Sion Power & Muhlbauer to Create Manufacturing Line for Lithium Metal Cells
April 16 2024 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Strategic Partnership Allows for Testing by
EV Auto OEMs & Cell Manufacturers
Sion Power Corporation, a leading technology developer of
next-generation batteries for electric vehicles (EV), and MB ATECH,
member of Muhlbauer Group, a German turnkey solution provider,
announced today a partnership to create an automated manufacturing
line for Sion Power’s large format lithium metal cell.
The new fully-automated manufacturing line will be capable of
producing 75MWh of 56 Ah lithium metal cells annually. Sion Power's
strategic partnership with Muhlbauer is an instrumental next step
in our path to commercialization. It increases cell production
capabilities with a fully automated manufacturing line. These cells
will be provided to automotive OEMs, cell manufacturers and others
to fully test Sion Power’s Licerion technology, which will offer
reduced range anxiety by substantially increasing the driving range
or better utilization of energy per unit weight when compared to
conventional lithium-ion cells.
“We are pleased to collaborate with Muhlbauer’s team to deploy
our 56Ah cell after years of research and development. Through this
collaboration, we are able to take another strong step in
demonstrating the scalability of Licerion. We are confident in our
ability to deliver reliable and robust cells to our partners. This
line will help bolster the domestic supply chain of lithium metal
cells and position Sion Power as an industry leader in the
industrialization of energy storage systems,” said Tracy Kelley,
Sion Power’s CEO.
"Mühlbauer is looking forward to a strong partnership with Sion
Power as a great player in the battery industry. Leveraging Sion
Power’s expertise in the future battery technology and Mühlbauer’s
technical expertise in special machine and serial production, this
partnership will be a successful one. The rapid growth of the
battery industry enables advancements to next-generation
technologies in notching, stacking and cell assembly," said Josef
Markus Mühlbauer, General Manager of MB ATECH, the eMobility
division of the Mühlbauer Group.
About Sion Power
Sion Power is moving the rechargeable battery industry forward
with its Licerion® technology. Licerion® is an advanced approach to
lithium-metal batteries containing twice the energy in the same
size and weight battery, compared to a traditional lithium-ion
battery. At up to 500 Wh/kg, Licerion batteries are produced at
scale in large-format cells. As a result, Licerion® batteries have
the potential to significantly enhance the performance of
commercial and consumer electric vehicles. Visit Sion Power at
sionpower.com.
About Muhlbauer Group
Founded in 1981 in the heart of Bavaria, the Mühlbauer Group has
ever since grown to a leading global player in the fields of Parts
& Systems, Semiconductor Related Products, Document Solutions
& Equipment for Security Systems and innovative Technologies
for eMobility. As one of the affiliated companies operating within
the Mühlbauer Group, MB ATECH GmbH – Advanced Energy Technologies –
brings unique machinery requirements to serial production. For the
eMobility industry, the company offers highly efficient production
lines for the manufacture of pouch- and prismatic cells for
lithium-ion batteries, as well as MEA's & stacks for fuel
cells. The fast-growing division prepared for 2023 with the opening
of a giga-center in Roding and made further growth commitments in
Slovakia, Serbia and the United States to support its partners with
Giga capacity worldwide. www.muhlbauer.com
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