PPPEAC General Meeting and Factory Tour

The [Princeton-Philadelphia Power Advancement Consortium (PPPEAC)](http://www.ieee-pppeac.org/) wants to welcome the public to an in-person factory tour at [Magna-Power Electronics (MPE)](https://magna-power.com/company/manufacturing), followed by a general IEEE PELS/IAS chapter meeting, and question/answers for the webinar hosted the previous day. This is a rare opportunity to see the company’s vertically integrated factory, winner of the [2016 NJ Manufacturer of the year](https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2016/10/magna-power_is_2016_nj_manufacturer_of_the_year.html), where all engineering, manufacturing, support, and North America servicing is performed.

The webinar, Power Electronics Hardware Design for Manufacturability, takes place Thursday, September 15th, 3pm EST and is co-hosted with PPPEAC and the [San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (SFBAC-PELS)](https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pels/). SBAC-PELS is graciously handling registration and hosting for the event [here](https://bit.ly/sfbac_mfg).

The in-person factory tour and general meeting takes Friday September 16th, 4 – 6pm, at MPE headquarters located at[39 Royal Road, Flemington NJ, 08822](https://goo.gl/maps/QrA2ndnsUhNJesxn8). The meeting agenda is provided in the following section. Space is limited. Preference will be given to Society, IEEE, PPPEAC members, and non-members, respectively. Reservation, arrival, and parking instructions will be provided to those that register.

Factory Tour Overview

At Magna-Power’s 73,500 sq-ft company-owned design and manufacturing facility in Flemington, New Jersey, the company has vertically integrated production of its products, starting from raw materials and electrical components, to completed high-power electronic assemblies. This level of integration provides Magna-Power with complete control over its quality, lead-time, and costs.

The visitors would be split up into multiple groups, and each group would spend around ~5 minutes in each department with a Magna-Power team member. The facility is divided into the following departments:

– Sheet Metal
– Printed Circuit Board
– Machining
– Sub-Assembly
– Magnetics
– Final-Assembly
– Testing
– Logistics

Visitors would have the opportunity to witness first hand how Magna-Power makes all of their products from start to finish along with the production processes employed.

For and broad overview of Magna-Power operations visit the [virtual tour](https://magna-power.com/company/manufacturing).

Agenda:
Factory Tour

Food and Refreshments

Call to Order

Approval of Minutes (https://ieee-pppeac.org/?page_id=18)

Officer Introduction and Reports

New Business

Creation of Education and Tours/Trips Subcommittee

Open Floor

Announcements

Open Floor

Adjournment

Magna-Power Electronics, 39 Royal Road, Flemington, New Jersey, United States, 08822