Advanced Protection Technologies, Inc. (APT) has evolved into a leader in the Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS) industry since their inception in 1985. Located in Clearwater, Florida, USA, they have grown from a regional operation into a global manufacturer. APT manufactures a complete line of products for medium voltage, low voltage, data/communications, din rail and residential applications.

APT’s historical markets have been the new construction bid market and the OEM private label market. In the past 15 years they have sold to OEM private label clients over $200,000,000 of products. Their major private label relationships include, or have included, Square D Company, Schneider Electric, Siemens Energy & Automation and American Power Conversions. Three times in recent years, APT has been awarded the “Market Engineering Customer Focus Award” from Frost and Sullivan which recognizes their customer support expertise. In 1999, Power Quality Assurance magazine rated APT as the number one supplier of three phase TVSS devices and ranked APT as a top 50 power quality company.

APT’s specialty is hardwired TVSS, also referred to as Surge Protective Devices, or SPD’s, that connect to electrical distribution gear in single, two pole, and three phase power systems. Typically, a TVSS connects via a breaker and protects the entire load fed from that panel. Most TVSS are comprised of Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs) and capacitive EMI/RFI noise filters. All APT surge protection products are designed, manufactured and tested to IEEE standards C62.41.1-2002, C62.41.2-2002 and C62.45-2002. UL 1449 is an important safety and performance standard.