitals and medical facilities, manufacturing plants, demolition crews and facility managers from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Rochester, Duluth and Bloomington.
Clear photos of the nameplates and data tags, the brand and catalog or model numbers, condition and approximate age, quantity, and your Minnesota city.
Electrical equipment is identified by its nameplate, not its size. Ironcrest is based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and buys electrical equipment from sellers throughout Minnesota: send photos of the data tags, brand, condition and age, and we determine whether the gear has resale value, component value or commodity value. Pricing follows current market conditions — no public price lists.
Shoot the data tag straight-on and legible: manufacturer, catalog or model number, voltage, amperage, serial number and date code. Wide shots of the full unit plus close-ups of the tags give us everything needed for a first review.
Note whether the equipment is new, unused surplus, pulled working, or unknown condition. State the approximate age, storage conditions and whether original packaging, manuals or accessories are included.
Switchgear, transformers and MCC sections move by freight. Send dimensions, approximate weight, your city, access details and whether a forklift or loading dock is available so freight can be quoted and scheduled. Smaller items like breakers can ship by parcel.
The Minneapolis–St. Paul metro keeps generating electrical surplus. Data center builds and expansions cycle through UPS gear, switchgear, panelboards and busway; commercial remodels in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Bloomington pull out breaker panels, lighting panels and transformers; and manufacturing plants replace motor control centers and switchboards during line upgrades. Contractor leftovers and pulled-working gear from these projects are exactly what we review.
Rochester’s hospital and medical campus expansions are another steady source. Medical facilities upgrade electrical distribution on strict schedules, and the removed gear is often well-maintained, documented and labeled — breaker panels, transformers and distribution equipment with known service history. Keep the nameplates and any service records with the equipment.
Duluth’s industrial and port facilities and manufacturing operations across the state produce similar material from decommissioning and plant closures: switchgear sections, dry-type and oil-filled transformers, MCC buckets and panelboards. For oil-filled transformers, note the kVA rating, voltage, and whether the unit is intact and un-leaked.
What moves value: legible nameplates, known brands, newer age, clean condition and complete units. What slows it down: missing data tags, water damage, stripped copper, and unknown history. Send what you know — photos of the tags, brand, condition, age, quantity and your city — and we’ll tell you straight whether the lot works.
Selling more than electrical gear in Minnesota? We also buy copper wire and cable and carbide scrap from Minnesota sellers. Our hub pages cover copper, carbide and electrical buying in full.
We evaluate circuit breakers, breaker panels, switchgear and switchboards, dry-type and oil-filled transformers, panelboards, load centers, motor control centers and related plant electrical surplus from anywhere in Minnesota. Send nameplate photos, brand, condition, age and quantity.
Send clear nameplate and data-tag photos, the brand and catalog or model numbers, condition and approximate age, quantity, and your Minnesota city to [email protected] or call 312-880-8174. Pricing follows current market conditions, so no public price lists are posted.
Yes. Pulled-working and used breakers, panels and distribution gear are reviewed alongside new surplus. Honest condition notes — working, unknown, or for parts — and legible nameplates are what matter most.
Photos and nameplates come first, then we arrange logistics. Heavy gear moves by coordinated freight from anywhere in Minnesota. Send dimensions, approximate weight, your city, access details and whether a forklift or dock is available so freight can be quoted. Smaller items like breakers can ship by parcel.
Send what you have — wide photos, any remaining labels, dimensions and what the equipment fed. Missing tags limit what we can pay, since identification drives value, but we’ll review it and tell you straight whether the lot works.
Have breakers, switchgear, transformers, or panels to sell in Minnesota? Send nameplate photos, brand, condition, age, and your city to [email protected] or call 312-880-8174 for today’s price.
Industrial equipment can be worth more intact than as scrap. Clear photos and nameplates help determine whether resale, component recovery or commodity recovery is the best path.
Photograph the material, nameplates and quantity, then send them through the quote form, by email or by phone.
We review what the material is, its condition and quantity, and whether it fits a direct purchase.
For qualifying material, we discuss a direct purchase offer and the next steps.