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Changing Focus of Battery Chargers for Differing Battery Chemistries

Josh Johnson June 1, 2014

Bob Wylie, Director
Advanced Charger Technology

Since its incorporation in the late 1990s, Advanced Charger Technology (ACT) has maintained its focus on the charging and maintenance of rechargeable batteries used on portable two-way radios and thermal imaging devices. Throughout this time there has been a trade-off at the user level in terms of overall weight considerations, battery costs and energy demands of the battery from enhancements in radio features. Read more about Changing Focus of Battery Chargers for Differing Battery Chemistries …

Overcoming the Challenges in the Power Electronics Industry

Josh Johnson June 1, 2014

Edward McMahon, CEO
Epec Engineered Technologies

Every industry has its challenges, ours is no different. In a technology industry like power electronics, the strength of your technical expertise will be most important in differentiating you from your competitors. Read more about Overcoming the Challenges in the Power Electronics Industry …

Testing Needs and Challenges of Today’s Battery Researchers and Manufacturers

Josh Johnson June 1, 2014

Antony Parulian, Vice President of Marketing and Sales
Arbin Instruments

As a global supplier of energy storage testing systems, Arbin Instruments learns about the testing needs of battery researchers and manufacturers before anyone else. As 2014 unfolds, Arbin’s product focus continues to be to develop responsive, high quality and technically advanced testing solutions for our customers. Read more about Testing Needs and Challenges of Today’s Battery Researchers and Manufacturers …

Managing Fleet Batteries and Knowing When to Retire Them

Josh Johnson February 25, 2014

Isidor Buchmann, CEO and Founder
Cadex Electronics, Inc.

Batteries work well when new and confidence falls after the first packs fade and need replacing. In time, the battery fleet becomes a jumble of good and bad batteries, and that’s when the headache begins. Read more about Managing Fleet Batteries and Knowing When to Retire Them …

Rapid Charging for Battery-Powered Portable Devices

Josh Johnson February 25, 2014

Michelle Li and Jinrong Qian
Texas Instruments

Mobile devices are becoming an integrated part of our daily life. Let’s use the smartphone as an example. Instead of a simple phone call function, smartphones are now packed with rich features for social networking, web browsing, messaging, gaming, large HD screens and many others. All these features are pushing the phone to become a power-hungry device. Battery capacity and energy density have been increased substantially to meet the higher power requirements. Read more about Rapid Charging for Battery-Powered Portable Devices …

Growth in Battery Industry Sparks the Need for Battery Innovation Center

Josh Johnson December 30, 2013

Liza Wormus, Media and Communications Specialist
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc.

During the past 10 years, we have seen an incredible surge in the demand for advanced battery technologies. One of the major factors in this growth is the need for green energy to reduce emissions and help the environment. After the introduction of hybrid vehicles, and because of the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, the demand for batteries that keep a charge longer, while still being reliable and use less energy has skyrocketed. Read more about Growth in Battery Industry Sparks the Need for Battery Innovation Center …

When Rubber Stamping is Not Enough – How to Make Batteries in Critical Devices More Reliable

Josh Johnson December 30, 2013

Isidor Buchmann, CEO and Founder
Cadex Electronics, Inc.

The approval process to release a new product is getting tougher. New rules are added that increase manufacturing costs and complicate logistics. Once approved and released, few rules apply that oversee continued reliability of the device; the agencies have done their job and the responsibility falls on the user. Read more about When Rubber Stamping is Not Enough – How to Make Batteries in Critical Devices More Reliable …