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Shaping the Future of Battery Manufacturing with Digitalization

Achieve high-quality mass production in battery manufacturing with camLine’s advanced MES solution.

We are your partner in transforming battery production from lab to fab.

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Powering the Future:
The Growing Demand for EV Batteries​

The global shift towards net zero emissions has accelerated the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), leading to a surge in demand for EV batteries that has nearly overwhelmed supply chains. Additionally, the emergence of ‘Battery-as-a-Service’ (BaaS) is revolutionizing the industry by offering quick battery swapping, encouraging wider adoption of electric vehicles.

In response, automobile companies are partnering closely with energy sectors to secure material supplies, while battery manufacturers focus on enhancing scalability, innovation, and flexibility, including the development of gigafactories, to meet the growing demand.

Revolutions in Battery Manufacturing

Battery manufacturers must quickly accelerate the production ramp-ups to meet rising demand. Prioritizing production efficiency and early anomaly detection is crucial to reducing production costs, boosting yields, and meeting strict delivery times. Managing large data volumes from production while achieving high-quality standards requires tight response times to ensure stable, consistently high-quality production

The Challenges

Ambitious time-to-market plans

New battery maker lacks resources and needs experienced partners to meet tight schedules and stay competitive.

Raw material shortage

Global battery demand rises, depleting key raw materials. Manufacturers search for alternatives to maintain cell performance.

Sustainability

Battery recycling remains a challenge despite progress in sustainable cell production. Efficient battery lifecycle management improves recycling.

Scale from lab to gigafactory

New companies aim to grow from lab to gigafactory quickly, needing a scalable digital backbone.

End-to-end transparency

Switching from continuous to discrete production hinders tracking pre-products and relating performance to process parameters.

Scarcity of knowledge workers

Battery makers face competition for knowledgeable employees as they aim to boost output. Efficient knowledge sharing is crucial to success.

Quality assurance

Continuous quality assurance is critical as battery pack performance depends on the weakest cell. 

Battery Manufacturer Needs

The shift from continuous to discrete manufacturing in battery cell production marks a significant change in how manufacturers approach the new production process. Continuous manufacturing relies on simple MES (Manufacturing Execution System) software to ensure uninterrupted production flow, while discrete manufacturing requires more complex MES solutions.

MES software must provide real-time monitoring and detailed traceability, manage different batches and adapt to frequent scheduling and product changes to ensure that each batch meets certified quality standards while maintaining production efficiency and consistency.

Transitioning from continuous to discrete manufacturing in the battery production process

camLine’s MES Solution:
Added Value for Your Battery Production

Complete Traceability

Focus on anode/cathode quality parameters with comprehensive traceability down to the individual cell layers to ensure the integrity and quality of the individual battery cells and ultimately the entire battery pack at every stage of production.

Dead Zones
Identification

The identification of dead zones in the production processes of anode and cathode rolls through the precise detection of unusable roll sections is crucial for reducing waste and improving quality even in downstream production steps.

Battery Passport Ready

From 2027, the battery passport mandates full traceability of battery packs and the seamless recording of data on the origin and composition of materials during production. Our MES supports these requirements with customized data reports that ensure compliance of the battery passport.

Collaboration with Universities and Research Institutes

camLine collaborates with universities and research institutes for battery production and integrates the latest findings into its solutions to benefit our customers.

AI/ML-Supported Data Analysis

Our AI/ML-supported data analysis add-on enables predictive classification of battery cells, accelerating production ramp-ups and boosting yields in battery manufacturing.

MES Solution for Production Quantity, Quality, and Efficiency
in Battery Manufacturing​

InFrame Synapse: MES Software as a Cutting Point

InFrame Synapse MES Battery Edition is the all-in-one manufacturing execution system solution for production control in battery manufacturing and high-tech fabrication sites.

A well-established MES solution ensures complete and efficient track and trace, along with overall real-time monitoring and reporting from raw materials to end products. In addition, InFrame Synapse MES Battery Edition provides data visibility at every stage of production, accelerating production ramp-ups and flow, boosting yield, and enabling anomaly detection while maintaining high production flexibility.

>> More Details on InFrame Synapse.

Core Features and Benefit

InFrame Synapse MES Battery Edition:
A Single Data Source Empowering All User Groups

Production Manager

“I am responsible for yield, material flow, and the overall equipment efficiency (OEE) across production, down to the individual system. I need up-to-date key figures and a range of evaluations at all times.”

Process Engineer

“Checking my equipment at all times is a must to better organize maintenance and inspection schedules. Therefore, I do need an overview of the status, process flow, and alarms of every equipment.”

Plant Engineer

“Developing a continuous process is one of my tasks, and therefore I do need real-time data of the actual process in combination with product data, process plans, consumables, recipes, etc.”

Operator/Worker

“I need to know what happens next? Where’s next step? What equipment/recipe setup? Some working instructions would be helpful.”

Trust Us as Your Partner:
Start Your Project with camLine

Customer-oriented project consulting delivers high efficiency and quality to your battery manufacturing line. We believe that our expertise will deliver the best solutions for our clients and ensure successful project implementation. The basis for your project will be provided by software solutions with out-of-the-box capabilities and high stability. 

Mirčo Krsteski
Key Account Manager

Video podcast

Collaborative Research Partnership: Digital Continuity in Battery Production

Discover the challenges and solutions in EV battery manufacturing in this video with Simon Voß from eLab der RWTH Aachen University and Bryan Ng, CEO of camLine.

This episode explores the critical role of digital continuity in battery production, discussing how camLine’s software solutions play a vital role in addressing these challenges through data integrity, traceability, and predictive quality management.

White paper

AI Drives Ramp-Up Projects and Yield in Battery Manufacturing

Explores the strategic integration of machine learning tools in the dynamic battery manufacturing market from this white paper. It delves into the advantages, such as increased efficiency, cost reduction, and distinct competitive edge manufacturers can achieve by implementing AI-driven automated root cause analysis in different ramp-up projects.

“With camLine's software solutions, you gain full control and visibility over the entire battery manufacturing process, including quality data records and the ability to track high product volumes in both continuous and discrete processes.”

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