Compression testing is done on Samsung’s batteries as part of a widespread review of battery durability and safety.
South Korea said Monday it plans to strengthen the safety rules for lithium ion batteries and beef up inspections to prevent a repeat of the fire fiasco that forced Samsung to recall the Galaxy Note 7 phone.
South Korea-based Samsung voluntarily recalled the Note 7 last fall when a major battery flaw caused a small number of the phones to spontaneously explode and sometimes burst into flames, damaging property and leaking dangerous chemicals.
Last month, the top US safety agency said Samsung took the right steps in figuring out what went wrong with the Note 7, but it called for the rest of the industry to set better safety standards for batteries.
And South Korea apparently heeded that call.
