Cimcorp Enters EV Battery Market with Automated Solution

With an end-to-end automated material handling solution for battery cell production, Cimcorp entered the EV battery market.

To enhance production efficiency, product quality, and employee safety, the new system will be designed to maximize material flow between gigafactories. Cimcorp and its sister companies, Muratec and AGVE, belonging to the Murata Machinery network, leverage their technology and cross-industry competence as the base.

In terms of controlling material storage and transit by the material processing stages necessary to produce the battery—handling raw materials at the slurry stage, manufacture of electrodes, assembly of the cells, forming and inspection, warehousing, and shipping—Cimcorp’s WCS weaves together the gantry robotics, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), conveyor technology, and automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) to seamlessly manage each with perfect control, enabling maximum velocity, efficiency, precision, and traceability.

Aging cell high-density storage is provided by Cimcorp’s automated room-temperature and high-temperature warehouses, and overhead gantry robots efficiently move batteries through a range of aging, charging, manufacturing, and testing processes according to predetermined protocols.

The modular system is designed to easily expand to keep up with production requirements and accommodate changes in process recipes without demanding conveyor layout adjustments. Although floor access allows for emergency interventions in case of an emergency, automatic handling reduces human contact with hazardous goods.