Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) RWTH Aachen University

The chair “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University was founded in 2014 by StreetScooter co-inventor Professor Achim Kampker and is dedicated to the development, production, and recycling of battery systems and their components as well as the fuel cell and the production of the electric powertrain in numerous research groups. Around 110 employees work at four locations. PEM’s focus is always on sustainability and cost reduction – with the goal of a seamless “Innovation Chain” from basic research to large-scale production in the immediate vicinity.

Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB

As a link between science, research, and industry, the main objective of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB is to establish a research infrastructure for ecological and economical battery cell production. It intends to accelerate the innovation and commercialization process of production technologies for existing and future cell formats. The focal points of our work gather in all areas around battery (production): from battery technology and certification of new battery types to process optimization in production, application, battery recycling, and further educational offerings.

N&H Technology GmbH

Battery research with the PD-600 powder measuring system – improved performance and resource-efficient production
The PD-600 powder measuring system is used to determine physical powder properties, primarily resistivity. It plays a pivotal role in battery research, where high-quality conductive additives and carbons are essential for advancements in battery technologies. This system contributes to the improvement of performance criteria in lithium-ion batteries, such as range, charging time, and lifespan, by promoting continuous innovations in material formulation. Thanks to a pressure range of 0.01 to 20 kN, the device enables precise resistance measurements under various pressure conditions.
More information is also available at: www.nh-instruments.de

Battery LabFactory Braunschweig

Sustainable Circular Production of Batteries
The BLB is a research center of the TU Braunschweig. The research spectrum covers the entire value-added cycle from material production to cell manufacturing and recycling to close the material cycle. The competences of 9 institutes of the TU Braunschweig, the TU Clausthal, the Leibniz Universität Hannover, the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig are bundled here. Currently, more than 200 employees research on 3,000 m² pilot production. We look forward to your visit.

Bio-Logic Science Instruments GmbH

BioLogic develops, produces and markets high-precision and high-accuracy measuring devices and their control and analysis software, particularly for the battery industry.
A product portfolio of potentiostat galvanostats, battery cyclers and impedance analyzers meets the requirements of industrial research and development in the fields of new energy storage technologies, fuel cells, photovoltaics, corrosion
new energy storage technologies, fuel cells, photovoltaics, corrosion and biosensors.
Our user-friendly instruments and dedicated software have been created in collaboration with scientists in research and development laboratories developing and testing batteries worldwide.

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.

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.

C3 Prozess- und Analysentechnik GmbH

C3 Prozess- und Analysentechnik GmbH offers measurement and laboratory technology around the battery application area. Gamry Instruments’ systems (electrochemistry, spectroelectrochemistry) are used to characterize batteries and components in R&D and QC. Software packages such as EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) are used here. Measuring cells and other accessories complete the Echemistry program. THINKY’s highly efficient centrifugal mixers enable bubble-free production of e.g. electrode pastes. The thermal conductivity measurement systems from Hot Disk AB can be used to characterize both pure materials and composite materials with regard to their thermophysical properties for thermal management.