Matthews Engineering has launched its MEODEO dry-electrode manufacturing line and announced that its Development Center in Vreden, Germany, is now fully operational.
The company said the launch gives battery developers access to development and testing capabilities ranging from laboratory-scale equipment to full-scale production systems, helping to bridge the gap between research and commercial manufacturing.
The centre, which opened in May 2025, comprises 1,000m² of development and testing space dedicated to battery and energy-storage manufacturing technologies. Matthews said the final stage of the project was completed with the commissioning of MEODEO, a mass-production demonstration machine designed for dry-electrode battery manufacturing.
According to the company, MEODEO is a full-scale, 1:1 demonstration and testing line designed for the manufacture of lithium-ion dry battery electrodes, solid-state batteries and ultracapacitors. The system is intended to generate process data that can be transferred directly to commercial production lines, enabling customers to move more rapidly from development to industrial-scale manufacturing.
Matthews said the production line incorporates its patented all-in-one dry-electrode manufacturing process and can be configured with different roller arrangements, roller hardness levels, operating speeds and winding concepts to suit customer requirements. The multi-roll calendaring system can process electrodes up to 850mm wide and operate at speeds of up to 150m/min.
The company said MEODEO has been designed to meet growing demand for dry-electrode manufacturing, particularly for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cathodes.
MEODEO – closing the gap between R&D and industrial execution
Brandon Babe, president of Matthews Engineering, said: “We have designed this next-generation production line based on market demands, and particularly the need to achieve the high speed, yields and uptime for dry cathodes, including NMC and LFP. With this demonstration system, we are closing the gap between breakthrough R&D and industrial execution – and our Development Center is where that transformation becomes tangible.”
The company said the Vreden centre forms part of a wider development network that includes coating and separator-film testing facilities, dry rooms capable of maintaining humidity below 1% RH, and battery separator coating lines operating at speeds of up to 400m/min.
Frank Bogenstahl, senior director and global head of sales for Matthews Engineering’s energy business, said: “For dry battery electrode processes in particular, our test infrastructure covers the entire equipment spectrum — from laboratory-scale systems like our GK300L to full-size, industrial production lines, namely MEODEO. This enables complete process-chain simulation, precise parameter validation across all scale levels, and the one-to-one transfer of validated process windows into customer production environments. That end-to-end scalability is a key technical differentiator of our Development Center.”
Matthews said the facility is intended to support the development of dry-electrode processes, separator films, bipolar plates and membrane-coating technologies for battery and hydrogen applications.
Thomas Hackfort, senior vice president and technical managing director of Matthews Engineering, said: “We invite our partners, customers, and research institutions to leverage the Vreden Development Center and everything connected to it as a platform for collaboration, process validation, and dedicated testing. With the center now fully operational, we can accelerate the transition from innovation to industrial-scale production, ensuring that new energy technologies are not just designed—but proven and production-ready.”
Photo: Matthews Engineering exhibiting at local trade fair Aufwind 2026 in Vreden
Credit: Matthews Engineering
