IQ LABORATORIES - HIGHLY SKILLED PEOPLE DELIVERING EFFECTIVE RESULTS

Palladium Energy is the only custom battery pack manufacturer that has an independent, UL 1642 and UL 2054 accredited and CTIA authorized testing facility - IQ Laboratories (IQL). IQL specializes in the testing and certification of rechargeable lithium-ion chemistry and their services are available to any battery pack manufacturer around the world. IQL has the latest state-of-the-art equipment to ensure safety and reliability throughout the rigorous testing process, but the people operating the facility and completing the actual testing are what truly set it apart.

With a highly-educated staff of technicians, engineers, and business professionals, IQL has over 50 years of combined testing experience in rechargeable batteries, especially lithium-ion technologies. Their experience and expertise cannot only help customers pass the rigorous certification tests, but they can also assist in providing design details and supplier component selection advice to assure the battery pack passes certification.

Always staying on top of emerging technologies, IQL's staff immerses themselves in market intelligence, various research studies and is extremely active in industry working groups. In fact, Dr. Like Xie, IQL's Lab Director, participates as a working member on certain UL, IEEE and Telcordia 3150 working groups, assisting in and advising on the development of the battery standards.

IQL's people and processes make them uniquely qualified to assist customers in providing long-term, safe and reliable custom battery pack solutions. For more information about IQL, visit
iq-laboratories.com or email info@iq-laboratories.com.

PALLADIUM HELPS POWER THE MEDICAL VERTICAL

Palladium Energy's longevity in the industry is a distinct advantage: it's allowed us to keep pace with new markets and technologies as they arise, and develop innovative battery pack solutions for an ever-evolving range of verticals and applications. This includes the medical industry, a vertical for which we're adapting the latest in advanced battery pack technology.

An industry moving at light speed, the medical market demands devices that are smaller, lighter and more portable than ever. The most critical requirement, however, is dependability; these devices must be always on, always at the ready - a challenge Palladium Energy meets through safe, reliable and sterilization-ready battery packs for portable medical equipment:

• Injection/infusion pumps
• Patient monitoring systems
• Metering devices
• Portable medical computing devices with RFID scan capabilities
• Handheld orthopedic power tools and surgical devices
• Endoscopes
• X-ray units, ultrasound machines & diagnostic equipment
• Medical communications equipment, such as voice-assisted care system devices

With "smart" Li-Ion/Li-Polymer battery technology, extreme environment/autoclave sterilization readiness, and in-house design and testing certification, Palladium Energy's custom medical-grade battery packs meet the needs of hospital staff and patients, and the challenging design specifications of major medical OEMs worldwide. To learn more, contact info@palladiumenergy.com.

PALLADIUM'S KEY DIFFERENTIATORS - A FOCUS ON SAFETY

Palladium Energy's position as an industry leader demands responsibility and accountability in everything we do - it forms a foundation of operational excellence defined by ISO 9001 &14000 certification, Six Sigma methodologies, lean manufacturing techniques and our six key differentiators:

• Safety and Reliability
• Design Engineering
• Operational Excellence
• Global Supply Chain
• Risk Management
• Global Footprint

Of these, the most important are safety and reliability. Intrinsic throughout all of our processes, it's a commitment our customers can measure by the numbers, whether through our independent, UL 1642- and UL 2054-accredited testing facility; our ability to save customers up to 40% on testing and design engineering costs; our more than 250 rigorously vetted suppliers - or the fact that we've shipped more than 400 million battery packs without a single safety issue or recall. To receive a copy of our latest safety case study or learn more, contact info@palladiumenergy.com.

GET THE LATEST INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE

Need a better way to stay abreast of industry trends and hot topics? Just visit palladiumenergy.com and click on our new "Industry Intelligence" link, under the "News & Info" header. Once there, you're only a short request form away from downloading the papers and reports that are part of our ongoing research and thought leadership initiative, such as:

• "Evaluating the Cost of Safety" White Paper. Download this paper to understand the latest in lithium-ion technology, as well as the actual monetary costs vs. intangible - but far-reaching - costs of using untrustworthy battery pack manufacturers and aftermarket or counterfeit batteries.
• Thought-Leadership Positioning Papers. Read our Cell Chemistry, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain Management papers to get an insider's view of our philosophies and understand what makes us different.