DeLand, FL - June 17, 2008

RAF Tabtronics, the global leader in the development of advanced technologies for electromagnetic components, will be exhibiting at the Farnborough International Air Show, July 14-20, 2008. This globally renowned showcase of aerospace equipment and technology is located in Farnborough, United Kingdom. In 2008, the show will be celebrating its Diamond Anniversary, marking 60 successful years at the Farnborough Aero Dome.

RAF Tabtronics exhibit will be located within the e-Florida Enterprise Pavilion. Together with e-Florida Enterprise we hope to enhance business opportunities for Florida's Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Industry.

RAF Tabtronics will be joining over 1,480 exhibiting companies from 35 different countries in the perfect venue for the world's civil and military aerospace suppliers. RAF Tabtronics will have the opportunity to meet, finalize, and announce business transactions with the 140,000 trade visitors who will attend during the trade days from Monday thru Friday.

RAF Tabtronics is excited to attend the Farnborough International Air Show and have the opportunity to support companies through advanced technologies in power electronics.

For more information regarding the Farnborough Internation Airshow 2008, visit http://www.farnborough.com

ROCHESTER, NY - March 17th 2008

RAF Tabtronics’ manufacturing facility in Rochester, NY has been approved for participation in OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) by the New York Office of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). Inclusion in SHARP is reserved for companies that exhibit a superior management structure for ensuring their employees’ safety and well-being. SHARP members serve as models of workplace safety for both their local business communities and their respective industries.

“Ensuring the health and well-being of our employees is an important part of our core values system, so we work hard to establish superior safety programs at every RAF Tabtronics facility,” said James Tabbi, President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are honored that OSHA considers the safety and health management system of the Rochester plant worthy of one of its highest honors, the SHARP designation.”

“I am extremely proud of our Safety Committee lead by the Rochester Facility Manager, Mark Stevens. I excited that this recognition comes as this site approaches a record 1,000 days without a lost time accident, and as our Deland Florida facility surpasses 1,350 days!” said Mr. Tabbi
Companies applying to participate in SHARP must meet a number of requirements before they can be recommended for certification. These prerequisites include resolving any potential dangers noted during a hazard identification survey, utilizing an OSHA safety and health management system and lowering specific injury, illness and incident rates below the national average.

“SHARP is reserved for companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to workplace safety,” said Robert Malkani, the company’s CEO. “The RAF Tabtronics Rochester Operations plant possesses a detailed yet easy-to-understand safety and health program that serves as an example to other companies and deserves to be recognized.”

January 2008 - San Antonio, TX

James Tabbi was elected by the members of The Transformer Association (TTA) to their board of directors. Board members support the association and its goals by volunteering their ideas and expertise.

The TTA is a trade association of primarily North American transformer and inductor manufacturers, industry suppliers, safety and regulatory agencies, and consultants. TTA is the voice for the industry and provides valuable services to its members, and to the industry.

For more information on The Transformer Association, visit http://www.transformer-assn.org.

DELAND, FL and ROCHESTER, NY – September 10th 2007

RAF Technologies Incorporated and Tabtronics Incorporated announced today that they have entered into an Operating Agreement, to join forces as RAF Tabtronics LLC. The two companies, with a 70 year combined history of operations, will create one of the largest companies in the industry.

Robert Malkani, President & CEO of RAF Technologies Inc. will serve as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the combined company.  James Tabbi, President & CEO of Tabtronics Inc. will serve as President & Chief Operating Officer.

RAF Tabtronics LLC benefits from a highly experienced management team drawn from both companies.  The team has extensive industry knowledge in the design and manufacture of power conversion components for defense electronics, aerospace, avionics, power electronics, medical electronics, OEM engineering and world-wide logistics.
 
The combined company will immediately begin operating as RAF Tabtronics LLC with company headquarters located in Deland, FL.  All existing ISO9001:2000 certified Tabtronics operations located in Geneseo, NY will continue to operate as RAF Tabtronics LLC, Rochester Operations.  All existing AS9100:2004 & ISO9001:2004 certified RAF Technologies operations located in Deland, FL will continue to operate as RAF Tabtronics LLC, Florida Operations. The combined company will manage offshore operations located in Central America, the Caribbean, and China that were previously managed separately by RAF Technologies and Tabtronics.  

RAF Tabtronics LLC President & COO, James Tabbi stated that “as a result of this merger, and our increased market share, we fully expect to grow top-line revenue and high quality technical jobs in both our Florida and Rochester operations.”

The new company combines existing customers, intellectual property, technology, products and an excellent pool of talented personnel into the merged entity in order to meet the exciting challenges within the industry.  

The combination creates a magnetic component design and manufacturing powerhouse leveraging the strengths of each organization to create a stronger platform for future innovation and growth within the power electronics industry.  RAF Tabtronics LLC will provide significant benefits to all constituencies, which will result in:

•    Accelerated Technological Innovation -- The merger will enable the combined company to develop and introduce a wider range of cost effective, ultra-high power density devices for demanding customer applications.  Such innovation is essential to satisfying today’s need for highly efficient power delivery and usage.

•    Competitive Electromagnetic Component Solution Provider -- The combination of two world-class design, manufacturing and logistics organizations with improved technology and significant resources will better position RAF Tabtronics LLC to compete in rapidly evolving high-end power electronics markets including commercial & defense avionics, defense & industrial power electronics, homeland security, medical electronics, advanced energy and high-tech commercial/industrial.

•    Hassle-Free Customer Support -- RAF Technologies and Tabtronics have always been known for excellent customer support.  The RAF Tabtronics LLC management team is committed to Hassle-Free Customer Support making every interaction a meaningful experience.

"We are excited for the many opportunities that the merger of RAF Technologies and Tabtronics will bring to our teams, our valued customers and of course to the marketplace." said Robert Malkani.  "The combined company will be ideally positioned to benefit customers with our wealth of experience in the direct manufacture and strategic outsourcing of electromagnetic components.  We are committed to positioning RAF Tabtronics LLC to be known for innovation, best-of-class hassle-free customer support, and competitive pricing.”

"RAF Tabtronics is positioned to emerge as the best in the world at developing cost-competitive high-performance power magnetic components,” said James Tabbi. "Together, our excellent management, engineering and production teams will bring their deep passion for magnetics and the commercialization of new electromagnetic technology in order to serve our loyal customers with the respect and attention they deserve.”

About RAF Tabtronics LLC

RAF Tabtronics LLC specializes in creating and commercializing cost-effective advanced technologies for electromagnetic components.  Our groundbreaking innovations in ultra-high power density and high-efficiency components provide significant competitive advantage to electronics OEMs. Our technologies are relied upon by the world’s top companies in defense, aerospace, medical and several diverse high technology sectors. RAF Tabtronics LLC has a wealth of experience in the direct manufacture and strategic outsourcing of electromagnetic components.  We continually focus on the development of innovative methods to provide efficient power through smaller components.  RAF Tabtronics LLC is known for best-of-class customer service, hassle-free relationships, and competitive pricing.

ROCHESTER, New York, August 27, 2007

Tabtronics Incorporated was featured in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on Sunday, August 26th. 

Please visit their site to read the article.

ROCHESTER, New York, June 1, 2007

Tabtronics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced electromagnetic technologies and solutions for the world’s leading electronics companies, has appointed Bruce Pratt to the position of vice president of operations.

In this position, Pratt is responsible for world-wide quality, manufacturing operations, and customer service. He reports directly to James Tabbi, president, Tabtronics Inc.

"This promotion is aligned with our strategic objectives to focus our domestic and offshore facilities on lean operational excellence, to grow our U.S. military and aerospace market share and to leverage our customer service capabilities through integration with quality and operations." said Tabbi.

Pratt began his career with Gray-Syracuse Inc. in 1976 as a quality assurance supervisor in the investment casting industry supporting the aerospace and nuclear industries. He moved to Lockheed Martin Corp. as a senior supplier quality engineer and lead assessor responsible for supplier quality audits and surveys to US government and NATO quality systems.  In the 1990’s, he worked for CEN Electronics as quality assurance manager and operations manager of the power supply group.  Pratt then became the director of quality for Zecal Technology LLC, a start-up manufacturer of ceramic based electronic packaging.  Pratt has worked in various critical management positions at Tabtronics since 2002 including quality excellence manager and most recently, operations manager.

Pratt attended Syracuse University and has received certification from the American Society for Quality in quality management, quality auditing, and quality engineering.  He is MIL-STD-2000 certified and has received extensive training in lean manufacturing methods.

December 06, 2006 - New York, NY

James Tabbi was recently appointed by the editors of Power Electronics Technology to their advisory board. Advisory board members help identify key industry trends and communicate their vision, ideas and concerns. They also advise editors within their specific areas of expertise.

October 23, 2006 - Long Beach, CA

Tabtronics is pleased to announce that Victor Quinn, CTO of Tabtronics will be presenting a Professional Advancement Course at the 2006 Power Electronics Technology Exhibition and Conference in Long Beach California.

Successful power electronics is based heavily on effective transformer design and development.  High frequency power supply applications can cause transformer leakage inductance, distributed capacitance, and interwinding capacitance to have significant impacts on  circuit operation causing setbacks in product  development leading  to multiple design iterations or compromised results. 

This presentation utilizes normalized concepts  of loss and energy density to develop powerful methods that facilitate effective transformer design and development  Practical examples will demonstrate that these normalized methods promote rapid prediction of comprehensive transformer parameters, objective consideration of core geometry tradeoffs, and improved insight to optimal configurations.

James Tabbi, President of Tabtronics Inc., will be presenting an exhibitor seminar for power system design engineers at the 2006 Applied Power Electronics Conference in Dallas, Texas.

March 3, 2006 - Rochester, NY

Tabtronics is excited to announce the addition of a comprehensive line of fixed chip inductors for high reliability surface mount applications.

M83446 Product Line Features:

• As per MIL-PRF-83446
• Space Agency Qualified (ESA 3201/008)
• Excellent Q values even at high frequencies
• Very high self-resonant frequencies
• Extremely stable inductance values from -55 to +125C
• With or without tab terminations
• Frequency Range: 200KHz - 1GHz
• Operating Temperature Range: -55 to +125C
• Weight: 0.07 gram
• RoHS Versions available upon request

Contact Tabtronics for pricing and availability.

Click here for full product line descriptions

March 20, 2006 - Dallas, TX

Tabtronics Inc. will be presenting a professional educational seminar for electronics design engineers at the 2006 Applied Power Electronics Conference in Dallas, Texas.

Expert Shortcuts to More Effective Transformer Design

Attendees will learn normalized concepts of loss and energy density which yield powerful and intuitive transformer design shortcuts to determine optimal configurations for a specific application.

This detailed consideration of expert design shortcuts will benefit intermediate level designers who are looking for more intuitive transformer design methods.

This seminar will be given by Tabtronics' Chief Technology Officer, Victor Quinn, on March 20th 2006 from 8:30 AM to noon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas, TX.

Click here for all the details of this seminar...

November 8, 2005 - Rochester, NY

Tabtronics' innovative technology for improved transformer design is featured as the cover article in the October 2005 issue of Power Electronics Technology for Engineers, Designers and Integrators.

The article, written by Tabtronics Chief Technology Officer Victor Quinn, utilizes normalized equivalent coils to help design engineers optimize transformers for specific power supply applications.

Scaling Design Methods To Improve Transformers

In this highly technical article, intuitive design techniques based on normalized loss and energy densities demonstrate real benefits for optimizing transformer configurations.

These methods are a natural extension of Tabtronics' Hyper-X Magnetic Technology, a patent-pending magnetic coil technology that can significantly reduce dissipation and improve efficiency of magnetic components by optimizing winding parameters.

As consumer demands and system requirements continue to push the need for smaller more efficient components, optimization of magnetic windings becomes a critical step to achieve overall system performance.

 Read the full article on line - click here... (7.8 MB PDF)

November 15, 2005 - Rochester, NY

Tabtronics has been awarded the Supplier Excellence Award for 2005 from ALSTOM Signaling of Rochester, New York. This award recognizes Tabtronics for excellence in quality, cost, delivery performance, and service.

William Sturtz, Vice President of Sourcing and Nick Gennarino, Supplier Quality Assurance Manager presented the award to James Tabbi, President and Bruce Pratt, Operations Manager of Tabtronics.

An award ceremony was held during a plant-wide meeting at Tabtronics' Rochester area facility.
According to Mr. Tabbi, "this award exemplifies Tabtronics' vision to be the preferred choice of technology leaders, such as ALSTOM Signaling, for innovative, high performance, power magnetics."  During the presentation, Mr. Sturtz stressed the importance of quality suppliers to ALSTOM's world-wide supply chain.

ALSTOM is a global leader in the world of power generation and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. ALSTOM builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, and provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, gas and coal. The Group employs 69,000 people in 70 countries, and had sales of 13.6 billion Euro in 2004/05.

For further information on ALSTOM visit: http://www.alstom.com