AM Batteries (AMB), a pioneer in the field of lithium-ion dry-electrode technologies, has successfully established a new Customer Success Center, which makes for a groundbreaking initiative aimed at providing unparalleled support and value to its customers. According to certain reports, this state-of-the-art facility comes bearing an ability to help customers test and qualify their materials on AM Batteries’ dry-electrode manufacturing process, allowing them to do so in a dry-room manufacturing environment. Such ability, like you can guess, does a lot to ensure optimal electrode and battery performance. More on the stated center would reveal how, by housing comprehensive coating-line solution within a dry-room environment, the facility enables the production of industry-standard, double-sided, moisture-free electrodes that are essential for customer testing. Furthermore, it delivers at the disposal of customers a comprehensive method to work with moisture-sensitive materials. Having referred to customers, the primary beneficiaries of the new center are going to be AM Batteries’ existing clientele, which includes automotive OEMs and other industry partners. The center in question also boasts the knowhow to help customers significantly accelerate the validation of AM Batteries’ dry process with their materials. Anyway, another detail worth a mention here is how the facility is supported by a grant worth $2.23 million from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2), a program run by the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).
In case you weren’t aware, the M2I2 program is an initiative conceived to bridge the gap between innovation and commercialization across various manufacturing sectors, while simultaneously supporting cross-collaboration among companies, universities, national labs, and other institutions. The financial backing provided by it, though, markedly joins AM Batteries’ already strong group of investors, thus ensuring sustained growth and development.
“We are grateful to M2I2 for this grant, which recognizes AM Batteries’ commitment to advancing the greater Boston area’s innovation ecosystem. Our dry battery electrode technology is a game-changer, offering battery manufacturers substantial cost savings and environmental benefits,” said Lie Shi, CEO of AM Batteries. “This funding will support our new Customer Success Center, featuring a pilot manufacturing line where clients can validate materials and electrode performance, accelerating the adoption of our groundbreaking technology.”
Making the whole development even more significant is AM Batteries’ stature. You see, over the past, the company has consistently introduced innovations in dry-battery electrode technology. A more concrete example of that will include its specific technology, which is capable of enhancing performance, as well as reduce environmental impact, making AM Batteries a valuable partner for companies seeking sustainable solutions. But what helps the company actually stand apart from other players? Well, the answer resides in how, rather than using the conventional slurry-casting approach, AMB’s technology eliminates solvent recovery and electrode drying. By doing so, it effectively reduces the energy consumption and carbon footprint of a battery plant by more than 40%. Complimenting the same is technology’s promise to save up to 40% in capital expenditures when it comes to electrode manufacturing, something the system achieves through the removal of dryers, solvent recovery systems, and other costly associated infrastructure. Hold on, there is more, as AMB’s ideology has even managed to deliver higher energy density, faster charging, and lower-cost lithium-ion batteries. All in all, AMB’s future-proof manufacturing technology can be leveraged for multiple types of battery-electrode fabrication.
“These 13 companies (backed by M2I2) have demonstrated immense potential to scale manufacturing in Massachusetts,” said Christine Nolan, director of MassTech’s Center of Advanced Manufacturing. “The M2I2 program helps to ensure that companies who will use these funds to build out pilot scale production capacity also invest in their communities and employees. Manufacturing continues to be an industry that drives the Massachusetts economy and provides good paying, sustainable jobs for people with and without college degrees.”
