Exide
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| founding | 1888 |
| Seat | Milton , Georgia , USA |
| management | Timothy D. Vargo (President and CEO ) Timothy D. Vargo (Chairman of the Board) |
| Number of employees | 8,986 |
| sales | 2,855,000,000 US dollars |
| Branch | Batteries |
| Website | www.exide.com |
| As of March 31, 2014 | |
Exide Technologies , based in Milton, Georgia, USA , is now one of the world's largest manufacturers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries for the automotive and industrial sectors with offices in more than 80 countries . More than 130 years of experience in battery technologies, combined with offices in more than 80 countries, enable Exide to deliver storage solutions for global energy needs. Exide produces a wide range of battery and energy storage systems in the fields of transportation, motive power and network power and covers a large number of application areas. In the 2014 financial year, the group generated sales of US $ 2.9 billion with almost 9,000 employees. In Germany, the company produces at two locations - in Büdingen in Hesse and Bad Lauterberg in the Harz Mountains .
history
Exide Technologies was founded in 1888 by WW Gibbs under the name Electric Storage Battery Company . In the 1990s, Exide Technologies took over a number of well-known European battery manufacturers, for example the French CEAC (Compagnie Européenne d'Accumulateurs) in 1995, which in turn took over the Sonnenschein battery factory in 1991 . Exide integrated the “Sunshine” brand into its product portfolio and made a name for itself with the brand worldwide as a leading company in gel accumulators . Also in 1995, the US company Exide Technologies took over the shares in Hagen Batterie AG from the Spanish Tudor Group. Sunshine and Hagen Battery still exist today as brand names.
On May 19, 2020, Exide Technologies announced that it is conducting a sales process for its North American business and that a Chapter 11 voluntary process has been initiated to facilitate the sale. The EMEA and Asia-Pacific areas are not included as debtors in the North American Chapter 11 filing. In July 2020, Exide sold its North American business to investment firm Atlas Holdings.
Business areas and products
Transportation
The Transportation division includes the original equipment and spare parts business. Exide offers batteries for cars with and without start-stop systems , trucks, buses, motorcycles, boats, agricultural machinery, construction machinery, caravans and mobile homes. In addition, Exide also offers accessories such as chargers, battery management systems and battery testers.
Exide Technologies sells its accumulators under well-known brands such as Exide Batteries, Deta, Sonnak, Tudor, Fulmen and offers the following products:
Car batteries
- Wet batteries: From standard batteries to batteries with carbon additives to EFB (Enhanced Flooded Battery) batteries that can be recuperated
- VRLA batteries : Regenerative (spiral) AGM batteries
- Auxiliary batteries for full hybrid vehicles and vehicles with start-stop technology
Truck batteries
- From Standard to Heavy Duty and Super Heavy Duty to HVR (High Vibration Resistance) highly vibration-resistant EFB batteries and from hybrid batteries (Ca / Sb) with low maintenance to maintenance-free Ca / Ca batteries and gel batteries
Motorcycle batteries
- From standard wet batteries to AGM and lithium-ion to gel batteries
Supply batteries for campers, caravans and boats
- From standard wet batteries to (spiral) AGM and lithium-ion to gel batteries
Industry
The Industrial GNB Industrial Power division includes batteries for stationary applications such as telecommunication systems and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) as well as mobile applications such as forklifts , cleaning machines and electric wheelchairs.
A large number of different battery storage solutions are offered in the industrial sector under the well-known brands Sonnenschein, TENSOR, Classic, Marathon and Sprinter. In addition, Exide offers chargers, comprehensive service and detailed project planning.
GNB Network Power
The battery program includes stationary batteries for the applications telecommunication systems, data centers , security systems, security lighting, renewable energies, railway and military equipment and others.
- Block batteries: From standard wet batteries, to AGM, to gel batteries
- 2V cells: From standard cells to gel cells
- 48V lithium-ion system
GNB Motive Power
The battery range includes traction batteries for intralogistics , cleaning machines, tugs, driverless transport systems, cleaning machines, electric wheelchairs and others.
- Block batteries: From standard wet batteries, through AGM and lithium-ion , to gel batteries
- Trough batteries: From standard cells to gel cells and lithium-ion batteries
- State -of-the- art chargers and battery monitoring and fleet management systems
recycling
Exide operates nine plants for recycling lead-acid batteries worldwide. 99% of the components of the battery (plastic housing, electrolyte and the lead from the electrode, connector and pole) can be recovered in these systems and used to manufacture new products. The high recycling rate makes lead-acid batteries environmentally friendly.
Research and Development
Exide operates analysis laboratories and electrical test fields around the world, there is also a laboratory for the development of battery prototypes and basic research. The development team works in the areas of design, process engineering, metal, carbon, ceramics and polymers, among others. The Global RD&E division deals with the use of battery chemistries, such as lead-acid and lithium-ion, as well as cross-application technologies in order to maximize performance, increase energy efficiency and accelerate the global development of new products via product and Across business areas. The organization also deals with research and product development for large storage applications in the field of renewable energies and future vehicle concepts. The research and development centers are located in Milton - GA (USA), Büdingen (Germany) and Azuqueca (Spain).
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.exide.com/en/leadership
- ↑ https://www.exide.com/en/board-directors
- ↑ a b c Form 10 K-Report 2014
- ↑ History | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Exide Technologies Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Position Businesses for Long-Term Sustainable and Profitable Growth | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Atlas Holdings Wins Exide's US Assets With $ 179M Ch. 11 Bid. In: law360.com. July 24, 2020, accessed on August 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Transportation | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ automobile | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Heavy Duty Batteries for On-Road and Off-Road Vehicles | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Motorcycle & Powersport | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Marine & Leisure | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ GNB Network Power Solutions | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ GNB Industrial Power, AGM Batteries for Motive Power | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Sustainability & Recycling | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Sustainability. In: Eurobat website. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Innovation | Exide. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .