What SNC Manufacturing does

SNC Manufacturing Co., Inc. is a custom electrical transformer manufacturer founded in 1946 and headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The company engineers and produces built-to-spec transformers spanning custom, industrial control, military grade (MIL-SPEC compliant), medium voltage control, and specialized magnetics including autotransformers, toroidal, ferroresonant, isolation, and high-voltage designs, as well as inductors, chokes, reactors, and coils. Under its Utility Pro Products line, it markets the RESTORE-LITE® temporary power restoration device, QUIET-TEL® noise mitigation equipment, and a suite of testers (Personal Grounds, Phase Rotation, Insulation Resistance), supported by replacement parts and accessories. The company is ISO 9001 certified and holds compliance with MIL-E-917, MIL-S-901D, MIL-STD-167, MIL-T-16315 Type SE, and MIL-T-27.

SNC operates three wholly-owned manufacturing facilities totaling approximately 115,000 square feet: a 60,000 sq ft headquarters plant in Oshkosh, WI focused on low-volume, high-tolerance, MIL-spec, and prototype work; a 30,000 sq ft high-volume plant in Cd. Acuna, Mexico; and a 25,000 sq ft plant in Changzhou, China producing encapsulated and three-phase magnetics. Manufacturing is fully in-house, with no outsourcing. Underlying technology centers on silicon steel laminates, copper magnet wire, and vacuum impregnation, with value-added services including lab testing, harnessing, brackets, enclosures, and complete electromechanical assemblies.

SNC generates revenue through direct, quote-based sales of hardware and value-added services. Its go-to-market is sales-led via a regional sales-representative network spanning the United States and Canada, supplemented by phone-based quote intake, website contact forms, and an engineering team supporting custom specifications from concept to production. It also markets at utility industry trade events (DISTRIBUTECH, Lineman's Rodeos, EDIST, Gresco, Utility Expo). Primary customer verticals are utilities, military/defense, and industrial automation; secondary verticals include medical, aviation, communications, and renewable energy. Since January 2024, SNC has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allient Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNT) within its Allied Power Technology pillar.

Name

SNC Manufacturing

Legal name

SNC Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Website

https://sncmfg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SNC Manufacturing is a custom electrical transformer manufacturer founded in 1946, serving utility, military/defense, and industrial automation markets from facilities in the US, Mexico, and China. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allient Inc. since 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Transformer Manufacturing

NAICS

Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing (335311), Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing (334416), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353)

SIC

Power, Distribution & Specialty Transformers (3612), Electronic Coils, Transformers & Other Inductors (3677), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Transformers (Power, Distribution, Instrument, Specialty) (IMAGAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instrument Transformers (CTs/VTs) & Sensors (Conventional/Optical) (EUADACAG)

Keywords

• Custom electrical transformers
• Industrial control transformers
• Military grade transformers
• Temporary power restoration
• Utility testing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Oshkosh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transformer Sales: SNC generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of custom and standard electrical transformers including industrial control transformers, military grade transformers, medium voltage transformers, and custom transformer solutions. Orders range from small quantities (3-5 transformers) to large production orders.
2. Utility Products Sales: Sale of utility testing and restoration equipment including RESTORE-LITE temporary power restoration devices, Personal Grounds Testers, Phase Rotation Testers, Insulation Resistance Testers, and QUIET-TEL noise mitigation equipment along with accessories and parts.
3. Value-Added Services and Assemblies: Additional revenue from value-added services including lab testing, leads, harnessing, brackets, enclosures, and complete assemblies shipped to customers. These services eliminate extra procedures and costs from customer production processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SNC Manufacturing designs and manufactures custom electrical transformers (single-phase, three-phase, autotransformers, isolation, high-voltage, toroidal, ferroresonant, inductors, chokes, reactors) and industrial control, military-spec and medium voltage transformers, plus a Utility Pro Products line including the RESTORE-LITE® temporary power restoration device, QUIET-TEL® noise mitigation equipment, Personal Grounds Tester, Phase Rotation Tester and Insulation Resistance Tester. Production is conducted in-house at company-owned facilities in the United States, Mexico and China with engineering support from concept through production.

Product overview

SNC Manufacturing is a custom transformer manufacturer and utility products company offering a portfolio of electrical transformers and testing equipment. The transformer line includes Custom Transformers (autotransformers, single-phase, three-phase, isolation, high-voltage, toroidal, ferroresonant, and magnetics), Industrial Control Transformers (50-5000VA), Military Grade Transformers (MIL-spec compliant), and Medium Voltage Control Transformers (500VA-5kVA), with value-added assembly services. The Utility Pro Products division includes RESTORE-LITE® temporary power restoration devices (10-40kVA), Personal Grounds Tester, Phase Rotation Tester, Insulation Resistance Tester, and QUIET-TEL® noise mitigation equipment, each with supporting accessories and components. Founded in 1946 and acquired by Allient Inc. in January 2024, the company operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico, and China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RESTORE-LITE®: Temporary power restoration device - the lightest on the market, restores meterable power to a single home or business within minutes.
• QUIET-TEL®
• Personal Grounds Tester
• Phase Rotation Tester
• Insulation Resistance Tester

Products and services

• Custom Transformers Built-to-spec electrical transformers including autotransformers, single-phase, three-phase, isolation, high-voltage, toroidal, and ferroresonant transformers, along with inductors, chokes, reactors, and coils for custom applications. Targeted at customers needing tailored voltage transformation and magnetics.
• Industrial Control Transformers Single-phase industrial control transformers dual frequency rated for 50/60 Hz, ranging from 115 to 600 primary volts and 23 to 240 secondary volts, with VA ratings from 50 to 5000. UL, CE, CSA, and cUL listed. For industrial automation, control panels, contactors, solenoids, relays, and timers.
• Military Grade Transformers Rugged military-grade electrical transformers meeting MIL-E-917, MIL-S-901D, MIL-STD-167, MIL-T-16315 Type SE, and MIL-T-27 standards, available in single- and three-phase configurations for airborne, space, missile, and shipboard applications. Designed for low loss, less audible noise, and reliable operation in extreme conditions.
• Medium Voltage Control Transformers Ventilated dry-type medium voltage control transformers rated 500VA to 5kVA with 180°C insulation system, designed for medium voltage (5kV to 35kV) stepping down to lower voltages for industrial control applications.
• Transformer Value-Added Services and Assemblies Value-added services including lab testing, leads, harnessing, brackets, and enclosures to complete product applications, enabling customers to receive entire assemblies ready for integration. Aimed at OEMs and integrators that want fully assembled magnetics rather than discrete components.
• RESTORE-LITE® Temporary Power Restoration Device The lightest temporary power restoration device on the market, restoring meterable power to a single home or business within minutes. Available in 10kVA (80 amp), 15kVA (125 amp), 20kVA (160 amp), and 40kVA (200 amp) ratings with 13-inch rubber tires. Designed for utility line crews and technicians responding to outages.
• Personal Grounds Tester Lightweight ground wire tester weighing less than 50 pounds with self-calibration capability, circulating 450 amps continuously to measure voltage drops across various gauges and lengths of cables. Used by utility crews to verify ground integrity before energizing lines.
• Phase Rotation Tester Phase rotation tester for measuring phase rotation in industrial applications and three-phase power sources such as generators, motors, and compressors, featuring dynamic LED display and hands-free magnetic base operation.
• Insulation Resistance Tester Multi-function insulation resistance tester with testing range of 500V/1000V/2500V/5000V, anti-vibration rubber sleeve protection, and scale range of 1mΩ to 200GΩ for troubleshooting cables, generators, and outdoor applications.
• QUIET-TEL® Noise Mitigation Equipment Noise mitigation equipment controlling A/C-induced voltages and harmonics on copper ICT lines, including solutions for 60-cycle hum, DSL noise, pixilation, tiling, and slow data transmission issues on copper data transmission wires. Used by communications and telecom providers to clean up copper transmission links.

Quantifiable outcome

• Custom transformer solutions can reduce size and shipping costs while outperforming existing transformers in both function and form
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Allient Inc.coreOthers · 1 January 2024In January 2024, SNC Manufacturing Co., Inc. was acquired by Allient Inc. (formerly Allied Motion Technologies Inc., Nasdaq: ALNT), a global designer and manufacturer of precision and specialty Motion, Controls and Power products and solutions. The acquisition expands Allient's capabilities and capacity in their Allied Power Technology pillar. SNC now operates as 'SNC Manufacturing, an Allient Company'.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Allient Inc. Allient Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNT) is SNC Manufacturing's parent company and a global designer/manufacturer of precision motion, controls, and power products. Allient operates the Allied Power Technology pillar into which SNC was acquired and offers overlapping power electronics and motion capabilities, but at a far broader portfolio scale than SNC's magnetics specialty.
• Hubbell Incorporated: Hubbell is a large electrical products manufacturer whose portfolio spans utility, industrial, and commercial electrical solutions including transformers (e.g., Acme Electric). Hubbell's scale and channel breadth make it a primary competitive incumbent in many of the same utility, industrial, and telecom applications SNC addresses.
• Eaton Corporation: Eaton is a global power management company offering a broad electrical portfolio including transformers, switchgear, and power quality products for industrial, utility, data center, and aerospace/defense customers. Eaton competes with SNC across industrial control, military-grade, and utility transformer product lines, but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• ABB: ABB is a global electrification and automation company with a large transformer portfolio spanning power, distribution, and specialty transformers for utilities and industry. ABB competes with SNC primarily in utility and industrial segments, though ABB's scale dwarfs SNC's footprint.
• Siemens Energy: Siemens Energy is a major global supplier of power transmission equipment, including large power and distribution transformers used by utilities and industrial customers. It overlaps with SNC in utility and medium-voltage transformer markets, but at much higher volume and broader portfolio scope.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is a global energy management and automation company whose portfolio includes transformers, power distribution equipment, and industrial control products. Schneider competes with SNC in industrial automation and utility applications as part of a much broader electrical equipment portfolio.

Direct peers

• Hammond Power Solutions: Hammond Power Solutions is a Canadian-headquartered designer and manufacturer of dry-type transformers, reactors, and magnetics serving industrial, commercial, and renewable energy customers. The portfolio overlap with SNC's custom and specialty transformer lines is direct, particularly in industrial control and power conversion applications.
• Jefferson Electric: Jefferson Electric manufactures dry-type transformers, buck-boost transformers, and related magnetics for commercial, industrial, and utility customers. The product range and custom-engineering orientation closely match SNC's custom and industrial control transformer lines.
• Triad Magnetics: Triad Magnetics designs and manufactures custom and standard transformers, inductors, chokes, and coils for industrial, medical, military, and audio applications. The custom magnetics focus and customer vertical mix closely mirror SNC's transformer business.
• Rex Power Magnetics: Rex Power Magnetics is a Canadian manufacturer of dry-type transformers, reactors, and harmonic filters serving industrial, commercial, and utility markets. The product line and customer verticals closely parallel SNC's custom and industrial transformer offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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