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.
The annual Readers Choice Tech Awards celebrate the innovative new components, devices and subsystems that advance the state of the art and help change the way designers meet their challenges, create new products, and enhance their design efforts. Being selected by ECN's readers is an honor, emphasizing to the engineering community what members of their community believe to be the things that will enhance their designs.
“Micro Power is proud that IronWorks is recognized by the engineering community as an important new product in the realm of portable power solutions,” said Dr. Robin Sarah Tichy, IronWorks product marketing manager for Micro Power. “Micro Power strives to offer the latest power advancements based on the stringent and ever-changing demands of its customers, and IronWorks is an example of these innovative developments.”
Micro Power supplies custom battery systems to the portable medical, automatic data collection, and commercial military markets. As a pioneer in the development of lithium battery systems, smart battery packs, chargers, docking stations, and power supplies, Micro Power has more than 25 years of experience developing battery solutions within its domestic and Asian production facilities. Micro Power is ISO 13485 and 9001:2008 certified.
IronWorks is a registered trademark of Micro Power Electronics, Inc.
About Micro Power Electronics, Inc.
Micro Power Electronics, Inc. is ISO 13485 and 9001:2008 certified, as well as ITAR registered. A subsidiary of Electrochem Solutions, Inc., Micro Power supplies custom battery systems to the portable medical, handheld Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) and commercial military markets. Micro Power has more than 25 years of experience developing battery solutions.
About Electrochem Solutions, Inc
Electrochem, founded in 1979, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of customized battery and wireless sensing technology solutions. A subsidiary of Greatbatch, Inc., Electrochem was born from the lithium battery invented for the implantable pacemaker by founder, Wilson Greatbatch. Today, Electrochem is known for providing reliable products which are used across a range of critical applications in the portable medical, energy, military, aerospace, environmental and process control industries.
About Greatbatch, Inc.
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB) provides top-quality technologies to industries that depend on reliable, long-lasting performance through its brands -- Greatbatch Medical, Electrochem and QiG Group. Greatbatch Medical develops and manufactures critical medical device technologies for the cardiac, neurology, vascular and orthopedic markets. Electrochem designs and manufactures custom battery and wireless sensing technologies for high-end niche applications in the energy, military, portable medical, and other markets. The QiG Group empowers the design and development of new medical devices for the company’s core markets.
For additional information on Micro Power, visit www.micro-power.com.
For additional information on Electrochem, visit www.electrochemsolutions.com.
For additional information on Greatbatch, visit www.greatbatch.com.
The annual Readers Choice Tech Awards celebrate the innovative new components, devices and subsystems that advance the state of the art and help change the way designers meet their challenges, create new products, and enhance their design efforts. Being selected by ECN's readers is an honor, emphasizing to the engineering community what members of their community believe to be the things that will enhance their designs.
“Micro Power is proud that IronWorks is recognized by the engineering community as an important new product in the realm of portable power solutions,” said Dr. Robin Sarah Tichy, IronWorks product marketing manager for Micro Power. “Micro Power strives to offer the latest power advancements based on the stringent and ever-changing demands of its customers, and IronWorks is an example of these innovative developments.”
Micro Power supplies custom battery systems to the portable medical, automatic data collection, and commercial military markets. As a pioneer in the development of lithium battery systems, smart battery packs, chargers, docking stations, and power supplies, Micro Power has more than 25 years of experience developing battery solutions within its domestic and Asian production facilities. Micro Power is ISO 13485 and 9001:2008 certified.
IronWorks is a registered trademark of Micro Power Electronics, Inc.
About Micro Power Electronics, Inc.
Micro Power Electronics, Inc. is ISO 13485 and 9001:2008 certified, as well as ITAR registered. A subsidiary of Electrochem Solutions, Inc., Micro Power supplies custom battery systems to the portable medical, handheld Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) and commercial military markets. Micro Power has more than 25 years of experience developing battery solutions.
About Electrochem Solutions, Inc
Electrochem, founded in 1979, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of customized battery and wireless sensing technology solutions. A subsidiary of Greatbatch, Inc., Electrochem was born from the lithium battery invented for the implantable pacemaker by founder, Wilson Greatbatch. Today, Electrochem is known for providing reliable products which are used across a range of critical applications in the portable medical, energy, military, aerospace, environmental and process control industries.
About Greatbatch, Inc.
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB) provides top-quality technologies to industries that depend on reliable, long-lasting performance through its brands -- Greatbatch Medical, Electrochem and QiG Group. Greatbatch Medical develops and manufactures critical medical device technologies for the cardiac, neurology, vascular and orthopedic markets. Electrochem designs and manufactures custom battery and wireless sensing technologies for high-end niche applications in the energy, military, portable medical, and other markets. The QiG Group empowers the design and development of new medical devices for the company’s core markets.
For additional information on Micro Power, visit www.micro-power.com.
For additional information on Electrochem, visit www.electrochemsolutions.com.
For additional information on Greatbatch, visit www.greatbatch.com.
