Guide: August 22, 20213D printingEnergy storage equipment expert Sakuu (formerly KeraCel) has begun to build a new test facility for production3D printingSolid state battery.According to reports, this test production line is expected to be completed by the end of 2021, and will be able to produce up to 2.5 MWh of solid-state batteries every year after it is put into production.In the next few years, it will also serve as the company’s multi-material3D printingThe customer learning center of the system “Sakuu AM Platform”. Engineering companies Relevant Industrial and Honeywell will help build the facility by providing engineering, process design and system integration support.
John Carte, CEO of Relevant Industries, said: “Relevant Industries is delighted to be part of this pioneering project. Combining Sakuú’s advanced technology with our experience in engineering, design, and system integration using Honeywell’s leading automation technology The combination provides a unique opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing. We thank Sakuú for his confidence in Relevant and look forward to a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership.”
△Sakuu’s upcoming trial production line renderings.Picture from Sakuu Company
Towards with Sakuu3D printingSolid state battery
Since rebranding from KeraCel earlier this year, Sakuu has placed its focus on3D printingOn solid-state batteries, used for electriccarAnd other applications.The company’s recently developed Sakuu AM platform combines powder bed technology with material jetting, andceramics, Metal is compatible with the company’s own “Poralyte” support material.According to the company, this3D printingThe technology can produce solid-state batteries that are half the size of traditional lithium-ion batteries and twice the capacity of traditional lithium-ion batteries, and at the same time, the cost is “greatly reduced” in mass production.
Sakuu has also recently received three new patents, each of which is to improve the efficiency and flexibility of their multi-material additive manufacturing capabilities.
△The inside of the SakuuAM platform. Photo courtesy of Sakuu
Solid-state battery test facility
The upcoming test line will demonstrate the feasibility of Sakuu’s battery production process and will be able to provide sample battery products to initial partners. Relevant and Honeywell will work together to help expand Sakuu’s past laboratory-based technology into a mature production facility.
In 2022, this project will enter the second phase, when the Sakuu AM platform will be used for production3D printingThe total production capacity of solid-state batteries can reach 1 GWh per year.
Robert Bagheri, CEO and founder of Sakuu, added: “This is an important milestone for Sakuú. Our SSB technology development has made progress, and we have decided to continue our plan to build and operate a test facility. With the assistance of the main development partners of Relevant Industries and Honeywell Process Solutions, the first facility will be put into operation at the end of 2021. This facility will enable us to provide for our strategic customers and early access partners Solid-state batteries for their own development and testing.”
Of energy storage equipment3D printingTo a large extent it is still a niche area.Earlier this summer, Swiss mining andinvestThe company Blackstone Resources announced that it is considering listing its Blackstone technology unit on the American Stock Exchange.Although there are few details about the operations of its subsidiaries, the company said it is developing a3D printingTechnology, capable of producing high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries.
In the academic field, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers have recently developed a new3D printingLithium ion battery electrode method. Use DLP 3D printingTechnology, a form of vat photopolymerization based on visible light, researchers can create complex polymer structures, and then heatPost-processingTurn it into useful electrode materials.
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