PSU franchise adds value through design

Distribution agreement with Aimtec of Canada offers extra choices, added-value features and low cost of ownership when configuring power supplies for a wide range of applications and markets.Abacus has expanded its power conversion portfolio by announcing a distribution agreement with Aimtec of Canada, to provide Abacus customers with extra choices, added-value features and low cost of ownership when configuring power supplies for a wide range of applications and markets. Announcing the agreement, Glenn Jarrett, Abacus Marketing Director said: 'With today's focus on energy utilisation, power conversion plays an important role in the effectiveness and market success of the majority of new products'. 'Engineers need AC/DC and DC/DC solutions that are cost-effective and energy-efficient as well as compact and feature-rich with high power density'.

'Aimtec's focus on adding value through design, combined with its high quality and low-cost manufacturing infrastructure, will help us satisfy our customers' demands for cost-effective 21st century power conversion solutions'.

Aimtec has a broad portfolio of AC/DC and DC/DC solutions, ranging from 0.25 to 40W through hole and surface mount DC/DC convertors offered in a wide variety of package types, and pin-compatible series for easy scalability, to mid-power AC/DC convertors ranging from 5W ultraminiature encapsulated to 250W DIN-rail and open frame power supplies.

Aimtec convertors are designed for ease of design-in, for example by supporting wide input ranges to allow a single part number to be applied in numerous applications with a variety of DC bus standards.

The Aimtec range also caters to specialised markets with specific safety standards, such as information technology equipment (ITE) and terminal telecommunications equipment (TTE), and still others that are prequalified for use in controlled medical and dental equipment.

The full product range is RoHS compliant, and Aimtec is certified to ISO9001:2002.

Aimtec is growing its distribution network quickly throughout Europe, with new partners in key EU accession countries including the Czech Republic and Poland, as well as Germany, France and Spain.

Abacus delivers the benefits of these high quality, versatile and cost-effective power supply solutions to designers in the UK and Ireland.