US-headquartered firm Matthews International Corporation has opened a new Development Centre in Germany for battery and energy storage technologies.
The 1,000+ square meter facility in Vreden aims to unite theory and practice by offering a research environment for skilled professionals, engineers, and scientists.
Researchers at the new centre will develop the rotary processes and web materials used in the production of technical membranes, films, battery electrodes, and components for hydrogen fuel cells.
The centre will house Matthews Engineering’s latest mass production-scale rotary processing and calendaring equipment for energy storage. This includes the firm’s GK300L laboratory calendar, which offers a variety of testing options and enables the mapping of scalable laboratory processes in the battery sector.
There are also modular testing spaces to allow for pilot setups at near-industrial scale and a laboratory to develop, digitally simulate and test production methods under real-world conditions for feasibility, scalability, and efficiency.
It’s hoped the centre will create conditions where existing processes are optimised and next-generation technologies are developed and brought to market faster.
Matthews Engineering is a business within the Matthews Industrial Technologies segment.
Image: The New Development Centre of Matthews International was officially inaugurated in Vreden with a ceremonial event. Credit: Matthews International
