The future is electric, but this future is not built on ideas alone. It is forged in aluminum and copper, tempered by heat, and validated under stress. For every breakthrough in battery density or motor efficiency, a parallel, less-heralded challenge exists: the monumental task of containing, controlling, and cooling that power within a practical, reliable, and safe device.
This is the silent engineering battle fought in server racks powering AI, in charging stations lining highways, and in surgical robots enabling precision medicine. Success here doesn’t make headlines, but failure certainly does — in the form of thermal shutdowns, electromagnetic interference, or field recalls.
At TPS Elektronik, we have spent 25 years becoming experts in this exact domain. We partner with innovators not at the whiteboard stage of “what if,” but at the crucial “how to” stage of physical implementation. We begin with your electrical ambition and provide the complete engineering bridge to a manufacturable, certifiable, and market-ready product.
A Partnership Engineered Around Your Lifecycle
We build our engagement model as a seamless extension of your team, which removes the friction points that plague complex hardware development.
EMS: The Integrated Foundation for Realization
Our partnership extends into the physical realm as your dedicated Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider. We offer more than assembly; we provide the unified foundation for turning engineered designs into manufacturable, reliable products. This integrated approach consolidates our core disciplines—from precision sheet metal processing and CNC milling that form your product’s structure, to exacting PCB assembly, custom cable & harness manufacturing, and the in-house design of critical magnetic winding goods. Furthermore, our mechatronic system integration unites these elements into a fully tested, functional unit, all under a single management system certified to IATF 16949, ISO 13485, and ISO 9001.
Consequently, we manage the entire continuum from component procurement to final box-build, integrating design-for-manufacture analysis and compliance testing throughout the cycle. By eliminating the interface friction of multiple suppliers, we ensure coherence, enhance traceability, and significantly accelerate your path to market. Ultimately, our role is to be the seamless, expert extension of your team, transforming innovation into mass-producible reality.
Research, Development and Engineering (RD&E)
This is where we begin, translating your concept into a robust design. Consequently, our Sino-German engineering team provides deep expertise in power electronics, offering full-cycle development from initial topology to compliance-ready prototypes. We focus on transforming your requirements into optimized, reliable solutions through hardware/software co-design.
EMC Laboratory – De-risking Compliance
Regulatory hurdles are not a final exam; they are a critical design parameter. Our in-house EMC laboratory allows us to integrate compliance testing into the development cycle. We identify and mitigate interference issues early, transforming a typically stressful, late-stage certification process into a managed, predictable phase of development.
Global Sales & Operational Support
Our partnership extends beyond delivery. Through our global network, we offer the infrastructure to scale with you. This includes strategic warehousing, fulfillment services, or after-sales support. Ultimately, we aim to be the single thread connecting your R&D to your customer’s hands.
This integrated service framework is powerful. Yet, its true efficacy roots itself in our most distinctive advantage: deep, vertical manufacturing mastery of the components that most often dictate system-level success or failure.
The Anatomy of Reliability: Eight Pillars of Performance
We believe true control over system performance requires control over its foundational components. This is not outsourcing; this is insourcing critical expertise.
1. Custom Power Supplies: Engineered from Specification to Compliance
Power conversion is the critical first link in the chain of reliability. We go far beyond selecting standard power modules. Our approach spans from expert selection to full custom design of mission-critical systems. We engineer solutions from the topology level for applications ranging from rugged industrial AC/DC sources to precision laboratory equipment. Every design integrates robust protection mechanisms. Moreover, we develop them with global safety and EMC compliance as a fundamental parameter. Thus, we provide the complete bridge from initial specification to a compliant, manufacturable, and dependable power solution.
2. Precision Magnetics & Windings: The Core of Optimized Conversion
The true potential of any power topology unlocks through its magnetics. We design and manufacture custom transformers, inductors, and chokes tailored to your specific switching characteristics and performance targets. This in-house mastery allows us to fine-tune electrical parameters, minimize losses, and manage thermal behavior with accuracy. For high-frequency SMPS, PFC circuits, or filtering applications, our magnetics are not merely components. They are co-engineered elements that define system efficiency, stability, and power density.
3. Engineered Busbars & Power Rails: The High-Current Highway
As power levels soar, traditional wiring becomes a liability. It can be a source of inductance, resistance, and chaotic heat. Our engineered busbars provide a disciplined, high-fidelity path for current. We machine them from solid copper or aluminum and design them as integrated electro-thermal-mechanical components. We optimize their geometry for minimal impedance and maximal heat dissipation. Often, they incorporate custom forms and cooling features that seamlessly fit within your assembly. This results in a compact, reliable, and efficient power distribution network that enhances overall system performance.
4. Cooling Solutions: The Silent Guardian Against Thermal Runaway
Every watt converted generates a watt of heat. Our thermal management approach is holistic. We model, design, and manufacture the right solution for the thermal challenge. Our portfolio includes finned extruded heatsinks for passive cooling, forced-air active assemblies for hot spots, and liquid cold plates for next-generation SiC and GaN modules. Consequently, we ensure thermal stability is designed in from the start.
5. Precision Sheet Metal Enclosures: Functional Armor
The enclosure is the system’s structural foundation. Our full-spectrum sheet metal fabrication transforms raw material into precision components. Designed with electronic and thermal layouts, our enclosures provide more than protection. They integrate EMI shielding and dedicated airflow management. Additionally, they serve as a rigid platform that ensures component alignment and integrity under real-world stress.
6. Mains Isolation Transformers: The Galvanic Safety Barrier
Safety and signal integrity originate with reliable isolation. Our isolation transformers provide essential galvanic separation between the mains supply and sensitive circuitry. This safeguards both equipment and users. Built to stringent industrial and medical standards, they serve as a critical foundation for noise suppression, voltage conditioning, and operational safety.
7. Specialized Measurement Solutions: The Validation Toolkit
You cannot improve what you cannot measure. To validate performance and debug complex systems, we employ specialized measurement instruments. For example, we use high-bandwidth differential voltage probes and current clamps. These tools allow engineers to accurately characterize the true behavior of high-speed, high-power circuits under real-world conditions. This provides the critical data needed for refinement and proof of performance.
8. Inspection & Test Systems: The Final Proving Grounds
How do you know it will last? We build the answer. Our custom test systems are the final, rigorous validation gate. We create automated equipment that stresses your product to its specified limits and beyond. Whether it’s a lifetime cycler for a battery pack or a burn-in test rack for a power converter, we ensure reliability is proven before shipment.
The Integrated Advantage: Faster, Smarter, More Reliable
The synergy of controlling these eight pillars under one management system creates a compounding advantage. Fragmented supply chains cannot match this. Our system holds certifications like IATF 16949 and ISO 13485.
- Concurrent Engineering: Specialists from different disciplines work from a unified model. Therefore, they solve integration challenges virtually long before prototyping.
- Predictable Performance: Co-optimized components yield systems with repeatable, high-fidelity performance. This consistency lasts from prototype through volume production.
- Radically Simplified Logistics: A single point of responsibility simplifies management, accelerates timelines, and ensures end-to-end traceability for the system’s core physics.
In the complex journey to bring robust, high-power electronics to market, TPS Elektronik offers more than services or components. We offer a vertically integrated partnership designed to master the physics of power. We ensure that the electrical promise of your innovation is fully realized in its physical form.
Engineer with certainty. Partner with depth. Let’s discuss how our integrated capabilities can power your next breakthrough.
