Natick, Mass. — Honeywell Batteries has expanded its OEM Design and Manufacturing operations for portable handheld devices. The division's capabilities now include a modular battery charging system that is designed with the battery pack.
Honeywell also announced that it has begun designing packs using its NEOCELLS lithium-polymer batteries, which are said to be safer and more powerful than lithium-ion types. Lithium-polymer batteries can be manufactured in almost any shape.
Honeywell said there are benefits in sourcing both custom battery packs and battery chargers from the same designer and manufacturer. "This includes elimination of the risk of inter-operation of battery chargers and battery packs, and simplified supply chain management. And by making our NEOCELLS available, we can give our customers a competitive advantage in the design of new products and also in upgrading their legacy products," said Scottt Benezra, vice president for Honeywell Batteries, in a statement.
Honeywell's systems approach to design also provides technical benefits including a tighter mechanical and electrical mating of battery pack and battery charger, more effective battery pack protection circuitry, and a more efficient charger design, said the company.
Honeywell has 10 dedicated OEM battery pack assembly lines with duplicate capabilities for all its manufacturing operations to produce both small and large volume production. The company's manufacturing capacity is more than one million battery packs and several thousand battery chargers per month.
