Über Magna-Power
Innovation antreiben seit 1981
Ein familiengeführter amerikanischer Hersteller programmierbarer DC-Netzgeräte und elektronischer Lasten, entwickelt, gebaut und geprüft unter einem Dach in Flemington, New Jersey.
1981
Gegründet
115
Mitarbeiter
73,500
sq-ft USA-Werk
10,000+
Kunden
50,000+
Gelieferte Produkte
40+
Belieferte Länder
Unsere Mission
Robuste, programmierbare Leistungsprodukte zu entwickeln und zu liefern, die in den USA nach höchsten Qualitätsstandards durch einen vertikal integrierten Fertigungsprozess hergestellt werden.
- Robustheit durch Design
- Konstruiert für Jahrzehnte im Betrieb in Testlabors, Fabriken und im Feldeinsatz, entwickelt für die reale Welt, nicht für das Datenblatt.
- Hergestellt in den USA
- Jede Einheit wird in Flemington, NJ, nach den höchsten Qualitätsstandards der Branche entwickelt, montiert und geprüft.
- Vertikal integriert
- Vom Rohmaterial bis zum fertigen System steht jeder kritische Prozess unter der direkten Kontrolle eines Teams, unter einem Dach.
Lieferung eines programmierbaren 1.500-kW-Gleichstromversorgungssystems an die NASA für künftige Antriebssysteme
Unsere Werte
Wie wir arbeiten und wie wir miteinander umgehen
Sechs Grundsätze, an denen wir uns messen, an jedem Arbeitsplatz, an jedem Schreibtisch.
Wie wir arbeiten
Handle, als gehöre es dir
Dieses Unternehmen gehört den Menschen, die jeden Tag da sind: Sieh ein Problem, übernimm Verantwortung; bring zu Ende, was du begonnen hast; geh mit Zeit und Geld des Unternehmens um wie mit deinem eigenen; und beziehe andere ein, bevor du Entscheidungen triffst, die sich nur schwer rückgängig machen lassen.
Halte dein Wort
Wir tun das, was wir sagen, für Kollegen und für Kunden. Zusagen sind hier Versprechen, und Zuverlässigkeit ist der Weg, auf dem Vertrauen von Werkbank zu Werkbank entsteht.
Qualität ist persönlich
Deine Arbeit kann eine Schweißnaht, ein Kabelbaum, eine Bestellung oder ein Support-Gespräch sein. Was auch immer es ist, steh mit deinem Namen dafür ein. Gib niemals wissentlich einen Fehler an die nächste Werkbank, die nächste Abteilung oder den Kunden weiter.
Jeden Tag etwas verbessern
Die Arbeit, den Prozess und sich selbst. Die besten Ideen kommen von den Menschen, die den Job machen, also beheben Sie, was stört, schlagen Sie Verbesserungen vor und lernen Sie weiter. Wir handeln entsprechend.
Wie wir miteinander umgehen
Offen sprechen, keine Mauern
Probleme frühzeitig ansprechen, unabhängig von Abteilung oder Titel jeden fragen und offen widersprechen, wenn es darauf ankommt. Schlechte Nachrichten verbreiten sich hier schnell, und das ist ein Vorteil: Wenn jemand ein Problem anspricht, lösen wir das Problem, nicht die Schuldfrage.
Passt aufeinander auf
Wir arbeiten mit hoher elektrischer Leistung, daher ist Sicherheit nicht verhandelbar, und Fürsorge hört nicht bei der Schutzbrille auf. Wir bemerken, wenn ein Teammitglied Hilfe braucht, und wir behandeln jeden hier als ganzen Menschen, nicht als Berufsbezeichnung.
Unsere Vision
So sehen 40+ Jahre Leistungselektronik aus
Von 1,25 kW Rackmount-Einheiten bis zu 10+ MW-Systemen, über 250.000 Konfigurationen, alle entwickelt, gebaut und getestet unter einem Dach. Das Ergebnis von vier Jahrzehnten Fokus und 100 % organischer Entwicklung.
Modulare Produktarchitektur
Eine stromgespeiste Topologie dient als Baustein von 1,5 kW-Rackeinheiten bis hin zu 10 MW+-Systemen, wobei dasselbe Kerndesign und dieselben Steuerungssysteme über 250.000+ Konfigurationen skalieren.
Vertikal integrierte Fertigung
CNC-Bearbeitung, Drahterosion, hauseigene Magnettechnik, SMT- und Durchsteckmontage-Leiterplattenlinien, Pulverbeschichtung und Hochleistungstests, alles innerhalb eines einzigen Produktionsflusses.
Kompromisslose Qualität
Jedes Produkt wird auftragsbezogen gefertigt und auf firmeneigenen Prüfstationen verifiziert, acht Prüfplätze mit über 1 MW Lastbankkapazität, bevor irgendetwas das Werk verlässt.
Expertise in Leistungselektronik
Vier Jahrzehnte Innovation in stromgespeisten Topologien, Oberwellenkompensation und hochdichter Bauweise, über eine Produktlinie von 1,25 kW bis 10 MW+.
Unsere Geschichte
Magna-Power's Story: A Timeline of Innovation
From its beginnings as a research and development firm in a home basement to a vertically integrated global manufacturer, Magna-Power Electronics has been defined by key technological pivots, strategic manufacturing decisions, and a commitment to reinvestment.
Additional details can be found in: The History of Magna-Power Electronics, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, Volume 23, Issue 1 (January 2017)
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From Basement R&D to Official Founding
Throughout the 1970s, Dr. Ira J. Pitel builds his expertise in power electronics, working at pioneering companies like Lutron and GTE Sylvania while earning his Master's and Ph.D. degrees. After working at Bell Laboratories and Exxon Enterprises, he leverages his growing reputation and private consulting work to officially establish Magna-Power Electronics (MPE) in 1981. The new R&D company operates from the 1,100 sq. ft. basement of his home in Morristown, NJ, where he designs custom power supplies and magnetic components, famously using the family oven to bake transformers.
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A Pivotal Grant and First Headquarters
A Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a 5 kW solar inverter system provides the impetus for MPE to move into its first dedicated commercial facility in Whippany, NJ. Though the solar project itself did not continue, it was a critical turning point. It established a formal place of business and, most importantly, the AC-DC power supply and controllable load built to test the inverter became the foundational prototypes for MPE's future product lines.
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Entry into the Power Supply Market
MPE forms a manufacturing partnership called Powertron to manufacture and sell the PX Series, a 10 kW AC-DC power supply. In this partnership, MPE would engineer the products and the partner company would build the products. When a crucial, time-sensitive order for multiple units from IBM's personal computer division arises, Dr. Pitel takes on the production himself. This dissolves the partnership and firmly establishes MPE as a power supply manufacturer.
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Gearing Up for Manufacturing
To support its growing manufacturing operations, MPE relocates to a 6,000 sq. ft. factory in Boonton, NJ. The new space allows for a dedicated production line for its PX Series, a stockroom, and better facilities for in-house fabrication like welding and painting. While the company was building its standard product offerings, MPE's primary business remained contract R&D and custom manufacturing of its designs for specialized applications, including electrostatic precipitators and various power electronics for the US Air Force. This contract work provided the steady revenue needed to invest in the company's future as a product manufacturer.
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Computer Control and High-Power Focus
During this pivotal period, MPE made major advances in both user control and power processing technology. MPE introduced its first computer interface, the external SBC488 control box. This external 1U add-on provided programmability over industry-standard RS232 and IEEE-488 (GPIB) interfaces, giving customers the ability to remotely control and monitor their power supplies for the first time. With much competition in the low-power space (1-10 kW) from EMI and Power Ten, a strategy was formed to start grabbing market-share from the top. MPE delivered its first 100 kW TQ Series, a product that utilized a phase-controlled SCR front end, into a medium-frequency link current-source inverter.
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The IGBT Revolution and Current-Fed Topology
MPE introduced a technological shift that would define its future products with the release of the rack-mount PQ Series. This was the company's first product built on modern Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) using a current-fed power processing topology. The high-performance, power-dense IGBT platform represented a major leap from older SCR-based designs and became the foundational building block for the next decade of product development, cementing MPE's reputation for innovation.
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Modular Design and Strategic Partnerships
MPE uses the PQ Series as a modular building block for new, higher-power product lines (SQ Series, MQ Series). To accelerate market penetration, MPE enters into a crucial Private Label agreement for American Reliance, Inc. (AMREL) and later Chroma ATE Inc. These partnerships allows MPE to focus its resources on R&D and manufacturing while the partners handles sales and marketing.
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Powering the Dreamliner
MPE was approached by United Technologies (UTC) in 2003 to provide 400 kW power supplies for testing the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s auxiliary equipment. MPE developed a high-power chopper and IGBT inverter front-end, creating a line of high-frequency switched-mode power supplies at 100 kW and 150 kW. Following joint research with Prasad Enjeti, Ph.D. of Texas A&M University, a product line of harmonic neutralizers was developed to reduce total harmonic distortion for higher-power systems to maintain AC power quality. The MT Series was released, becoming the highest-power standard product switch-mode supply on the market and was quickly adopted by aerospace companies worldwide.
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A New Home in Flemington, New Jersey
Having outgrown its Boonton facilities, MPE purchases 7 acres of land and moves to a custom-built 27,500 sq. ft. manufacturing headquarters in Flemington, NJ. While the transition was challenging and caused initial production delays, it provided the necessary space and power infrastructure for future expansion.
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Insourcing and High-Density Power
During the economic recession, MPE seizes the opportunity to acquire manufacturing equipment at a low cost, beginning an aggressive push toward vertical integration by bringing sheet metal fabrication in-house. This strategy reduces costs, shortens lead times, and increases design flexibility. The company also releases the 2U XR Series, which sets a new industry benchmark for power density and marks the first product line not offered through private label partners.
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Building the Magna-Power Brand
MPE begins building its own direct sales representative network across the US and internationally under the Magna-Power brand. This shift away from private label dependency proves timely. Shortly after, AMETEK, Inc. acquires AMREL's power division, and MPE decides to end the private label relationship, having made inroads with its own channels. Responding to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, MPE develops its Photovoltaic Power Profile Emulation (PPPE) software, specifically targeting the growing solar inverter testing market, providing the industry's widest range of solar array emulators.
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Facility Expansion
Magna-Power breaks ground on a 29,000 sq-ft expansion of its Flemington headquarters, more than doubling the manufacturing facility from 27,500 to 56,500 sq-ft. The same year, the company achieves an industry-leading standard 2-week lead-time on its products, a direct result of vertical integration and investment in automation. Soon after, a third expansion phase adds another 16,780 sq-ft, bringing Magna-Power's headquarters to its current 73,530 sq-ft footprint — a purpose-built facility housing all engineering, manufacturing, and service operations under one roof.
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New Product Category and Industry Recognition
Magna-Power enters the DC electronic load market with the launch of MagnaLOAD, a completely new product line spanning 1.25 kW to 100 kW+. The same year, the company is awarded the 2016 New Jersey Manufacturer of the Year, coinciding with its 35th anniversary.
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Second-Generation Leadership
Adam Pitel and Grant Pitel, Ph.D. assume leadership of Magna-Power Electronics as CEO and CTO, marking a second-generation transition. Adam, who joined the company in 2008, built Magna-Power's global distribution network spanning 40+ countries and established international sales offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, and China. Grant, holding a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in digital control and power electronics, joined in 2010 and transformed the company's technology roadmap, pioneering digital control across the product line and creating the MagnaLOAD DC electronic load platform.
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Digital Sales Transformation
Now a recognized name in the industry, and after COVID reshapes the sales landscape, Magna-Power goes primarily factory-direct and builds a custom e-commerce platform. Built-in configurators let customers spec, quote, and order from over 250,000 product SKUs online — a first in the industry. Each order flows directly into a production work order, closing the loop from customer configuration to factory floor.
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The Next Generation Power Supply
Magna-Power launches the SLx Series, a ground-up next-generation 1U programmable DC power supply platform with a fully digital architecture. The SLx Series launches with native industrial communications offering, including CANopen, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, ModbusTCP, and LXI TCP/IP Ethernet, USB and RS485. The SLx Series also launches with MagnaCTRL, a state-of-the-art software platform for multi-product control across xGen product families.
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Megawatt-Scale Power
Magna-Power releases the ML Series, its highest-power product line, with 500 kW and 1,000 kW models scalable to 10 MW, with efficiency up to 96%. The ML Series is a ground-up redesign, water cooled, built for ultra-high power density, addressing growing demands in aerospace, hydrogen electrolyzers, and defense.
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Founder Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Dr. Ira J. Pitel, Magna-Power's founder, is elected to the National Academy of Engineering — one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer, recognizing his lifetime of contributions to power electronics innovation and American manufacturing.
Von Start-ups bis zu den größten Unternehmen der Welt
Tausende von Unternehmen in über 40 Ländern verlassen sich auf Magna-Power, um ihre Innovation, Fertigung und Forschung mit Energie zu versorgen.
Unsere Standorte
Advanced manufacturing under one roof
Company-owned, custom-designed 73,500 sq-ft facility housing Magna-Power's vertically integrated operations.
Hauptsitz
Flemington, New Jersey
39 Royal Road
Flemington, NJ 08822
United States of America
Vertically Integrated USA Manufacturing
Magna-Power Electronics products are proudly made in the USA at the company's headquarters in Flemington, New Jersey. All engineering, manufacturing and North America product servicing is performed at the company's headquarters.
With significant investment in machinery, automation, and processes, Magna-Power utilizes vertical integration for complete control over quality, cost, and lead-time of its made-to-order products.
Führungsteam
Lernen Sie unser Team kennen
Die Menschen hinter der kontinuierlichen Innovation von Magna-Power im Bereich programmierbarer Stromversorgung.
Unsere Kultur
Ein Team, unter einem Dach.
Die Menschen, die unsere Produkte entwickeln, bauen und betreuen, arbeiten alle Seite an Seite in Flemington, familiengegründet, mit Blick auf Jahrzehnte statt auf Quartale.
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