Il Sole 24 Ore acknowledges Podium Advanced Technologies among Italy’s fastest growing companies

13 November 2018

Milano, 13 November 2018 – Podium Advanced Technologies is placed in the top 30% of the  Italian companies group selected by Il Sole 24 Ore and Statista in the “Leader della Crescita 2019” ranking published today, charting the 350 companies that have achieved the highest growth in revenues between 2014 and 2017.  

Il Sole 24 Ore, the most authoritative Italian economic newspaper, has partnered with Statista to identify the 350 public and private Italian companies that displayed the highest growth in revenues between 2014 and 2017. Participating companies had to meet strict criteria to be included in the ranking, including that of organic growth being the major driver of turnover evolution.

According to the analysis featured in the Il Sole 24 Ore special report today, out of the nine major growth drivers behind the success of the 350 companies, excellence in the pursuit of “Absolute Quality” is what allowed Podium Advanced Technologies to reach an outstanding 66% CAGR over the period, hence earning the prestigious nomination.

This acknowledgement comes after Podium Advanced Technologies had ranked – earlier this year – in the top 40% in the FT1000 2018, a ranking published by the Financial Times and Statista charting the 1.000 companies in Europe that have achieved the highest growth in revenues between 2013 and 2016.
Podium Advanced Technologies came in at number 16 in the Automotive sector league table of the FT1000, largely dominated by German companies, thanks to an impressive revenue growth of 400% from 2013 to 2016.

This latest accomplishment is the evidence of Podium Advanced Technologies continued focus on innovation and technical excellence, sustained by massive investments in intellectual capital development, high-tech equipment and machinery, according to a policy of full profits reinvestment in the company since its inception.
 
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Assembly process

Sorting, Testing and Stacking Cylindrical
- Fully automated station
- 100% cells state of health testing (including open circuit voltage, resistance/AC impedance, temperature
- Stations able to handle module up to 1200 mm length
- Different cooling strategies can be handled within this station
- Similar capacity cells can be sorted and included in a module
- Fast and tack-free led lamp curing
- Accurate pressing operation
Sorting, Testing and Stacking Cylindrical
Sorting, Testing and Stacking Prismatic and Pouch
- Fully automated station
- 100% cells state of health testing (including open circuit voltage, resistance/AC impedance, temperature
- Stations can handle different cell dimensions and different thermal extraction strategies
- Accurate pressing operation
Sorting, Testing and Stacking Prismatic and Pouch
Bus Bar Laser Welding
- Cutting edge laser beam technology that guarantees robust joints for several type of busbar connections
- Possibility to weld challenging reflective materials such as CU, Al and dissimiral combination of materials
- Internal development of welding parameters
- Extensive quality control such as weld penetration in process monitoring and resistivity checks
- Stations can handle module up to 1200 mm length and 600 mm width
Bus Bar Laser Welding
Ultrasonic wire bonding
- Fully automatic station
- Wire bonding with the highest axis accuracy
- Continuous real time monitoring of wire condition and process
- Integrated quality control
Ultrasonic wire bonding
Pack assembly stations
- Stations equipped with manual assistors and process dedicated tools to allow assembly teams to work in perfect ergonomic and safe conditions
- Stations equipped with torque monitored tools
- Control tracking system to verify process completion and quality monitoring
- Junction box assembly and quality control
- Controlled sealing application completed after functional test
Pack assembly stations
EOL Testing
- Battery module and pack functional tests
- BMS firmware and software flashing
- Pack cooling system integrity test
EOL Testing

Main features

  • Safety: BMS Design compliant for ISO 26262
  • Scalable slave-master architecture, handles systems
    up to 1.000 V
  • Cell dissipative balancing

Functionalities

  • Real time monitoring cells & components voltage
    and temperatures
  • Advanced algorithms for SOC/SOH estimation
  • Advanced SOP estimation with realtime cell
    thermoelectrical models
  • Electromechanical components feedback monitoring
    and degradation estimation (fuses, contactors)
  • Control and monitoring of the thermal management system
  • Sensing of current, water leak, internal humidity, etc
  • Ground fault monitoring of grounded or ungrounded systems

Services related to BMS

  • Testing and modelling of battery cells
    and systems
  • Experimental characterization of cells
    for accurate state estimation algorithms
    (e.g., SOC, SOE, SOH, SOP)
  • BMS hardware and software development
    for specific applications
  • Prototyping of high-performance
    battery systems
  • Consulting in the field of battery systems

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