Press Releases
January 24, 2012 - Micro Power’s IronWorks Awarded ECN’s Readers’ Choice Tech Award
Beaverton, Ore., January 24, 2012 – Micro Power Electronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Electrochem Solutions, Inc. and the global leader in portable power solutions for mission-critical equipment, today announced that IronWorks ®, the company’s patent pending Iron Phosphate battery solution, won ECN Magazine Readers’ Choice Tech Award. This awards program recognizes the products, devices and systems that made the most impact on ECN’s design engineering audience. Readers chose the IronWorks battery, which serves as a drop-in replacement for Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) batteries, as the winner in the program’s “power” category.
January 11, 2012 - Micro Power Executive To Speak At CES
Beaverton, Ore., January 11, 2012 – Micro Power Electronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Electrochem Solutions, Inc., today announced that Jeffrey VanZwol, Vice President of Marketing for Micro Power, will speak about battery power innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
December 13, 2011 - Micro Power Electronics Announces Merger
Beaverton, Ore., December 13, 2011 – Micro Power Electronics, Inc., the global leader in portable power solutions for mission-critical equipment, today announced that Electrochem Solutions, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in Micro Power from Weston Presidio. Electrochem is a subsidiary of Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB).
October 4, 2011 - Micro Power Exceeds 750 Maccor Battery Testing Channels
Beaverton, Ore., October 4, 2011 – Micro Power, the global leader in portable power solutions for mission-critical equipment, today announced its Battery Testing Lab has exceeded 750 Maccor channels for concurrent battery testing and evaluation. With over 750 operating Maccor channels that programmatically charge or discharge an individual cell or battery pack, Micro Power is one of the largest battery testing and evaluation facilities in North America.
Oregon Business Names Micro Power A Top Private Company In The State
Beaverton, Ore., July 12, 2011 – Micro Power was once again recognized in the local business community as a top private company in the state. Oregon Business magazine ranked the company 99 out of 150 companies based on annual revenue. The results appeared in the July, 2011 issue of the print publication.