Powertran was a UK electronics company known in the late 1970s and 1980s for selling affordable DIY synthesizer kits, digital delay lines, and vocoders aimed at musicians who could not afford imported American instruments. The brand's best-known product, the Transcendent 2000, was a monophonic analog synthesizer designed by Tim Orr and introduced in 1978 as a complete build-it-yourself kit. It was followed in 1980 by the Transcendent Polysynth, a four-voice polyphonic synth built around Curtis integrated circuits, which was later also offered as a factory-built or partially assembled unit.

Powertran's products were closely associated with the British post-punk and early electronic scenes, largely because they made synthesis accessible at a fraction of the price of a Moog or ARP. Bernard Sumner's Transcendent 2000 featured prominently on Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures, and producer Martin Hannett used Powertran synths on a number of records he worked on during that era. The company also released kits tied to the UK hobbyist magazine scene, including the MCS1 sampler and an ETI-branded vocoder documented in contemporary Electronics & Music Maker coverage.

Beyond musical instruments, Powertran's catalog extended into computing and general electronics, including the Cortex microcomputer kit. The brand remains a collector's favorite among vintage synth enthusiasts, with units from the Transcendent line still traded on the used market and discussed on communities like Vintage Synth Explorer and Gearspace.

Powertran has 3 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Effects Processors and Synthesizers. Their gear is featured by 9 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Rock, and Pop. Notable users include Bernard Sumner, Thomas Dolby, and Look Mum No Computer.