Product category:
AC/DC Power Supplies
News Release from: HiTek Power
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 September 2003
Core engine strategy offers versatile
solutions
HiTek Power has blended a new marketing approach with existing and new specialised high-voltage technologies to offer versatile solutions for the diverse requirements of this market.
HiTek Power has blended a new marketing approach with existing and new specialised high-voltage technologies to offer versatile solutions for the diverse requirements of this market HiTek's new "core engine" strategy enables it to produce semicustom supplies for specialised markets, offering an optimal solution, reduced time to market and lower engineering charges
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Building on its detailed experience and technology in these markets and others, the company has focused on developing solutions that meet the exact requirements of its customers.
The resulting power supplies are not modular, but they are made up of mixtures of technologies that can be used in various ways to meet the needs of specific applications.
By working with customers in these specific markets, HiTek Power has gained a detailed understanding of their current and future requirements.
For example, in the X-ray market it knows the detailed characteristics of the popular X-ray tubes and the power thresholds that manufacturers are choosing to use.
It is also working with the latest microfocus X-ray devices, which produce high-intensity X-rays but from relatively low-power sources.
These devices can offer considerably higher throughputs in applications such as semiconductor wafer inspection.
"We have worked closely with customers in our target markets to understand how changes in power supply characteristics can improve the functionality and performance of their end products", said Paul Revell, HiTek Power's Sales and Marketing Director.
"This could be a matter of size, output ripple or many other performance factors, and this is where we focus our development.
Our engineers work closely with our customers' engineers to ensure that our technologies work together to meet their exact needs.
The circuit elements we develop for one application can then be re-used for other similar ones, allowing us to respond to many new customer requirements in weeks instead of months".
One of the first families to be produced as a result of the "core engines" strategy is the MH60 range of X-ray generator modules.
Designed primarily for analytical X-ray systems, the new modules offer high stability, low ripple and a safety interlock.
HiTek Power is currently developing semi-custom versions with filament and beam current control options, which will be added to the family soon.
"We believe that we are the only company in the power supply market to take this approach", said Revell.
"It enables us to meet the unique requirements of or target markets with fast response times and reduced engineering costs for our customers".
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