COMPANY PROFILE 2012

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IntroductionHi-PAK, FUCO’s battery division, founded in 1978, is an international company that has broad capabilities. With headquarters in Taipei Taiwan, Hi-PAK’s’ global customer service and support organizations, Asian supply chain capabilities, strong development engineering team, and production flexibility provide our customers with best in class capabilities.

Our mission is to become a leading manufacturing partner with focus on the industrial sector. Working closely with our customers as partnership is the core of our business philosophy and leads to the design and manufacture of batteries and chargers with exceptional quality and performance at competitive prices.

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Six Sigma Quality

At Hi-PAK we take product quality seriously. We have built a strong foundation of knowledge around quality, quality systems, six sigma philosophies, and process controls and we apply this to every new design.

We recognize that Quality is a continuous improvement process and believe that the systems we have in place today are among the best in the industry.

We have trained all associates in Six Sigma techniques includes Six Sigma methodology, champion skills, program management and green belt analysis.

Our Quality Systems span the organization:

•Statistical Process Controls

•Operator Certification Programs

•ISO 9000 Certification

•Performance Metrics

•Quality Audit Procedures

•Product Testing

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CustomerSatisfaction

Design and Process Control

Operational ControlsSOP’s, Audits, Metrics

6 Sigma AwarenessTraining, Tools, Methodology

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INTRODUCTION

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MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIESOur manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan include a monthly capacity of 150.000 batteries and 80.000 chargers and flexibility to provide custom pieces. From a processing perspective, Hi-PAK has expertise in assembly technologies including soldering, resistance welding, ultrasonic welding, Glue jointed and packaging as well as advanced IC programming. We perform extensive in process checks for a number of electrical, mechanical and visual characteristics and track the performance of every lot with our traveler system. Yields, defects and shipments are tracked daily and posted in our factory for monitoring and improvement planning.

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Hi-PAK has an extensive family of products for industrial, commercial and portable applications in the following areas:

2-Way RadiosHi-PAK has been involved in 2-way radio products for all chemistries and utilizing a wide variety of packaging technologies. Expertise in plastic design is critical for these products and Hi-PAK’s partnerships with plastic suppliers, the use of optical comparators and experience with design for assembly techniques and qualification procedures has allowed for high quality designs to be in production for many years.

ChargersA wide variety of single unit or multi-unit battery chargers, with all of the standard cell chemistries (Li-ion, Li-ion Polymer, Ni-Cd, Ni-MH,). Charging currents from 200 mA to 4 A with charge times between 2 and 240 minutes. Features include temperature controls, remote sensing and custom programming for OEM products.

High Power ProductsAs diverse as the capabilities for power tools, electric bike, electric vehicles and industrial products, Battery Voltage up to 228 V with discharge capabilities from 2 A to 40 A. Intelligent designs incorporate safety controls, Temperature monitoring, fuel gauge and cell balancing circuitry. Utilize off the shelf or custom charge control and power management IC’s.

Smart BatteriesIntelligent batteries are becoming more demanding and more common place in industrial applications such as lap top, electric bike, electric vehicle, 2-way radios and medical products. Hi-PAK’s capabilities are extensive and include HDQ, I2C, SM bus control circuitry and the use of the latest IC’s from TI, Dallas Semiconductor.

Soft PacksHi-PAK’s been involved in soft packs for over 20 years in a variety of consumer and industrial applications including IPC, POS, Scanner, Cordless Phones, shavers, remote controlled equipment, medical and electric toothbrushes. Safety, charge control and temperature protection are critical design elements and Hi-PAK’s use of high quality cells is crucial for high performance.

PRODUCTS

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SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONSThe organization is comprised of customer support, program managers and sales representatives, engineers and factory employees. All of our principals know this area very well, our experience and expertise is more than 20 years in this particular area. To support our global customer base, many associates are bilingual.

Hi-PAK’s design processes include close interface with our customers and rigorous design reviews and pilot runs. Design techniques include the use of CAD Software and Automated optical comparator for mechanical precision and 3-D stress modeling of plastic tooling.

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Soft Packs Hi-PAK’s been involved in soft packs for over 20 years in a variety of consumer and industrial applications including IPC, POS, Scanner, Cordless Phones, shavers, remote controlled equipment, medical and electric toothbrushes. Safety, charge control and temperature protection are critical design elements and Hi-PAK’s use of high quality cells is crucial for high performance.

Support Organizations

The organization is comprised of customer support, program managers and sales representatives, engineers and factory employees. All of our principals know this area very well, our experience and expertise is more than 20 years in this particular area. To support our global customer base, many associates are bilingual.

Product Development

Hi-PAK’s design processes include close interface with our customers and rigorous design reviews and pilot runs. Design techniques include the use of CAD Software and Automated optical comparator for mechanical precision and 3-D stress modeling of plastic tooling.

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

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Hi-PAK’s engineering team rigorous systems to insure that our designs are thorough and robust and that all prototypes are tested and inspected before shipping. For each new product, a pilot run occurs during the first full production build and is assessed for quality, yield, and cost improvement opportunities. Technical capabilities include the following:

Engineering Design Tools

• CAD Software• Mold Flow Analysis• Automated Optical Comparator for “Copy Exact” Aftermarket Designs

• Utilize Critical Parameters on all drawings

Custom IC’s and Smart Batteries

Hi-PAK is well versed in multi-cell smart batteries utilizing custom IC’s and firmware with advanced charge controls. In-house capabilities are supplemented by close relationship with consultants for the most complex and custom IC designs.

Product Qualification and Analytical Tools

All battery packs are fully tested prior to production release. Our Full Testing Regime

includes:

•Drop Testing

•Shock and Vibration

•Aging

•Temperature/Humidity

•ESD

•Lithium Ion Safety

•Performance Testing

Hi-PAK has access to a number of custom tests and analytical tools to assist in complex analysis as needed.

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Engineering Capabilities Hi-PAK’s engineering team rigorous systems to insure that our designs are thorough and robust and that all prototypes are tested and inspected before shipping. For each new product, a pilot run occurs during the first full production build and is assessed for quality, yield, and cost improvement opportunities. Technical capabilities include the following: Engineering Design Tools • CAD Software • Mold Flow Analysis • Automated Optical Comparator for “Copy Exact” Aftermarket Designs • Utilize Critical Parameters on all drawings

Custom IC’s and Smart Batteries Hi-PAK is well versed in multi-cell smart batteries utilizing custom IC’s and firmware with advanced charge controls. In-house capabilities are supplemented by close relationship with consultants for the most complex and custom IC designs.

Product Qualification and Analytical Tools

All battery packs are fully tested prior to production release. Our Full Testing Regime includes:

•Drop Testing •Shock and Vibration •Aging •Temperature/Humidity •ESD •Lithium Ion Safety •Performance Testing

Hi-PAK has access to a number of custom tests and analytical tools to assist in complex analysis as needed.

Vibration Drop Temp Pull Capacity Test Electrical Test

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ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT

Contact UsTo discuss your product needs, please feel free to contact us.

Tel: +886-2-2658 7898 Fax: +886-2-2658 7758

Email: hipak@formosan.com

RoHS Compliance

Hi-PAK is RoHS compliant with many products today. We will design new products to meet these standards at our customer’s request.

Our global customer support, Asia supply chain, engineering development, and production flexibility provide our customers with best in class capabilities. We look forward to working with you soon.

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COMPANY PROFILE 2012