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Italian automation specialist Comau has commissioned a 500-square-meter drying room with dew point conditions of up to minus 50 degrees Celsius.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP) in Dresden has developed a roll-to-roll process that coats both sides of polymer films with copper or aluminum.

RWTH Aachen University, Fraunhofer FFB, and mixing technology specialist HS Tumbler will be working on accelerating the industrialization of new production and battery technologies.

Morrow Batteries from Norway and Swedish test laboratory SEEL will collaborate in the development of lithium nickel manganese oxide (LNMO) battery cells.

Euro Manganese from Canada and Integrals Power from the United Kingdom are considering an agreement to supply high-purity manganese sulfate from a project in the Czech Republic.

Comau from Italy is working with Intecells from the United States to further develop the use of cold plasma in the production of battery electrodes.

As part of the new “CellLab” project, an infrastructure for data-based research into battery production and its effects on cell quality is being created at RWTH Aachen University.

The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has opened an 800 square-meter “Clean and Dry Zone” for industrial research, development, and testing.

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL claims it has made significant progress in its research into lithium metal batteries (LMB) and their durability.

POSCO Future M from South Korea has completed pilot production of its lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) cathode materials and is now preparing for mass production.