Plitron Manufacturing Inc.

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Plitron Manufacturing Inc - Corporate Information
October 1996

Plitron Manufacturing Inc is the market leader in Canada for toroidal power transformers, and one of the top five firms in terms of sales volume, and market penetration in the North
American market.

Plitron has accounts and sales representatives covering all major geographic regions and industries throughout North
America.

Internationally, Plitron has recently started exporting to
Japan and New Zealand. In 1996 Plitron signed a joint venture agreement with Salzer Controls Limited in India to manufacture toroidal transformers for the Indian market and exports.

Plitron has developed a complete range of toroidal transformersincluding power transformers, isolation transformers, three-phase transformers, current transformers, distribution transformers, chokes, inductors, sound distribution transformersand audio output transformers.

Plitron's toroidal transformers are distinguished by advanced design, precision manufacturing, and recognized quality in our market segments.

Plitron has been designing and manufacturing toroidal transformers since 1983. Plitron has a staff consisting in total of 75 people, including qualified engineers and technologists.

Plitron has a ''Standard Range'' of toroidal transformers for power, isolation, and audio applications. Much of the work undertaken by Plitron is for custom designs and manufacturing.

Custom Products are designed using in-house proprietary software.
Prototypes are manufactured under process control, tested, and then sent to the customer for evaluation and technical approvals.
Engineering documentation is created and prepared for use in manufacturing.

Process engineering and improvements to processes are constantlybeing developed. Manufacturing utilizes state-of-the-art toroidal winding machines, occassionally modifed by Plitron to optimise performance and ensure repeatable quality.

Training programmes have been developed by Plitron. Training in technical skills, management skills, computer skills, and quality are ongoing.
Manufacturing scheduling and material purchasing is planned using networked computer systems, including MRPII and CRP planning modules.

Quality Assurance consists of a full time manager, currently developing an ISO9001 manual. Testing and inspection activities are carried out by qualified technologists.

Research and Product development is ongoing at Plitron. The company has received grants from the National Research Council of Canada.

The most recent products introduced by Plitron include Printed
Circuit Board Mount Transformers; Autoformers; Current
Transformers. Other new product introductions will be made on an ongoing basis.

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