API’s 32-oz. cartridges, filled with aluminum powder and proprietary additives, are inserted into two reactor vessels on the PBIS-1000 to generate 1,000 liters of hydrogen in 20 minutes once water is pumped into the cartridges. API has designed the cartridge to withstand the necessary temperatures and pressures, while maintaining its integrity. API and ActionPak have devised and implemented a process to produce the cartridges efficiently and cost effectively. API’s PBIS-1000 portable hydrogen generator, along with ten cartridges, generates the same amount of hydrogen (5,000 liters) as a heavy and hard-to-handle K-Cylinder. By replacing highly pressurized K-Cylinders, API’s generator and cartridge-based system greatly reduces the cost and danger of transporting hydrogen, making the gas more readily available in remote and other inaccessible locations, as well as for portable applications.
Having the flexibility, capability, and capacity to produce the cartridges in high volumes, ActionPak agreed to manufacture API’s cartridges on an outsourcing basis. With ActionPak’s background, expertise, and versatility in military and commercial packaging, both companies are looking to create a long-term relationship and have already begun exploring options for the production of API’s Flameless Ration Heaters for military and commercial customers worldwide. (See API news releases of January 4, 2010 and December 21, 2009.)
API’s Director of Engineering, Mr. Sean McIntosh, said: “ActionPak is as excited as we are about the many new business opportunities emanating from this relationship. The proximity of their plant and their ability to quickly adapt to new requirements are an ideal match for API’s needs.”
About ActionPak, Inc.ActionPak (www.actionpakinc.com), a premier contract packaging and assembly company for more than 30 years, is located in a suburban Philadelphia Industrial Park. ActionPak has over 250,000 square feet of production and warehouse space, and a workforce of over 200 employees. The company services many major brands and Fortune 500 companies, helping to design, assemble and package products. ActionPak’s business is diverse, and to prevent cross contamination, Food, Beverage and Over the Counter products are kept in separate buildings from its Military, Industrial and Export packing businesses. Since it executes both U.S. Military and Foreign Military sales contracts, the company is thoroughly familiar with military handling and shipping requirements, and a resident
About AlumiFuel Power, Inc.
API (www.alumifuelpowerinc.com) is an alternative energy company that generates hydrogen gas and superheated steam for multiple niche applications requiring on-site, on-demand fuel sources, serving National Security and commercial customers. API’s hydrogen drives fuel cells for back-up and portable power, fills inflatable devices such as weather balloons, and can replace costly, hard-to-handle and high pressure K-Cylinders. Its hydrogen/steam output is also being designed and developed to drive turbine-based underwater propulsion systems and auxiliary power systems. API has significant differentiators in performance, adaptability, safety and cost-effectiveness in its target market applications, with no external power required and no toxic chemicals or by-products.
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