VFBATTERY REPORT

Cell & Pack Manufacturing

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Battery Report 2023, page 51: Cell & Pack Manufacturing
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Cell & Pack Manufacturing

Manufacturing Challenges: 2023 Developments

Manufacturing Challenges: 2023 Developments

Insufficient metrology of key quality characteristics poses a risk to cell reliability as manufacturing ramps up. In 2023, in-line measurement techniques continued to develop. Ultrasound transducers & machine learning deployed to detect internal defects such as electrolyte wetting quality

Source: Liminal, OCT, Teraview, Luna

In-line measurement of laser weld depth is improved with optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Terahertz (THz) sensors deployed for concurrent electrode thickness, loading, and conductivity measurement

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