Catacel President William A. Whittenberger a Featured Presenter at the 2010 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition
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Newly elected Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition chairperson to discuss shorter pathways to production through the forging of strong supply chains
GARRETTSVILLE, OH - William A. Whittenberger, president of Catacel Corporation, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming 2010 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition (October 18-21; Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center; San Antonio, Texas). Whittenberger, the newly elected chairperson of the board of directors of the Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition (OFCC), will address the opportunity for America's fuel cell industry to assume global design and manufacturing leadership by endeavoring shorter paths to production.
The presentation, titled From Innovation to Integration: Forging Strong Supply Chains, is scheduled for Wednesday, October 20 at 5:00 p.m. Whittenberger will discuss how the greatest commercial promise is realized when companies work in concert to apply the classic principles of economies of scale and division of labor. Special emphasis will be paid to best practices that foster a spirit of collaboration that leads to the formation of viable supply chains resulting in shorter development cycles, lower material costs and greater speed-to-market.
Catacel has worked for many years with fuel cell industry leaders and technology partners to develop commercially practical, cost-effective heat exchange, fuel reforming and other catalytic reaction components. It is Catacel's perspective that the U.S. fuel cell industry, amidst diminishing government funding and fierce international competition, must urgently ramp-up the production that has been promised for years; manufacturers and suppliers must put systems into service by aggressively identifying and integrating appropriate technologies.
The Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition is one of the largest international conferences of its kind, boasting an extensive Technical Program and Exposition. The conference attracts more than 1,000 attendees annually and offers the largest number of technical papers, the most exhibits and the best coverage of the latest advances and research in the field. Participants include technical leaders, scientists, educators, researchers, developers, inventors, students and manufacturers of fuel cell products. Technical sessions focus in four main areas: high temperature fuel cells, low temperature fuel cells, applications and markets. Challenges in costs, fuels, storage, reliability, lifetime and adoptability are also covered.
Additional information may be obtained by contacting the seminar directly at fuelcellseminar@schydrogen.org or by visiting fuelcellseminar.org.
Whittenberger possesses more than 24 years of design and manufacturing expertise with catalyst-coated metal foil substrates. He founded Catacel in 2001 to create and commercialize numerous such solutions for the fuel cell industry.
Whittenberger has presented at the Ohio Fuel Cell Symposium, Logistics Fuel Conference and NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference among other national and international venues.
He presently holds 44 utility/design patents relating to heat exchangers, catalytic converters and catalytic reactors.
About Catacel Corporation
Catacel, based in Northeast Ohio, provides solutions for challenging catalyst-based applications. Using its diverse background in durable metal honeycombs, reaction design, catalytic chemistry, and large-scale production techniques, the company has engineered solutions for a diverse range of global clientele including NASA Glenn and Acumentrics Corporation. Catacel primarily serves the advanced energy and chemical industries. Catacel solutions are geared to the fuel cell, hydrogen, gas-to-liquid, petrochemical and aerospace sectors. Visit www.catacel.com to learn more.
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