Hammond Presents GravityGuard™ at 2022 FENIBAT
Hammond’s Senior Product Development Engineer Maureen Sherrick was a featured speaker at the 2022 FENIBAT conference in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. On May 24 Maureen presented: GravityGuard™, a Novel Solution for Acid Stratification in Deep Cycling and EFB Batteries. Maureen has worked in the lead-acid battery research field for nearly 31 years, including 22 years with […]
Lead silicate as a performance additive for lead acid batteries
Hammond Group’s research team has come up with a new way of mitigating the destructive effects of acid stratification within the battery. Read the full story in the September 2021 edition of Batteries International:
Hammond Group Inc. Receives 2021 BCI Innovation Award
Hammond Group was awarded the Battery Council International’s Innovation Award on September 23, 2021, at the association’s 2021 meeting in San Diego, CA. HGI was recognized for a novel application of lead silicate in its GravityGuard™ battery additive to increase cycling capability and extend battery life, becoming the first repeat winner of the BCI Innovation […]
The Long and Winding Road
For decades, a lead battery’s critical function was reliably starting an internal combustion engine. Now the technology is being criticized for lacking lithium-ion’s energy density per kilogram. Terry Murphy, president, CEO, and chairman of battery chemical firm Hammond Group explains why there is still enormous scope for improving lead batteries. Read the full story from […]
Boom in utility energy storage demand drives advanced battery research
As part of the new suite of energy storage research projects launched by the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), Hammond Group Inc. and East Penn Manufacturing have teamed up to meet the needs of the utility storage market. Increased demand for energy storage in the utility sector has resulted in a broad spectrum of application developments for advanced batteries, with the […]
COVID Update: All Hammond Group Facilities Remain Operational
With a new wave of COVID lockdowns being implemented across the globe, Hammond Group has taken precautions to ensure that its global production footprint can maintain a reliable supply of products to our customers in a safe and timely manner. We have built up sufficient safety stocks of raw materials to hedge against supply chain […]
Development of a novel expander for enhanced flooded batteries
Today’s automotive industry has placed a strong emphasis on improving fuel efficiency to reduce CO2 emissions and meet more stringent regional regulations. This reduction is primarily achieved by electrification of various components which places additional demands on the battery system. In addition to the typical starting, lighting, and ignition requirements, batteries must now maintain optimal […]
Study of TTBLS seed crystals with treatments to improve formation efficiency
Hammond Group researchers have analysed the way that PbO2 conversion during formation can be overcome for cured positive plates with 4BS crystals. The research was led by Dr Marvin Ho with contributions from Thomas Wojcinski, Maureen Sherrick, Dave Petersen and Gordon Beckley Read the full study PDF.
Early-Stage Research Hints at Big Advancements Ahead in Lead Battery Energy Storage Innovation
A three-year scientific research project currently underway at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is showing promising results to unlock the untapped potential of lead batteries. Lead batteries currently supply over 70% of the world’s rechargeable battery energy needs. Yet, possibilities exist to expand their performance to meet growing energy storage and […]
Advanced Expander for EFB Applications
Hammond Group is proud to announce the launch of their AE-EFB series of negative expanders. This latest addition to the Hammond Advanced Expander product line offers numerous industry-proven benefits in Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB) applications. Currently, battery manufacturers are faced with the dilemma wherein increasing dynamic charge acceptance (DCA) and partial state of charge (PSoC) […]
