Fire-safe Li-Ion battery charging a dire necessity? Yes indeed!

The electrification of machinery has taken off in recent years. More and more machines are powered by batteries instead of gasoline or mains electricity. As a result, the use of batteries in the construction or green sector, for example, has increased dramatically. In proportion to the number of batteries, the risk of industrial fires is also increasing. Safe storage is therefore essential. Seefion developed a safe in which you can safely store lithium-ion batteries and in which they are charged immediately.

When we meet Remco van Kuilenburg, director of Seefion B.V., he is still busy explaining to a customer what distinguishes his safe from others in the market. We listen in and are told that many chemical safes, so sold for this purpose, are designed to keep fire out. Seefion battery safes are designed to keep fire, and even explosions, right inside. That distinction is essential.

Van Kuilenburg knows better than anyone the impact of the transition from mains- and gasoline-powered machines to Li-Ion battery-powered variants. He has extensive experience in supplying the green sector where even professional chainsaws and brush cutters are now sold on battery power. That is also where he came up with the idea for developing the battery safe. He talks energetically about his eureka moment: "We do business with a number of large-scale users of battery-powered machines. I received questions from these customers about news reports describing battery fires. In fact, on average, every day in the Netherlands there is at least one fire caused by ignition or explosion of a Li-Ion battery. Li-Ion batteries are most vulnerable when they are being charged. I believe that safety and practical applicability should always go together and so came up with the idea of the Seefion battery safe. In it, your batteries are charged while safely stored."

When it comes to fire safety, standards naturally come into play. Seefion manufactures and develops its safes to meet today's highest standards. Indeed, the Seefion-8, -10, -16 and -20 safes (for as many batteries) are already designed to comply with the future standard PGS-37-2, which is currently being written specifically for the safe storage of lithium-ion batteries. Recent tests at the specialized MPA Institute in Dresden (part of Kiwa), have demonstrated this.

An accident is in a small corner, and with the exponential growth of Li-Ion batteries, the risk of calamities in your business is also increasing exponentially. A battery hanging overnight on the charger on a workbench in your workshop or shed poses a risk of a company fire that you don't want to run. After all, they can spontaneously combust due to damage, overcharging or just discharging. So don't take any chances and check with Seefion what the best solution is for your safety issue.