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SAE Power

SAE Power is a global manufacturer of Switching Power Supplies, Magnetic Components, EMI/RFI Line Filters and a provider of Electronic Sub-Assemblies. They design and manufacture products for computers and computer peripherals, networking, telecommunication, industrial, medical and test & measurement products. Their customers include the market leaders in many of these industries.

SAE Power corporate headquarters is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, with manufacturing and sales offices located throughout North America and Asia. SAE Power employs manufacturing sites located both in Toronto and China. Their Toronto location, occupies 50,000sq.ft. of manufacturing space, and is ISO9001:2000 approved. Their facility located in Asia (ISO9002 and TS16949 approved), is housed in a 100,000sq.ft building located in Dongguan, China.

Markets & Customers
At SAE Power they understand the demanding requirements of the markets they serve. Their customers are faced with shorter development cycles, increased reliability goals and the need for lowest cost of ownership. The depth of their design and manufacturing experience coupled with a staff of some of the best power engineers in the industry enables their customers to adopt a hands-off approach to their power system development. 

Their staff assumes all tasks involved with the power system delivery including design, engineering support, agency certification, materials management, product testing and on-time shipment of products. This approach allows the application of their customer’s limited resources to more important core activities.

Engineering Support
Main engineering efforts for all of their commodities are conducted from their Toronto location, with additional engineering services in Hong Kong and throughout North America. Their Engineering team has over 30 years of experience developing technologically advanced cost-effective power solutions for their OEM partners. 

The sophistication of the design tools they use allows them to ensure a robust quality solution while meeting aggressive time schedules. The use of proven topologies, automated simulation, thermal and 3D modeling tools ensures their delivery of specification compliant prototypes. Their comprehensive engineering design process helps eliminate multiple board spins, reduces design risk, and shortens development time. All of this translates into faster Time to Market for their customers.

Manufacturing & Quality
SAE Power has manufacturing facilities in North America and Asia. Multiple facilities ensure their customers continuity of supply and the capacity to meet upside demand.

Their Toronto facility is geographically convenient for customers with North American design centers. This 50,000 square foot facility is ISO9001 certified with manufacturing capabilities that include both PTH and SMT lines. The Toronto site is dedicated to the design of all their commodities, plus the manufacture of power supplies and contract manufacturing

There is more than 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space in their China facility. This ISO/TS 16949:2000 and ISO 9002 registered factory meets all UL, CSA and BABT approvals. A highly skilled workforce and modern automation allows SAE Power to manufacture even the most complex components in this facility.

SAE Power is committed to ensuring the highest levels of quality. Closely monitored processes ensure consistency in purchasing, receiving, manufacturing, testing, packaging and shipment. Their manufacturing procedures include 100% testing; functional test, burn-in, Hi Pot and final ATE stages of production. QA inspectors perform sample audits at the Incoming Inspection, Auto Insertion and post Wave Solder stations.

Statistical Process Control, Quality Circles, equipment calibration procedures, on-going staff training and rigorous ESD control are all in place to maintain the highest quality standards possible. An on-line Documentation system ensures that the factory floor always has the most up-to-date documentation.