The ASB Group’s position on the very high quality Thermal Battery market derives from a combination of technical expertise and industrial expertise that is directed in particular at research into new solutions:

Applied research centred around the requirements of clients, with priority given to projects to order.

With 3.5% of the annual turnover set aside for self-funding research, the ASB Group has its own high level technical team. The ASB/MSB joint technical management team comprises two clearly distinguished teams :

- firstly, resources dedicated to the design of new products in close collaboration with customers, and


- secondly, a specific team, brought together to establish a centre of excellence: the Active Products Centre of Excellence. As well as its role of expertise, the mission of the latter is to research innovative products for new applications.

A requirement for quality at every production stage: specific expertise

From the selection and the preparation of powders through to the final standard control of the Thermal Batteries, all entities are subject to close attention, particularly at the industrial validation stage. The latter is the key to year-in year-out production reliability regardless of the rate involved.