New product: fuel cell stacks for research and training/industrial projects. Check them here.

2nd Conference on Progress in MEA Materials, 19-22nd Sept. 2010, La Grande Motte, France.
Link to the event at http://www.progressmea.org/squelettes/index.html

F-Cell 2010, booth 17, on the 27-28/09/2010, Stuttgart, Germany
Link to the event at  http://www.f-cell.de/englisch/home/

What’s new on our website:

You can download the new brochure of our fuel cell education packages at
http://www.pragma-industries.com/wp-content/themes/default/images/pdf_products/fuel_cells_for_education.pdf

New article published by Dr. Lepiller on microporous layers for fuel cells at
http://www.pragma-industries.com/reports/scientific-papers/microporous-layer-for-pemfc/

Fuel cell business is every day getting stronger and stronger worldwide. There is now a real need to prepare the future generation of engineers and technicians to these technologies. In a few years from now, they will unsurprisingly build, install, maintain fuel cell systems. So we are putting in the headlights the premium version of our fuel cell training set targeting engineering curriculum.

For detailed information on events, please go to:

• http://www.whec2010.com/
• http://129.175.226.9/coll10/

• • Hydrogen production and materials
• • Materials for hydrogen storage
• • Fuel cell research and development
• • Hydrogen and fuel cell applications

Products info

ClearPak Fuel cell PREMIUM Training Set

We are now proposing the Premium version of our Fuel Cell Training Set. It includes several additional tools such as H2 pressure reducer, FC temperature sensor and display, air breathing compression plate, calibrated torque screwdriver, additional H2 storage and spare parts. The Premium Set is designed to reproduce a complete industrial fuel cell system for engineering curriculum in mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, chemistry, electrochemistry, electricity.

Compared to the Basic Set configuration, the Premium version offers additional experimentation capabilities like:

• • Dew point/FC temperature coupling
• • effect of H2 overpressure
• • performance decay with self sustaining air-breathing fuel cell
• • Effect of electrodes compression on performances

The complete set combines simplicity of use for the beginner and advanced testing capabilities for the experienced user.
Learn more on this product by clicking here.

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R&D Focus

Carbon foam for mitigating water management issues in low temperature fuel cells

Two original papers have recently proposed to deal with the water management problem by replacing by or adding to the conventional channeled bipolar plate of the PEM fuel cell, a novel material in this research area: porous carbon foam. Metallic foams have been under consideration for batteries and other electrochemical devices, but in the fuel cell area the use of porous foam is clearly not a serious option yet. This could change thanks to the new results reported here (click on the link to read full article).

To read the full article, follow this link.

Other links

Pragma Industries is also exhibiting its products on Fuel Cell Markets
Check it out at fuelcellmarkets.com

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Phone: +33 559 512 755 – info@pragma-industries.com
Fuel Cell Education – FC Test stations - Cell Compression Unit – Fuel Cells – Metal Hydride Tanks About Pragma Industries:
Based in Bidart, Southwestern France, Pragma Industries is an innovative supplier of the best of breed fuel cell test equipment. From single cell testing to stack integration, Pragma Industries will find the response to your technical requirements.

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We’ll be at the 37th “Colloque Pédagogique National GEII” (translated “National Education Congress for Electronics and Industrial Computing”). It will be held in Rennes, France. This congress is in French and is dedicated to French higher education in electronics and industrial computing curriculum.
We will take this opportunity of exhibit our latest fuel cell training kit and discuss on the future of fuel cell training in higher education in France.
Dates: 9-11 June 2010
Link to the event: http://129.175.226.9/coll10/

Link to the event: http://www.whec2010.com/

Our annual exhibition space has been booked at the Hannover Messe within the H2+Fuel Cell Group Exhibit hall.
This year, we are teaming up with other French companies and you will find us under the French Pavilion. Dates: April 19-23, Hannover, Germany.
Find more about the H2FC group exhibit at http://www.fair-pr.com/.
If you wish to book a meeting during the FC Expo or the Hannover Messe, do not hesitate to contact us at contact@pragma-industries.com .

New product launch this january: a complete experimentation set with ClearPak fuel cell as center piece. Check this product and its features here.

For this first newsletter of 2010, I’m delighted to wish you a happy and successful New Year.
At the products chapter, we are introducing a new fuel cell experimentation kit that you might like for demo, education or training. As usual, we have included in the newsletter a technical paper focusing on a scientific achievement that could bring an increase in performances or decrease of cost to fuel cells.

Yours faithfully,
Pierre Forté, CEO, Pragma Industries Upcoming events Pragma’s team will be exhibiting our latest products at the 6th Fuel Cell Expo and the Hannover Messe 2010. We will display new test equipment for PEM fuel cells as well as our latest fuel cell experience kit for demo and education.

For detailed information on events, please go to:

• http://www.fcexpo.jp/index_en.html
• http://www.h2fc-fair.com

ClearPak experimentation set

Designed around the ClearPak fuel cell, we are now proposing a complete experimentation set including e-load, air supply with flow control, hydrogen supply with automatic purge valve, ready to use in a single package.
ClearPak fuel cell is designed to observe the liquid water behavior inside the cell through realistic gas distribution flowfield. Created to give an insight of the engineering of a commercial fuel cell, the possible experimentations with the set include the study of:

• performances upon air stoichiometry
• hydrogen purging effect in dead-end mode
• water balance upon gas flow parameters

The complete set combines simplicity of use for the beginner and advanced testing capabilities for the experienced user.
Learn more on this product by clicking here.

Metal hydride hydrogen storage

Our broad range of metal hydride tanks, from 5 standard liters to 5000 sL of hydrogen, offers flexibility and security for many applications:

• Micro fuel cell systems
• Fuel cell education kits
• Portable hydrogen storage
• Lab instrument hydrogen supply

Custom design for specific applications is also available.
Download the full brochure here. R & D Focus

A metal oxide alternative to carbon as catalyst support in low-temperature fuel cells

Current commercial Pt/C catalysts suffer from a lack of durability in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFCs and DMFCs) due mainly to concomitant carbon corrosion and platinum dissolution/sintering during start-up and shut-down procedures. Metal oxides have been regarded as potential alternatives to high-surface area carbon for a while now, and in particular TiO2 thanks to its very good mechanical properties and superior electrochemical resistance in acidic and oxidative conditions. Two recent studies report significant milestones achieved toward the use of titanium dioxide in fuel cells: drastic increase of anode efficiency in DMFCs and enhanced stability of PEM fuel cell performances.

To read the full article, follow this link. Other links Pragma Industries is now exhibiting its products on Fuel Cell Markets
Check it out at fuelcellmarkets.com Pragma Industries SAS – 664 rue de Bassilour – 64210 Bidart – France
Phone: +33 559 512 755 – info@pragma-industries.com
Fuel Cell Education – FC Test stations – Cell Compression Unit – Fuel Cells – Metal Hydride Tanks About Pragma Industries:
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Our team will also be presenting our products in Stuttgart, Germany, at the F-Cell forum.
Date: 28-29 septembre, booth #17 ]]> http://www.pragma-industries.com/september-09/feed/ 0 http://www.pragma-industries.com/newsletter-september09/ http://www.pragma-industries.com/newsletter-september09/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:53:42 +0000 admin http://www.pragma-industries.com/newsletter-september09/ “Dear Sir, Madam,
I am Pierre Forté, CEO of Pragma Industries. I’m proud to present you our first newsletter. Pragma is a dynamic supplier of fuel cell test equipment and an independent fuel cell research lab. This newsletter will address the following topics: upcoming events, new products information and a science note. I hope you will share my enthusiasm about the fuel cell revolution and I look forward to exchanging with you in the near future.”

Pierre Forté, CEO, Pragma Industries Upcoming events Pragma’s team will be exhibiting our latest products at the Grove Fuel Cell Symposium and the F-Cell Forum. Visitors will see the Cell Compression Unit v2 in demonstration and our newest PEM221 test station will be in display.

For detailed information on events, please go to:
http://www.grovefuelcell.com/index.asp
http://www.f-cell.de/englisch/home/ Products info Cell Compression Unit v2

The Cell Compression Unit v2 has been on the market for 6 months with great results. As a unique tool to control compression force applied on fuel cell core and cell temperature, it achieves perfectly reproducible test conditions and reveals itself as a precious equipment to evaluate PEMFC or DMFC performances. The new version of the equipment integrates a large graphic touchscreen interface, programming functionalities, improvements such as ultralow friction losses, micron scale piston precision, and software auto update.
Learn more on this product by clicking here PEM221 Test station
The tester, designed to test fuel cells and stacks up to 300W, meets industrial and university research requirements. Reliability, efficiency and accuracy are the main highlights of the PEM221.

• Automatic mass flow control
• Reactant humidification
• Cell temperature control
• Open source LabView® based control software

Download the full brochure here. R & D Focus Iron to replace platinum in PEM fuel cells anytime soon?

For our monthly scientific highlight, honor is given to the great results obtained by Pr Dodelet ‘s team at INRS, Canada, which have been published earlier this year in Science magazine. Their research focus is on non precious metal catalysts (NPMC) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in PEM fuel cells. The team has successfully prepared and tested Fe-N based compounds with a dramatically higher volumetric density of active sites towards ORR in the microporous carbon support. The best new catalyst exhibits an overall rate of reaction that is 35 times higher than the previous best NPMC as far and very close to the 2010 DoE target, and compares well with Pt-based catalysts at low current densities.

To read the full article, follow this link. Other links Link to our latest press release here about Pragma’s private equity funding. Pragma Industries SAS – 664 rue de Bassilour – 64210 Bidart – France
Phone: +33 559 512 755 – info@pragma-industries.com
FC Test stations – Cell Compression Unit – Fuel Cells – Metal Hydride Tanks About Pragma Industries:
Based in Bidart, Southwestern France, Pragma Industries is an innovative supplier of the best of breed fuel cell test equipment. From single cell testing to stack integration, Pragma Industries will find the response to your technical requirements IN PRINT

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