Founded in 1996, Reading-based Duryea Technologies designs and manufactures brushless DC motors, power electronics, generators and rotary engines in the United States. Its niche is engineered-to-order systems for OEMs, built around proprietary low-voltage SolidSlot motor technology and flexible production that runs from prototypes to low- and mid-volume manufacturing. Duryea also develops practical energy systems such as the MODE biogas generator for farms and wastewater-treatment plants.