Flash Battery has launched its new laser-welding automated module meeting line.
The results of an funding of over €6 million, the brand new line is the core of the corporate’s latest headquarters enlargement which added 2,200 sq. metres devoted to a totally automated space for battery module meeting.
With an annual manufacturing capability reaching 90,000 modules, this division is designed to accommodate the whole welding and mechanical integration course of inside a managed surroundings.
Flash Battery has chosen to internalize and develop all key course of expertise inside its HQ: from its proprietary battery administration system to mechanical and electrical design, course of validation, and predictive upkeep.
With the mixing of this new module meeting line, the corporate finalizes its in-house manufacturing consolidation course of, now additionally immediately controlling welding and meeting actions beforehand outsourced to exterior suppliers. Aside from the cells – sourced from prime world producers – each part is now managed and supervised immediately by Flash Battery.
This built-in administration mannequin permits the corporate to ship totally tailor-made options aligned with every buyer’s software wants, sustaining constant requirements of high quality and efficiency, even in complicated and dynamic industries.
“Bringing battery module meeting in-house means going on to the supply of the provision chain,” says Marco Righi, CEO and founding father of Flash Battery. “For cells, we depend on main world suppliers, choosing a number of suppliers for every kind to extend provide chain reliability and improve our negotiating energy. Current geopolitical and financial developments have confirmed the significance of getting direct management over manufacturing to cut back lead occasions and provide points.”
The brand new meeting line is engineered to rapidly swap between configurations, managing 13 module variants with changeover occasions of lower than 10 minutes. This permits Flash Battery to reply rapidly and precisely to even probably the most particular buyer necessities, supporting the creation of optimized electrical programs with out compromising on time or high quality.
Laser welding ensures stronger mechanical and electrical joints, larger resistance to vibrations and decrease vitality dispersion. That is important for reaching steady and dependable efficiency, significantly in demanding industrial functions.
The road operates by 4 core automated phases. The primary is cell loading and automatic inspection utilizing optical inspection programs and high-precision sensors. Subsequent is module formation with robotic stacking and placement of parts right into a containment construction for subsequent welding. Then, laser welding of frames and bus bars join the cells for a sturdy and environment friendly electrical connection. Closing compliance testing embody security, insulation, and mechanical resistance exams. Solely modules that go all exams are labelled and despatched to Flash Battery’s battery pack meeting traces.
“With this new line, we’re taking a decisive step towards a extra autonomous, environment friendly, and dependable manufacturing mannequin,” provides Marco Righi. “Integrating manufacturing expertise permits us to reply promptly to buyer wants and ship tailor-made options with top-tier high quality and efficiency. It is a key aggressive benefit in a continually evolving market.”
With this sturdy in-house autonomy, and the upcoming launch of European gigafactories devoted to LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) cell – a protected, steady, and cobalt-free lithium know-how – Flash Battery will quickly have the ability to provide prospects a totally European provide chain.
Photographs courtesy of Flash Battery
