The global leading brand of standard power supplies, MEAN WELL, has over 40 years of experience in the power industry and has accumulated five core values including brand, distribution channels, computerization, innovation, and global certification. During Computex 2025, the company showcased its leading position in global power solutions with the theme of "Multi-Industry, One Stop Shopping". Frank Chen, the Product Manager at the Product Strategy Center, stated that MEAN WELL combined offline physical exhibitions with virtual EXPO model selection tools this year to create a platform that integrated virtual and physical experiences, providing smooth and convenient product integration experiences.
Creating Seamless Integration from Model Selection to Application through the Integration of Virtual and Physical Experiences on the EXPO Platform
MEAN WELL's online EXPO divided the product lines into 12 major exhibition halls to provide diverse selections and quick model selection. Halls A1~B4 covered various power supplies from 0.5W to 285KW that can meet the different power and installation needs. Halls C1~C4 provided components and accessories, batteries, cabinets, MPPT controllers, microinverters, and products related to green energy, energy-saving, and energy storage, combined with certification and technical services to provide comprehensive one-stop system power and energy storage system solutions. Exhibits of actual machines such as microinverters, portable energy storage, smart lighting, and solar power systems were specially arranged at the COMPUTEX exhibition booth and were combined with the localized application demonstration cases created by the dealer to realize "visualizable" and "implementable" application scenarios. Frank Chen stated that MEAN WELL emphasized planned production and adequate inventory management in particular, and products can be quickly supplied even if ordered in small quantities to meet the customer's spot needs. This exhibition mode of integrating virtual and physical experiences not only improves experiences, but can also shorten the conversion time from product model selection to actual application. It also allows customers who cannot personally arrive at the exhibition site to grasp the latest product dynamics and quickly select models through the official website or mobile APP, fully demonstrating the core value of "One Stop Shopping".
XDR/XTR Series DIN Rail Power Supply - A New Benchmark in Industrial Control Standards: Cost-Effective, Ultra-Slim, and Miniaturized
The XDR-E/XDR/XTR series DIN rail power supply is one of the key new products featured in the exhibition this time. Its biggest highlight is the innovative technologies in high efficiency and miniaturization. The three major series cover power ranges from 75W ~ 960W, meeting diverse application needs. Two levels are planned for the single-phase input: The XDR-E series is balanced in performance and price and has an input range of 85~264Vac, and its conversion efficiency is as high as 96%. Not only does it solve the problem of high internal temperature, but its case size is also reduced significantly by 23% ~ 45% (varies according to the model) due to its efficient circuitry, effectively saving installation space on the system side. The XDR-E series can even integrate the previous generations of SDR, NDR, and EDR into one model to simplify the product model number, and help customers select models quickly.
As for the high-end flagship XDR series, it is based on the XDR-E series and further upgraded. It is targeted to customers with the need for a wider input voltage range from 85~305VAC, supports high instantaneous load capacities up to 200% power and 600% current, MODBus communication function, -40~+85℃ ultra-wide operating temperature, explosion-proof/ship class/semiconductor equipment certification and 5-year long-term warranty, etc. In addition, in response to the application needs of three-phase 320~600Vac input voltage, we also launched the new next-generation XTR series 240W ~ 960W. In terms of positioning and specification functions, it is at the same level as the high-end flagship XDR series and also provides excellent performance and the 5-year long-term warranty that is rare on the market, providing more durable, safe, and secure selections for industrial equipment!
LOP Series Board-Mounted Power Supply with Four-in-One Regulatory Compliance, Multiple Global Certifications and Simplified System Development Processes to Accelerate Time-to-Market
The LOP series is the latest ultra-low-profile board-mounted power supply launched by MEAN WELL. It adopts two standard size designs of 4"x2" and 5"x3", with energy efficiency up to 95%. Its standout feature is that it has passed the four-in-one regulatory compliance that is very rare in the market. One unit can cover a wide range of application fields including information, industrial, home appliance and lighting, and it is certified in multiple countries. It can reduce development and verification costs of the system, and simplifies system development processes significantly. Another big highlight is its 150% instantaneous high-load capability, allowing motors or inductive loads to operate smoothly as soon as they start up, improving system stability effectively. In addition, various output voltage selections are also planned for this product family, including 12V, 15V, 18V, 24V, 27V, 36V, 48V and 54V, able to meet the needs of various equipment. Other features include an ultra-slim design of 1" to 1.3" (depending on the model), a wide operation temperature range from -30~+80℃, and the ability to function at altitudes of 5,000 meters. It is suitable for all parts of the world and various environmental conditions. Common applications include: medical testing equipment, projectors, industrial instruments, foot massage machines and coffee machines, and more.
The NGE Series Crosses into the Consumer Market: From Industrial Power to Mobile Quick-Charge
The NGE series power adapter and quick-charge product is MEAN WELL's strategic layout of crossing into the consumer market from industrial power. It aims to build a second growth curve through this and form joint ventures and alliances with upstream and downstream manufacturers to build an industrial value market. This series includes two major production lines, NGE30 and NGE100, that cover complete power ranges from 12W to 90W. The NGE30 series continues the professional genes of MEAN WELL, and is designed for industrial and professional applications. It supports use under rigorous environments from -30~+70℃, and has four major safety certifications including information and communication, medical, home appliance and industry. It also provides plug versions for many countries including US, EU, UK and AU, and a three-year warranty to ensure safe usage. The NGE100 series, on the other hand, is MEAN WELL's first masterpiece for entering the consumer market. It is a 100W dual USB-C PD quick-charge designed specifically for mobile devices that is equipped with the USB PD 3.1 protocol, supports a maximum of 100W output on a single port, uses environmentally friendly all-paper packaging to echo the concept of sustainability, and has been proactively prepared for EU's unified USB-C specification policy set to take effect by the end of 2024.
The NTN-5K Off-Grid Inverter is an All-in-One Unit with Bidirectional Functions for Both Charging and Inversion
NTN-5K is the latest off-grid industrial inverter launched by MEAN WELL; it integrates AC-DC charging and DC-AC inversion bidirectional functions into a single device. It is designed with the standard 2U rack-mount chassis so that it can be quickly assembled and connected when installed in standard 19-inch cabinets. The product supports multi-unit parallel output, and the AC output can be expanded from a single unit of 5KW to 30KW, with three units forming a three-phase four-wire power system. This series supports the optional CMU2E and CM2E-R multi-industry smart controller that can be seamlessly integrated into solar power management systems or energy management platforms. The entire unit is designed and made in Taiwan, and is equipped with UPS, steady output and intelligent switching functions to ensure reliable operation for long periods of time. Typical application scenarios include power supply in fields such as remote mountain areas, off-grid locations, or offshore construction sites; residential and commercial backup power during disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons; complete ESS systems when used in conjunction with solar panels and batteries; as well as mobile power vehicles for disaster prevention and emergency rescue. MEAN WELL is currently developing the "off-grid + on-grid all-in-one hybrid system" NTG-7K5/20K series that have higher power and more advanced functions. It can cover an even broader range of applications, especially in fields such as residential energy storage and industrial/commercial energy storage, and it can also be used with solar-powered renewable energy systems to realize diverse applications such as self-generation and self-consumption, peak shaving, electricity price shifting, and feed excessive power back into the grid for electricity sales.
In the future, it will be integrated with production lines such as BIC and NTS to build complete industrial-grade energy-saving and carbon-reduction power solutions to further deepen the integration of renewable energy, and help users realize the "Three Energy" goal of energy-saving, energy creation,n and smart management.
Meeting ESG Practices and Energy Transformation: Comprehensive Layout from Carbon Footprint to Green Energy Systems
The Section Manager of the Technical Service Center, Tony Hsieh, stated that MEAN WELL had officially launched the carbon footprint platform in December of 2023, and is working towards the goal of carbon neutrality along with its supply chain partners. Its product development strategies focus on four major aspects: the integration of high efficiency and low power consumption, miniaturized carbon reduction, environmentally friendly packaging, and power recycling functions. The company also launched the "distributor demonstration site program" and built localized energy application demonstrations all over Taiwan to cultivate a system-integrated ecosystem, allowing customers to understand the integration and application of our products intuitively through on-site scenario navigation. Looking into the future, MEAN WELL will continue to deepen its product layout, promote cloud-based model selection and the virtual/physical integrated one-stop shopping experience, and use the locally designed and manufactured advantage to build an international power system brand in the green energy transformation trend, and actively strive to become a century-old benchmark enterprise in the global standard power supply industry.
MEAN WELL showcased compact and high-efficiency power products integrated with the "Multi-Industry x One Stop Shopping" strategy to meet AI and ESG power requirements comprehensively.
Article edited by Jack Wu