AMETEK Programmable Power has announced that the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has placed an order for its second regenerative AC/DC high power source. When installed in parallel with the previous California Instruments RS series units purchased in 2013, the latest system will have the capability to supply up to 2MW, making it not only the largest system built by AMETEK, but the largest known AC Grid Simulator in the world with...

AMETEK Programmable Power has announced it has achieved two critical standards certifications that allow its products to be sold in Russia. The products, spanning AC power sources, DC power supplies and AC/DC loads, have received GOST-R certification.

Instruments for Industry (IFI), a subsidiary of AMETEK Compliance Test Solutions, now offers a dual-mode, solid-state amplifier that combines continuous (CW) and pulse (P) operating modes.  The new S31-500-900P amplifier has been optimised for performing 600 V/m radar pulse radiated immunity testing in the 0.8 GHz to 3.1 GHz band. 

AMETEK Programmable Power has launched a new online store to help engineers evaluate and purchase DC power products on a variety of mobile devices, such as tablets and smart phones. The site features some of AMETEK’s most popular programmable DC power supplies and accessories.

An external drive option, enabling users to directly control the output of a power source in real-time, has been released by AMETEK. The -EXTD enables the California Instruments RS series of regenerative programmable AC sources to be used in HIL test systems.

A free guide to assist engineers in finding power supplies that meet the needs of their applications has been released by AMETEK. The product selector guide, which includes a catalogue of 289 DC power supplies and 58 AC sources, simply requires the user to enter a small number of parameters before displaying search results, saving them time.

AMETEK Programmable Power has released a short video highlighting its custom power solution design capabilities for demanding and high-performance power applications. The video explains how AMETEK helps customers solve their power conversion challenges with quick, safe and cost-effective AC and DC power supply solutions.

AMETEK has acquired the Teseq Group, a leading manufacturer of test and measurement instrumentation for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing, for $92m. Headquartered in Luterbach, Switzerland, the privately held company has annual sales of approximately $53 million. Teseq manufactures a broad line of conducted and radiated EMC compliance testing systems and RF amplifiers for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, cons...

Outperforming competitive units due to the innovative PowerFlex switch mode technology design, the new XPF60-20S unit from AMETEK signals an expansion of the Sorensen XPF60-20 Series line of DC laboratory power supplies. The new XPF60-20S unit is a single output version of the dual output XPF60-20D, and provides up to 60V and 20A within its 420W power envelope.      

AMETEK Programmable Power's ReFlex Power System is now qualified for use in standard Department of Defense ATS across all major military branches. It is the only power system on the market that satisfies all of the military services’ test protocols, including the Navy’s electronic Consolidated Automated Support System, scheduled to be deployed in 2015 as well as the Marines’ Reconfigurable Transportable CASS program, the Army&rs...

AMETEK Programmable Power has added to its Sorensen SG Series high-power DC power supply line with the introduction of the new Sorensen SG 500V, which can supply up to 500V DC for such applications as driving amplifiers, and testing inverters, batteries and power steering pumps used in electric vehicle/hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV).

An affordable, high-throughput roundness measuring system robust enough for the shop floor and accurate enough for the inspection room has been introduced by AMETEK Taylor Hobson.

The JOFRA CSC101 compact signal calibrator from AMETEK packs a lot of features into a rugged, handheld design that is both easy to use and highly accurate. The handy-sized mA loop calibrator is the ideal test instrument for both field and workshop use.

AMETEK Programmable Power have unveiled an enhancement of the Sorensen SG series of DC power sources with a new 50V model. Output voltages now range from 0-10VDC to 0-800VDC, currents up to 2400A, and power up to 150kW. With the recent expansion there are now over 100 different models for each of two separate versions (SGA and SGI) in the series.

AMETEK Programmable Power have today unveiled the Sorensen ASD Series 40V and 60V precision programmable AC-DC power supplies. The Sorensen ASD’s water-cooled packaging allows it to provide up to 30 kW of power in a 3U form factor, giving it unrivaled power density for a power supply in this class.

AMETEK Programmable Power have today announced that they have recently shipped a regenerative 1 MVA AC + DC Grid Simulation System to the Energy Systems Integration Facility on the campus of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.

AMETEK, Inc. today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the parent company of Dunkermotoren GmbH, a leader in advanced motion control solutions for a wide range of industrial automation applications. The privately held manufacturer has expected 2012 sales of approximately €155 million ($200 million) and is headquartered in Bonndorf, Germany.

AMETEK, Inc. has acquired the parent company of EM Test (Switzerland) GmbH, a privately held manufacturer of electronic test and measurement equipment headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland for CHF 83 million ($93 million). EM Test is a global leader in equipment used to perform electrical immunity and electromagnetic compatibility testing. EM Test has expected annual sales of approximately CHF 37 million ($41 million).

California Instruments RS Series AC/DC Power supplies from Ametek Programmable Power features the ability to both source and sink current to give bi-directional current flow. The RS amplifier is designed to reverse the phase relationship between the AC input voltage and current in order to feed power back onto the utility grid. This mode of operation is particularly useful when testing “green” grid-tied products that feed energy back ...

AMETEK Programmable Power announces a fully automated EN50530 test solution that utilizes three core “Surround the Inverter” elements: the AMETEK TerraSAS Solar Array Simulator, MX/RS Grid-Simulator and CTS Compliance Test System.