Ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday, the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre is showcasing the women driving innovation at the organisation. UKBIC’s Aishwarya Chougule will host a webinar later this month examining how pilot-scale manufacturing lines can support the development of next-generation battery cell formats.
The online event will take place on 19 March 2026 at 11:00–11:45 GMT (11:00–11:45 UTC) and will explore the design and process considerations involved in selecting battery cell formats for pilot-scale production.
The session will focus on the Flexible Pilot Line (FPL) at UKBIC, a recently opened facility intended to provide companies with a more agile and cost-effective route to market for new lithium-ion battery technologies compared with larger industrial scale-up lines.
During the webinar, CAD engineer Aishwarya Chougule will outline how the organisation evaluated different cell architectures before selecting tabless cylindrical formats for the pilot line. According to UKBIC, the process involved assessing the technical landscape and considering design factors that influence manufacturability, performance and equipment requirements.
The Flexible Pilot Line has been configured to support two cylindrical cell formats: 21700 and 4695 tabless designs, which are gaining attention within the sector for their potential to improve energy density, thermal management and manufacturing efficiency.
UKBIC’s line-up of presenters
Chougule will be joined by cell cycler engineer Kevin Burke and Ameir Mahgoub, head of product engineering at UKBIC. Mahgoub leads development of scale-up solutions for advanced lithium-ion batteries, including tabless cylindrical and pouch cell formats as well as module and pack integration.
The webinar forms part of a series of technical events organised by UKBIC to highlight developments in battery manufacturing and scale-up. The organisation said the session will provide insights into the engineering decisions involved in configuring pilot production lines for emerging cell technologies.
UKBIC, based in Coventry, operates facilities designed to help companies move battery technologies from laboratory development to industrial-scale manufacturing.
