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The Aumann Group is a global leader in special machinery and automated production lines with a focus on e-mobility. Their expertise spans the entire value chain of battery manufacturing – from high-precision electrode coating to the automated assembly of battery modules and packs. Their innovative, scalable solutions serve the growing demand for high-performance and sustainable battery systems for electric vehicles and energy storage.

Cabot Corporation is a global leader in specialty chemicals and performance materials, focusing on conductive additives for lithium-ion batteries. Cabot's uniquely comprehensive product portfolio includes LITX® Conductive Carbons, ENERMAX® Carbon Nanotubes, and ENERMAX® Carbon Nanostructures, each designed to enhance battery performance by improving electrical conductivity, energy density, and lifespan. These additives are crucial for applications in electric vehicles, stationary energy storage, and consumer electronics, and are offered in various forms, including liquid dispersions, enabling tailored solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing manufacturing processes. Learn more about Cabot:

E-Lyte is a full-service partner in electrolyte solutions for energy storage technologies such as Li-ion, Na-ion, and next-generation batteries, as well as supercapacitors. Over 50 years of combined experience in the battery sector, strong cooperation partners, a unique testing infrastructure, and a state-of-the-art production facility for electrolyte solutions in Kaiserslautern make E-Lyte a trustworthy and sustainable partner. E-Lyte was founded in Münster in May 2019. In this short time, E-Lyte has developed into an internationally active company, and the "E-Lyte" brand has become synonymous with the most innovative and highest-quality "Made in Germany" electrolytes in the energy storage market.

As a leading provider of standard and custom calender, embossing, and rotary processing systems, Matthews Engineering develops and manufactures highly specialized machines and systems for the energy and storage market. The company covers the entire process from development, design, and manufacturing to the installation and commissioning of production lines. Extensive testing facilities and versatile laboratory equipment form the link between laboratory and large-scale production.

The flexible laboratory calender GK300L enables the mapping of scalable laboratory processes. The device can be precisely tailored to specific requirements and allows for the processing of dry electrodes. Matthews Engineering offers advanced equipment for the production of battery components – from calendering lines for continuously and intermittently coated electrodes (wet coating) to its innovative production technology for dry battery electrodes (DBE), including roll-to-roll base coating of current collectors. Production lines for battery separator films and battery packaging applications complete the portfolio.

For over 40 years, SEINE-Batteriesysteme has been your reliable partner for battery systems and charging solutions in intralogistics and renewable energies. Their expertise covers the design, operation, and comprehensive service of premium batteries for industrial applications, which impress with outstanding performance and longevity. SEINE solutions are not only remotely maintainable and come with long-term guarantees, but also offer comprehensive support from their in-house service team. They cover a large part of the value chain – from development and operation to reconditioning and recycling of batteries.

8inks is a deep-tech spin-off from ETH Zurich, specializing in the development of innovative manufacturing processes for battery cells. The focus is on the so-called "Multilayer Curtain Coating" technology – a completely new coating process that allows batteries to be produced more efficiently, with less material consumption, and in a scalable manner. The goal is to make the production of energy storage devices more flexible and to open up new possibilities in design and application. As an industrial partner in the Battery Cluster, 8inks contributes its expertise in connecting research and industrial implementation, thereby advancing modern battery technologies.