Arbin Instruments

Solutions for Every Battery Testing Need
Arbin is a leading global supplier of multi-channeled potentiostat/galvanostat testing systems for every energy storage device application. Arbin is headquartered in the US and supports our European customers from our growing sales and support office in Munich, Germany.
Arbin provides high-precision, scalable test equipment for battery cells, modules, and packs for both industry and research. We cover applications ranging from nano-amps up to thousands of amps, and our comprehensive testing systems include EIS, temperature chambers, and connection systems, along with powerful software solutions to manage up to thousands of channels.
Our success is due to the advanced product features we provide and have often pioneered, the knowledge and service provided by our team, and the extraordinary goals established by management that place a strong emphasis on R&D.

Batterieingenieure GmbH

The Battery Engineers – Your expert team for batteries.
BatterieIngenieure GmbH was founded in 2015 as an association of experienced engineers and physicists from battery research and manufacturing. We offer services for testing, modelling, diagnostics, battery development and small series production and advise companies on these areas. We deal with all electrochemical energy storage systems (primary and secondary batteries), as well as supercapacitors. As part of our integrated approach, we include thermal and mechanical storage systems under systemic and economic issues.
Services.
BatterieIngenieure GmbH offers battery-related services to its customers. The range of services includes testing of cells and batteries (electrical, thermal, mechanical as well as safety tests), algorithm development in diagnostics for lead-acid and Li-ion batteries as well as the development of simulation models. Furthermore, we advise on the optimal choice of storage technology, on questions regarding the safe operation of your storage as well as product identifcation and carry out analyses of failure causes.
Furthermore, we subject energy storage systems to electrical, thermal, and mechanical tests, while ensuring their operational safety. In doing so, we provide a precise characterisation of your specimens regarding durability, performance and safety. Besides initial characterisation, this helps ensure consistent product quality as part of quality assurance.
Since 2003, our battery development and manufacturing team deals with highly specialized Li-Ion battery systems for various applications. In battery development and manufacturing, we distinguish basically three areas: prototype development, limited productions series, and mass-series production. Component producibility and cost constitute decisive criteria in the latter case.
BatterieIngenieure is extremely pleased with the global appreciation and demand for its expertise. Our customers and partners are leading players in numerous industries including, among others, automotive, energy, maritime transport, aviation, etc. The close cooperation with the Department of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems at RWTH Aachen allows the integration of current research topics in our projects via state-of-the-art technologies.

FEV

FEV is a leading international, independent service provider for hardware and software in vehicle and powertrain development, as well as the energy industry. The range of competencies includes the development and testing of innovative solutions up to series production and all related consulting services.

Pfeiffer Vacuum

Vacuum Technology and Vacuum Pumps from the leader
For 130 years, the name Pfeiffer Vacuum has served as a guarantee for advanced vacuum technology, high quality vacuum solutions and first-class service. We offer a wide range of process pumps for vacuum drying and electrolyte filling in R&D and Industry environments with outstanding performances for short cycle times and efficiency. With our leak detectors, we are able to leak test battery components, all cell types, battery modules and packs as well as cooling units. Furthermore, baseline investigations in the fields of humidity measurement, permeation and end-of-line testing are possible.
Li-ion batteries have become an integral part of our everyday life. They are used in mobile devices such as laptops, smartphones and other wearables. Batteries are even powering our cars. But how are these compact power storage devices manufactured and what does it all have to do with vacuum and leak detection?
The application of vacuum is required at various stages of production in the manufacture of Li-ion batteries: Vacuum is required during the mixing process of the so-called slurry, which is applied to the battery cell electrodes. The coil drying and electrolyte filling also takes place under vacuum.
In general, the pumps generate the vacuum which is needed for the different production processes. The pumps have to have a high resistance to poisonous and toxic fumes in drying, filling and formation processes. Pfeiffer Vacuum pumps generally are known to be robust and efficient to ensure sustainable production of Li-ion batteries.

EL-CELL

We Advance Battery Research.
EL-CELL develops laboratory equipment for research of energy storage systems, with particular focus on lithium-ion technology and supercapacitors.
We are distinguished by our expertise in electrochemistry and mechanical engineering as well as our eager ambition to develop innovative products. We strongly believe that reliable and simple 3-electrode measurements are the most efficient way to develop new battery materials. This approach proves to be particularly useful in our PAT (Parallel Testing) series, a modular test cell system with the highest standards of efficiency and ease of use. In addition, we offer a variety of in-situ test cells as well as tools for manufacturing battery components in the laboratory. Our complete range of services is rounded out with our own potentiostats, which are precisely tailored to the special requirements of battery research. This allows us to provide you with the complete set-up from a single source to carry out electrochemical experiments.

Safion GmbH

Safion develops battery diagnostic solutions for customers to optimize battery applications and safety along the entire value chain – from quality testing to lifetime prediction and condition assessment to second-life testing. The measurement process lays the foundation for a fast, cost and resource-saving technology to improve battery performance. In a matter of seconds, Safion’s Real-Time EIS method can measure, with superimposed excitation, up to 32 impedance points simultaneously. In that manner, the measurement time is reduced from minutes, as with conventional methods, to seconds.

Carl Zeiss Microscopy Deutschland GmbH

ZEISS eMobility Solutions – From energy to eMotion
Die zunehmende Nachfrage nach Elektrofahrzeugen führt zu einem Umdenken in der Automobilindustrie, da sich der Aufbau eines elektrischen Antriebsstrangs deutlich von dem eines Fahrzeugs mit Verbrennungsmotor unterscheidet. Dieser Wandel hat zudem enorme Auswirkungen auf die Produktion sowie auf die Montage der Komponenten und stellt durch erhöhte Präzisionsansprüche neue Herausforderungen an den Qualitätssicherungsprozess.
ZEISS eMobility Solutions vereint eine Auswahl an Produkten aus dem ZEISS Portfolio und bietet damit einzigartige gesamtheitliche mess- und prüftechnische Lösungen für alle Komponenten der E-Mobilität: Von der Batterie, über die Leistungselektronik, hin zu E-Motor und Getriebe – From energy to eMotion.

Helmholtz Institute Münster (HI MS; IMD-4) of Forschungszentrum Jülich!

Welcome to Helmholtz Institute Münster (HI MS; IMD-4) of Forschungszentrum Jülich!
As the lifeblood of every battery cell, the electrolyte ensures that all components work effectively together. By electrolyte research, Helmholtz Institute Münster makes a significant contribution to the success of mobility and energy transition. When researching and developing innovative battery cell technologies, scientists at HI MS also ask the key question: How can we ensure the cost-effective and long-term storage of large quantities of generated electricity using a small amount of space?
The priority areas of research are the five classes of electrolytes: solid anionic electrolytes, solid cationic electrolytes, polymer electrolytes, liquid electrolytes, and hybrid electrolytes. HI MS’ existing expertise and infrastructure covers a broad spectrum of the theory, chemistry, and technology behind electrolytes, battery cells, and battery systems.

MEET Battery Research Center at the University of Münster

MEET (Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology) Battery Research Center at the University of Münster is one of the foremost battery research centers in Germany and one of the leading drivers of top-level research internationally. With the aim of helping the urgently needed turnaround in the energy and transport sectors to succeed, the research at MEET covers the optimization of the market-dominating lithium-ion technology, the further development of other materials, and promising new approaches such as solid-state batteries. What will mark out the battery of the future? High energy density, fast charging capability, longer lifecycle, maximum safety, improved sustainability and the lowest possible costs. Flexibly adapted to individual needs, the MEET scientists offer industry as well es national and international scientific institutions opportunities for cooperation along the entire battery supply chain.

C3 Prozess- und Analysentechnik GmbH

C3 Prozess- und Analysentechnik GmbH offers measurement and laboratory technology around the battery application area. Gamry Instruments’ systems (electrochemistry, spectroelectrochemistry) are used to characterize batteries and components in R&D and QC. Software packages such as EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) are used here. Measuring cells and other accessories complete the Echemistry program. THINKY’s highly efficient centrifugal mixers enable bubble-free production of e.g. electrode pastes. The thermal conductivity measurement systems from Hot Disk AB can be used to characterize both pure materials and composite materials with regard to their thermophysical properties for thermal management.