In order to meet the increasing demand for EV batteries, Schneider Electric and Liminal Insights have partnered to address particular production scaling concerns in the battery manufacturing sector.
Schneider Electric and Liminal are collaborating to create a collaborative service that combines Schneider Electric’s automation and industrial intelligence ecosystem with Liminal’s ultrasound-based metrology and analytics software to provide real-time inline quality inspection. The new integrated inspection system will give battery manufacturers automated capabilities that allow for the identification of production deviations and real-time root cause analysis at the cell level. It is compatible with all types of battery cells, including NMC, LFP, NCMA, Li-metal, solid state, and Na-Ion chemistries.
Liminal’s EchoStat ultrasonic inspection system has several important features, such as:
- Increased operational security: Ultrasound inspection is radiation-free, therefore it does not require shielding, permits, or special safety zones like traditional X-ray solutions do.
- Procedures that are future-proof: Manufacturers may standardise their inspection procedures and tactics across various cell types thanks to EchoStat’s wide interoperability. As manufacturing demands change, manufacturers may readily adjust to new cell technologies because to this flexibility. Manufacturers can use historical knowledge to inform future battery products by using a single method to check numerous cell types.
- Enhanced performance and energy efficiency: Compared to conventional CT and electrical quality test systems, Liminal’s EchoStat ultrasonic inspection systems are integrated in-line, take up very little floor space, and use a lot less electricity. In collaboration with Schneider Electric, Liminal is now able to offer real-time data for quicker decision-making in order to boost overall productivity and cell production throughput, lower operating costs, and promote sustainability objectives.