This is the first in a two-part series on Palladium Energy’s Reno manufacturing plant
in honor of Military Appreciation Month.
At Palladium, we have seven worldwide locations from China to Brazil. Here in the United States, just down the road from the bright lights of Las Vegas, Palladium operates a 4,500 square foot manufacturing plant in Reno, Nev. As the longest-tenured Palladium employee, I’ve worked in this facility for 25 years. While this is the company’s smallest producing plant, the battery packs we produce here are actually used to save lives and protect our country.
That’s right, in our Reno plant we primarily manufacture battery packs used in various military devices from missiles to two-way radios. By leveraging our global design expertise, our Reno plant operators produce battery packs that are used every day on the front lines in places like Afghanistan – helping soldiers communicate seamlessly, target accurately and launch weapons flawlessly.
Palladium operators install a battery pack into a missile.
In fact, for about 30 years, we’ve manufactured NiCd battery packs for a large missile defense contractor. We’re extremely proud that there have been ZERO quality issues with these battery packs since inception of the program. This achievement is a testament to our testing equipment and processes, as well as the diligence of our Reno operators.
The custom products we develop meet the Department of Defense’s strict requirements for safety, reliability and life cycle while meeting custom requests for portability and environmental exposure. We’re able to meet these needs using the following manufacturing capabilities in our Reno plant:
- Resistance spot welding
- Ultra-sonic welding
- Computerized battery and cell test equipment
- Semi-automatic wire termination
The men and women serving our country are making the ultimate sacrifice and at Palladium, we’re proud to be a very small part of the heroic efforts that happen every day in the air, on the water and on foreign soil.
We salute Military Appreciation Month!
– 
Vincent Long, Manufacturing Process Engineer
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