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European partners in the program, including Daimler AG (Daimler Chrysler at the time), which was building a battery manufacturing plant in France. “Daimler had Johnson Controls under a deadline, so we gave Mohit and his staff nine months to get this done. Tey did it in eight months and some odd days,” says Dougherty, “and it was up and running right the first time out. Te funny thing is, we had problems with every single piece of equipment in that plant except for MEGTEC’s.” Te result was one of the first successful applications of lithium-ion technology in hybrid vehicles, used in Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz S 400 Hybrid. MEGTEC’s technology can save millions of dollars per year in a battery manufacturing operation, according to Dougherty. “To start with, you need half as much equipment to produce the same amount of product in the same amount of time,” he says, “and along with that you have reductions in energy costs and labor costs.” MEGTEC has a pilot line set up at its De Pere location that allows battery and other advanced material developers to test coating formulations and other process parameters before they scale up for full production. Te company now works with multiple battery manufacturers in the United States, Europe and China. For Uberoi, it’s just a natural extension of his company’s culture of innovation. “I’m a technical person myself and I’ve always been interested in innovation. I like research, but I’m a practical guy and I like to see how research can be put to use in developing products. So, all our people, including our engineers and other technical people, are empowered to take risks, accepting that not everything we try will be successful. “We also have to continue to listen to our customers and what the markets want, as opposed to trying to be innovative in isolation. We’re always listening.” MEGTEC IN A NUTSHELL MEGTEC is a global design, engineering, manufacturing and services company providing industrial equipment and services to various industries, including lithium- ion batteries and other advanced materials, solar films, membranes, automotive, engineered wood products, printing, chemical, electronics and other process industries. • More than 20,000 equipment installations around the world. • More than 100 patents. • Employs more than 700 people on five continents, including 350 in De Pere. • Headquartered in De Pere, with operations in France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Australia and India. BUSINESS UNITS Advanced Materials Processing: Air flotation dryers and ovens, infrared dryers, coating equipment, laboratory/ pilot testing, solvent recovery systems Environment, Climate & Energy: Regenerative thermal oxidizers, catalytic oxidizers, heat recovery systems, bioscrubbers/bioreactors, greenhouse gas abatement Printing & Packaging: Dryers, splicers, digital printing auxiliary equipment, roll loading systems, rewinders KEY CUSTOMERS RR Donnelley Quebecor World Goss International 3M Amcor General Electric Alcan Du Pont Honda Toyota Nissan Volvo Canon Sara Lee Bridgestone Pfizer Dow Schering-Plough Sony IBM “My father was never afraid to take a risk and he was always focused on what his customers needed, and I learned a lot from that.” — Mohit Uberoi www. insightonbusiness .com Februar y 2011 • INSIGHT | 31

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