Matthews Engineering has fully opened its new development center in Vreden. According to the company, its “MEODEO” line has been made available for demonstrations and testing. With this addition, the center can now facilitate processes for batteries and energy storage systems from the laboratory scale to industrial production.
The 1,000-square-meter center was first opened in May 2025. It is designed for development, testing, and process optimization in the field of energy storage. The company says the facility is intended to bridge the gap between laboratory validation, pilot trials, and industrial production.
MEODEO as a 1:1 Test Production Line
Matthews describes the MEODEO facility as a full-scale demonstration and test line for developing and manufacturing dry battery electrodes. Customers are expected to gather process data there that can be transferred to their own production lines.
The company states that the system is commercially available for Gigafactory environments. It can be customized in terms of the number of rolls, roll hardness, operating speed, winding concept, and other factors. The multi-roll calender can process electrode widths of up to 850 millimeters. Matthews cites an operating speed of up to 150 meters per minute.
Test Environment for Multiple Process Steps
The company states that its development center combines laboratory, pilot, and production facilities. In addition to dry electrodes, Matthews cites separator foils, bipolar plate embossing, and membrane coating as application areas. Dry rooms with less than one percent relative humidity and cleanroom conditions enable testing of moisture-sensitive materials. The center is also integrated into a larger development network. This network includes capabilities for coatings and separator foils.
Source:
https://matthews-engineering.com/insights/press-releases/development-center-vreden-meodeo/
