May 24 2010
Early production stage hydrogen generation company AlumiFuel Power, Inc. (“API”), the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based wholly owned operating subsidiary of AlumiFuel Power Corporation (OTCBB: AFPW), (the “Company”), announced today that it has received the first Purchase Order for AlumiFuel cartridges for its Portable Balloon Inflation System (PBIS)-1000 portable hydrogen generator.
The Purchase Order was received from Kaymont Consolidated Industries, Inc. of Long Island, New York – the world’s largest distributor of weather balloons and API’s partner for lift-gas applications – on behalf of an unspecified military customer.
AlumiFuel cartridge
The cartridges will be used to fuel the three PBIS-1000 units that were delivered to the customer in April. The PBIS-1000 uses two 32 oz. cartridges to generate 1,000 liters of hydrogen in 20 minutes to launch a 5-foot weather balloon. This initial order of 240 cartridges will be used by the customer for training purposes, prior to anticipated operational deployment of the generators. The customer is expected to place additional Purchase Orders for PBIS-1000 generators in the Second Quarter of 2010, and for a continuing supply of the cartridges.
The cartridges are being manufactured to API’s specifications by ActionPak, Inc. of Bristol, Pennsylvania, API’s packaging partner; they will be delivered to the customer using packaging and labeling specifically developed for API’s cartridges according to Department of Transportation specifications. Members of API’s technical team will travel to the customer’s location to assist in launching the training program.
API’s Director of Engineering, Mr. Sean McIntosh, said, “This Purchase Order is another significant milestone for API. Delivery of our first commercially produced AlumiFuel cartridges is a testimonial to the state of our technology in this field. Our cartridge design, fabrication, and packaging know-how will allow us to quickly respond to future Purchase Orders from existing and new customers.”