Innovative technology / Sensors
Electromobility is one of the most significant trends in the automotive industry worldwide. More
and more automakers are turning to electric cars to reduce the CO2emissions of their vehicle fleets. Of crucial
importance for the success of electromobility is the efficient production of
battery cells. For this reason, carmakers are increasingly positioning themselves
as battery manufacturers alongside major suppliers.
It is true that the production
of car batteries is currently still concentrated in Asia.
In recent years, however,
Western companies have also invested in building up their own battery production capacities.
Short innovation cycles
The processes and technologies for the production of battery cells will further develop in the
coming years. Whether new raw materials, modified mixing and coating processes, or different
processes for calendering and winding, there will always be changes.
If battery cell manufacturers want to prepare existing and future production plants
for this dynamic phase and significantly shortened innovation cycles, they need powerful
automation partners who support the digital transformation with their solutions and thus
enable modular, flexible plant concepts.
With its robust portfolio, Turck has been one of the most important automation partners
for the automotive industry around the globe for several decades – and today
the most successful battery manufacturers also rely on Turck technology and design
their production plants to be flexible and future-proof with data-driven process optimization.
Three loading columns for production efficiency
For example, contactless RFID identification technology helps to increase the output of existing plants
while at the same time improving process reliability and product quality.
Condition monitoring
solutions reveal problems at an early stage and thus enable predictive maintenance measures,
which permanently increases the availability and thus the overall efficiency of a plant (OEE).
Application example: The roller pressure during calendering is critical for the quality of the battery cells, Turck's fluid sensors continuously capture the measured values
