From San Diego, California, AMETEK Programmable Power designs, manufactures, and markets precision, AC and DC programmable power supplies, electronic loads, application specific power subsystems, and compliance test solutions. Through innovative power and testing equipment, APP supports power conversion testing across a range of requirements from traditional power grid power sources to the variable needs of renewables. Subsidiary VTI Instruments provides products and systems used to monitor and record data that characterizes the physical integrity and performance of aircraft, engines, and other large structures, and automate the functional testing of complex electronic systems.

Under the well-known and respected Sorensen, Elgar, and California Instruments brands, AMETEK Programmable Power’s products serve a wide range of stimulus (T&M) and process power needs in applications including semiconductor fabrication, commercial and defense ATE, oil exploration, solar array and battery string simulation, avionics, general R&D and EMC compliance testing.

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Renewable energy sources will become a dominant source of power generation during the twenty-first century

“Our products are critical to many applications is because they provide the power conversion that is necessary to meet the customer’s end goal. Without our precise power conversion, those applications would not be possible. We utilize the global supply chain of AMETEK and manufacture our products and technologies proudly here in the United States.

“Whether it’s working with engineering or production to solve a problem, or responding to customer requests for information or quotations, every day is different. We have a connection with our customers and care deeply for them. Our employees put in the time and have the creative mindset to overcome challenges and solve problems.