Pfeiffer Vacuum

Vacuum Technology and Vacuum Pumps from the leader
For 130 years, the name Pfeiffer Vacuum has served as a guarantee for advanced vacuum technology, high quality vacuum solutions and first-class service. We offer a wide range of process pumps for vacuum drying and electrolyte filling in R&D and Industry environments with outstanding performances for short cycle times and efficiency. With our leak detectors, we are able to leak test battery components, all cell types, battery modules and packs as well as cooling units. Furthermore, baseline investigations in the fields of humidity measurement, permeation and end-of-line testing are possible.
Li-ion batteries have become an integral part of our everyday life. They are used in mobile devices such as laptops, smartphones and other wearables. Batteries are even powering our cars. But how are these compact power storage devices manufactured and what does it all have to do with vacuum and leak detection?
The application of vacuum is required at various stages of production in the manufacture of Li-ion batteries: Vacuum is required during the mixing process of the so-called slurry, which is applied to the battery cell electrodes. The coil drying and electrolyte filling also takes place under vacuum.
In general, the pumps generate the vacuum which is needed for the different production processes. The pumps have to have a high resistance to poisonous and toxic fumes in drying, filling and formation processes. Pfeiffer Vacuum pumps generally are known to be robust and efficient to ensure sustainable production of Li-ion batteries.

EL-CELL

We Advance Battery Research.
EL-CELL develops laboratory equipment for research of energy storage systems, with particular focus on lithium-ion technology and supercapacitors.
We are distinguished by our expertise in electrochemistry and mechanical engineering as well as our eager ambition to develop innovative products. We strongly believe that reliable and simple 3-electrode measurements are the most efficient way to develop new battery materials. This approach proves to be particularly useful in our PAT (Parallel Testing) series, a modular test cell system with the highest standards of efficiency and ease of use. In addition, we offer a variety of in-situ test cells as well as tools for manufacturing battery components in the laboratory. Our complete range of services is rounded out with our own potentiostats, which are precisely tailored to the special requirements of battery research. This allows us to provide you with the complete set-up from a single source to carry out electrochemical experiments.

Safion GmbH

Safion develops battery diagnostic solutions for customers to optimize battery applications and safety along the entire value chain – from quality testing to lifetime prediction and condition assessment to second-life testing. The measurement process lays the foundation for a fast, cost and resource-saving technology to improve battery performance. In a matter of seconds, Safion’s Real-Time EIS method can measure, with superimposed excitation, up to 32 impedance points simultaneously. In that manner, the measurement time is reduced from minutes, as with conventional methods, to seconds.

WKM Wärmeprozess- und Klimaprüftechnik Michel GmbH & Co. KG

For more than 25 years, we have been serving our customers with sound know-how in the fields of materials testing, research and development, and industrial manufacturing technology. In the last 5 years in particular, we have realised numerous projects in the field of electromobility and fuel cell research. A wide variety of test standards and requirements for e.g. power electronics, batteries or even electric motors were used and implemented.
We will show you which test equipment you can use for your reproducible functional and endurance tests and support you in the project planning and design of your test concepts when it comes to the product groups of ice water shock test systems, IP protection class test benches, climatic test chambers, corrosion test systems, surge water test systems, temperature test chambers, temperature control units for gear oil, temperature control units for water/glycol, vacuum chambers, heating cabinets.
With us you will reach your goals reliably and quickly.

Carl Zeiss Microscopy Deutschland GmbH

ZEISS eMobility Solutions – From energy to eMotion
The increasing demand for electric vehicles is leading to a rethink in the automotive industry, as the structure of an electric powertrain differs significantly from that of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine. This change also has an enormous impact on production as well as on the assembly of components and poses new challenges for the quality assurance process due to increased precision requirements.
ZEISS eMobility Solutions combines a selection of products from the ZEISS portfolio and thus offers unique holistic measurement and inspection solutions for all components of e-mobility: from the battery, to power electronics, to the e-motor and transmission – From energy to eMotion.

Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co KG

Preparation technologies for lithium-ion batteries
From the world-market leader for preparation systems in the lead-acid battery field
The preparation of battery pastes ranks among the most demanding of tasks in the mixing technology field. For this very reason, technologies from the EIRICH company are regarded as indispensable by top-name battery manufacturers all over the world. Nowhere else can producers and consumers alike benefit in such high measure from the advantages of EIRICH mixing technology.
EIRICH – trend-setter in the field of preparation systems for batteries
At the beginning of the 1990s, EIRICH kicked off an enduring technological trend with its EVACTHERM® process for the production of lead-acid batteries. It was thanks to this innovative preparation process that the lead-acid battery was successfully developed into the AGM* battery. The planetary mixer now widely used in the battery industry was invented by EIRICH at the beginning of the last century. It was further developed into the EIRICH mixer with its unique mixing principle, which has been regularly optimized on the basis of decades of experience and successfully incorporated in new areas of application. It offers fascinating possibilities, including for manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries.
Gaining a competitive edge with the right technology
The right preparation technology is a major precondition for advanced battery systems with very high energy densities, endurance and safety. And the right partner is indispensable for anyone wishing to offer modern and environmentally friendly products on a long term basis. At the same time you benefit directly from our research and development activities. Because EIRICH and renowned companies, universities and competence networks have been working jointly for decades on future battery concepts. Regardless of whether you are active in the electromobility field or in the development of stationary energy storage concepts, EIRICH will always be able to offer you the best preparation solution for your future battery concepts.
The global battery market holds unimagined possibilities for companies. With our tailor-made technical solutions we would be glad to help you make in the most of these possibilities.

Fraunhofer Battery Alliance

Welcome to the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance
High-performance batteries are key components in mobile and stationary electrically powered applications and are also the most complex elements in these systems. Particularly in high energy and output ranges, the durability and reliability of a system must be high, placing significant technical demands on the batteries.
Through research in the field of electrochemical energy storage, the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance develops suitable technologies and conceptual solutions to application level, paying particular attention to their social, economic, and ecological impacts. Optimization is needed across a series of disciplines. The competences of the 24 members of the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance cover materials, cells and cell production, systems and integration, recycling, simulation, digitalization and testing. The Fraunhofer Battery Alliance develops, optimizes, and characterizes customer-specific materials and manufacturing processes for batteries and develops complete battery systems for a range of applications. Therefore, the institutes operate special pilot plants for transferring results obtained in the laboratory up to industrial scale. Research and development work aims to increase the tolerance to external influences and improves the storage properties and intrinsic safety, paying attention to aspects of the cell manufacture. Emphasis is placed on lithium-ion systems, next-generation batteries, redox-flow batteries and high-temperature storage devices.
In recent years, two spin-offs have been formed from member institutes of the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance. Our Fraunhofer spin-offs develop new solutions from application to market maturity based on technologies and know-how from research.
The Batalyse GmbH developed a software system to automate time consuming manual data processing like file gathering, categorization and evaluation for R&D, production and QM with focus on electrochemistry. Sort and filter your test, analysis and production data for specific materials, projects, customers and performance. Link material properties, with production parameters and product performance, receive structured data and apply your AI to optimize your processes and products. Batalyse is a spin-off of the Fraunhofer ICT and the software is used by many institutes of the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance.
In 2019, volytica diagnostics GmbH, another successful spin-off of the Fraunhofer IVI, was founded, focusing on reliable condition monitoring of batteries based on field data. volytica diagnostics focuses on safe and easy-to-integrate battery diagnostics solutions based on decades of research.

Helmholtz Institute Münster (HI MS; IEK-12) of Forschungszentrum Jülich

Welcome to Helmholtz Institute Münster (HI MS; IEK-12) of Forschungszentrum Jülich!
As the lifeblood of every battery cell, the electrolyte ensures that all components work effectively together. By electrolyte research, Helmholtz Institute Münster makes a significant contribution to the success of mobility and energy transition. When researching and developing innovative battery cell technologies, scientists at HI MS also ask the key question: How can we ensure the cost-effective and long-term storage of large quantities of generated electricity using a small amount of space?
The priority areas of research are the five classes of electrolytes: solid anionic electrolytes, solid cationic electrolytes, polymer electrolytes, liquid electrolytes, and hybrid electrolytes. HI MS’ existing expertise and infrastructure covers a broad spectrum of the theory, chemistry, and technology behind electrolytes, battery cells, and battery systems.

PEC

For its global customer base, PEC offers solutions and expertise in:
Battery Testing Solutions
Automated Cell Finishing Lines
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Battery Testing Solutions
PEC is the worldwide leader in cell, module and pack test equipment for advanced batteries and energy storage systems. Our test equipment combines very high control and measurement accuracy with an excellent dynamic behavior. This results in very precise, near real time simulations of demanding applications in electro-mobility, renewable energy, aerospace and defense. PEC also supplies test systems for primary batteries and consumer applications.
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Automated Cell Finishing Lines
PEC has been a frontrunner in the delivery of turnkey automated cell finishing lines for the growing number of electrical vehicle programs worldwide. These cell finishing lines cover all operations from right after the electrolyte filling, such as soaking, formation, degassing, ageing, grading and sorting and supply the pack assembly with a steady flow of completely finished and sorted cells. PEC offers standard solutions for pouch, prismatic and cylindrical cells.

MEET Battery Research Center at the University of Münster

MEET (Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology) Battery Research Center at the University of Münster is one of the foremost battery research centers in Germany and one of the leading drivers of top-level research internationally. With the aim of helping the urgently needed turnaround in the energy and transport sectors to succeed, the research at MEET covers the optimization of the market-dominating lithium-ion technology, the further development of other materials, and promising new approaches such as solid-state batteries. What will mark out the battery of the future? High energy density, fast charging capability, longer lifecycle, maximum safety, improved sustainability and the lowest possible costs. Flexibly adapted to individual needs, the MEET scientists offer industry as well es national and international scientific institutions opportunities for cooperation along the entire battery supply chain.