Energy storage devices such as lithium-ion batteries play a crucial role in electromobility and energy transition. In order to optimise battery production, sensors are required to monitor the production line, including thickness measurement sensors. But what are the challenges in making reliable thickness measurements, asks Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at Micro-Epsilon UK. The growing… Continue
Thermal Hazard Technology (THT) is the leading supplier of calorimeters and testing services for lithium battery safety / performance. With increasing energy density, safety of Li-ion batteries is becoming increasingly important. Calorimetry is used to obtain quantitative data on the thermal behaviour of batteries. THT’s Accelerating Rate Calorimeter provides an adiabatic testing environment with tests… Continue
Dr Sai Shivareddy, co-founder and CEO of Nyobolt, is looking to a future where we all have the power to make a difference Dr Sai Shivareddy’s son is only four – but he already understands the mission that his engineer dad is on. “He knows all about the frustrations of a dead battery, and asks, ‘why does it take so… Continue
LAUDA expands its successful range of integral process thermostats with a pressure-blanketed variant LAUDA Integral P: Using pressure to achieve the perfect temperature The two device types, Integral IN 2050 PW and IN 2560 PW, function according to the pressure blanketing principle. The devices, which are equipped with a stainless steel pressure vessel, significantly expand… Continue
The AutoPore V uses mercury porosimetry that can be used for characterization of Li-ion battery separators and electrodes. This uniquely valuable technique delivers speed, accuracy, and characterization of properties critical to safety, energy density, and longer cycle life. This application note will describe a test methodology using the AutoPore V, and its MicroActive software, to… Continue
Flexible, efficient and sustainable, EIRICH MixSolvers® offer an effective solution in electrode mix processing for laboratories and gigafactories alike. Downstream, the ContiFeeder® process ensures continuous coater supply. Processing electrode mixes for lithium-ion batteries is one of the most complex elements in mixing technology. At present, this process of coating the electrodes usually involves slurries. The quality of the… Continue
UK, September 2021 – After the Australian “Bridgestone World Solar Challenge” was cancelled, an adequate alternative route to the flat outback was quickly found with the “Solar Challenge Morocco”. Despite the changed route through the desert and along the Atlas Mountains, the dutch racing team of Solar Team Twente is still optimistic that they will… Continue
Leybold UK, have won the Employer of the Year Award 2021 of the Composites UK Trade Association. The annual award celebrates the achievements of the UK composites industry, in categories covering company efforts and successes on an individual level. With the Employer of the Year Award, the industry association honours companies that invest specifically in… Continue