1、1Overcoming the challenges of battery manufacturing scale upRichard Lockwood,Business Development Manager2Bridging the gap industry needsTechnology readinessGramKilogram100s KilogramsGigafactoryScale10s KilogramsTRL1TRL2TRL3TRL4TRL5TRL6TRL7TRL8TRL9Initial researchApplied researchProof of conceptBenc
2、h sale researchPilot scaleLarge scaleInactive commissioningActive commissioningOperationalFlexible Pilot LineIndustrial Scale-up LineBattery Development LaboratoryModule and pack assemblyTrainingSimulationCell cycling,Clean and Dry Zone3UKBICs more recent capabilitiesFlexible Pilot Line(FPL)will bri
3、dge the gap between existing kilogram scale demonstrator lines and our Industrial Scale-up Line(ISL)Battery Development Laboratory(BDL)facilitates product characterisation of cells processed on our ISL and FPLClean and Dry Zone:Flexible 800m space provides controlled conditions for equipment testing
4、,temporary equipment installationCell cycling capability:Additional standalone cell cycling equipment for extended cell cycling 192 channels for cylindrical cells and 96 channels for pouch cells4UK Battery Industrialisation Centre(UKBIC)MixingCoating and DryingCalenderingSlittingAssemblyFormation,Ag
5、e&TestModule AssemblyPack AssemblyCell Assembly(pouch,cylindrical)Formation,Age&TestModuleElectrode anodeElectrode cathodePackUK manufacturing research facility based in the MidlandsOpen to organisations looking to scale technologyAccess Giga-scale equipment to de-risk commercial investmentTrial and
6、 validation at industrial scale,speed and qualityCustomers retain full ownership of their IP developed at UKBICDelivering skills,training and knowledge transfer5100UKBIC current cell formatsPouch Cell 300 x100Cylindrical Cell-217008453276121mm70mmExternal insulation ringCap with CID,vent and gasketT