Rutter was formed in 1998 to meet the emerging demand for Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs). Now a world leader in VDR technology, Rutter has diversified its revenue base with expanded product lines, manufacturing capabilities and multi-disciplinary engineering expertise. Areas of specialty in the marine technology field for Rutter Technologies include ice detection, oil spill detection and management systems, and the maritime security and surveillance markets.

Rutter products include VDR, audio / video data recording, radar processors, radar systems (port security surveillance, ice detection radar, oil spill response radar), network radar modules, such as radar overlay for chart systems and wave Spectra analysis from X-band radar (vessel performance monitoring and oil spill drift prediction).