(Dürr: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany) -- Less space, fewer energy requirements, but more performance and the highest battery cell quality. That’s the approach taken by engineering companies Dürr and GROB for their new concept factory for lithium-ion battery cells. Key technologies include dry coating of the electrodes, which doesn’t require a drying process, and powerful Z-folder technology for cell assembly with integrated notching.

Dürr and GROB have been cooperating in the field of production technology for lithium-ion batteries since 2022. The aim is to jointly establish themselves as system suppliers of battery production equipment in Europe and North America.

German Wankmiller, CEO of the GROB Group, says, “With our expanded portfolio of highly available machines and systems, we jointly cover almost the entire value chain for battery cell production with our own technologies.”

In addition to a classic production layout with wet coating, the partners have developed a concept factory with dry coating and the new Z-folder technology.

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