What ORTEC does

ORTEC (AMETEK ORTEC) is a specialized designer and manufacturer of ionizing radiation detection and nuclear instrumentation, headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and operating as a brand within AMETEK Inc. (NYSE: AME). Founded in 1960, the company has built a sixty-year reputation in High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector technology, scintillation and silicon charged particle detectors, and the electronic instrumentation (multi-channel analyzers, fast timing discriminators with its proprietary constant-fraction timing invention, delay and gate modules) that surround those detectors. Its products are deployed across five primary vertical markets: nuclear power utilities (radiation monitoring and safeguards), nuclear security and homeland defense (portable RIIDs for field identification of radioactive isotopes), research and academia (gamma and alpha spectroscopy at universities and national laboratories), environmental management (low-level contamination assessment), and health physics (whole body counting and personnel dosimetry).

The product portfolio is anchored by the Detective DX1/X, RADEAGLE, RADEAGLET-R, and RADEAGLE-Cx portable radioisotope identification devices (RIIDs), an extensive HPGe detector family spanning GEM, GMX, GWL, GLP, and TETRAD configurations with integrated cryocooling (ICS) and liquid nitrogen (Mobius) systems, silicon surface barrier detectors (A/B/C/D/F/R series), scintillation detectors (NaI(Tl), lanthanum bromide), and DSPEC digital signal processing spectrometers. A companion software suite (MAESTRO MCA, GammaVision, AlphaVision, LabVision) handles data acquisition and spectrum analysis. Integrated systems extend the offering into waste assay (ISO-CART-85), food screening (FoodGuard), whole body counting (StandFAST II, WBC-200), and chemical/explosives detection (GRACE, PINS3).

The business model is hardware sales of capital equipment and NIM-standard modular electronics, supplemented by one-time software licenses, sold via a direct enterprise field sales force with regional representatives and active presence at trade shows and industry conferences. Quote-based pricing is the norm; the product is custom-configured per customer. ORTEC is ISO 9001:2015 certified, holds a U.S. headquarters in Oak Ridge, and operates a regional office in Beijing. In January 2026, the company acquired Klages & Partner to expand its nuclear instrumentation capabilities.

Name

ORTEC

Legal name

AMETEK Inc.

Website

https://ortec-online.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ORTEC (AMETEK) designs and manufactures precision radiation detectors, nuclear instrumentation, and analysis software for nuclear power, security, research, environmental, and health physics customers. Founded 1960 in Oak Ridge, TN, with a 251-500 employee global operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear Instrumentation and Radiation Detection

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors) (EUAKAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nonproliferation Technology & Detection (radiation portal monitors, RPMs, spectroscopy, forensics) (EUAKAJAG), Nuclear Materials Testing, Assay & Characterization Services (NDA/NDE, radiochemistry, materials analysis) (EUAKAIAL), Radiation Measurement, Dosimetry & Monitoring Services (Personal/environmental dosimetry, calibration labs) (EUAKAIAH), Radiological Characterization, Surveys & Site Assessment (EUAKAFAC), Radiation Exposure Monitoring (Ionizing/Non-Ionizing) (EUAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Radiation detection systems
• Nuclear instrumentation
• Gamma spectroscopy
• HPGe detectors
• Radioisotope identification

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Ridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Radiation Detection Hardware: Sale of radiation detectors including HPGe detectors, scintillation detectors, silicon detectors, and portable RIID devices. Products sold as capital equipment to nuclear facilities, government agencies, and research institutions.
2. Nuclear Instrumentation Modules: Electronic instruments including multi-channel analyzers, amplifiers, discriminators, delay modules, and power supplies sold as NIM-standard modules for nuclear physics research setups
3. Nuclear Analysis Software: Sale of nuclear spectrometry software including MAESTRO MCA, GammaVision, LabVision, and specialized applications. Software licenses for data acquisition and analysis in nuclear laboratories

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ORTEC designs and manufactures precision radiation detectors (High Purity Germanium, silicon charged particle, and scintillation detectors), portable radioisotope identification devices (RIIDs), NIM-standard nuclear instrumentation electronics, digital signal processing gamma spectrometers, and a suite of nuclear analysis software (MAESTRO, GammaVision, AlphaVision, LabVision). Its offering spans individual detectors and modules up to fully integrated systems for waste assay, food screening, whole-body counting, and nuclear safeguards.

Product overview

ORTEC (AMETEK ORTEC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of nuclear instrumentation and radiation detection solutions. The product line includes Portable Radioisotope Identification Devices (RIIDs) such as the Detective DX1, Detective X, RADEAGLE, RADEAGLET-R, and RADEAGLE-Cx; High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Radiation Detectors in various configurations (GEM, GMX, GWL, GLP, TETRAD); Silicon Charged Particle and Scintillation Radiation Detectors; Electronic Instruments including Multi-Channel Analyzers (DSPEC series, digiBASE), Fast Timing Discriminators, Amplifiers, Delays and Gates, and NIM Power Supplies; Application Software (MAESTRO MCA, GammaVision, AlphaVision, LabVision); and integrated Systems for Waste Assay, Food Monitoring, Health Physics, and Nuclear Safeguards. The portfolio is built around core HPGe detector technology and digital signal processing capabilities for materials analysis in nuclear power, nuclear security, research, environmental management, and health physics applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portable Radioisotope Identification Devices (RIIDs) Portable, field-deployable radiation detectors that identify and characterize radioactive isotopes for nuclear security, border protection, hazmat response, and emergency response personnel.
• High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Radiation Detectors Ultra-high resolution germanium detectors in coaxial, planar, well, and application-specific configurations for gamma spectroscopy, safeguards, lung monitoring, and nuclear physics research.
• Silicon Charged Particle Radiation Detectors Si detectors for alpha spectroscopy and charged particle research, including partially depleted, totally depleted, annular, planar, and ruggedized configurations plus vacuum chamber and pump station accessories.
• Scintillation Radiation Detectors Scintillation detectors for general gamma radiation measurement, including NaI(Tl) and lanthanum bromide variants used in whole body counting, food screening, and field applications.
• HPGe Detector Cooling Systems Electromechanical and liquid nitrogen cooling solutions (ICS Integrated Cryocooling System, Mobius Recycler, Dewars and Cryostats) required to operate HPGe radiation detectors.
• DSPEC Digital Signal Processing Gamma Spectrometers Workstation-class digital signal processing gamma spectrometers (DSPEC 50/50A, 502/502A, DSPEC Pro) with advanced digital filtering and analysis for high-performance gamma spectroscopy.
• digiBASE Digital PMT Base with Integrated MCA 14-pin photomultiplier tube base with integrated bias supply, preamplifier, and multichannel analyzer that digitizes scintillation detector signals for spectroscopy.
• Model 439 Digital Current Integrator Precision digital charge integrator / electrometer for DC or average pulse current measurement with wide dynamic range and digitizing rates up to 10 kHz, used in nuclear instrumentation setups.
• DB463 Delay Box Four-channel calibrated cable delay box providing 0–63.5 ns delay in 0.5-ns steps for aligning fast-timing channels in coincidence circuits.
• GG8020 Octal Gate and Delay Generator Compact eight-channel gate and delay generator module providing adjustable delays and pulse widths from 70 ns to 10 µs for gating and coincidence logic in nuclear physics experiments.
• Nuclear Analysis Software Suite Software suite for nuclear spectrometry data acquisition, analysis, and laboratory management, including MAESTRO MCA, MAESTRO-Pro, GammaVision, AlphaVision, and LabVision.
• ISO-CART-85 Mobile Assay System Mobile waste assay system for segregation and characterization of radioactive waste streams in environmental and nuclear facility operations.
• FoodGuard Food Screening Systems Food contamination screening systems using NaI(Tl) detectors to monitor foodstuffs for radioactive contamination.
• Whole Body Counting Systems StandFAST II stand-up whole body counter and WBC-200 / WBC-200-DS8530 chair-based whole body counters (NaI(Tl) and HPGe) for routine and high-resolution internal contamination evaluation in health physics.
• GRACE Gamma Ray Analysis of Chemical Elements Gamma ray analysis system for elemental detection used in chemical weapons identification and related security applications.
• PINS3 Portable Isotopic Neutron Spectroscopy Systems Portable systems that use isotopic neutron spectroscopy to identify chemicals and explosives for security and field inspection use.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kromek Group: Kromek designs radiation detection products, including CZT-based detectors and RIIDs, serving nuclear security, medical imaging, and defense end markets comparable to ORTEC's security and homeland defense segment.
• CAEN SyS: CAEN designs nuclear and particle-physics instrumentation including digitizers, MCAs, and detector electronics that directly overlap with ORTEC's NIM-standard modules and DSPEC spectrometers.
• Mirion Technologies: Mirion is the largest direct competitor in radiation detection and nuclear instrumentation, offering HPGe detectors, RIIDs, dosimetry services, and waste assay systems to the same nuclear power, security, and research customers that ORTEC serves.
• Canberra Industries (Mirion): Canberra (now part of Mirion) historically competed head-to-head with ORTEC in HPGe detectors, gamma spectroscopy, and nuclear safeguards instrumentation, making it the closest product-line overlap.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Hamamatsu manufactures radiation detectors (including scintillation and silicon detectors) and photomultiplier-based nuclear instrumentation that compete with ORTEC's detector portfolio across research and security applications.

Emerging players

• Amptek: Amptek builds compact X-ray and gamma-ray detectors and digital pulse processors, competing with ORTEC in portable radiation detection and OEM detector modules for research and security use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Through its Analytical Instruments segment, Thermo Fisher offers gamma spectroscopy and radiation detection products that overlap with ORTEC's laboratory and security offerings, even as nuclear instrumentation is a small share of its much larger portfolio.
• Flir Systems (Teledyne FLIR): Now part of Teledyne, FLIR supplies detection and identification equipment (including radiation detection modules) into defense and homeland security channels that overlap with ORTEC's security and emergency-response use cases.
• Teledyne Technologies: Teledyne's scientific instrumentation businesses compete with ORTEC in radiation detection and electronic instrumentation for nuclear, defense, and research customers, though as part of a much larger diversified portfolio.

Others

• AMETEK (other divisions): Sibling AMETEK divisions in electronic instruments and electromechanical devices provide internal benchmarks for capital allocation and represent the most immediate corporate-strategy comparables for ORTEC's positioning inside its parent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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