Modernize Your Generator Controls
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Upgrade Aging Control Panels for Better Performance
Ensure More Reliable Power
Cleveland Brothers provides engineered retrofit solutions for existing generator systems, including Cat® EMCP control panels, aftermarket control solutions, and customized packages designed around specific equipment and facility requirements.
Available upgrade options include:
- Control panel retrofit packages
- Standard and custom retrofit kits
- Remote-mounted control panels
- Voltage regulator upgrades
- Governor control upgrades
- Communications upgrades
- Remote annunciators
- Additional monitoring and control accessories
Obsolete Controls Create Risk
Technology evolves rapidly. While the generator engine itself may still have many years of useful life remaining, control systems often become outdated long before the generator reaches its end of life. Older control systems can present several operational challenges:
- Components become difficult to source
- Repair times increase
- Reliability decreases
- Diagnostic capabilities are limited
- Compliance reporting becomes more difficult
- Safety features may not meet modern expectations
For facilities that depend on reliable standby power, waiting until a control system fails can result in emergency repairs, extended downtime, and significantly higher costs. A proactive upgrade allows organizations to address these risks before they affect operations.
Evaluate Your System and Upgrade Options
Modernize Controls
Upgrade to Cat EMCP control panels that provide upgraded displays, advanced protection functions and improved operating visibility.
Enhance Communication
Integrate your generators with building automation systems and facility monitoring platforms using updated communications technologies.
Improve Reporting
Modern control panels provide access to operational data and reporting capabilities that support preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and regulatory requirements.
Get a Custom Solution
For specialized installations, we can provide engineered retrofit packages customized to existing generator and electrical requirements.

For more than 75 years, Cleveland Brothers has been the trusted partner for various industries across Pennsylvania, Northern West Virginia, and Western Maryland. Backed by the strength of Cat®, our company covers everything from heavy equipment, generators and air compressors to lifts, light towers and temperature-control systems. What sets us apart is not just the equipment, but the support behind it—24/7 service, local technicians who know your business, and the scale to deliver solutions when and where you need them. Whether you’re managing a facility or running the jobsite, you can count on Cleveland Brothers to keep operations moving without compromise.