Huntkey Electric Co., Ltd.
Company Overview
Huntkey is one of the established names in Shenzhen's power electronics sector, founded around 1995 and best known for PC power supplies during the years when the DIY computer market was one of the biggest consumers of power electronics in China. The company has always been as much an ODM as a brand, which matters to a foreign buyer: the same factory that sells branded retail units also builds private-label power supplies and adapters for other companies.
Shenzhen is the obvious location for this kind of company. The city has the full supply chain for the parts a power supply needs - transformers, capacitors, control ICs, PCBs, sheet metal and injection moulded housings - all within a couple of hours of the factory gate. That proximity makes Shenzhen power supply manufacturers unusually fast at engineering changes compared with inland alternatives, and unusually competitive on mid-volume orders.
Huntkey's own materials and the secondary sources I checked broadly agree on the founding date and the product families, but the company has restructured its manufacturing operations over the years and now refers to facilities beyond Shenzhen. Treat the official website and the factory audit as authoritative for the current picture. This profile is an orientation, not a substitute for verification.
Main Products
- PC power supplies, including modular and high-efficiency ATX units.
- AC-DC power adapters for laptops, monitors and industrial equipment.
- USB-C PD chargers and GaN adapters for consumer electronics.
- LED drivers and lighting power supplies.
- Power strips and surge-protected distribution units.
- Telecom and network power supplies, often to custom specification.
What to Verify Before Ordering
The core question with a company of this type is which factory will build your order. A large name with several production sites might build your unit in a site with a different quality system, or subcontract a subassembly to a partner. Ask for the specific address where your product will be made, and look for the name on the certificate of the safety file you will rely on. For power supplies sold in the US, the listing will be under 80 PLUS and/or UL or ETL; the file should name the model, not just the manufacturer family.
Ask for the ODM process, not just the catalogue. Companies in this position typically have a defined workflow that starts with a specification and DFM review, goes through a prototype and safety pre-test, and ends with a small pre-production run. Ask how many engineering revision rounds are included, who owns the design, and what happens to the custom magnetic components and the tooling if you leave. If the answer is vague, you are probably buying something closer to a catalogue unit with a logo on it.
For power supplies, the capacitor list and the transformer supplier are the two things worth insisting on. Long-life electrolytics at 105 degrees versus standard 85 degree parts is the difference between a five-year and a ten-year product in a hot enclosure. Winding quality on the transformer is invisible until the unit fails, so ask for the Hi-pot test record and a sample failure report.
Key Facts
Founded around 1995 in Shenzhen. Product range spans PC power supplies, AC-DC adapters, chargers, LED drivers and telecom power. Historically strong in the branded retail segment for PC components, with extensive ODM work alongside. Typical order sizes for catalogue items start in the low thousands of units; custom units generally need more. Export experience across Europe and North America is long-standing, and safety certifications for those markets are a normal part of the product file rather than a special request.
Contact
Factory addresses, current contact persons and the up-to-date certification list should be confirmed through the company's official website, since these details change over time. This profile does not publish phone numbers or email addresses that cannot be verified from the company's own channels.