PALLADIUM ENERGY'S HEADQUARTERS IS MOVING!

In order to better support our global customers and partners and to accommodate the growth we've experienced over the past couple of years, Palladium is moving its corporate headquarters to another location in the Chicago area. We are excited about our new space as it is better equipped to help us develop and deliver custom battery packs and other power supplies around the world!

As of November 28, 2011 our new address is:

3030 Warrenville Rd.
Suite 600
Lisle, IL 60532
TF: +1 877 423 4242
P: +1 630 328 1961
(Our phone numbers will remain the same)

 If you're in the area, please stop in and say hello!

LATIN AMERICA: A GROWING MARKET FOR MEDICAL DEVICES

While the U.S. medical devices market is the world's largest at $106 billion, rapid growth in Latin America indicates that market may not be far behind in coming years. Comprising Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, the market is expected to grow by a CAGR of 4.6% between 2008 and 2013, reaching $9.2 billion.

Driving the growth are several factors, including an aging population, demand for better care and global harmonization of standards. Cost containment is also a factor, contributing to increases in home healthcare and portable medical technology, with equipment such as diagnostic imaging devices leading the way.

With such high demand, medical device OEMs can look forward to an abundance of opportunities. Brazil is a great case in point – the number of countries buying medical equipment manufactured in Brazil has increased from 40 to 180 in just 10 years, with revenue exceeding $2 billion in 2010. Key to the region's economic development, these trends represent an exciting time in the industry, especially for device manufacturers with local Latin American operations.

SMART GRID PROJECTS HEAT UP IN BRAZIL

In other Brazil news, the development of the country's smart grid network continues. Recently, U.S. energy networking company Echelon Corp. partnered with ELO Sistemas Eletronicos, a Brazilian supplier of digital electricity meters, to produce and supply one of the country's first end-to-end smart meter systems. The announcement is the latest from a growing roster of companies eager to meet the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency's goal of deploying 65 million smart meters by 2021.

With already low energy consumption, Brazil's primary focus is not energy use; instead it centers on recouping losses from rampant energy theft. There's no doubt Brazil will succeed in increasing revenue—following new smart meter specifications expected to be released there next month, analysts say rapid growth in smart grid deployments will quickly position Brazil as a world leader in the industry, with sales expected to top $4 billion in the next decade.

Learn more about Palladium's capabilities at our Brazil manufacturing facility.

TREND: BIG DATA ANALYTICS

By 2020, stored data will reach an estimated 35 trillion gigabytes. For some businesses, this presents a daunting data management challenge. But for others it is quickly becoming an opportunity to leverage sophisticated data mining technologies to analyze large data sets quickly, affordably and across multiple platforms—the 3 hallmarks of "big data."

It's easy to see why this trend is catching on: By quickly sifting through everything from company databases to social media feeds, big data yields an information gold mine—and more business insights than ever before. Learn how Palladium Energy can enhance big data with powerful battery solutions for data storage.

PALLADIUM ENERGY SALES TEAM+

Contact a Palladium sales representative to find out how we can reliably power your products.
SALES REPRESENTATIVES
Howard Granat	NE USA	+1 978 384 8240
Matt Hudson	NW USA	+1 916 761 1940
Steve Humphrey	SE USA	+1 770 772 7198
Celia Zacchi	Brazil	+ 55 11 6449 1276
Fabio Scarpari	Brazil	+55 11 8443 9616
GLOBAL SALES LEADERSHIP
Chad Walden	Director of Sales NA/EMEA
Jone Jang	Director of Sales Korea/India
Renato Pantoja	VP Business Development South America