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Danfoss and SBE Display New Fully Integrated Capacitor/Bus/IBGT Modules at APEC
Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH and SBE, Inc. announced today that they will display the latest versions of their joint development efforts of new fully integrated capacitor/bus structure/IBGT design solutions for power electronics for transportation and other demanding applications at the upcoming APEC Conference in Orlando, Fla., February 6 to 9, 2012. As part of these jointly designed solutions, SBE,... Read more
Methode Electronics, Inc. and SBE, Inc. Announce Marketing and Technology Partnership
Rolling Meadows, IL, and Barre, VT - Jan. 31, 2012 Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) and SBE, Inc. (DBA SB Electronics) announced today a marketing and technology partnership. As part of this agreement, SBE, Inc. will provide leading edge film capacitors with the highest performance for electric vehicle and energy conversion inverters and systems. Methode Electronics’ Power Solution Group will... Read more
UQM Technologies selected the SBE Inc. Power Ring Film Capacitor™ for its PowerPhase Pro® electric propulsion system
Barre, VT – January 26, 2012 SBE Inc. (dba SB Electronics), announces today that UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: UQM) has selected the Power Ring Film Capacitor for its PowerPhase Pro® electric propulsion system. SBE Inc. has been working since 2007 with the design team at UQM to develop a capacitor solution for its PowerPhase Pro® electric propulsion system. UQM’s PowerPhase Pro® electric... Read more
Management Team Changes at SBE
Tom McBride Moves to Executive Vice-President at SBE Tom McBride of Bradford, Vermont, recently assumed the duties of Executive Vice-President at SBE, Inc. in Barre. Tom originally joined SBE in 2010 as Deputy Project Manager responsible for managing all new plant construction and start-up activities related to the company’s transportation program grant from the Department of Energy. He then managed... Read more
Quantum Technologies and SBE Sign a Technology Agreement
Irvine, CA and Barre, VT, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – For immediate release Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW) and SBE, Inc. (DBA SB Electronics) announced today a technology partnership between the two companies. As part of this partnership, SBE, Inc. is providing a novel integrated capacitor / bus structure design solution for Quantum power electronics for automotive... Read more
Supply Chain Open House – Oct 4th
SBE, Inc. (SB Electronics), in conjunction with the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development and Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC), is holding a Supply Chain Open House on Tuesday, October 4th for companies interested in providing products and services to meet the company’s present and future procurement needs. SBE is a leading designer and manufacturer... Read more
Rapid Electric Vehicle Drivetrain Development in China
“The preliminary findings of a World Bank’s study indicated that the scale of China’s [New Electric Vehicle] NEV program leaves the country well poised to benefit from vehicle electrification. Vehicle electrification is expected to be strategically important to China’s future in the following four areas: global climate change; energy security; urban air quality; and China’s growing auto industry.”... Read more
Power Ring Displayed in Wireless Charging Application at Plug-In 2011
The SBE Power Ring was displayed in a fully functional Evatran Wireless Charging Application Demo, at the Plug-In 2011 Conference in Raleigh, NC (July 18-20). You could see the Chevy Volt on display, equipped to charge at a Plugless Power “hands-free” recharging station, at the Evatran booth. For more information on Evatran’s presence at Plug In, see their advance invite. For more information... Read more
TASER® Electronic Control Devices – Safety First
The advanced technology that TASER International utilizes in its electronic control devices (ECDs) has been safely deployed more than 2.5 million times. And for a large number of its products – from the TASER® M26™, X26™, X3™, X12™, XREP™, Shockwave™ to the consumer model C2™ – SBE has had an exclusive agreement to supply all of TASER’s pulse capacitor needs. It is a clear... Read more
EVNetics – Leader in motor controller for the DIY EV market
EVNetics may be a young and small company in the EV market but it is definitely getting the attention of the large OEMs these days. Sebastien Bourgeois, Managing Member at EVNetics Vehicle Power Systems, is telling us their fascinating story. A few years ago when he decided to explore building an EV car for himself, he bought kit components on line and quickly realized that there was a large gap in... Read more
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