1. Battery can 

Deep-drawn, metal, cylindrical container; process is transfer press.

2. Battery flat parts  

Progressively stamped metal end caps, bottom covers and top covers, flat plates and reinforcing rings.

3. Nickel plated steel strip

Raw material that is preplated, low-carbon, flat rolled steel coils which have precision tolerances.

 
4. Aluminum strip  

Raw material that is flat rolled coils which have precision tolerances.

 
5. Stainless steel strip  

Raw material that is flat rolled coils which have precision tolerances.

 

6. Deep drawing

Process of blanking, cupping and successively re-drawing flat rolled aluminum, nickel plated steel and stainless steel into a battery can in a transfer press.

7. Drawing and thinning  

Process of blanking, cupping and successively re-drawing flat rolled aluminum, nickel plated steel and stainless steel into a thin sidewall battery can in a transfer press.

 

8. Drawing and ironing 

Deep drawing process that includes thinning and ironing the sidewall of a battery can.

 

9. Can coating 

Process of applying graphite based paint to the inside wall of a battery can in a high speed spraying operation, improvement of can-to-cathode resistance / battery performance.

10. Primary consumer battery

Single-use alkaline manganese and lithium battery.

11. Secondary battery

Rechargeable nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-Ion) consumer and OEM batteries.

12. EV / HEV batteries  

Rechargeable nickel metal hydride and lithium ion batteries of automobiles and other modes of transportation.

 

13. Cell

An electrochemical device composed of positive and negative plates, separator, and electrolyte, used to generate or store electrical energy.

 

14. Alkaline Battery

A non-rechargeable power cell dependent upon the reaction between zinc and manganese, often used in electronic applications requiring heavy currents for long periods of time such as CD and MP3 players and radios.

 

15. Lithium Battery

A non-rechargeable battery used primarily in consumer portable equipment and non-volatile memory back up applications where small size, long life and low cost are the primary requirements.

 

16. Negative Terminal 

The terminal of a battery from which electrons flow in the external circuit when the cell discharges.

 

17. Positive Terminal

The terminal of a battery toward which electrons flow through the external circuit when the cell discharges.