Steatite’s dedicated Battery Division offers comprehensive technical support and quality backed by over 25 years experience in supplying standard and custom battery solutions. The company has enjoyed a successful relationship over the same period acting as Electrochem’s only strategic channel partner in the UK. Steatite supports applications in a wide range of market sectors including those with particularly challenging operating conditions such as military, offshore oil & gas industries, aerospace and mining.
The high rate lithium 2/5C cells supplied for the new contract are housed in stainless steel containers and utilise advanced spiral wound technology and hermetic glass-to-metal sealing. A wide operating temperature range of -20°C to +93°C underlines their suitability for use in the most demanding applications.
Commenting on the new contract, John Lavery, Managing Director, Steatite Limited said: “This is a very significant and important contract for us to win. It underlines the core capabilities of Steatite that enable us to provide first-class technical application support backed by an industry-leading product range for designs destined for use in the most challenging operating environments.”