Roadmap Battery Production Equipment 2030. Update 2023

Which technology breakthroughs are needed in large-scale production by 2030? Regarding intelligent, sustainable battery production, it is important to understand the interaction of complex production lines, reduce costs and ensure process stability. Derived from the rapidly growing markets and the realization of high-volume projects, throughput and costs are key issues. To optimize here, process understanding is needed, which at the same time can avoid errors but also over engineering. In particular, the process technology at the beginning of the production chain must be understood and the interaction of the process steps must be comprehended holistically. Furthermore, the update of the roadmap makes it clear that, in addition to technological aspects, the relevance of sustainability and the associated regulation has increased significantly. This applies particularly to Europe as a location. Since battery technology is fundamentally intended to reduce the CO2 impact, saving energy and raw materials in the production process must be essential for all locations. The content of the roadmap is based on a continuous exchange between industry and research. The participating institutes, the PEM of RWTH Aachen University and the BatteryLabFactory Braunschweig, receive technical support from topic sponsors from the mechanical and plant engineering sector. The market analyses of Fraunhofer ISI are the framework for the roadmap.