Partnership set to improve EV battery production
EV battery manufacturers could identify production anomalies and save on scrap with solutions that emanate from a partnership between Schneider Electric and Liminal Insights.
Global EV sales are set to reach 40 per cent in 2030, leading to a tenfold in demand for EV batteries. Simultaneously, EV battery manufacturers are struggling to scale their operations quickly while reducing waste. Currently, in mature battery factories, scrap rates range between six per cent and 15 per cent due to quality inadequacies being identified too late in the production process. Scrap rates are significantly higher for new factories and new manufacturers.
To address these challenges, Schneider Electric and Liminal will develop a joint solution that integrates Liminal’s ultrasound-based metrology and analytics with Schneider Electric’s automation and industrial intelligence ecosystem to deliver real-time inline quality inspection.
The new integrated inspection solution – which Schneider Electric said is compatible with all battery cell types, including NMC, LFP, NCMA, Li-metal, solid state, and Na-Ion chemistries – offers battery manufacturers automated capabilities that enable identification of production deviations and real-time root cause analysis at cell level.
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