Palladium Energy and MicroSun Technologies: An Industry Powerhouse

Today I’m pleased to share BIG news with Palladium Energy’s blog readers.  This morning, Palladium announced that we’ve acquired MicroSun Technologies, LLC, an industry leader of customized power solutions, forming an industry powerhouse.  The acquisition makes Palladium the largest independent battery pack integrator in the Americas and Europe.   Click here to read the press release.

In addition to strengthening Palladium’s position as an industry leader in the medical, military, industrial, commercial and consumer electronics markets, this acquisition brings together stronger products and services to enhance our customers and suppliers, including:

• Innovative and best-of-breed technical solution teams
• World-class rapid prototype and response capabilities
• Extensive supply partnerships
• Superior testing and qualification capabilities
• Global lean manufacturing footprint including SMT capabilities in the U.S., Brazil and Malaysia
• Expanded global footprint in six countries—U.S., Brazil, China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Korea
• Deepened intellectual property portfolio, including the Dismounted Power^TM platform architecture, which delivers innovative safety, product life extension and ruggedized power solutions for mission critical applications

The sun is certainly shining at Palladium Energy, and we appreciated your support and enthusiasm.  To learn more about this announcement, click here and read our corporate FAQ.  We look forward to sharing more details with you as we integrate these industry-leading companies!

– by Anson Martin, vice president of global sales and business development

Welcome to Our Northeastern Technology Seminar

Lately, Palladium Energy has been focusing on thought leadership efforts in the battery industry. As an added value to our current and prospective customers, we’ve been traveling around North America to deliver technical information with a few of our key partners, such as Boston Power, Texas Instruments, and Energy Access. We recently held a seminar in Boston that focused on “Innovation & Collaboration Around Building a Battery Powered System.” To view highlights from the seminar, check out our latest video!

Memorial Day: Saluting Our Own

This is the second in a two-part series on Palladium Energy’s Reno manufacturing plant
in honor of Military Appreciation Month.

In Palladium Energy’s last blog post, my colleague, Vinny, shared our Reno manufacturing plant with our online audience.  Here in Reno, we have a long history of producing battery packs for military devices.  But what is perhaps most unique is that we employ some of our nation’s veterans to manufacture these important battery packs.

These veterans know how important it is to carry military devices in combat that contain reliable battery back-up power, so communication and weapon execution are not disrupted.  That’s why we focus on custom solutions that meet specific Department of Defense specifications and operate in a range of climates.

Across Palladium Energy’s global operations, we’re proud to employ several military veterans, and at the Reno plant, we’re especially proud of our own, Martha (Marty) Montez.  Marty was a sergeant in the United States Army from 1976-1980 and today serves as our assembly lead.

Each day, Marty plays a role in protecting America’s soldiers by manufacturing battery packs used in combat devices such as two-way radios and missile batteries.  As she says, “It means so much to me to be able to give back to our country.  While I’m no longer active-duty, Palladium has given me an opportunity to still be hands-on in protecting our borders and freedom.”

This Memorial Day, we remember the brave men and women (like Marty) who have served honorably in our armed forces.  We are proud to play a small part in protecting our country and keeping these heroes safe.

We salute Military Appreciation Month!

– Guy Dannehl, site supervisor

What happens in Reno protects our country

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

Palladium Battery Packs – On the Front Lines

Between the barbecues, baseball games and fireworks, I wanted to take the opportunity to wish everyone a happy Fourth of July on behalf of Palladium Energy.  This weekend I’ve enjoyed watching TV programming about American history and the men and women who defend our country’s freedom.  Currently, more than 369,000 active-duty United States military personnel are deployed outside of U.S. borders, working in combat zones and on peace-keeping missions.

A solider uses a two-way radio to communicate in combat.

At Palladium, we’re proud to design and manufacture lithium-based battery packs for the U.S. military and defense contractors.  Our design engineers have developed battery packs used in various military devices from missiles to two-way radios.  In fact, our battery packs are used every day on the front lines in places like Iraq – helping soldiers communicate seamlessly, target accurately and launch weapons flawlessly.

The battery packs we manufacture in our global facilities for military devices meet the Department of Defense’s strict requirements for safety, reliability and life cycle while meeting custom requests for portability and environmental exposure.  For example, battery packs that are intended to operate in military devices must be ruggedized and able to operate in a range of climates – from extreme heat to frigidity.  Palladium’s technology experts, design engineers and the safety experts at our independent lab, IQ Laboratories, work hard to ensure every detail has been met in order to help our military personnel operate as effectively and safely as possible.

Serving our country is the ultimate sacrifice, and at Palladium, we salute the men and women in uniform who protect our borders and promote international security.  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.

Happy Fourth of July!

–          Rebecca Kritzman, director of marketing