Saft announcing that it has shipped its first Intensium MAX 20 container from its new Jacksonville, FL facility.
Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of high-tech industrial batteries,has announced the shipment of its first Intensium MAX 20 container from its new Jacksonville, FL facility – the world’s most advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory. The delivery marks a milestone for the plant, inaugurated in September 2011.
The container – shipped to a Philadelphia customer is composed of several thousand large Li-ion cells and it was fully manufactured at the Jacksonville location, including everything from the cells and modules to the container assembly. Further, the plant has several additional containers currently in production to be shipped to California and Hawaii.
“This benchmark first delivery marks a successful start to this plant’s promising future,” says Dan Miller, Jacksonville operations manager. “All operations are running smoothly and efficiently – orders are coming in, and cells are rolling off the production lines and out of the door. We’re excited to continue ramping up production being able to meet our customers demand for high performance, complex lithium-ion battery systems”
The 235,000ft2 Jacksonville facility utilizes unique technical innovation, including using the latest laser-welding techniques, operating flexible production lines capable of building multiple Li-ion battery systems and yielding one megawatt of solar power from Florida’s largest rooftop photovoltaic system. It is LEED Silver certified.
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