Lithium ion batteries haven’t become more dangerous in recent years. But with more and more devices being powered by the batteries — and with portable technology becoming increasing prevalent — more opportunities for problems have developed. That, at least in part, is a reason that the potential hazards are more on the public’s radar, said Kent Faith, CEO of SpectrumFX.
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 7’s exploding battery has pilots and aviation industry experts concerned about lithium-ion batteries catching fire on aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from being on airplanes because of the potential of explosive batteries. Because those fires burn so hot, there’s new technology, built in Tulsa, available that the maker says is ideal for putting out the phone fires.
You can call it spontaneous combustion. Or self-igniting fires. Or the explosive nature of lithium ion batteries. For the world’s aviation industry, the ubiquitous lithium battery presents a clear and present danger every day on every commercial flight. Virtually every passenger carries at least one device onto an aircraft, whether it is a smartphone, tablet, movie player or even light-up sneakers worn by children.
Tulsa’s Spectrum FX is marketing a fire suppression technology that can extinguish any type of fire, including hazardous lithium batteries.
Kent Faith, pilot, entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of SpectrumFX, follows the classic model of successful entrepreneurship — with some unique sizzle all his own.
The 2012 Tulsa Global Entrepreneurship Week Innovation Forum brought three innovative entrepreneurs and room full of people to i2E’s Tulsa office.
