Lithium-ion battery technology firm Nexeon has announced the commissioning of a process development and manufacturing facility at its headquarters in Oxfordshire, UK.
At the plant Nexeon said it will develop silicon anode technology for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries and work to optimise processes that will lead to their commercialization.
The facility can produce over 20 tonnes of product per year, the company claimed. As well as manufacturing capability, it includes laboratories for process development and material characterization, and a quality assurance lab.
Planned applications for the technologies produced at the plant include hybrid and electric vehicles and consumer electronic devices.
To facilitate process development the plant was designed with a fully flexible modular process, Nexeon said, including both conventional and novel reactor designs and able to handle a wide range of materials and reagents.
“This first class facility puts us in a very strong position to produce new materials for Li-ion cells, and to optimise the production processes that will be necessary for their commercial adoption”, said David Bent, Nexeon’s production director. “We now have the key engineering resources we need on-board, and eagerly look forward to sampling customers with products made in our new facility.”
Russ Cummings, CEO of Nexeon’s parent company Imperial Innovations, said, “Nexeon’s new 20-tonne plant is highly versatile, with end-use applications spanning consumer electronic devices and electric vehicles. We look forward to the company sampling customers with products from this advanced manufacturing facility.”
