İşbir Elektrik Sanayi A.Ş was established in Balıkesir in 1977 with just 500 thousand TL capital, under the partnership of the workers employed abroad and started its activities in 1978. Inspired from the concept of the association of the workers when taking its name, the İşbir Elektrik Sanayi A.Ş has been conducting indigenous alternator production that it started with the Hitzinger license in 1981 – 1984 under the İşbir brand since 1984. İşbir Elektrik Sanayi A.Ş. joined the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TSKGV) in 1988 and currently 99.86 % of its capital belongs to this foundation. As per 2016 figures, İşbir Elektrik San. A.Ş. conducts its design, development, production, test, installation, sales, certification, qualification and logistical support activities with its 107 personnel consisting of qualified and expert engineers and technicians over a 32.000 m2’ factory area composed of 12.000 m² indoors and 20.000 m² outdoors compartments.

İşbir is the one and only company manufacturing alternators with power levels and features in line with the technical specifications and up to 2000 kVA. The company became one of the accomplished companies that manufacture an alternator of its own design in power ranging from 10 kVA and 2000 kVA and providing most domestic participation rate from past to present. Having always assumed the role of a pioneer in generator production, İşbir adopted the policy of maintaining the quality of its products in the highest level by utilizing the best craftsmanship and equipment and by avoiding the usage of Far Eastern materials.