Mapa Lash

Mapa Lash

Dr. Mapa Lash is a Professor in Industrial Engineering Technology at Purdue University Northwest (PNW). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Chemical Engineering. He has several years’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. lead-acid battery manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is associated with the MS Technology program at […]

Rosalind Batson

Rosalind Batson

Rosalind Batson is a lead-acid battery expert specializing in characterization of lead-acid battery materials. She owns Minneapolis-based Clear Science Inc., a laboratory focusing on the testing, research and development of metals, powders, porous materials, coatings, and advanced materials. She is a metallurgist working with advanced materials and is a recognized expert in the Taguchi DOE […]

Francisco Trinidad

Francisco Trinidad

During more than 43 years of experience with different electrochemical systems, Dr. Francisco Trinidad has been the author of 24 articles, more than 70 presentations in battery conferences, and holds 14 international patents. He looks to promote new technological approaches for automotive and industrial applications, including the use of different materials for positive, negative, and […]

John Miller

John Miller

With 37 years in the battery business, John Miller has a long history of introducing innovative products to the marketplace. Before serving in his most recent position at Stryten Energy, Miller lead teams in the the areas of product engineering, process engineering, applications engineering, and R&D at GNB and Exide Technologies. He has participated in […]

Hammond is the First Stop on the Essential Energy Tour

Essential Energy tour

Hammond Group is honored to be the first featured stop on the Essential Energy Everyday Tour. This virtual tour highlights Battery Council International member companies that provide innovative lead batteries, and the services and supplies used to make those batteries. Hammond president and CEO Terry Murphy is interviewed for this series and provides an insightful […]

Industry Associations Reaffirm Commitment to Help Tackle Informal Lead Battery Recycling

Lead Battery 360 website on computer screen

Four associations representing the lead and lead battery industries have launched a program designed to help reduce substandard and informal lead battery recycling in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). The program – known as LeadBattery360° – builds on guiding principles agreed among the associations in 2020. Supported by the International Lead Association (ILA), Battery Council International, EUROBAT, […]

Hammond’s Lisa Derico Featured in WGBI Spotlight

Lisa Derico

Women in the Global Battery Industry (WGBI) is an organization of professionals, founded to promote and develop the growth of women in the battery industry. WGBI believes that women in similar industries can derive benefit for themselves and their companies through relationship building, education, and shared knowledge. The programs and activities of WGBI are intended […]

Indiana State Representative Visits Hammond Group’s State-of-the-Art Research Lab

Gordon Beckley (left), VP COO; State Rep. Mike Andrade; Terry Murphy, president and CEO; and Victor Lopez meet at the Hammond research lab.

Last week, Indiana State Representative Mike Andrade visited Hammond Group Inc.’s (HGI) state-of-the-art lead battery research lab, E=(LAB)2 in Hammond, Indiana. Representative Andrade learned how HGI is advancing research in battery materials, cell manufacture, and battery testing to provide custom solutions for next-generation batteries ­– critical for a greener, more sustainable future.  Read the full […]

Gridtential, Hammond Group, and Wirtz Manufacturing Agree to Launch Production of Biplate Electrodes for Silicon Joule Batteries

Silicon Joule Battery image

New production capabilities will speed time-to-market for next-gen silicon hybrid batteries SANTA CLARA, Calif. — July 14, 2022 — Gridtential Energy today announced that it will partner with battery component manufacturers Hammond Group and Wirtz Manufacturing Co. to develop, pilot and produce ready-made components and equipment for makers of advanced lead batteries employing Silicon Joule […]