IAP Research provides product development and manufacturing process development engineering services, specializing in: power electronics, power distribution systems, power supplies, magnetic pressing of metal and ceramic powders, electromagnetic metal forming, and innovative electrical and mechanical engineering solutions.


Services & Products

solid state circuit breaker

Product/Process Development Engineering
We will function as your advanced product development department.  We have the capabilities to develop, design an test your next product for you generating anything from concept sketches to to pre-production  prototypes and production cell designs. 

Our areas of expertise include:

1) Power Electronics Design and Packaging 2) Thermal Management 3) Electro-mechanical Devices and 4) Magnetics 5) EM Forming and 6) Dynamic Powder Compaction
DMC Cell MAGNEPRESS® Systems
We will bring the power of magnetic fields to your metal forming and powder metal manufacturing operations, delivering everything from simple single station equipment to turn-key manufacturing cells.
DMC parts MAGNEPRESS® Products,LLC
We can produce prototype to medium quantity runs of powder metal and metal parts utilizing innovative magnetic pressing technologies.
circuit board Product List
Here are standard IAP products we can deliver off-the-shelf or customize for you.

Like everyone, our partners are always looking for ways to improve their products' technical performance and to reduce costs. They turn to IAP Research for our broad expertise, our ability to think "outside of the box," or simply because their internal R&D groups are too busy to undertake another development project that is clearly worth pursuing.

When you share your product development or manufacturing engineering challenges with us, we will work with you and deliver whatever you need. We will give you fabrication drawings for the solution we've jointly developed, or continue development through prototype construction to manufacturing qualification testing.

What sets us apart from a typical engineering firm is that IAP Research has made a habit of innovative thinking. For example, IAP has introduced:

  • the first solid-state circuit breaker capable of 900A steady-state operation.
  • magnetic and electrical methods for pressing powder metals to record-high density parts at rapid rates.
  • current collector brushes that wear 1,000 times less (i.e., last 1,000 times longer) than conventional graphite brushes.
  • a millisecond-response hydraulic system.
  • a method for forming aluminum into shapes never before possible.
  • a powder metal heater that eliminates problems associated with heating powder before pressing it.
  • a 20,000 RPM electrical generator

We foster innovation by starting with the fundamentals and making no unwarranted assumptions that could hinder our problem solving efforts. Then we apply our many tools to the problem, such as computer modeling and analysis, lab experimentation, and prototyping. Our in-house capabilities are extensive, but we extend our abilities even further through our network of independent commercial and academic labs and expert consultants.

We assure our partners' satisfaction through close communication in briefings, team meetings, and frequent telephone conversations. This communication is facilitated by the relationships we grow -- we want to be your "partner," not just a "vendor" or "subcontractor." As your partner, we work to make your business venture successful as a direct result of our relationship. We know our business success will follow.

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All content copyright © IAP Research, Inc. 1997, 1998, 1999. All rights reserved.  Magnepress® is a trademark of IAP Research, Inc. The products, methods, and systems covered on these pages are covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents which are either owned or exclusively licensed to IAP Research, Inc.: UNITED STATES: 4,929,415; 4,942,378; 4,975,412; 5,001,312; 5,049,771; 5,050,478; 5,084,088; 5,241,447; 5,405,574; 5,611,139; 5,611,230; 5,689,797.