Every year, thousands of the world’s most prominent tech experts from all segments of the battery supply chain convene to discuss innovations in the lithium battery industry for consumers, as well as the automotive, military, grid, and industrial sectors at the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit. This year, one Connecticut manufacturer is leading the charge by being tapped as a key speaker at the annual event to be held in Orlando, FL from March 17-20, 2025. Specifically, Rodger Mort, chief operating officer at Packaging And Crating Technologies (PACT®), will be delivering an educational seminar on how his company’s patented PACT ThermoShieldTM product line has become a viable solution for the proliferation of lithium battery fires around the globe.
“We are honored to be invited to speak at this high-tech forum to showcase our critical, life-saving solutions for lithium battery fires – a problem that continues to increase exponentially every day as more electronic-powered equipment and handheld devices enter the marketplace,” said Rodger Mort. “We are uniquely positioned to discuss and demonstrate how our fire-suppressant paper wrap stops thermal runaway, a phenomenon when lithium batteries heat up and ignite during storage, transportation or recycling, which can lead to dangerous and oftentimes deadly explosions.”
Mort explains that PACT Thermo ShieldTM was invented as a thermal management system for shipping and storing items containing lithium batteries. It consists of three thin, lightweight, paper materials coated with proprietary ink. When a lithium battery goes into thermal runaway and burns, the special ink releases a moisture barrier that creates a vapor cloud to immediately cool the internal contents of the package to prevent a domino fireball effect, while limiting oxygen around the package to prevent the battery temperature from escalating to 1,500° Fahrenheit, at which point, lethal gases form.
“Simply stated, the hot electrolyte gases that can escape from a lithium battery condense against the PACT Thermo Shield paper, which prevents the hot gases from finding oxygen and exploding into a major inferno,” said Mort. “By controlling both the internal and external environments of the battery package, we prevent the explosion and spread to other batteries.”
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Mort notes that TR EnvelopeTM, is the newest, customizable format of PACT ThermoShield TM, which safely transports and stores smaller devices such as cell phones, pagers, smartwatches and rechargeable A-D batteries, items becoming a hazard for commercial airlines during flight.
Lastly, Mort describes the company’s newest invention – the PACT Lion-X TM Fire Extinguisher, which is still undergoing testing requirements but is targeted to be available by end of the year. The pre-mixed, water-based solution quenches lithium battery fires upwards of 1,600 degrees within seconds, while eliminating the release of toxic gases into the environment and is the first of its kind on a global scale. “We’re so excited to introduce our latest inventions that reduce lithium battery fires on the international stage,” concludes Mort. “If we can save just one life, while preventing property damage and personal injury, we’ve done our job!”
As the longest-running annual battery industry event in the world, the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit has always been the preferred venue to announce significant developments, new products, and showcase the most advanced battery technology. In fact, Sony chose the International Battery Seminar as the platform to first announce its lithium-ion technology in 1991, an accomplishment that has since gone on to change the world.
For more information about PACT Thermo Shield TM, visit: https://www.pactthermoshield.com/ or stop by booth #1117 at The International Battery Seminar & Exhibit.