APD, a global power supply manufacturer, held a grand opening ceremony for its new Shenzhen facility on November 12. Covering nearly 30,000 square meters, APD's new manufacturing base fully integrates smart manufacturing and process optimization, delivering greater production capacity and more flexible order fulfillment while ushering in a new era of enhanced manufacturing capabilities across the Group.
Dual-Plant Integration Enhances Service Capabilities
With more than 30 years of expertise in power supply technology, APD has long supplied core power products to leading global manufacturers of networking, medical, and consumer electronics equipment. In response to strong global demand for highly reliable, advanced power technologies, APD has continued to optimize capacity across its production sites. Following the opening of its new Vietnam facility last year, the company has now consolidated its two existing R&D and manufacturing sites in Shenzhen into a single new facility, bringing both operations together under one roof. By centralizing R&D prototyping, testing and validation, and high-volume production at a single site, APD has significantly accelerated new product introduction and custom product development while enhancing production flexibility and strengthening supply chain resilience.
From Advanced R&D to Smart Manufacturing: Building an Integrated Competitive Advantage
APD's new Shenzhen facility brings together advanced R&D capabilities and robust manufacturing capacity. Backed by substantial, long-term investment in R&D, the facility's expert engineering team can respond rapidly to a wide range of development, testing, and custom validation requirements. Its safety laboratory also holds the industry's highest level of authorization, helping customers significantly shorten the certification process and accelerate time to market.
The new manufacturing base fully embraces smart manufacturing, featuring multiple auto-insertion (AI) and high-speed surface-mount technology (SMT) production lines. These lines support the specialized production and assembly of a wide range of power supplies and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. With modular designs and flexible production scheduling, the facility can efficiently produce tens of millions of power products annually.
The facility's smart factory infrastructure includes automated material storage systems for production lines and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that precisely transport materials and finished goods between floors. Its production lines also feature digital real-time monitoring systems for process management, enabling the immediate collection, analysis, and real-time reporting of production data. By integrating these intelligent systems, APD has significantly enhanced process transparency while ensuring stable product yields and consistently high manufacturing quality.
APD's continued investment in technology R&D and smart manufacturing has earned the company multiple industry certifications. In recent years, APD has been certified as a National High-Tech Enterprise and achieved Intelligent Manufacturing Capability Maturity Level 3, underscoring its leadership in advanced manufacturing and quality engineering.
Exterior of APD's new 30,000-sqm Shenzhen R&D and manufacturing base merging two sites. Credit:APD
More than new: Deepening Our Commitment to Technological Advancement and Smart Manufacturing
Rax Chuang, General Manager of APD's Power Systems Business, said, "The completion of our new Shenzhen facility represents ‘More than new' for APD. It is not only a brand-new manufacturing facility, but also the culmination of APD's comprehensive advancements in technology R&D and smart manufacturing. By integrating resources and upgrading our production lines, we are reaffirming our commitment to quality and technological innovation. Looking ahead, the new Shenzhen facility will work closely with our Taipei and Vietnam operations to strengthen coordination across our sites, enabling us to help customers worldwide enhance their product competitiveness through stronger technical capabilities and more resilient production capacity."
