Manufacturer profile
About Sorensen
Reviewed 2026-07-26
Sorensen is a programmable-power brand used for laboratory and automated-test equipment. The cataloged families center on regulated and programmable DC sources, high-power bidirectional or regenerative DC systems, electronic loads, and battery-test applications. The name now operates within AMETEK Programmable Power rather than as a separately headquartered manufacturer.
History
Sorensen developed a long-running line of regulated and programmable DC power equipment for engineering laboratories, production test, and component evaluation. Current AMETEK Programmable Power material retains the Sorensen name on DC platforms and related load and battery-test products. That evidence supports treating Sorensen as an enduring product brand inside a broader programmable-power business, not as an independent current company.
AMETEK announced in July 2008 that it would acquire Xantrex Technology's Programmable Power Division, a San Diego operation making AC and DC programmable power supplies for electrical and electronic product testing. AMETEK's official Sorensen brand history further connects the name to that acquired programmable-power portfolio. Because the sources reviewed do not establish Sorensen's original founding date or a continuous standalone legal entity with sufficient precision, this draft begins with the well-supported 2008 transition and the brand's present role instead of supplying an uncertain founding year.
Equipment specialties
- programmable DC power supplies
- bidirectional and regenerative DC power systems
- DC electronic loads
- battery simulation and cycling systems
- automated DC power-test subsystems
Sources
- The Company — AMETEK Programmable Power (accessed 2026-07-26)
- AMETEK to Acquire Xantrex Programmable Power — AMETEK, Inc. (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Sorensen — AMETEK Programmable Power (accessed 2026-07-26)
- DC Power Supplies — AMETEK Programmable Power (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Asterion DC Series — AMETEK Programmable Power (accessed 2026-07-26)