New game-changing inspection demonstrator for EV batteries
06/10/2023
Excillum and VCbattery have joined together to launch a demonstrator for high-speed three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) in-line inspection of electric vehicle (EV) battery cells. This groundbreaking technology has the potential to revolutionise the way defects are detected and root-caused, making EV batteries safer and production more cost-effective.
The groundbreaking system for 3D CT in-line quality control has been made available and the speed, performance and cost-effectiveness in EV battery cell production will be significantly improved as a result, meaning high-throughput in-line battery inspection is now possible.
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| Guido Erbach in front of the demonstrator system with Excillum source |
Excillum and VCbattery have launched the demonstrator system for battery inspection using MetalJet X-ray technology. The demonstrator, situated in Stockelsdorf, Germany, will be used to show and commercialise the next-generation in-line 3D CT inspection systems for EV battery production. Reaching new levels in terms of speed, performance and cost-effectiveness, the demonstrator will prove to battery cell manufacturers that high throughput can be achieved for in-line battery inspection.
“Together with Excillum, we push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of X-ray inspection,” said Guido Erbach, VCbattery. “This demonstrator shows that with a full rotational CT scan of an EV battery cell in just one second, it is possible to increase inspection throughput to tens of thousands of cells per inspection system per day.”
“A critical part in EV battery cell production is quality control. With our solution, EV battery cell manufacturers can not only significantly lower the cost per scan but also collect more comprehensive quality control data. We are very excited to be able to demonstrate this to the industry,” said Emil Espes, Excillum.
