ZAF Energy Systems Inc., Columbia Falls, Mont., received a strategic investment from Wirtz Manufacturing, Port Huron, Mich., to expand ZAF’s manufacturing capacity from hundreds of batteries per month to thousands of batteries per month.

Only 20% of enterprises have visibility into the performance of mobile solutions used by their mobile workforce, uncovering a lack of battery management among enterprises, according to a study conducted by VDC Research, Natick, Mass.

Batteries and chargers are creating an intersection of diverse technologies, disrupting the long-established market underpinning supply chain operations.

From lost capacity to chronic undercharging, using the wrong battery in cold storage environments can have a chilling impact on the bottom line. Here’s how to avoid the high costs of poor battery productivity.

Through increased storage and transport density, heightened battery performance, utilization of connected technologies and a renewed commitment to operator comfort and safety, perhaps the pressure to make productivity gains might feel less hot.

EnerSys, Reading, Pa., expanded its NexSys battery line to feature proprietary Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) technology.

Thermo King, Minneapolis, debuted an all-electric TriPac Envidia auxiliary power unit.

ZAF Energy Systems Inc. (ZAF), a Columbia Falls, Mont.-based developer of next-generation battery technology, opened a new production facility in Joplin, Mo.

Philadelphia Scientific, Montgomeryville, Pa., introduced iBOS Basic, a small fleet battery room management system that provides an audible mispick alarm to alert forklift operators when the wrong battery has been selected.