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Stiftung GRS Batterien, as the manufacturers’ own take-back scheme, assumes product responsibility for all manufacturers and distributors in accordance with the German Battery Act (BattG). Stiftung GRS Batterien acts as a non-profit-making and non-discriminatory organisation that is available to all manufacturers in line with Section 7 BattG. Day-to-day business operations of Stiftung GRS Batterien are undertaken by GRS Service GmbH, which provides their customers with efficient and safe solutions for taking back batteries for the sustainable fulfilment of legal product responsibility pertaining to battery producers and distributors. GRS Batterien provides collection and transport containers for batteries for the retail sector, public waste management authorities, commercial operations and public bodies and carries out the collection, sorting and disposal of waste batteries free of charge. Containers are provided and batteries from devices are taken back for free from the collection points. The battery manufacturers connected to the GRS take-back schemes meet their legal collection obligations with a collection rate of more than 50 per cent. All these services are financed by the fees paid by the manufacturers and importers of batteries affiliated with GRS towards the cost of disposal. More information: https://www.stiftung-grs.de/en/

With its sophisticated testing technology, Weiss Technik GmbH tests the safety, reliability, and performance of electrical energy storage systems under all thermal, climatic, and mechanical loads. Weiss Technik offers a large selection of tried and tested standard test chambers as well as the planning and realization of individual test chambers and test rooms as a single-source supplier, the planning of laboratories, and the integration of central cooling units. Weiss Technik equips complete battery test centers and builds clean rooms, drying rooms, and vacuum dryers for battery production – always with a focus on reproducible processes. A strong sales and service organization with 22 companies in 15 countries at 40 locations supports its customers and ensures system operation worldwide. The Weiss Technik companies are part of Schunk Group which is based in Heuchelheim near Giessen, Germany. More information: https://www.weiss-technik.com/en

Volkswagen is systematically implementing its technology roadmap at its German battery competence centers in Salzgitter and Braunschweig. This makes Volkswagen one of the most important players in battery technology worldwide. With the creation, testing, and series production of battery cells and battery systems, Volkswagen is setting its own standards in the further development of the electrificationʼs key component and is poised to become one of the worldʼs leading manufacturers of electric mobility components. At its Center for Battery Systems in Braunschweig, Volkswagen develops high-voltage battery systems. Every year, more than 500,000 battery systems for fully electric vehicles such as those of the “ID.” family and systems for plug-in hybrids are mass-produced there. More information: https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en

TÜV SÜD Battery Testing GmbH is responsible for testing batteries and cells within the TÜV SÜD Group. More than 60 experienced experts are dedicated to testing the safety, reliability, and performance of lithium-ion storage systems. In addition to battery manufacturers, the main customers include almost all renowned automotive manufacturers and suppliers as well as players from the aviation, rail transport, marine, and mechanical engineering sectors. As an accredited battery testing laboratory, TÜV SÜD Battery Testing offers the complete spectrum with performance tests, environmental simulation, abuse tests, and more from a single source. In addition, the service portfolio includes the homologation of traction batteries and the CB certification of batteries for international market access. More information: https://www.tuvsud.com/en-us/services/testing/battery/laboratory-capabilities

Matthews Engineering is an architect of engineering solutions, specializing in the design and manufacture of specialty machines and production equipment for demanding, continuous industrial manufacturing processes. With over 75 years of experience and a legacy of trusted brands – Saueressig Engineering, Olbrich, and Polytype Converting – we provide intelligent processes, technical excellence, and unmatched precision for future-proof production technologies. From lab-scale formulation to full-scale production, we combine deep engineering expertise with a comprehensive understanding of materials and process behaviour, to help customers optimize resources, increase efficiency, and accelerate innovations. Our differentiators? Our core technologies cover all crucial process steps like calendering, coating, embossing, laminating, and printing – empowering future-focused industries to transform complex substrates into high-performance products where precision, reliability, and efficiency are essential. Through our global Development Centers, we enable customers to simulate, validate, and scale new processes under real-world conditions, ensuring a seamless transfer into series production.  We engineer the foundation for industrial innovation – with precision. More information: www.matthews-engineering.com

“Göhler GmbH und Co. KG, Anlagentechnik” from Hösbach, Germany, is a medium-sized family business with a tradition of craftsmanship that goes back more than 70 years and is now managed by the third generation. Working hand in hand with planners and plant operators, Göhler has been providing its customers with optimum concepts ever since. With planning, construction, and maintenance of systems, sometimes for hazardous media, the company provides optimum overall solutions. Distributed throughout Germany, Göhler is reliably networked with its customers at five locations. For battery production, the company offers solutions for the supply of NMP, electrolytes, and all other liquid media. Göhler has specialist knowledge in the areas of process and plant engineering, measurement and control technology, filling surface and waste water technology, tank protection and tank refurbishment, as well as pipeline construction. More information: https://www.goehler.de/en/

EDAG is the worldʼs largest independent development service provider to the global mobility industry. The company regards mobility as a holistic ecosystem and offers its customers technological solutions for sustainable, emission-free, and intelligently networked mobility. With a global network of around 60 locations, EDAG offers services in the segments of “Vehicle Engineering”, “Electrics/Electronics”, and “Production Solutions”. With its interdisciplinary expertise in the areas of software and digitalization, EDAG has the decisive skills to help shape the dynamic transformation process of the mobility industry. Digital features, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence, alternative drive systems, new mobility concepts, and the vision of a networked smart city have become an integral part of EDAGʼs portfolio. Embedded in the Groupʼs own 360-degree approach to the development of complete vehicles and production facilities, EDAG is a competent partner for sustainable mobility projects. Its customers include leading international OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and start-up companies from the industry, which the Group serves globally with its approximately 8,000 360-degree engineering experts. More information: https://www.edag.com/en

Coperion is the global market and technology leader in extrusion and compounding systems, feeding systems, bulk solids systems, and related services. In the field of battery materials, Coperion and “Coperion K-Tron” offer first-class technologies for the production of battery compounds. The system supplierʼs solutions cover the entire manufacturing process: from bulk material handling to high-precision feeding and extrusion. A containment concept for the system is also planned and implemented for all steps. Customers benefit from customized complete solutions from a single source. Coperionʼs main focus is on the continuous manufacturing process for electrode compounds: The companyʼs systems offer high process stability and accuracy to ensure equally high and reproducible end product quality as well as a long service life. Further advantages of continuous production include higher material efficiency as well as cost-efficient and climate-friendly battery cell production. More information: https://coperion.com/en/home