To help facilitate training, collaboration and information sharing among our Global Engineering Teams, "Lunch & Learns" are scheduled regularly and cover a range of topics from internal engineering processes & product training to external market & industry updates. A recent topic at both of our Technical Centers (Americas & Asia) was on Global Battery Regulations. This session covered global transportation requirements and compliance regulations for lithium-ion batteries, such as:
For more information on this topic, check out the EDN Network article, "Making Sense of Complex Global Lithium-ion Battery Regulations" written by Ilyas Ayub, our Senior Director of Technical Center Americas. Click here to read the full article.
For a list of UN 38.3 tests needed for lithium-ion battery and/or cells prior to transportation according to UN Manual Transport of Dangerous Goods, download our quick reference sheet!