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Manufacturing That Eliminates Risk & Improves Reliability

Battery Pack Capabilities

Intelligent Power Systems

January 2017

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America's Oldest, A History of Innovation

Privately held company, established in 1952.

Estimated 2017: Sales: US$50 Million

117 Employees Worldwide(84 – North America, 30 – Asia, 3 – Europe)

Design and manufacture customized, build-to-print, performance-critical products for all sectors of the electronics industry.

Leading provider of custom battery packs, flex & rigid-flex PCBs, high reliability SMART user interfaces, energy efficient fans & motors, cable assemblies, and printed circuit boards.

Integrated supply chain management solutions to handle the complexity of today’s global marketplace while making sure that every order is being manufactured at the “right” factory.

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Our Products

Custom Battery Packs Flex & Rigid-Flex PCB’s High Reliability SMART HMIs

Energy Efficient Fans & Motors Cable Assemblies Printed Circuit Boards

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Operations - Significant Investment inPeople and Facilities Across the Globe.

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Our Customers - The Top GlobalOEMs In Growth Industries

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Over 30 years experience providing early design guidance, design services and state of the art US and Asia based manufacturing.

– Battery Chemistry Selection

– Battery Charger Selection/Design (On or Off Battery)

– Battery Fuel-gauge Design Based On Application

– Battery Safety-Circuitry Integration

– Battery Construction Design

– System Architecture Development

– Firmware/Software Development

– Regulatory Management (UL, UN)

– Production Test Equipment

– Internal Cell Balancing

– Packaging Design

– Enclosure Design

– Customer EOL Support

Statement of Capabilities

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Battery Pack Design and

Product Development Center

Located in Denver Colorado

Engineers and designers that combine:– Advanced technological expertise.

– Proven systems and processes

– Years of practical experience

Experience includes:– Pioneering the development of custom safety circuits, and battery chargers for

the Lithium batteries

– Extensive experience in the development of safety-circuits, fuel gauging, and battery chargers for Li-Ion, and Li-Polymer chemistries.

All To Deliver Innovative Solutions To Our Customers.

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Denver Tech Center

Facility Designed & Equipped to:

1. Quickly design, develop, and

prototype new battery packs.

2. Test and support battery capabilities.

3. Provide immediate technical support

to our customers

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In House Resources

Largo Production, Test, and Engineering

– Engineers on Staff Include:

• Mechanical Engineer

• Electrical/PCB Layout Engineer

• Test Engineer – 25 Years Aerospace Experience

– Facility has capability of providing:

• HALT/HASS Testing

• Shock & Vibe

• Environmental Cycling

• Overall Reliability Testing

Our goal is to have control over the design and technical resourcesto provide our customer with the fastest response times in the industry.

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Technical Partner Relationships

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Case Study

Miniature Blood Pump

Designed and produced battery pack, user interface and Flex PCB for application

Military Application

1,000 pieces per month

Using Panasonic 18650 cells

Extreme Shock & Vibe Requirement

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Medical Spray Bottle Dispenser

Battery: Lithium Battery Pack

Unique Features: Included Ultrasonic Welding and Internal Potting

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Case Study

Leak Detection Equipment

Epec Developed and Manufactures the:

– Battery Pack

– Membrane Switch

– PCBs

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Case Study

Asset/Cash Tracking

Epec Developed and Manufactures the:

– Battery Pack (Over 100,000 in operation)

– Rigid Flex PCB

– Cash, Jewelry, Electronics

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Case Study – Medical Products

Provide cost effective design and manufacturing of a NiMH pack and charger.

Battery Pack Included:

– Protection, Balancing, Fuel Gauging

PCBs

– Functional Test Hardware & Software

– Flex Circuit Integration

– Plastic Enclosure Design

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Case Study

Ventricular heart application with audio, visual and vibration alarms at various discharge stages. The back light of the display also flashes. Designed everything including hardware, firmware, cell safeties, fuel gauge.

Chargers for the above ventricular heart applications and for a Phillips medical defibrillator

This is an encrypted radio battery for the Military. Received two patents on the unique design.

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Case Study – Medical Product

Current Product

Used to heat patient fluids during use, mostly used on military vehicles.

Current Issue

Initially developed with a SLA

Too heavy, too big and wasn’t powerful enough

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Final Product

1/3 of the weight, Twice the power

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Design & Build Experience

Our various design and build experiences allows us to bring a library of best practices from many applications to all of our customers.

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World Class US Manufacturing Facility

Facility built specifically for high tech battery manufacturing includes:

– ESD Flooring & Equipment

– Lithium Fire Protection System

– Leading Manufacturing and Test Equipment

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US Based Manufacturing

State of the Art Manufacturing Facility – New Bedford, MA

– Resistance Welders

– Ultrasonic Plastic Welders

– PCB Assembly & Test

– Heat Shrink Ovens

– Weld Pull Testers

– Cable Cutting & Stripping

– CNC Machining

– Test Stations• National Instruments

• Tektronix

• X-Ray Fischerscope

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Facility Certifications & Experience

Manufacturing – ISO9001:2008 Certified

Semi Annual Inspections From:

– Federal Drug Administration (FDA) as we manufacture products that power mission critical medical devices

• Overview of manufacturing process

• Review documentation process in order to assess traceability of components and production lots

– Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as we manufacture products that go into flight instruments

• Review workmanship and inspection process

• Review product and package labeling to ensure compliance

– Department of Transportation (DOT) as we are a certified shipper of lithium batteries an must follow the rules outline by DOT and UN 38.3

– Panasonic/SANYO as they have strict requirements for companies that use their cells in battery packs and only have a small number of approved facilities.

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Battery Customers

We Supply Batteries For Many Different Applications

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Regulatory Compliance

8 Employees are IATA Certified Shippers

All three locations that manage batteries(Denver, Largo, New Bedford) have passed annual audits by:

– Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

– US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Epec’s Responsibility to our Customers:

– Passing Initial Tests to Get Certifications

– Managing Yearly Recertification's

– Understanding how any changes may effect each Certification

– Keeping our shipping Certifications current and complying with all new regulations (IATA)

– Informing our customers of changes in laws

– Providing third party logistics if needed.

– Ensuring that our Asia facilities follow the laws when shipping

– Assist in developing packaging designs that meet the IATA requirements

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Customer Fulfillment Services

Epec will fulfill orders and ship to your end customer

Epec will keep inventory to assure next day shipment

Flexible Invoicing (Monthly, By Shipment)

Multiple Certified Class 9 Shipping Technicians

Repair/Refurbishment Services Available

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Design Centers & Technical Support

Battery Pack & Power Management – Denver, CO

SMART User Interfaces – Largo, FL

Fans & Motors – Wales, UK

Printed Circuit Boards – New Bedford, MA & Shenzhen, China

Flex & Rigid Flex – Toronto, Canada

Cable Assemblies – Largo, FL

Our Engineering and Design teams are ready to help our customers create world class and cost effective product solutions.

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Inventory Management

Customer requirements are always unique and customized, therefore our inventory management system must accommodate for this type of environment.

Our Solutions Include:– Kanban

– Consignment

– JIT Programs

– Blanket Orders

– Customer Fulfillment

– Bonded Warehousing

– Kitting

– Safety Stock

– Other Flexible Solutions

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Thank YouCheck out our website at www.epectec.com.

For more information email [email protected].

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