In what it called a company milestone, Blue Spark Technologies, an Ohio-based battery maker, has opened a new, high-volume production facility in West Bend.
Blue Spark, located in Westlake, Ohio, said the new facility would extend its ability to produce large volumes of its disposable carbon zinc batteries, which meets growing demand for printed electronics in commercial and industrial packaging.
The carbon zinc batteries are used as a power source in a variety of traditional and printed electronics applications. IDTechEx, the RFID research firm, predicts that market will rise from $2.2 billion in 2011 to $44.25 billion in 2021.
Current capacity of the new West Bend plant is estimated to be upwards of 300 million batteries per year, depending on the product being produced.
