Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT
Strategies for sustainable value creation
We support mechanical and plant engineering companies in developing suitable technology strategies for the battery market: We analyze the status quo of your company and your strategic goals in the battery market. By defining criteria for a technology assessment that takes into account all key potentials and risks, we create a solid information base for the selection of battery technologies.
Our recommendations for operational planning and implementation help you to strengthen your competitive position. Together with you, we identify and evaluate innovations along the battery value chain and support you in the strategic alignment of your production in the market.
Our many years of experience in industrial projects and the latest findings from application-oriented research enable us to provide you with a tailor-made concept and the process for creating your technology strategy.
Scaling production with special machines
Whether it's battery cell production or re-manufacturing, we have the expertise across the entire battery cycle to support companies in scaling up new processes – from laboratory scale to series production.
We develop special machines and modules that solve the new production tasks – such as the mobile, automated dismantling of battery systems, laser drying of the electrode coating in lithium-ion batteries or electrode production for solid-state batteries.
We cover all the work steps required to start production as quickly as possible: the development of plant and production concepts, mechanical and electrical implementation and on-site commissioning.
Digital product file for intelligent quality management
We support companies with the introduction of quality management in battery production, including certification in accordance with ISO 9001. We work closely with you to develop suitable quality assurance concepts. In doing so, we focus on digitalization in production. For example, we use digital twins to ensure that battery production has seamless documentation. A traceability system uses the production data not only to predict important quality features, but also for further applications in the later life cycle in the form of a digital product file.