Cleaveland/Price Inc.

What Cleaveland/Price Inc. does

Cleaveland/Price Inc. is a family-owned, privately held switch engineering and manufacturing firm founded in 1972 by Chuck Cleaveland and headquartered in Trafford, Pennsylvania. The company designs and produces medium and high voltage disconnect switches rated from 7.2 kV to 500 kV, alongside a portfolio of switch automation products (motor operators, controllers, and remote switching devices), line sensors and power quality monitors (LineScope®), remote terminal units under the acquired Reliatronics brand, and proprietary corrosion-protection components (StayDry® Bearings). It operates a vertically integrated manufacturing facility described as among the most advanced in the switch industry, and holds multiple U.S. patents covering its sensory assembly system for power line monitoring and unitized multi-way switch designs. The company serves electric utilities and power generation/transmission operators across the United States and Canada, distributing products through a network of manufacturer representatives and dedicated Canadian distributors, and maintains an active presence at industry trade shows including DistribuTECH, IEEE PES T&D, ICUEE, and Grid Edge World Forum. The company has approximately 300 employees and is led by President Carl Heller (since January 2020), with founder Chuck Cleaveland continuing as Chairman of the Board. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Cleaveland/Price Inc.

Legal name

Cleaveland/Price Inc.

Website

https://cleavelandprice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cleaveland/Price Inc. is a family-owned manufacturer of medium and high voltage disconnect switches (7.2 kV to 500 kV), automation products, RTUs, and power quality monitors, serving electric utilities across the United States and Canada from its vertically integrated Trafford, Pennsylvania facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

High Voltage Electrical Switchgear

NAICS

Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Circuit Breakers, Disconnectors, Earthing Switches & Switchgear Components (EUADACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transmission Substations & High-Voltage Switchyards (EUADAAAF), Line Monitoring & Sensors (DLR, conductor temperature/sag, fault passage, vibration/icing sensors) (EUADADAL), Transmission & Distribution Line Equipment (Bushings, Insulators, Arresters, Conductors, Hardware) (IMAGAAAF)

Keywords

• High voltage disconnect switches
• Switch automation products
• Power line monitoring sensors
• Remote terminal units
• Substation switching equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Trafford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. High Voltage Switch Equipment Sales: Sale of disconnect switches, automation products, line sensors, RTUs, and related equipment to electric utilities. Products include group operated switches, hookstick operated switches, enclosed switches, motor operators, line sensors, and custom-designed high voltage switches.
2. StayDry Bearings and Replacement Components: Sale of proprietary bearing assemblies with hydrophobic membrane technology, including replacement hydrophobic vents. Available on all group operated switches 7.2 kV to 500 kV.
3. Reliatronics RTU Products: Sale of remote terminal units manufactured under the Reliatronics brand, maintained as a separate brand following 2016 acquisition.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cleaveland/Price designs and manufactures medium and high voltage disconnect switches (7.2 kV to 500 kV) along with switch automation products, motor operators, controllers, and power quality monitoring sensors for electric utility substations, transmission, and distribution applications. The company also offers Reliatronics remote terminal units (RTUs) for SCADA integration and StayDry® corrosion-resistant bearings using proprietary hydrophobic membrane technology.

Product overview

Cleaveland/Price Inc. is a switch engineering and manufacturing firm offering a diverse product portfolio for medium and high voltage electrical utilities. The product lineup centers on Switch Products (disconnect switches with ratings to 500 kV including Indoor Group, Outdoor Group with Vertical Break, Center Break, Side Break, and Double Break configurations, Outdoor Hookstick operated switches, and Unitized Transmission Switches), complemented by Automation Products (motor operators for overhead distribution/transmission, padmount switch controllers, and underground switch controllers enabling SCADA/smart grid integration). Additional offerings include LineScope® Power Quality Monitors for real-time power monitoring with patented sensory technology, Reliatronics RTUs (acquired brand maintained) for utility SCADA systems, and StayDry® Bearings featuring proprietary hydrophobic membrane technology for corrosion protection. The portfolio addresses switch design problems across substation, transmission, and distribution applications with vertically integrated manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StayDry: Corrosion resistant bearing assembly with hydrophobic membrane technology for disconnect switch rotating insulator bearings.
• Reliatronics
• LineScope
• ReliaVac
• Superwhip

Products and services

• High Voltage Disconnect Switches Main product line comprising disconnect switches for medium and high voltage electrical applications, including Indoor Group, Outdoor Group (Vertical Break, Center Break, Side Break, Double Break, Grounding configurations), Outdoor Hookstick operated switches, and patented Unitized Transmission Switches. Available with voltage ratings from 7.2 kV to 500 kV for substation isolation, bus section sectionalizing, transmission switching, and distribution switching. Sold to electric utilities, power generation facilities, and transmission system operators.
• Switch Automation Products
• LineScope® Power Quality Monitor Battery-free power quality monitor and line sensor for overhead distribution and transmission power lines. Measures voltages and currents with 0.5% accuracy, produces power quality calculations, captures over-current events, and uses patented wireless sensory assembly to measure ground or neutral currents alongside phase readings. Patented under Patent Nos. 9664710 and 9746498. Sold to electric utilities for power quality monitoring and fault detection.
• Reliatronics Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) for electric utility SCADA system integration, including RTU3200, RTU3212, RTU3220, and RTU accessories. Known for small footprint and low power consumption. Acquired from Reliatronics Inc. in May 2016, with the brand name retained. Sold to electric utilities for SCADA system integration.
• StayDry® Bearings Corrosion resistant bearing assembly with proprietary hydrophobic membrane technology using PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane that allows passage of gases while blocking liquids. The replaceable hydrophobic vent provides pressure equalization while preventing water entry, with body made from corrosion resistant metal to protect from UV radiation and salt water exposure. Available on all group operated switches from 7.2 kV to 500 kV. Independent test lab verified performance. Sold to electric utilities to improve reliability of disconnect switch rotating insulator bearings.

Quantifiable outcome

• LineScope provides 0.5% accuracy in voltage and current measurements
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Reliatronics Inc.coreOthers · 24 May 2016Cleaveland/Price acquired Reliatronics Inc. of Johnson City, TX in May 2016. Reliatronics is a designer and manufacturer of remote terminal units (RTU) used primarily in the electric utility industry, noted for their small footprint and low power consumption. The companies had worked closely together for over 20 years, including jointly supplying equipment to many utility customers and co-developing the LineScope high voltage power line sensor. Cleaveland/Price fully absorbed Reliatronics into its organization but maintains the Reliatronics brand name for RTU products. Hershel Roberson, former president of Reliatronics, continues with Cleaveland/Price in a product development role.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Energy: Siemens Energy offers HV and EHV switchgear, GIS, substation automation, grid software, and power quality measurement products to global utilities. Its portfolio broadly overlaps with Cleaveland/Price's switch, automation, and power-monitoring range, though at global scale and with much larger R&D budgets.
• Hubbell Power Systems: Hubbell Power Systems is a division of Hubbell Inc. offering a broad T&D product portfolio including disconnect switches, switchgear, insulators, and line hardware. It competes head-to-head with Cleaveland/Price in disconnect switches but as part of a much larger, publicly traded parent with broader electrical and utility offerings.
• Eaton: Eaton's electrical business delivers medium-voltage switchgear, motor controls, automation, and power quality solutions to utilities and industrials. It overlaps with Cleaveland/Price on switchgear, automation, and RTU-adjacent products but as part of a much broader diversified industrial portfolio.
• Hitachi Energy (formerly ABB Power Grids): Hitachi Energy supplies HV and EHV switchgear, disconnectors, instrument transformers, substation automation, and grid monitoring to global utilities. It is a broad incumbent competitor across most of Cleaveland/Price's portfolio but at much greater scale and global reach.

Others

• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL): SEL manufactures utility-grade protective relays, RTUs, and grid automation electronics sold to the same electric utility customers as Cleaveland/Price. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive — overlapping on Reliatronics RTUs and switch automation controllers but not on the electromechanical switch portfolio.

Direct peers

• Trayer Engineering: Trayer Engineering is a US-based niche manufacturer of submersible and padmount switchgear, including loadbreak and disconnect switches for underground distribution, directly competing with Cleaveland/Price's submersible UAD and padmount switch automation product lines.
• Southern States LLC: Southern States designs and manufactures high voltage disconnect and loadbreak switches (including group-operated and hookstick designs), serving the same investor-owned and public-power utility customer base as Cleaveland/Price for transmission and distribution applications.
• S&C Electric Company: S&C Electric is a closely held US manufacturer of medium- and high-voltage switches, switchgear, reclosers, and grid automation products sold to electric utilities. It is the most directly comparable private competitor in the same North American niche as Cleaveland/Price's disconnect switches, motor operators, and SCADA-integrated controllers.
• G&W Electric: G&W Electric manufactures loadbreak switches, disconnect switches, reclosers, and padmount switchgear for electric utilities and is a direct functional competitor to Cleaveland/Price's group-operated, hookstick, and unitized transmission switches, especially for substation and distribution applications.

Emerging players

• Royal Switchgear Mfg. Co. Royal Switchgear is a smaller US-based manufacturer of switchgear assemblies, panelboards, and related electrical equipment serving utility and industrial customers. It competes with Cleaveland/Price in select switchgear and indoor disconnect applications but at smaller scale and narrower portfolio breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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