Powerstax Ltd, previously Advanced Power Conversion Ltd, is a long established power electronics company designing, manufacturing and marketing high quality AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies including DC-DC converters, configurable, modular SMPS, plus AC rectifiers and bulk power PSU. They provide AC & DC power solutions for centralised and distributed power (DPA) in a broad range of applications including hot swap front end AC-DC bulk power, DC-DC converter bricks and programmable, modular rack mounted SMPS. Core markets include defence, military vehicles, aerospace, aviation, medical, industrial, automotive, marine and water treatment.

In addition Powerstax provides value-added and complete custom power solutions; the extensive experience of their engineering team in power (including thermal, mechanical and EMC/EMI) design along with their advanced development lab and CAD tools allows the rapid design and realisation of custom power solutions from several watts to kilowatts. Powerstax are often able to offer a custom solution for lower volumes than other suppliers due to the ‘Value Added’ approach they use which bases the final product on their field-proven and patented brick technology. This also leads to the provision of a solution on a quick timescale and with minimal NRE charges.

The company is a rapidly expanding with more than half of their employees being electronic or mechanical engineers, clearly demonstrating their commitment to research, development and design excellence. ISO9001 approved, samples, prototypes and low volumes are produced in the UK and volume production is undertaken with their manufacturing partner in China, with whom they have had a longstanding and positive relationship.