Gloucester, UK, Aug 2024 – TBS proudly announces a progressive step forward in lead acid energy storage technology with the unveiling of its new electrode manufacturing line, TBS ActivMat, part of the TBS Advance Energy Equipment Alliance. This alliance, comprising of TBS Engineering, Ltd, H&T Produktions Technologie, GmbH, and Pinco SA, is dedicated to optimising plate manufacturing process control through enhanced parameter management leading to better performing, higher quality, more efficient and sustainable plates.
Alliance Overview:
The partnership between TBS, H&T, and Pinco is driven by a shared commitment to exceed industry demands for continuous, disruptive, and lower-cost solutions that lead to higher energy density in lead acid energy storage. This multi-year collaboration through its expanded and synchronised portfolio of leading-edge equipment has focused on addressing one of the most significant challenges in the lead acid manufacturing industry: optimising for linear process dependency to produce energy storage products with superior energy density, improved cycle life, better quality, greater efficiency, and enhanced sustainability.
“Innovation thrives through collaboration. By partnering in an alliance with Pinco and H&T, we unlock new potentials and drive forward together, turning visionary ideas into groundbreaking realities”.
Shep Gerrish, Vice President of TBS Engineering Ltd Electrodes and Formation
Innovative Approach:
The alliance’s “building block” strategy targets the core components of energy storage: active material electrode sets, and the technologies used to create them. Recognising that traditional methods and supply chain processes constrain the full potential of lead acid chemistry, the alliance has embarked on a path of simplification, integration, optimisation, and scalability. This collaborative effort is paving the way for groundbreaking technological advancements and long-term performance improvements in energy storage.
Unmatched Expertise:
The strength of the TBS Advanced Energy Equipment Alliance lies in its combined technical and manufacturing expertise, honed over years in the lead acid industry and other challenging markets. By merging lead acid chemistry and manufacturing know-how with innovative breakthroughs from other sectors, the alliance has developed cutting-edge equipment, processes, and technologies ready to revolutionise lead acid energy storage.
Global Reach:
The alliance’s impact is amplified by its expanding global footprint in sales, service, and aftermarket support, with operations across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. This extensive reach ensures that customers worldwide can benefit from the alliance’s innovative solutions and unparalleled support.
Strategic Support:
A key pillar of the alliance’s success is access to capital and strategic management from TBS’s parent company, Marmon Industries, a Berkshire Hathaway-owned entity. This backing provides the financial strength and strategic oversight necessary to drive innovation and growth.
Launching TBS ActivMat:
Setting the Standard for Excellence in High-Performance Active Material.
With the introduction of TBS ActivMat, alongside TBS’s offerings in Strip Casting and Rotary Expander line, TBS, in collaboration with its alliance partners, is set to deliver comprehensive solutions to the market. The complete TBS ActivMat range will include a Servo Spindle Press, Continuous Paste Mixer, Continuous Paster, Flash Dryer, and Curing Chambers, establishing a new standard in plate manufacturing.
“Exciting times ahead for TBS and our partners! Our new technologies in platemaking, paired with our market-leading assembly equipment, reinforce our commitment to the lead-acid battery industry. We’re empowering customers to cut costs with advanced automation and sustainable solutions.”
Richard Taylor Group MD of TBS Engineering Ltd
TBS Commitment:
TBS continuously innovates and evolves from building long-lasting relationships with customers and listening to what they need from their global partner. TBS Engineering designs, develops, and manufactures cutting-edge battery manufacturing equipment, parts, and services that maximise throughput, process control, quality, sustainability and safety, while minimsing downtime, labour, and waste.
This results in increased sales, profitability, and return on investment for customers.
We offer the best equipment, technology, and aftermarket services, providing a full 360 customer experience like no other. With this, TBS Engineering will become the ‘Advanced Energy Solutions’ provider of the future in lead acid manufacturing.
Our TBS experts are at this year’s ELBC conference in Milan from 17-19th September 2024.
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