Date: May 01, 2013 Author: press release Source: Company Data (
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Azusa, CA - May 1, 2013 - Contour Energy Systems, Inc., innovator of next-generation battery systems, highlights the application of its new Lithium/Carbon Fluoride (Li/CFx) primary batteries for government / defense applications with the publication of an informative Military Application Brief.
In addition to a useful table comparing the performance characteristics of Contour's Li/CFx technology with other primary lithium battery chemistries, the Military App Brief highlights Contour's patented "Tunable Cathode" technology that allows the cell's fundamental properties to be fine-tuned for optimal energy and power density. Additionally, the company's proprietary Fluoronetic™ fabrication technique involves novel carbon precursors, including nanomaterials, as well as new manufacturing processes to achieve long shelf life and wide temperature operation.
Made in the U.S.A., Contour's Li/CFx cells and battery packs are especially well suited for military applications. The fact that CFx cells pack twice the energy density of other chemistries allows the weight of the battery packs to be almost halved. Alternatively, a Contour battery of equivalent size and weight can nearly double battery service life during the mission. Key military applications include: ground soldier ensembles, single-channel ground and airborne radio systems (SINCGARS), night vision devices, remote battlefield surveillance and imaging systems, GPS, ruggedized notebook computers and virtually any other rugged, battery-powered application.
"Contour Energy Systems Li/CFx primary batteries are available in various form factors, including standard-size coin, cylindrical and prismatic configurations," said Joe Carcone, VP of Sales and Marketing. "We also offer custom-size film and prismatic types, which enable our CFx batteries to accommodate both standard sizes and customized-sized packs that can combine cells in series and/or parallel to satisfy specific application needs."
The Military Application Brief and additional information are available at: http://www.contourenergy.com/news/application_briefs/MilAppBrief.pdf.
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Contour Energy Systems Backgrounder
Founded in 2007 out of the collaboration of Caltech and CNRS, the French National Center of Scientific Research, Contour Energy Systems is a next-generation battery company reshaping the portable power industry. The company is pioneering breakthrough advancements in new fluorine-based battery chemistries, nanomaterials science and manufacturing processes.
With more than 45 patents and patent-pending technologies, Contour is developing advanced primary and next-generation rechargeable battery systems to meet the most demanding power and energy density, reliability and safety requirements. Its battery systems are also being designed to perform in the most extreme operating environments with significantly improved price/performance. Contour is commercializing and licensing its technology portfolio to address a wide range of applications spanning the transportation, government and defense, medical, industrial and portable electronics markets.
The company's world-class executive management team comprises a "Who's Who" of renowned battery industry scientists and research specialists—including company co-founder Dr. Robert Grubbs, a Caltech Nobel Laureate in Chemistry—and leading executives from Honeywell, EaglePicher, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard and Sanyo. Collectively, this executive leadership team provides Contour with significant competitive advantages through its critical experience in transitioning technological developments into commercially successful products.
Contour maintains exclusive technology licensing agreements with the California Institute of Technology and CNRS as well as strategic partnerships with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Schlumberger. As a result of its most recent funding efforts, Contour completed its new state-of-the-art headquarters, R&D laboratory and prototype manufacturing facility in Azusa, California. Other facilities include a cathode powder manufacturing site in Arizona, an R&D facility in Singapore, and the recent acquisition of Austin, TX-based Actacell.
Company Contact:
David Wood, Director, Business Development
Contour Energy Systems, Inc.
1300 W. Optical Drive, Suite 300
Azusa, CA 91702
Office: 626-610-0660 x 361
david.wood@contourenergy.com
www.contourenergy.com
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