By Battery Power Online Staff
March 13, 2023 | Twenty-two new products to be presented at the International Battery Seminar, March 20-23, Orlando, Fla., have been chosen as finalists in the inaugural Best of Show awards program, recognizing the best new products in the battery space.
Best of Show New Product Award
For a product to be considered for the International Battery Seminar Best of Show award, it must have been newly released—or significantly improved—since March 2022. Exhibiting companies entered their products for consideration in advance of the event. The product descriptions below were submitted by the entering companies.
Winners will be chosen by the International Battery Seminar community in live voting during the event. Voting codes will be available at finalists’ booths and throughout the event. Voting will open when the exhibit hall opens on Tuesday, March 21, at 9:45am and will close at noon on Wednesday, March 22. Winners will be announced live at the event on the exhibit hall floor on Wednesday, March 22, at the 4pm Refreshment Break. Please note, selection is not based upon level of sponsorship.
Best of Show Poster Awards
In addition to recognizing Best of Show New Products, the event will also be honoring a Best of Show Poster winner. More than 60 research posters will be presented at the International Battery Seminar, and all of these are candidates in the Best of Show poster award. Again, winners will be chosen by the community in live voting during the event. Voting codes will be available at each poster. Winners will be announced at the beginning of the plenary session on Wednesday, March 22 at 2:50pm.
2023 International Battery Seminar Best of Show New Product Awards Finalists
Amprius Technologies
Product: High-Energy Silicon Anode Lithium-ion Battery, CL75
Booth: 105
http://amprius.com
Amprius Technologies is at the forefront of transforming electric mobility with its revolutionary Silicon Anode lithium-ion battery. It is the first and only company to commercialize 450 Wh/kg, 1150 Wh/L lithium-ion batteries. Amprius is powering a new era, offering a drop-in replacement for conventional lithium-ion batteries while delivering up to 80% higher energy density. Leveraging its patented silicon anode platform, the company’s commercially proven batteries deliver unmatched performance – ultra-high energy density, high power density, extreme fast charge rate capability, wide operating temperature, and long cycle life. Amprius has shipped over 10,000 batteries to the US Army, Airbus, FLIR, AeroVironment, and BAE Systems, among others. Independent third parties and large, reputable companies have verified both the battery’s performance and safety.
The Company recently demonstrated its silicon anode batteries’ extreme fast charge capabilities from 0% to 80% state of charge in approximately 6 minutes. This technological advancement validates Amprius’ performance against the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium 2025 goal of 0-80% in sub-15 minutes. With mass production planned in the United States, the capabilities of virtually everything Amprius powers will significantly improve. Electric airplanes, flying taxis, and drones can widen their area of support and increase their payload capabilities. Next-generation High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) can maintain communications in the stratosphere for months, enabling low-cost modern communications in even the most rural areas of the earth. Amprius batteries will truly drive new horizons in the electrification of mobility.
Anton Paar USA
Product: Nova 800
Booth: 920
https://www.anton-paar.com/us-en/products/details/nova/
The Nova series consists of 4 models having 2 or 4 analysis stations, each with 4 degassing stations integrated within the same instrument. Both sample preparation and measurement can be operated via the built-in 10” Touch screen, and all data analysis is managed by dedicated “Kaomi” software.
Associated Environmental Systems
Product: ATPHEAVY ADAPTABLE V2
Booth: 700
https://www.associatedenvironmentalsystems.com/
Introducing the all-new ATPHEAVY Adaptable, the ultimate battery testing fixture designed to efficiently handle high-density battery testing. With its adaptable design, ATPHEAVY can test almost any battery cell, making it an ideal solution for high-density large-cell applications. This fixture boasts an impressive capacity of up to 500 amps per channel and can accommodate up to 8 channels depending on your configuration, providing users with extensive testing capabilities. Additionally, ATPHEAVY comes equipped with a secure high-amperage external connectivity cabling solution, ensuring that tests are conducted safely and reliably. One of the key features of ATPHEAVY is its optimized airflow design, engineered to provide superior ventilation during testing. Moreover, this design is fully adaptable, so you can easily modify it to meet your changing testing needs.
Specs: Temperature Range: -20°C to 80°C (-4°F to +176°F)
Standard Maximum Current: 100-500 amps per channel
Channels: 2-8
Applications: Pouch Cell, Cylindrical Cell, Prismatic Cell
Cable management: IGUS Track Patent Pending
Botree Cycling
Product: Full battery recycling solution and equipment
Booth: 906
https://www.botree.tech/
Our revolutionary full battery recycling solution for the installed terpolymer lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) lithium batteries is developed according to international standards including the whole process from pretreatment, hydrometallurgical recycling to material regeneration, realizing the short, closed and sustainable cycle of battery materials, reducing the consumption of lithium, cobalt, nickel and other metal resources and carbon emissions.
E-One Moli Energy Corp.
Product: INR-21700-P45B
Booth: 401
https://www.molicel.com/inr21700-p45b/
Our revolutionary full battery recycling solution for the installed terpolymer lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) lithium batteries is developed according to international standards including the whole process from pretreatment, hydrometallurgical recycling to material regeneration, realizing the short, closed and sustainable cycle of battery materials, reducing the consumption of lithium, cobalt, nickel and other metal resources and carbon emissions.
Forge Nano
Product: Atomic Armor
Booth: 501
http://www.forgenano.com
Atomic Armor enables atomic level engineering and nanoscale surface enhancement to build better materials and unlock its potential to build better products. It is the application of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) coatings done with the speed, precision and know-how that will unlock product performance and scale beyond anything imaginable.
Gamry Instruments
Product: LPI1010 – Load/Power Supply Interface
Booth: 713
https://www.gamry.com/potentiostats/lpi-1010/
Vehicle electrification is requiring changes in how batteries and fuel cells are tested. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is a nearly universal technique for testing of batteries and fuel cells that helps understand device function. Until now, doing EIS on these large energy devices used in vehicles wasn’t possible. Normal potentiostats don’t have the voltage and current ranges necessary to test these devices. Gamry solves this issue with it’s new High Voltage EIS Test System. The LPI1010 gives you the capability to perform EIS up to 1000V on these large systems.
Green Cubes Technology
Product: Swappable Industrial Battery: SWIB-4820
Booth: 1016
https://greencubes.com/product/industrial-battery-swib-1000/
The Swappable Industrial Battery (SWIB) system allows hot swapping of multiple battery packs for continuous power. The SWIB has a suite of accessories that enable Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and system integrators to electrify their mobile workstations; including the SWIB battery, receiver, power distribution electronics, AC/DC power supply for charging, and DC/AC inverters. Using a combination of these accessories, an OEM or system integrator can employ the SWIB for a mobile power source and stationary charging station. The SWIB batteries can be connected in parallel for charging and discharging. This parallel function enables hot-swapping of multiple batteries when installed with a mobile workstation. In motive applications, multiple SWIB batteries can be used to power products, such as automated mobile robots (AMR), pallet jacks, or motorized sleds.
First announced in November 2022, the SWIB features a highly accurate state-of-charge with a five stage LED for battery status and an ergonomic design. The SWIB exceeds the highest performance and regulatory requirements for mobile and motive equipment manufacturers. Its advanced technology includes cell balancing on charge and discharge to ensure maximum cycle life and runtime. The SWIB utilizes Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) technology, which is the safest and most environmentally friendly cell chemistry available today. In addition, the SWIB provides the longest cycle life over any other Lithium-ion or Lead Acid batteries. The high current capability ensures that the SWIB powers any attached DC/AC inverters or IT devices, as well as other mechanical subsystems that may have higher current needs.
Hatch
Product: Battery Market Solutions Engineering Services
Booth: 1118
https://www.hatch.com/Expertise/Services-and-Technologies/Battery-Market-Solutions
Hatch has recently launched a Battery Market Solutions Engineering Services division. Hatch has the combination of technical and project delivery capabilities to design and execute a full gigafactory project scope, including the production process and balance-of-plant, all while respecting our clients’ proprietary design aspects. This enables us to leverage synergies that exist between the core process and supporting facilities, and to reduce project costs and schedule while maintaining or improving quality. Gigafactory construction is typically comprised of a multitude of packages, services, and stakeholders. Each stakeholder imposes their own strategy and methodology for construction, commissioning, and start-up, typically leading to inconsistencies and inefficiencies that can have a negative impact on project cost and schedule. As a leader in process technology, Hatch tailors approaches to manage the integration of activities so there is one consistent execution strategy: A strategy that improves cost and schedule and leads to better quality and safety outcomes. In addition, our approach employs a multitude of emission-conscious power planning and installation strategies that consider both renewable and conventional power supply options. This includes renewable power integration studies and load management evaluations to actively manage potential emissions as well as utility tariffs when in operation.
Hioki USA Coporation
Product: Battery Insulation Tester BT5525
Booth: 617
https://www.hioki.com/us-en/products/electrical-safety-testers/insulation/id_1265405
HIOKI’s BT5525 Battery Insulation Tester enables cell manufacturers to produce the highest-quality battery cells that are safer and designed to last longer than the current generation of battery cells. The BT5525 is the first battery insulation resistance tester that detects minuscule insulation defects caused by contamination. The detection method is based on the Break Down Detect function. BDD is a proprietary method that detects minuscule internal short circuits caused by metallic contamination before battery cells are filled with electrolytes. By identifying and eliminating defective parts early in the production process, battery cell manufacturers reduce the risk of battery fires or thermal runaway of battery modules. The BDD is a combination of analog circuitry (peak hold) and digital sampling (at 5 MS/s) for detection. It can detect the slightest variations by monitoring minute voltage alterations during charging and small stable voltage and current changes after charging. This eliminates the problem of imperfect detection caused by sampling timing and resolution, which is an issue regarding waveform measurement using traditional oscilloscopes or recorders.
New features of the BT5525 include:
- Output voltage: 25 to 500 [V], resolution 1 V
- Resistance value: 0.050 to 9999 [MΩ]
- New Settable charging current limit: 50 µA to 50 mA
- New Discharge current: 40 mA or greater
- New Break Down Detection (BDD): Detects minuscule insulation defects caused by contamination
- New Contact check: Prevents wrong measurements
- Auto discharge: Prevents operator injury after test
- Auto range function: Minimizes operator errors
- New Improved noise rejection: Stable insulation resistance testing in noisy environments
Lithium Power, Inc.
Product: Lithium LFP GC2 Battery
Booth: 808
http://www.LithiumPowerInc.com
Introducing our newest GC2 battery. Our 12V InSight series, along with the 24V and 48V versions, is designed to directly drop in replace existing lead acid batteries. The Smart battery comes with built-in, multi-level, adjustable protection parameters. Our proprietary BMS balances the cells within the pack and when multiple packs are connected in parallel, it balanced between packs. The InSight Series currently comes with UL, IEC, ECE R100, UN 38.3, and CE certification. CANBus communication is available to communicate with host devices. Please visit our website to find more information.
MARCHANTE SAS
Product: MASIM L&S Series
Booth: 414
http://www.marchante.fr/equipment/simultaneous-stretching-masim/
MASIM, the Marchante Simultaneous stretching machine, is a state-of-the-art mechanical tenter that has been designed to cater to the needs of the plastic film industry. It offers a simultaneous stretching mechanism that can stretch plastic films on both the machine and transverse directions. The machine has been designed with precision and accuracy, making it an ideal option for battery separator film production. The primary advantage of MASIM is its ability to ensure the homogeneity of porosity. In battery separator film production, the porosity of the film plays a crucial role in determining its overall performance and safety. MASIM offers a consistent and accurate stretching process, which ensures that the film’s porosity remains uniform throughout the production process. The machine’s precise stretching process allows for a uniform distribution of the film’s thickness and porosity, which is essential in applications where the film’s performance is critical. Additionally, the stretching process minimizes the edge trim, resulting in less waste and higher production efficiency.
Meta Materials Inc. (META®)
Product: NCORE™ (product # in development)
Booth: 917
https://metamaterial.com/solutions/battery-materials/
Introducing NCORE™, a metal-polymer composite current collector that replaces traditional solid metal foils and offers the world’s first through-plastic-core conductivity, leveraging next-generation materials for improved safety and performance in lithium-ion batteries. NCORE™ polymer composite thin copper current collectors eliminate about 85% of copper content, reducing weight and thickness, improving energy density and vehicle range, with a fuse-like feature for increased safety. Typical current collectors made of solid copper foil are heavy, accounting for more than 10% of the weight of the battery cell and range from 8-12 microns thick. NCORE™ reduces weight by about 85% for the current collector, and 5% at the cell level, and thickness is just 6.5 µm. Reduced weight and thickness increase energy and power densities and extend vehicle range. A thin plastic material is embedded with metal from both sides, using META’s proprietary PLASMAfusion® vacuum deposition technology. This creates metal layers on the top and bottom, and metal bridges that conduct current through the material from one side to the other. If the local current gets too high, because of a short, the plastic material melts, destroying the bridges and acting like a fuse to shut down the current at that location for increased battery safety. META® has partnered with DuPont Teijin Films and Mitsubishi Electric, to develop roll-to-roll capabilities for NCORE™ production.
MTI Corporation
Product: Compact Vacuum Electrolyte Injection System for Pouch and Cylinder Cells – MSK-113-CP
Booth: 121
https://www.mtixtl.com/msk-113-cp.aspx
AC 208 – 240 V 50/60 Hz Single phase
Power: 1.2 KW
Color touch screen panel to set program for vacuum level, inert gas filling, electrolyte injection amount, sealing temperature, and time.
Vacuum Degassing:
Vacuum range: -95 ~ 0 kPa adjustable
Dwell Time: 0~99 seconds adjustable
Inert gas filling:
Max. pressure: 110 Kpa max. adjustable
Dwell Time: 0~99 seconds adjustable
Sealing Temperature and time:
Two digital temperature controllers on the front panel provide independent control for the left and right heating dies.
Temperature range: 50 ~ 250 ℃ adjustable (accuracy +/- 2 ℃)
Recommended sealing temperature: 180~190 ℃
Sealing time: 0 ~ 99 seconds adjustable (5 ~ 6 seconds is recommended)
Electrolyte injection:
0.3 ml – 100 ml programmable under a normal atmosphere
Injecting under vacuum or inert gas selectable
NOVONIX
Product: NOVONIX’s UHPC 10A Channel Module
Booth: 214
https://www.novonixgroup.com/
NOVONIX’s UHPC 10A Channel Module provides more channels than our 20A unit, while improving on the wide range of currents possible on our 2A unit. For the first time, six current ranges of 100μA, 1mA, 10mA, 100mA, 1A, and 10A are available on a single 8-channel device.
Re-engineered hardware and circuitry offer a more robust user experience, while providing a flexible platform for future growth. The 10A Channel Module is backwards-compatible with most existing 20A NOVONIX equipment and software, making it easy to grow a lab or outfit a new facility with cutting edge, wide-range, UHPC capabilities at minimal additional investment.
Ultra-High Precision Coulometry (UHPC) allows accurate measurements of electrochemical processes within a cell. This enables non-destructive understanding of how battery chemistry is changing from cycle-to-cycle. This must-have instrument measures Coulombic Efficiency up to five significant figures, to enable reliable comparisons of cells in a fraction of the time that it would take on other cyclers. Observe cycle metrics unique to ultra-high precision, such as end-point capacity slippage, Coulombic Inefficiency per hour (CIE/hr), or capacity fade, when trying to evaluate active material loss, lithium inventory loss, electrolyte oxidation and more.
NOVONIX 10A Channel Module can be used like any other battery cycler; for formation, DCIR, HPPC, calendar ageing, cycle ageing, rate testing – you’ll just get that data in ultra-high precision. It can be delivered as part of turnkey, modular systems, including cell holders, thermal chambers and controllers; fully racked and ready to use as delivered. Modern, convenient, configurable software leads its class with regular updates, new features and excellent support.
PACT ThermoShield
Product: TR Sleeve
Booth: 1200
https://www.pactthermoshield.com
PACT Thermo Shield Re: Battery Pack Safety: TR Sleeve is PACT’s patent-pending, all paper battery cell wrap that prevents thermal runaway propagation from one cell to another. The coated paper wrap employs a novel technology that automatically cools the battery pack’s internal environment and performs as a heat and flame barrier. TR Sleeve can easily be implemented into any battery production line. TR sleeve is also 100% recyclable at end of life.
Spectro Inlets
Product: EC-MS Premium v.1
Booth: 1004
https://spectroinlets.com/
The EC-MS Premium gives you the ability to determine the origin and the nature of the gas-evolution, enabling a better understanding of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase formation and degradation of electrode and electrolytes. This accelerates the development of new, better and safer batteries with a shorter time to market. The groundbreaking microchip-based inlet system developed by Spectro Inlets enables electrochemistry coupled mass spectrometry (EC-MS) – a truly quantitative technique with sensitive, real time product detection. EC-MS instruments from Spectro Inlets already have a proven track record of facilitating high impact research within batteries, Power-to-X and electrocatalysis. Expanding capabilities with two new key features, the EC-MS Premium is purpose built for battery research and development: The new transfer module provides air-free sample transfer to the instrument allowing cell assembly in a glovebox and testing under inert conditions with a negligible glovebox-footprint. The fully integrated temperature regulator (10-70 °C) enables maximum control of test conditions, offering both flexibility and standardization of test protocols. Including inlet chip, electrochemical cell, mass spectrometer and software, the EC-MS Premium is an all-in-one turnkey solution ready to run out of the box to make measurements as easy and reliable as possible.
Sugino Corp.
Product: Ultra-fine Slit Chamber of Star Burst
Booth: 1115
https://suginocorp.com/star-burst/
Star Burst, Sugino’s full line of wet jet milling devices, disperse, emulsify, pulverize, and reform surfaces of raw materials by collision, cavitation and high shear generated by high pressure up to 245 MPa with the aqueous jet at the relative velocity of Mach 4. Star Burst does not use any grinding media and can deliver homogenized particle size with minimal contamination.
Star Burst can be customized based on client’s requirements and the materials being processed. This includes several chamber options that perform different functions. The new Ultra-fine Slit Chamber has a narrower nozzle, delivering greater shear force than the current slit chamber. The updated design allows for faster and finer grinding, dispersion, and emulsification with minimal contamination. Testing indicates that wet milling with the Ultra-fine Slit Chamber can pulverize or homogenize carbon, ceramics, polymer and other battery materials finer than with current chambers. Current trials have achieved pulverization of some raw materials to 1/5 the size of the current slit chamber. Compared to the Slit Chamber, the new Ultra-fine Slit Chamber achieved emulsification rates 400% faster, 26% smaller particles, and improved liquid transparency. Particles and droplets can be reduced to sizes unachievable with conventional slit chambers, improving final product performance and fueling innovation.
The addition of the Ultra-fine Slit Chamber to Sugino’s Star Burst full lineup of wet micronization equipment extends their accommodation of processing specific materials. This newly introduced chamber is recommended for grinding, dispersing, and emulsifying various ceramics, pigments, cosmetics, and comestibles.
Tanovus Corp
Product: Silicon-carbon composites HE-1800
Booth: 116
http://www.tanovus.com/en/index.html
Tanovus leverages its patented TANO3D technology to create a unique three-dimensional micro-nano hierarchical silicon-carbon composite TANO-HE1800. The carbon forms an efficient conductive network and effectively suppresses a series of problems induced by the 300% volume expansion of silicon particles during cycling, and greatly slows down battery capacity decay. Our TANO-HE1800 has >50% silicon content, first cycle efficiency >92% and extraordinary cycling stability.
ULVAC Technologies Inc.
Product: LX-200ES / Version #1
Booth: 704
https://www.ulvac.com/
LX-200ES Tool – R&D of Li Metal Anode Battery to R2R-HVM Scale-up The LX-200ES is a 2 chamber unit, where one chamber deposits Li Metal by Evaporation onto a substrate to make the Li-Metal Anode, and the other chamber sputters a thin layer of a select metal onto the Li layer to create a stabilizing layer for the Anode/Electrolyte interface.
Equipment Specifications:
- Li Metal (2μm to 20μm) is evaporated onto a Cu foil (6μm to 12μm) – single-sided x2 = double-sided
• Metal sputtered on substrate depending on layers’ format/spec
• Multiple/Alternating Li Metal Evaporative + Metal Sputtering depositions possible without breaking vacuum (avoid oxidation)
• Evaporative Deposition can work on different substrates than Cu foil and different metals other than Li as Source
• Up to 4 Cathodes can be set for Sputtering
* Li/Cu/Li/Metal Layered Anode + Metal layers can be assembled into LIB cell for Testing Equipment Advantages:
A) Ability to control Li Metal Anode Deposition Thickness allows optimization of Anode Thickness/Wt. of Cell leading to Higher Energy Density!
B) Ability to select best Metal Layer for Sputtering for Li Metal Anode <-> Electrolyte Stable Interface Layer & optimize Metal Sputter Layer Thickness….. leading to Long Cycle Life Performance / Optimum Weight. (Deters Dendrite Formation)
C) Collected data on Sheet Spec and subsequent Cell Performance Data can be used for Scale-up Design of R2R HVM Equipment.
Unico
Product: Unico Quantum Drive Platform
Booth: 109
http://www.unicous.com
Introducing the Unico Modular EV Powertrain Test Platform – a groundbreaking technology that focuses on exceptional efficiency (>100%) and cost savings in EV powertrain testing. It is designed for the development and testing of batteries, e-motors, e-axles, and inverters for electrified transportation, and includes AC and DC drives including battery pack, module, and cell testing, as well as battery emulation – it is a truly multi-purpose test system.
One of the most significant advantages of our platform is that it eliminates the need for a high-power grid connection, allowing for the reuse of energy and providing significant cost savings, both financially and environmentally. With synchronization of test runs, energy can be cycled back and forth between test articles, dramatically reducing the building grid connection. This, combined with AC and DC drives, optional integrated Battery Energy Storage System, and a common DC bus for energy sharing, provides a powerful and efficient solution for complete EV powertrain testing. Our system’s size is more than half the size of traditional systems as it shares a single active front-end connection to the grid. Moreover, our use of high-frequency transformers eliminates the need for internal or external low-frequency transformers for isolation, providing channel-to-channel isolation for true multi-channel battery pack testing.
At Unico, we believe that our Modular EV Powertrain Test Platform is a game-changer in the field of EV powertrain testing. It offers exceptional efficiency, cost savings, and energy-saving capabilities, revolutionizing the industry and setting a new standard for sustainable and innovative technology for EV testing.
Venable Instruments
Product: ESTiView Software 1.4.0
Booth: 613
http://www.venableinstruments.com
The latest release of ESTiView Software 1.4.0, for the ESTi line of Battery Test Instruments, incorporates a new feature of predefined battery tests and an enhanced Math Package to measure impedance. Predefined tests include charge/discharge, cyclic charge/discharge, linear sweep voltammetry, and cyclic sweep voltammetry. Each predefined test window includes preset inputs, text descriptions, and visual examples of the test approach. The enhanced Math Package allows for correcting parasitics in EIS measurements introduced by the instrument itself and the attaching cables. The Math package allows for measurement of closed loop impedance, open loop impedance, device impedance, low device impedance, and high device impedance.
Voltaiq
Product: Voltaiq EBI and PDF Solutions Exensio Battery Manufacturing Analytics
Booth: 601
http://voltaiq.com
Voltaiq and PDF Solutions have partnered to introduce a comprehensive battery manufacturing analytics software suite to help both legacy battery manufacturers and new entrants to:
* Accelerate new factory ramp-up
* Optimize quality
* Quickly address production issues
As the battery industry races to meet rapidly growing demand, companies across the ecosystem — cell manufacturers, OEM joint ventures, and new entrants — have begun building new gigafactories. However these initiatives face the realities of long yield ramp times, supply chain immaturity and a shortage of expertise — the typical gigafactory takes several years and billions in investment to ramp up before reaching profitability. To address these challenges, this new solution combines the class-leading capabilities of PDF’s Exensio® Process Control and Manufacturing Analytics platform with Voltaiq’s Enterprise Battery IntelligenceTM platform.
The offering rapidly characterizes battery quality on the production line, and links quality characteristics to key manufacturing and materials parameters for control and improvement. The result is faster issue identification and root-cause determination, shorter iteration cycles, accelerated factory production ramps and improved overall yield. Through extensive work in semiconductor fabrication, PDF Solutions has helped customers cut production ramp time in half, and the partnership sees similar potential for battery manufacturers.
Key capabilities:
* Productized integrations with materials, machine, and performance data from production and end-of-line
* Rapid analysis of formation cycling for early defect detection
* Semantic data model and battery digital twins to trace materials lots and battery components into individual cells
* Machine learning image analysis and anomaly detection
* Artificial intelligence process control
* Horizontal scalability with tiered data storage
