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Powerstax Display Latest High Efficiency Power Solutions and Recently Acquired Drake Power Ranges at Electronica 2012

Powerstax showcase their most recent power conversion product introductions, technology trends and the recently acquired high power Drake transformer rectifier product ranges at Electronica 2012.

The recent Drake Power acquisition allows Powerstax to offer customers automatic transformer rectifier systems up to 500kVA and beyond. These are typically thyristor controlled with modular switch-mode technology available for smaller systems.

The markets served by Drake include Marine, Offshore, Cathodic Protection, Water Treatment (Electrochlorination), Electrochemical and Plating, Medical, Aerospace, Military equipment including Frequency Converters and Aircraft Ground Support and many others. These generally bespoke power solutions are suitable for harsh (marine, offshore, desert) and hazardous (Zone 1 and Zone 2) environments. The systems can be oil, air or water cooled and can be sealed up to IP65 if the environment dictates.

Continuing development of their own patented high efficiency full-brick power solutions, Powerstax will have on their booth a number of configurable rack mounted power supplies, vehicle mountable power solutions for harsh environments and the latest in 1U, baseplate cooled technology offering up to 500W output.

Further development of Powerstax’s high-efficiency power converters will see new developments for fuel cell power conversion for electric vehicles.

CompuMess Elektronik GmbH

Powerstax has appointed CompuMess Elektronik GmbH as an additional distributor to support customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. CompuMess is well respected within these markets and has extensive experience in supporting customers technically and commercially, especially in power-related applications within the OEM sector.

Rob Hill, Director of Sales – EMEA for Powerstax, comments; ”CompuMess has a great deal of relevant experience in power solutions. They have a strong reputation with their customers for service and support. This appointment is an important part of our European sales and support strategy which is designed to ensure high levels of field-based technical support for our standard and value-added solutions.

Founded in 1989 CompuMess is a distributor for several major international manufacturers and offers a complete range of services, including consulting, product training, maintenance and calibration. CompuMess has sales experience in markets including electronics, military, avionics, automotive, medical electronics, research and science.

CompuMess will be able to offer customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Powerstax’s extensive range of standard, value-added and custom AC and DC power solutions for a broad range of fixed and mobile applications including hot-swap front-end AC-DC bulk power, DC-DC converter bricks and modules and programmable, modular, rack mounted power supplies.

CYNTECH Inc.

Powerstax has added a new manufacturer’s representative to their North America sales channel. Based in Oakbrook, Illinois, CYNTECH Inc. is an independent manufacturer’s representative organisation with over 60 years of experience in selling power and electro-mechanical products into all major markets. CYNTECH have a great depth of engineering expertise enabling them to offer standard or custom engineered solutions tailored to their customer’s specific needs.

“CYNTECH specialises in promoting standard, modified and custom electro-mechanical components, electronic packaging and power supplies. We provide our customers with engineered solutions tailored to their specific needs including entirely custom designed products and offer our principals and suppliers highly qualified applications and prospects.” Says Bill Wixted of CYNTECH Inc.

CYNTECH will cover customers in the Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin territories where markets include OEM design of consumer products, medical, industrial control, transportation, automotive, military and aerospace.

Lonnie Friend, Director, North American Sales, for Powerstax comments, ”We are very pleased to appoint CYNTECH as our latest manufacturer’s rep in the USA. They are a proven design-in partner with extensive power supply design experience and will provide customers with hands-on local support for projects which may use our standard, value added or custom designed power products.

CYNTECH Inc. will present Powerstax’s extensive range of standard, value-added and custom AC and DC power solutions for a broad range of fixed and mobile applications including hot-swap front-end AC-DC bulk power, DC-DC converter bricks and modules and programmable, modular, rack mounted power supplies.

DP Energy Services Ltd

Powerstax has acquired DP Energy Services Ltd, the long-established transformer rectifier and transformer designer and manufacturer based in Wickford, Essex. The acquisition expands Powerstax’s product range and market address which fits with their strategy of moving into higher power sectors and ‘greener’ markets.

The markets served by DP Energy include Marine, Offshore, Cathodic Protection, Water Treatment (Electrochlorination), Electrochemical and Plating, Medical, Aerospace, Military equipment including Frequency Converters and Aircraft Ground Support and many others.

DP Energy excels in the design and manufacture of automatic transformer rectifier systems up to 500kVA and beyond. These are typically thyristor controlled with switch-mode technology available for smaller systems. DP has experience in systems suitable for harsh (marine, offshore, desert) and hazardous (Zone 1 and Zone 2) environments. The systems can be oil, air or water cooled and can be sealed up to IP65 if the environment dictates.

Tim Worley, CEO for Powerstax, comments: “Like Powerstax, DP Energy has an excellent reputation for providing high quality and reliable products. We have a long standing relationship with DP Energy and have worked closely together on a number of major projects. The acquisition of DP Energy is part of an on-going strategy to develop new markets and widen our technology base”.

Powerstax and DP Energy both have a number of ‘blue-chip’ customers and the acquisition will allow the combined companies to move into new markets. Worley continues, “We believe that this acquisition will allow the pooling of engineering resources to continue to develop current products and extend the technology into exciting new product sectors”.

Design and manufacturing of DP Energy products will continue to take place in the existing facility and customer-site repair or refurbishment of systems will continue to be available. It is intended that post-acquisition, DP Energy products will be sold by Powerstax into Europe and North America as currently they are only sold in the UK.

DP Energy custom power solutions will be sold under the ‘Drake’ brand and offered alongside the Powerstax range of standard, value-added and custom AC and DC power solutions for a broad range of fixed and mobile applications including hot-swap front-end AC-DC bulk power, DC-DC converter bricks and modules and programmable, modular, rack mounted power supplies.

Powerstax has appointed Texas based Intelligent Power Inc. as a value added reseller for the North American market. Based in Austin, Intelligent Power will be able to provide Powerstax customers with locally based design and engineering support for power conversion systems employing the wide range of high efficiency, highly configurable Powerstax full brick converters and power shelves.

Established since 2005 Intelligent Power has a customer base which includes MIL, aerospace, RF and IT equipment manufacturers, all markets where Powerstax products are widely used. With over 60 employees and 25,000 sq. feet of production space Intelligent Power offers their customers full outsourced engineering and manufacturing services.

Lonnie Friend, Director, North American Sales, for Powerstax comments. ”Working with Intelligent Power allows us to offer customers in North America competitively priced complete turnkey solutions without having to compromise on quality or customer service. Their extensive power solution knowledge will ensure customers benefit from local support, the best fit of our standard product range and fast time to market of value added and custom power products.”

Intelligent Power will be able to offer their customers Powerstax’s extensive range of standard, value-added and custom AC and DC power solutions for a broad range of fixed and mobile applications including hot-swap front-end AC-DC bulk power, DC-DC converter bricks and modules and programmable, modular, rack mounted power supplies.