Enersys has acquired Quallion LLC, a manufacturer of lithium-ion cells and batteries for high integrity applications, for US$30m.
Headquartered in Sylmar, California, Quallion’s products include lithium-ion cells and batteries for medical devices, defense, aviation and space. Founded in 1998, the company has developed a range of novel enabling technologies that includes the world’s smallest implantable secondary battery and the proprietary Zero-Volt and SaFE-LYTE technologies.
“This acquisition provides EnerSys with an entry into the rapidly growing medical device battery markets for both implantable and external devices,” said John Craig, Chairman, President and CEO of EnerSys.
The US government has invested US$65m in Quallion’s cathode and anode production equipment for satellite batteries as part of the Defense Production Act, Title III. This will make Enersys and its subsidiaries the largest domestic provider of battery technology to the space industry.
