FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mansfield, March 10th, 2010:
Energy
Technologies, Inc. (ETI)
received a delivery from Genesis Automation containing a
Laser Welding
Machine which will be used to develop a High-Volume
Manufacturing Process for
Metal Hydride Fuel Cell (MHFC) Stacks and Systems as part of
the company's expanding Tactical
Fuel Cells division.
ETI was awarded a state grant of One Million Dollars to continue
development of
fuel cell technologies. The grant is awarded through the Ohio
Third
Frontier Fuel Cell Program for the advancement of fuel cell
research
and production in Ohio. These grants are expected to create many
high
tech jobs statewide.
Delivery of Laser Welder Fully Installed Machine
Tactical Fuel Cells® Product Line Advances.
Expanding on other Ohio
Third
Frontier Fuel Cell Program awards, ETI is developing and
implementing a high volume
production capability for metal hydride fuel cell stacks,
stack components, welding process and balance-of-plant (BOP)
integration at Energy
Technologies' facilities.
Until now, ETI's partner, Michigan-based Energy Conversion Devices had been building by hand the electrode plates utilized in the metal hydride fuel cell stacks. This process has now been automated and relocated to ETI. The electrode manufacturing line will use new low cost methods developed by ETI and ECD.
"This machine will allow us to take next generation fuel cells and develop them into a manufacturable product.", said vice president Dr. Tim Lowe.
Tactical
Fuel Cell Advantages
By using portable fuel cell power plants, fuel logistics are being
reduced or eliminated
for electrical power production. In addition, their
operation is nearly stealth
with little or no heat signature or audible noise. The
excess energy produced
is stored into light-weight, high-performance Li-Ion battery
modules for use
later. The electrical and electronic loads can be AC or DC.
The entire electrical
production, storage and utilization can be managed via a
smart micro grid
controller tno insure energy is not wasted and high-priority
loads are always
served.
Company
Partnership
Energy Technologies, Inc. (ETI) has been manufacturing power
equipment for
the defense industry with their products being the standard for
hundreds of military
programs. Ovonic Fuel Cells has been developing the metal hydride
technology.
Energy Technologies, Inc. (ETI), established in
1991, is a
privately held electronics and technology manufacturing company.
ETI currently operates from
its 32,200 square feet of manufacturing and engineering facilities
in Mansfield,
Ohio. ETI has become a world leader in providing extremely
reliable power backup and
generation equipment to the Defense, Homeland Security,
Industrial, Medical, and
Telecomm market sectors.
ETI provides highly reliable, yet cost effective product solutions
for the rugged
computer and power conditioning requirements of its customers.
ETI's product line
includes Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), Inverters,
Frequency
Converters, Generators, computers and Solar Products.
For More
Information
Regarding ETI, Contact:
Energy Technologies, Inc.
219 Park Avenue East
Mansfield, OH 44902-1845
Voice: 419-522-4444
Fax: 419-522-4466
Web: http://www.tacticalpower.com
Email: sales@tacticalpower.com