What Generatortech does

Generatortech, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned company established in 1989 by Donald R. Albright in Schenectady, New York, specializing in air-gap flux probe technology for detecting rotor winding shorted turns in round rotor and salient pole synchronous generators and motors. The company designs and fabricates custom permanent and temporary magnetic sensors that measure air-gap magnetic field variations near the rotor surface, paired with proprietary Windows-based data acquisition and analysis software running on either the Model 9610 portable analysis system or the Model G50 rack-mounted remote monitoring system. Generatortech's methodology enables on-line shorted turn detection while generators operate at rated speed and temperature, a capability that standstill testing cannot replicate, and the firm claims the world's largest empirical dataset with more than 6,000 probes installed globally.

The company generates revenue through four streams: hardware sales of probes and analysis systems, equipment rentals of the portable system, on-site field services including installation and testing performed by Generatortech personnel, and contract data analysis and reporting. Generatortech serves four customer segments — power generating utilities, co-generation industries (refineries, paper mills), generator service companies, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) — across more than 65 countries. Distribution combines direct field service with an authorized service partner network exceeding 20 firms, including core OEM partners Siemens Energy, Baker Hughes, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Power Americas.

With 1-10 employees, no external investment, and no disclosed M&A or leadership changes in the available data, Generatortech operates as a lean, bootstrapped specialist. Its go-to-market relies on direct phone and email consultation, technical content marketing through its website, and referrals through its service partner network. The business is centered on the founder's proprietary measurement methodology refined over more than 35 years and positions itself as the world's leading authority on field winding shorted turn detection.

Name

Generatortech

Legal name

Generatortech, Inc.

Website

https://generatortech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Generatortech designs and manufactures air-gap flux probes and data analysis systems used by power utilities, OEMs, and service companies worldwide to detect rotor winding shorted turns in synchronous generators and motors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Generator Diagnostic Equipment

NAICS

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

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Rotating Equipment Start-up & Performance Testing (EUAEAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Monitoring, Controls & SCADA Hardware Manufacturing (Sensors, RTUs, Meters) (EUAMAHAJ), Metering & Grid Measurement (Smart Meters, CT/VT, PQ Meters) (IMAGAAAH)

Keywords

• Air-gap flux probes
• Rotor shorted turn detection
• Generator diagnostics
• Power generation equipment
• Synchronous generator testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Schenectady

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Air-Gap Flux Probes: Sale of permanent and temporary flux probes, custom designed and fabricated for each generator application. Probes are impervious to harsh generator environments and expected to last for the life of the stator.
2. Data Acquisition & Analysis Systems: Sale of Model 9610 portable analysis system and Model G50 rack-mounted remote analysis system. Both systems include the proprietary Windows-based software program.
3. Equipment Rental: Customers can rent the portable analysis system to record data files according to testing protocol, then return equipment for Generatortech to analyze and prepare formal report.
4. Field Services - Installation: On-site installation services for permanent and temporary flux probes and G50 Monitoring Systems.
5. Field Services - On-Site Testing: On-site flux probe testing performed by Generatortech personnel. Testing can be done while generator is online at rated speed and temperature.
6. Data Analysis and Reporting: Contract services for data analysis and formal reports. Generatortech can be contracted for regularly scheduled testing and analysis via secure VPN connection with G50 system.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Generatortech designs, manufactures, and sells custom air-gap flux probes (permanent and temporary) plus proprietary data acquisition and analysis systems (Model 9610 portable and Model G50 rack-mounted) used to detect rotor winding shorted turns in synchronous generators and motors while the units are online at rated speed and temperature. The company also provides on-site field installation, testing, data analysis, and reporting services through direct personnel and an authorized service partner network spanning 65+ countries.

Product overview

Generatortech offers a specialized portfolio of products and services for detecting rotor winding shorted turns in generators. The core offering consists of Air-Gap Flux Probes (available as permanent custom-designed installations or temporary removable sensors), paired with Data Acquisition & Analysis Systems comprising the Model 9610 Portable Analysis System for field use and the Model G50 Remote Analysis System for permanent rack-mounted monitoring of up to four generators. All systems run Generatortech's proprietary Windows-based Data Acquisition and Analysis Software. Field Services provide installation and on-site testing support. Together, these products enable utilities to perform on-line shorted turn detection while generators operate at rated speed and temperature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air-Gap Flux Probes (Permanent) Custom-designed and fabricated magnetic sensors installed on stator wedges of synchronous generators to measure air-gap magnetic field variations close to the rotor surface for detecting rotor winding shorted turns while units are online. Designed to last the life of the stator and to operate in harsh generator environments.
• Air-Gap Flux Probes (Temporary) Removable magnetic sensors inserted through stator ventilation slots for hydrogen and air-cooled generators, providing definitive shorted turn test results without requiring rotor removal. Used for diagnostic testing, balance pit evaluations, and short-term monitoring.
• Model 9610 Portable Analysis System Rugged, portable data collection and analysis system for rotor shorted turn detection in the field, packaged in a wheeled carry case with high-speed data acquisition hardware and proprietary Windows-based software. Automatic recording modes save waveforms at varying loads to optimize detection sensitivity in each rotor coil, enabling unattended testing during startups and shutdowns.
• Model G50 Remote Analysis System Rack-mounted permanent monitoring system that simultaneously monitors up to four generators with 24/7 continuous data collection. The connected flux probe remains in place to enable remote and automatic access via secure VPN, allowing automated and manual data acquisition without sending personnel to power stations.
• Data Acquisition & Analysis Software Windows-based program combining data acquisition with display and analysis of rotor shorted turns, using high-speed data acquisition hardware. Provides oscilloscope-like display, automatically identifies and labels waveform features, and measures values to estimate turn shorts in each coil. Two automatic recording modes eliminate the need for manual attendance during testing.
• Field Services On-site installation services for permanent and temporary flux probes and G50 Monitoring Systems, plus on-site flux probe testing and analysis performed by Generatortech personnel. Testing can be conducted while the generator is online at rated speed and temperature, and contracted data analysis and formal reports are available.
• Equipment Rental and Contracted Data Analysis Rental of portable analysis systems together with contracted data analysis and formal reporting services. Customers record data files following Generatortech's testing protocol, return the equipment, and Generatortech analyzes the data and prepares a formal report. Recurring scheduled testing and analysis can also be contracted via secure VPN connection to the G50 system.

Quantifiable outcome

• Single turn shorts can be detected in any coil when a wide range of loads are recorded
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AGT Services Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurbine & Generator Services company with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• BM TechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Baker Hughes (Brush UK)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor OEM and service company with extensive experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes worldwide.
• Ethos Energy GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis Ltd (MD&A)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor OEM with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• National Electric CoilminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• nexGENminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorServicing the power generation and heavy industrial markets, with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Siemens EnergycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor OEM and service company with extensive experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes worldwide.
• Sulzer - Generator ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRotating equipment services provider with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Toshiba - Turbine Generator ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor OEM with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Turbine OPS (TOPS) Field Services, IncminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorField services company with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• EW Technologies PTY ltdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian service partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Chicago Signal and EngineeringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Generator Consulting ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConsulting partner with experience in Generatortech equipment.
• Great Plains Technical ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• KrilinexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• KrodexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Systems Approach WestminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian service partner (formerly TurboGenTech) with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• Turbine Repair Services | TDSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• TurbineologyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.
• PoltradetechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish service partner with experience installing Generatortech permanent flux probes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• GE Vernova: GE Vernova is the original home of the air-gap flux probe technique (where founder Donald Albright developed the method) and supplies generators plus asset performance management software (APM) that competes for the same condition-monitoring budgets at utilities.
• SKF (Condition Monitoring): SKF offers a broad rotating-equipment condition monitoring portfolio (vibration, lubrication, wireless sensors) used by power generation operators — a larger incumbent addressing overlapping predictive maintenance needs for generators and motors.
• Emerson (CSI / AMS Machinery Health): Emerson's CSI vibration and machinery health monitoring portfolio targets the same online condition-based maintenance use cases for generators, motors, and pumps, representing a broader incumbent alternative to Generatortech's specialized flux probe diagnostics.
• Siemens Energy: Siemens Energy is both a major generator OEM and a service company that installs Generatortech flux probes, while also offering its own digital monitoring solutions (e.g., Sensformer/Senseye) for power generation assets.
• Baker Hughes (Bently Nevada): Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes product line, is the dominant supplier of vibration and condition monitoring for large rotating machinery including generators and turbines, competing with Generatortech for the same predictive-maintenance budgets at utilities and OEMs (Baker Hughes is also a Generatortech installation partner).
• Mitsubishi Power: Mitsubishi Power Americas is a major turbine-generator OEM and Generatortech installation partner; it also offers its own digital service solutions (TOMONI) for power plant monitoring, overlapping with the customer base Generatortech serves.
• Brüel & Kjær (HBK): HBK (Brüel & Kjær) supplies acoustic, vibration, and electrical measurement instrumentation used in rotating machine diagnostics, comparable in offering measurement-driven insights on industrial machinery similar to Generatortech's electrical signal approach.

Direct peers

• Iris Power (Qualitrol): Iris Power, now part of Qualitrol, supplies online partial discharge and condition monitoring instruments for stator windings of large rotating machines, directly overlapping with Generatortech's focus on continuous diagnostic monitoring of large generators and motors.
• ADWEL International: ADWEL International supplies stator wedge vibration analyzers and related diagnostics for hydro and turbo generators, directly competing in the niche of rotating machine condition assessment that Generatortech serves.
• Dynamic Ratings: Dynamic Ratings provides online monitoring and diagnostics for generators, motors, and transformers — including partial discharge and rotor monitoring — directly overlapping with Generatortech's online diagnostic use case for utility-scale generators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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