Cambridge EnerTech’s
High-Performance Battery Manufacturing
(高性能電池の製造)
安全・効率的でエネルギー密度の高い電池:世界の生産状況
2023年12月12日〜13日
製造手法の進化は、高性能電池の活用の促進材料になるものと思われます。この製造部会では、電池の生産に関する国際的な動向を提示し、世界各国からバリューチェーン全体を代表するステークホルダーが集結し、アジア・欧州・米国での最新のイノベーション動向を紹介します。組立工程・自動化・効率性・検査手法・コスト削減に関する最新のアプローチに着目した発表から、世界の電池エコシステム全体に関する価値ある洞察が得られるでしょう。当部会に参加すれば、世界各地での現在の製造状況について、また今後の電池製造の方向性を誰が主導しているのかについて、深く知ることができます。
12月12日(火)
Registration and Morning Coffee7:30 am
Organizer's Welcome Remarks8:30 am
Craig Wohlers, Executive Director, Conferences, Cambridge EnerTech
GLOBAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN BATTERY MANUFACTURING
世界の電池製造の市場機会
Chairperson's Remarks
James Wilcox, PhD, Vice President, Enovix Mobility
Preparation for the Near-Future: Market & Technical Planning of the Asian xEV LIB Manufacturers
Mark H.L. Lu, PhD, Senior Industrial Analyst, Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute
This presentation will provide an overview of the above cell-makers’ planning, especially covering both the technical comparison, market, and product segmentation to show the future development in Asian xEV LIB Manufacturers.
Sodium-ion Batteries-Market Liftoff Potentials and Manufacturing Integration
Ilias Belharouak, PhD, Section Head, Electrification and Energy Infrastructure Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
SolidPAC toolkit is flexible, enabling the battery community to quantify the effects of materials' chemistry and fractions, electrode thicknesses and loadings, and electron flows on cell energy density and costs; and to use reverse-engineering concepts to correlate the cell energy density output of solid-state batteries to materials and cell design inputs.
Unleashing the Potential of Smart Gigafactories
Katharina Gerber, PhD, Account Development for Battery Vertical, Siemens Digital Industries Software
A dive into the realm of Smart Gigafactories, where the convergence of cutting-edge technologies sets the stage for a battery production revolution. Presentation will explore the transformative power of Digital Twins, granting an unprecedented insight and control over manufacturing processes. The speaker will demonstrate how seamless integration of automation can maximize efficiency and reduce scrap rate.
Session Wrap-Up
James Wilcox, PhD, Vice President, Enovix Mobility
Mark H.L. Lu, PhD, Senior Industrial Analyst, Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute
Ilias Belharouak, PhD, Section Head, Electrification and Energy Infrastructure Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Katharina Gerber, PhD, Account Development for Battery Vertical, Siemens Digital Industries Software
Grand Opening Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing10:00 am

SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY
サプライチェーンの持続可能性
Earth-Abundant Cathode Active Materials: Research and Development Efforts at Argonne National Laboratory
Jason Croy, PhD, Group Leader, Materials Research Group, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Argonne National Lab
This presentation will explore research and development efforts at Argonne National Laboratory focused on enabling new designs in high-Mn, low-Ni, Co-free cathodes towards diversifying the portfolio of viable materials for commercial applications.
Sustainable Cathode Production for Our Terawatt-Hour Future
Yuan Gao, Independent Board Director, Nano One
As electrification of transportation progresses towards 2030s, cathode plants at million-ton levels will be required. Unfortunately the current mainstream cathode production technology contains a lot of inefficiencies in terms of both waste generation and energy usage, that would not be sustainable at the million-ton level. The industry has come to the point that certain processing technologies that were developed when Li-ion batteries were mainly used for small portable electronics must be updated/replaced. At this conference, I will illustrate that 1) more efficient technologies are imperative as the industry moves forward; 2) solutions to this problem have been developed; and 3) adapting these more efficient technologies will result in both improved sustainability and cost savings.

Soma Bobba, Global Technical Manager, Automotive, Mobility, SABIC Specialties
Session Wrap-Up
James Wilcox, PhD, Vice President, Enovix Mobility
Jason Croy, PhD, Group Leader, Materials Research Group, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Argonne National Lab
Yuan Gao, Independent Board Director, Nano One
Soma Bobba, Global Technical Manager, Automotive, Mobility, SABIC Specialties
Networking Lunch (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)12:00 pm

ADVANCES IN CELL MANUFACTURING
セル製造の進歩
Chairperson's Remarks
Jason Croy, PhD, Group Leader, Materials Research Group, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Argonne National Lab
Early Battery Cell-Quality Determination during the Formation Process Using EIS-Measurement Technology
Tobias Robben, Research Associate, Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM), RWTH Aachen University
The battery cell finishing process chain is a highly time- and cost-intensive process in battery manufacturing. With the integration of battery-quality determination into the formation process, the process chain is streamlined. This presentation will show the potential of online EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) in the formation process and how the quality of the battery cell can be monitored during formation.
Future Manufacturing Approaches Including Advances in Pre-Lithiation
Wolfgang Bernhart, Senior Partner, Automotive Competence Center, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH
Outlook on acheiving manufacturing targets with on-demand supply balance for Li, Ni, Co, Mn, and graphite; alternative feedstock and processing routes; comparing costs and CO2 emission; strategies to secure critical raw materials adopted by major players; framework for holistic evaluation of manufacturing strategies.
Speeding Up Battery Research and Quality Assurance
Herminso Villarraga-Gomez, PhD, X-ray Quality Solutions Manager, Industrial Quality Solutions, ZEISS Industrial Metrology
Batteries play an important role in the performance and longevity of the devices in which they are used. Safety, service life, performance, and cost are essential to ensuring the success of battery technologies. These factors need to be addressed every step of the way, from R&D, quality control, and production, to the processing of raw materials, and assembly. This presentation introduces multiscale correlative inspection workflows for developing a better understanding of battery systems, increase R&D cost-effectiveness, speed up product development times, and simplify quality control.
Session Wrap-Up
Jason Croy, PhD, Group Leader, Materials Research Group, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Argonne National Lab
Tobias Robben, Research Associate, Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM), RWTH Aachen University
Wolfgang Bernhart, Senior Partner, Automotive Competence Center, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH
Herminso Villarraga-Gomez, PhD, X-ray Quality Solutions Manager, Industrial Quality Solutions, ZEISS Industrial Metrology
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)2:20 pm

Tal Sholkapper, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder, Executive, Voltaiq, Inc.
With rising consumer demand and massive regulatory tailwinds, the battery industry must increase production several-fold before the end of the decade. The factories have been announced, many have broken ground, and some are even approaching early production, but industry incumbents and new entrants alike are finding that scaling-up quickly is much harder than they expected. With rapidly evolving supply chains, a relatively immature ecosystem of equipment providers, and literally thousands of recipe and production parameters to optimize, it’s no wonder that the average gigafactory takes 4-5 years to reach profitable levels of yield and throughput. The semiconductor industry navigated a similar exponential growth in scale a few decades ago, and they did it through intelligent, focused investments in production metrology and analytics. In this talk, we’ll review relevant parallels between semiconductor and battery production, and how smart battery companies can beat their competitors to massive scale.

James Wilcox, PhD, Vice President, Enovix Mobility
Our goal is to create a Li-ion battery that can exceed the performance demands of the technologies of the future, from consumer electronics to EVs. Founded in 2007 with locations in Fremont, California; Penang, Malaysia; and Hyderabad, India, we’ve taken a different approach to building a next generation cell and completely redesigned the mechanical structure of the battery, unlocking multiple advantages. Instead of stacking large sheets of electrodes like traditional batteries, we stack smaller electrodes orthogonally aligned to the small face of the battery cell. This electrode arrangement enables the use of an internal cell constraint system to manage the unique mechanical challenges posed by materials such as silicon that undergo large volume changes during operation. The unique cell design also enables fast charge, high cycle life, long calendar life and reduced internal temperature gradients improving performance at both the cell and system level. We’re currently scaling commercial production for the consumer electronics industry and are actively working with industry-leading EV OEMs. Dr. Wilcox will detail Enovix cell advantages and provide an update on the company’s progress.

Jeff Norris, CEO, Paraclete Energy, Inc.
Jeff Norris, CEO of Paraclete Energy, will demonstrate how a polymer matrix can cost-effectively leverage the high capacity of silicon to build cycle-stable Li-ion and solid-electrolyte batteries while providing a revolutionary range for electric vehicles.
Session Wrap-Up
Jason Croy, PhD, Group Leader, Materials Research Group, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Argonne National Lab
Tal Sholkapper, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder, Executive, Voltaiq, Inc.
James Wilcox, PhD, Vice President, Enovix Mobility
Jeff Norris, CEO, Paraclete Energy, Inc.
Battery Lifecycle Management and AI for Decision Support
Ashu Suvarna, New Business Incubation & Innovation Lead, Solutions Innovation, Hitachi Metals America LLC
This talk will focus on Hitachi's innovations in battery lifecycle management and the utilization of AI for decision support.
Novel, Dry Manufacturing Process for Low-Cost, Low-Carbon, High Energy Density, Mixed-Metal Oxide Cathode Active Materials
Virginia Irwin Klausmeier, President & CEO, Sylvatex
As the world looks to electrification to meet our climate goals, and recently introduced policies are deploying billions of dollars to accelerate our progress, we must invest in manufacturing processes built for long-term success. The cathode is the battery’s most costly and carbon-intensive part; thus, it creates a critical supply-chain bottleneck in realizing the decarbonization impact we desire. A lower-cost, more sustainably manufactured EV is achievable in the near term by employing a future-proofed next-generation cathode manufacturing process.

Robert Anstey, CEO and Founder, GDI
GDI, in partnership with AGC, has demonstrated industrial manufacturing of advanced 100% silicon anodes. These 100% silicon anodes can be directly integrated into multiple existing cell designs without the need for prelithiation or compression. This enables existing cell companies to produce Li-ion cells with 100% silicon that will increase energy density by over 30%, enable hundreds of cycles of 15-min charging, and accelerate mass adoption of E-mobility.
Presentation to be Announced5:20 pm
Session Wrap-Up
Jason Croy, PhD, Group Leader, Materials Research Group, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Argonne National Lab
Ashu Suvarna, New Business Incubation & Innovation Lead, Solutions Innovation, Hitachi Metals America LLC
Virginia Irwin Klausmeier, President & CEO, Sylvatex
Robert Anstey, CEO and Founder, GDI
Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing6:00 pm
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Close of Day7:00 pm
12月13日(水)
Registration and Morning Coffee7:40 am
Interactive Breakout Discussions7:45 am
Roundtable discussions are informal, moderated discussions with brainstorming and interactive problem-solving, allowing participants from diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and experiences and develop future collaborations around a focused topic.
TABLE 1: Innovations in Recycling Battery Materials
Moderator: Steven E. Sloop, President, OnTo Technology LLC
TABLE 2: Battery Pack System Cost and Safety - Will Future xEV Battery Packs Increase in Complexity or Simplify and How Will Cost and Safety Be Impacted?
Moderator: Kevin Konecky, Battery and Energy Storage Systems Consultant, Total Battery Consulting
TABLE 3: Production Supply and Sustainability of a North American Supply Chain
Moderator: Rob Privette, Business Development Manager, North America, Umicore
TABLE 4: Li-ion NMC Fast Charging New Cells for E-Mobility
Moderator: Shmuel De-Leon, CEO, Shmuel De-Leon Energy, Ltd.
TABLE 5: Inactive Materials: Developments in Current Collectors, Separators and Electrolytes
Moderator: Sam Jaffe, Business Development, Addionics
TABLE 6: Building the Domestic Battery Raw Material Supply Chain
Moderator: Carl Thoemmes, Business Development, Battery Materials, Koura
TABLE 7: Battery Cost vs. Passport, CO2 Footprint & Lifetime Warranty - What Does the Battery Regulation Legislation Bring?
Moderator: Wenzel Prochazka, Senior Product Manager Electrification Systems, NXP Semiconductors Austria
TABLE 8: High Percentage Silicon-Content Anodes and Cells
Moderator: Benjamin Park, PhD, Founder & CTO, Enevate
TABLE 9: Battery Management Systems
Moderator: Sheldon Williamson, PhD, Professor & Canada Research Chair, Electrical & Computer & Software Engineering, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
TABLE 10: Battery Intelligence
Moderator: Eli Leland, PhD, CTO and Co-Founder, Voltaiq, Inc.
TABLE 11: Lithium Metal Batteries
Moderator: Brian Sisk, PhD, CTO, Sepion Technologies
TABLE 12: Battery Safety & Thermal Runaway
Moderator: Judith Jeevarajan, PhD, Vice President and Executive Director, Electrochemical Safety Research Institute, UL Research Institutes
TABLE 13: Silicon Anodes
Moderator: Manuel Wieser, Head of Energy Business, AnteoTech
ADVANCES IN CELL MANUFACTURING
セル製造の進歩
Chairperson's Remarks
Yuan Gao, Independent Board Director, Nano One
Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)8:30 am

Peiman Hosseini, PhD, Director of Engineering, Engineering, Meta Materials, Inc.
The separator and the current collectors constitute two fundamental components of every lithium-ion battery (LIB). We propose a new approach to enhancing the safety and performance of LIBs of various sizes and chemistries that utilizes two next-generation smart passive components, namely, a metal-polymer composite (NCORE) current collector fabricated using PLASMAfusion (a novel vacuum-based deposition technology), and a nanoporous ceramic separator (NPORE).

Troy Hayes, PhD, PE, Practice Director, Director of Asia Offices and Principal Engineer, Materials and Corrosion Engineering, Exponent
Li-ion battery quality can vary greatly among manufacturers and sites. US manufacturers are experiencing many challenges that manufacturers in Asia previously faced, despite efforts to borrow technologies from these early pioneers. Detailed evaluations of battery manufacturing processes can identify and resolve potential problems before batteries enter the marketplace. This talk will share insights from conducting hundreds of factory audits worldwide, including common pitfalls and best practices.
Third-Party EV Cell Testing and Its Importance
Chara Eirene Abiera Diaz, Program Manager, EV Technology, Element Materials Technology
As the demand grows for electric vehicles and energy storage, there has been emphasis on the safety and performance in the batteries they use. Third-party cell testing allows for companies to access testing infrastructure without cost to themselves, and are able to utilize the vast knowledge of highly experienced teams that can conduct tests safely with no bias. An unbiased review of data is key to driving the advancement of batteries and their performance.

Larisa von Riewel, Ph.D, Ph.D, Senior Scientist, Innovation & Research, Heraeus Noblelight America
The drying of electrodes is an essential and limiting process step in manufacturing lithium-ion batteries. Electrode properties and process speed are significantly restricted by heat and mass transfer mechanisms in conventional convective drying. Specifically, we investigated the effects on binder migration, adhesion of active layer onto the substrate, lifetime, and the role of binders as a function of distinct slurry drying rates (low or high) for both anode and cathode.
Session Wrap-Up
Yuan Gao, Independent Board Director, Nano One
Peiman Hosseini, PhD, Director of Engineering, Engineering, Meta Materials, Inc.
Troy Hayes, PhD, PE, Practice Director, Director of Asia Offices and Principal Engineer, Materials and Corrosion Engineering, Exponent
Chara Eirene Abiera Diaz, Program Manager, EV Technology, Element Materials Technology
Larisa von Riewel, Ph.D, Ph.D, Senior Scientist, Innovation & Research, Heraeus Noblelight America
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)10:25 am
PLENARY KEYNOTE
基調講演
Chairperson's Remarks
Craig Wohlers, Executive Director, Conferences, Cambridge EnerTech
LG Leading the Battery Expansion in North America
Robert Lee, President, North American & Chief Strategy Officer, LG Energy Solution
LG Energy Solution is the leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer, working with the top OEMs globally in transforming the automobile industry. The market for EVs is expanding rapidly, driven by both consumer demand and regulatory incentives. In North America, there are unprecedented levels of investment to support EVs, by both OEMs and battery manufacturers. This presentation will discuss market growth projections, announced expansion plans, and the challenges ahead.
A Sustainability Perspective on Near-Future Energy Storage Technologies
Ulderico Ulissi, PhD, Manager, 21C Lab, Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL)
Energy storage technologies are critical to limiting emissions, and lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are a key technology for many applications, including automotive and stationary storage. Therefore, we expect the LIB market to continue growing rapidly. This growth is keeping up the momentum for LIB technological development, which has been largely driven towards decreasing costs and improving performance. However, as LIBs become ubiquitous it is also critical to correctly assess the sustainability impact of the technology. In this presentation, we will discuss the concept of sustainability, how it is linked to Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) criteria, and will critically review the realistic opportunities to make batteries more sustainable in the near future. This will provide the audience more insights into the CATL carbon neutrality plan, and into its pledge to achieve carbon neutrality in its core operations by 2025 and across the battery value chain by 2035.
USABC Battery Development Program Overview
Matt Denlinger, Battery Research Engineer, Energy Storage Research, Ford Motor Company
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) is a subsidiary of USCAR. The organization supports advanced battery technology development and commercialization for electric vehicles via funding through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy. This talk will give an overview of current and past USABC programs, as well as future funding opportunities for US battery developers.
Session Wrap-Up
Craig Wohlers, Executive Director, Conferences, Cambridge EnerTech
Robert Lee, President, North American & Chief Strategy Officer, LG Energy Solution
Ulderico Ulissi, PhD, Manager, 21C Lab, Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL)
Matt Denlinger, Battery Research Engineer, Energy Storage Research, Ford Motor Company
Networking Lunch (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)12:15 pm

Dessert Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)1:15 pm
Close of Symposium2:00 pm
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