Presentation Slides - Defense Innovation Technology Acceleration
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Presentation Slides - Defense Innovation Technology Acceleration
Defense Innovation Technology Challenge: Technology Challenge III Austin, TX, US Saft America Inc. Xcelion 6T™ Lithium-ion Battery December Saft Group: A large international presence 4,078 staff worldwide Present in 18 countries around the world 14 manufacturing sites worldwide ~100 years of history €678m revenue FY2014 Saft’s experience with 28V vehicle batteries n e6T battery developed to replace traditional 6T lead-acid batteries on all military vehicles n n n n Li-ion chemistry, Nickel Cobalt Aluminum (NCA) Fielded experience with USMC IBS and JLTV-EMD (150K vehicle test miles) Many benefits compared to lead-acid but… High cost and difficult to manufacture n Industrialization effort n n Began in 2013 to reduce cost and improve manufacturability Change to Super-Phosphate® chemistry n Achieved goal to create a product that can achieve widespread adoption on all current and future military vehicles n Strong value proposition n n n Increased performance over lead-acid Total Cost of Ownership reduction Easy integration Introducing Xcelion 6T™ n Saft’s industrialized Lithium-ion 6T product for military vehicles n Drop-in replacement for lead-acid (Pb-acid) batteries n Meeting mission objectives for military vehicles n Reduces life cycle cost over the current solution > High cycle capability – 14x the life of Pb-acid n Greater power density and energy efficiency > Complex vehicles require higher power and more energy than Pb-acid chemistry can provide n Reduces logistics burdens to store, transport, distribute and retrograde materials > Longer life = fewer replacements One Xcelion 6T™ Li-ion replaces 2 Pb-acid batteries for a quarter of the weight and half the volume. Saft Xcelion 6T™ battery Flooded Pb-acid 12V batteries Commercial Availability n Designed and developed at Saft expense, offered as a non-ITAR commercial offthe-shelf product n UN Transportation certified § § Allows for Air, Ground, and Sea transportation Class 3480, Hazard Class 9 n NATO Stock Number established: 6140-99-380-7294 n NSN for the US is being pursued through various programs, not yet acquired n Current evaluations / applications (not complete list) § § § § § § § § § Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Thales Hawkei TWV Abrams Tank Weapons Systems Transit Buses Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) M113 Surveying equipment Xcelion 6T™ Market Application n All New and Legacy Military Vehicles Stryker – Combat Vehicle JLTV – Tactical Vehicle Hawkei – Tactical Vehicle Bradley – Combat Vehicle n Xcelion 6T™ is a versatile 24V battery for endless applications Railway Application Transit Bus Application Hybrid Gen-set Application Value Proposition Overview Availability / Lead-time n Availability n Taking orders now n 1,000 units worth of material n 100 units of production to be n Production ordered / inventoried completed in January for existing order ramp-up planned in 1Q16 in support of multiple programs n Lead-time n 4 weeks standard LT for administrative requirements n Please let us know if you have a need for a versatile, field proven 24V li-ion battery….. Saft can deliver! Thank You! Jeff Helm Defense Sales Manager jeff.helm@saftamerica.com Phone: 443-798-8166 SAFT America Space and Defense Division 107 Beaver Court Cockeysville, MD 21030