North Star Power Engineering

Dr. Richard Adler, noted scientist, engineer and inventor, founded North Star Research Corporation in 1987 with the objective of developing new, innovative pulse power and high voltage technologies. The company's direction was to research and implement some of the new advances in pulse power technology such as magnetic switching, reliable high voltage power semiconductors and insulation techniques in the areas of plasma processing, accelerators and pulse modulators. Dr. Adler is also the author of the well known "Pulsed Power Formulary" which can be downloaded from our web site.

Dr. Adler and the North Star group contributed to research and experimentation in a variety of areas including:

Plasma processing:
- implantation using very high currents
- plasma immersed metal ion implantation
- the creation highly reliable solid state modulators
- the creation of the first commercial plasma implantation service center
with Empire Hard Chrome

Accelerators:
- The creation and commercialization of the “Nested” accelerators using solid insulation for reliable, precise DC beams
- Reduction to practice of new linear scanning technology for X-rays and processing
- Demonstration and reduction to practice of pulsed ebeam technology

Power Supplies:
- Demonstration and commercialization of very light weight DC power supplies using North Star’s proprietary air cor flux technology as originally demonstrated in the Nested accelerators

The contributions have been recognized with 2 R&D magazine R&D 100 awards.

In 2004, North Star Research was purchased by Ionatron (now Applied Energetics Inc.), a company that develops laser-guided directed-energy weapons and technology, and the name was changed to North Star Power Engineering to better reflect its core product lines and other capabilities. In 2006 the company was moved from Albuquerque to Tucson.

Dr. Adler leads the company as the Principal Scientist and Technical Sales Advisor for North Star Power Engineering. The company has a strong engineering effort lead by Rudolf H. Potter and Joshua Gilbrech. Robert Richter-Sand - long associated with the North Star technical advances - acts as a consultant to the company. Peter Santaniello is the General Manager of NSPE and the company is focused on building on its tradition of innovation and commercialization

Plasma Conformal Coating System

This system is used to modify surface characteristics. The plasma conforms to the part being treated. Wear life, corrosion and hardness can be improved by this system. Learn more about this technology in our Technical Library under Conformal Ion Implantation.

PRODUCTS
Solid-State Pulse Generators Marx Generators DC Power Supplies Implantation Systems Electron/Ion Beam Systems
EXTERNAL LINKS
High Voltage Probes Applied Energetics Inc.

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