Lead-acid battery separator firm Microporous has opened a ‘state-of-the-art’ production line that triples its polyethylene (PE) separator capacity in the US.
Commissioned in March, the advanced lead-acid battery separator manufacturing facility includes innovative features and the latest technologies available in the industry
The facility is next to Microporous’ headquarters in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
Microporous started the expansion project to construct an independent manufacturing plant boasting up to two PE production lines in mid-2018.
The quality and efficiency of the process control package are all part of the high tech automation systems.
Microporous’ product portfolio includes: rubber separator, rubber-PE hybrid separator, PE separator, and Absorbent Glass Mat separator.