Hammond Gives Presentation at 2017 Asian Battery Conference
Gordon Beckley, V.P. Performance Additives & Chief Technical Officer, and Dr. Marvin Ho, V.P. Research & Develop, participated at the recent Asian Battery Conference (ABC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Ho paper titled “Advanced Positive Additives for Lead-Acid Batteries” reviewed the benefits of paste additives to the positive active material to increase performance and cycle […]
Hammond Group Introduces Advanced Expander Line for Stop-Start and Micro-Hybrid Applications
In an ALABC (Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium) report to the BCI Deep Cycling Committee, micro-hybrids were called “the choice of consumers”. Micro hybrid electric vehicles seem to represent the best compromise between desired fuel savings on one hand and affordability to the consumer on the other. Battery demand forecasts for OEM micro hybrid electric vehicles […]
Indiana Gubernatorial Candidate John Gregg Visits Hammond
HAMMOND — Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg said he wants to make venture capital money more available to attract and retain companies providing the type of higher income jobs seen at the Hammond Group, Inc.Gregg spoke of the need to try to raise the per capita income levels of Hoosiers on Tuesday as he visited […]
Positive Note for Business Outlook
Inspirational. Motivational. Just what the industry needs. Those were some of the comments that came flying back after East Penn’s Bob Flicker gave the keynote address at 15ELBC yesterday (Wednesday) morning. “It was just what we needed to hear,” said David Prengaman, former president of RSR International. “Bob spelled it out clearly just what could […]
BEST Magazine Article – The proof is in the pudding
Additives are probably the hottest area of competition in the lead-acid sector. That competition is fierce. Can less than 1% of what seems like the remains of a campfire really make such a difference to battery performance and lifetime; graphites, graphenes, nanotubes common or garden soot? Additives such as these are absolutely critical with the advent of […]
Hammond Group Receives Battery Council International 2016 Innovation Award
HAMMOND, IN USA – Hammond Group, Inc. (HGI) has been recognized by Battery Council International (BCI) as the 2016 Innovation Award winner for its advances in lead-acid (PbA) battery chemistry. This inaugural award honors the legacy of battery industry thought leader, Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz, former CEO of East Penn Manufacturing Co. Hammond’s innovation and technical breakthrough […]
Taking Energy Storage to the Next Level
Hammond Group, Inc. (HGI), established in 1930, plays a critical role in the global lead acid battery supply chain, with multiple locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia. HGI supplies battery oxides, specialty lead oxides, and tailored solutions for blended expander formulations. In 2015, we opened a state-of-the-art Lead Acid Battery Laboratory (LAB) at our Hammond […]
Hammond Group, Inc. Appoints New Chief Technical Officer
Industry veteran Gordon C. Beckley has been named Vice President & Chief Technical Officer of Hammond Group, Inc. (HGI). “Gordon brings a wealth of technical and practical experience–along with a personal passion–to HGI’s strategy of enabling lead-acid chemistry for advanced energy storage,” said Terrence Murphy, President and CEO of HGI. As HGI’s CTO, Mr. Beckley […]
Hammond Group acquired 100% of Asia Litharge Sdn Bhd (ALSB), Port Klang, Malaysia
Hammond Group, Inc. (HGI), a global producer of lead oxides, Expanders, and specialty chemicals for lead-acid batteries, is pleased to announce that it has acquired 100% ownership of Asia Litharge Sdn Bhd (ALSB), Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. “Hammond enjoyed a twenty plus year joint venture partnership with Lim Goh Eng Holdings (LGEH), and this was […]
Lead acid to lead the way to the promised land of energy storage for the grid
Terry Murphy explains how a new generation of expanders has made it possible to create batteries that allow a high degree of charge acceptance while at a partial state of charge — a game changer in the way that lead acid batteries will be deployed in the coming years. Terry Murphy, chief executive of the […]