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Battery cell manufacturing process in Stacking/canning/film wrapping

Your requirements:

The demand for production capacity of power battery production lines is increasing, especially in the stage of cell assembly. The key equipment is the high-speed cutting and stacking integrated machine, and the assembly time of single pole pieces is approaching 0.1 seconds. High performance electric cylinders and bus valve terminals s are the first choices for OEM&end customers in packaging Mylar shell insertion, welding, helium inspection and other workstations. There is also a significant demand for high-performance and reliable blocking cylinders in high load logistics lines.

Application scenarios:

Assembly section for power battery cells.

Festo Solution:

Festo provides various solutions and high-performance products to meet the diverse needs of power battery production lines

1. The high-speed valve MHE and stainless steel air reservoir CRVZS meet the requirements of the high-speed cutting and stacking machine for vacuum grasping of pole pieces. The maximum switching frequency of the high flow MHE4 can reach 210Hz; CRVZS combines safety certification and CE certification to meet the needs of overseas lines.

2. The ELGD, high-performance ESBF, and compact EGSC with innovative design meet customers' requirements for high-speed gripping, high load lifting, and installation space.

3. The new generation valve terminal platform VTUX offers four new combinations to provide more choices for different application scenarios.

4. The slide DFST can meet the maximum load requirement of 800kg, which basically meets the current demand.

Cylinder synchronization control

Your requirements:

Semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment typically requires adaptation to wafers of different sizes, such as 6 inches, 8 inches, or 12 inches, and requires a protective bowl that can stably stop at multiple positions; At the same time, multiple liquid medicines will be used in the cleaning process, and it is necessary to ensure that the liquid medicines are independently controlled, collected, and free of cross contamination. Multiple sets of protective bowls need to cooperate to complete the cleaning work.

Application scenarios:

Wet cleaning process for semiconductor wafers

Festo Solution:

• Adopting a 2-channel customized piezoelectric valve VTEP to precisely control the synchronous movement of 2 low friction cylinders, achieving continuous adjustment of speed and position during the lifting process of large-sized wafer cleaning protective bowls; Multiple groups can be used together to meet the actual application needs of customers.
• Use an electric cylinder with protective function to provide swinging and moving feed for the cleaning nozzle.

Intelligent E-filling

Your requirements:

With the development of the filling industry, more and more filling manufacturers are seeking flexible, multi position, and high-precision filling actuators.

Application scenarios:

Filling

Festo solution:

The electric filling system integrates non-standard electric cylinders and controllers, and can be independently programmed for filling processes. It has reserved IO and communication interfaces, which can directly receive signals such as flow rate and weight, achieving flexible multi position precise control. The integrated controller effectively improves the real-time performance of external signal feedback and internal data processing, making operation more efficient and reliable.

Green Hydrogen Production Electrolyser Control Solution

Your requirements:

The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is the key to achieving net zero emissions. Sustainable production of hydrogen is becoming increasingly important in energy intensive industries. It is crucial to utilize renewable resources for power generation and hydrogen production, while ensuring efficiency and safety. Electrolytic cells are crucial for producing green hydrogen gas, as they can neutral decompose water carbon into oxygen and hydrogen gas. We enhance hydrogen production efficiency with our professional knowledge and automation solutions, and provide you with comprehensive support to create a sustainable future together.

Application scenarios:

Green hydrogen production automation

Festo solution:

Festo provides excellent solutions and high-performance products to meet the demand for green hydrogen production automation:

• The new generation digital platform VUTX is equipped with CPX-AP-A terminals and variable valve islands, providing high flexibility for machine layout. It can adopt traditional multi pin connection or AP communication connection new technologies.
• Combine DFPD, SRBC, SRBG, SRBC, CMSH to create the valve solution you need;
• The energy-saving module MSE6 detects pressure, flow rate, etc. through sensors to achieve the recording, energy-saving, and shutdown functions of compressed air.

High throughput pipetting solution

Application scenarios:

The high-throughput intelligent pipetting system is composed of modules such as sample loading, sample information recognition, automatic capping, automatic pipetting, and automatic capping, which can achieve full automation. The testing personnel will have zero contact with the sample, effectively reducing the workload of pre-processing and avoiding personnel operational errors. The high-throughput intelligent pipetting system will greatly improve the speed of sample processing.

Festo Solution:

• Two sets of three-axis cantilever systems were built using Festo standard electric cylinders, customized variable pitch modules, and compact Z-axis modules (17mm wide), equipped with Festo pipette DHOE and rotating grasping module EHMD, to achieve the entire sample pre-processing function.
• Right three-axis cantilever system: By perfectly combining Festo standard electric cylinder EGC/ELGC/EGSC with servo motor/stepper motor, high-speed and precise positioning of sample switch cover is achieved. Four compact rotating clamping modules EHMD are installed at the end of the Z-axis to achieve simultaneous opening and closing of four sample tubes.
• Left three-axis cantilever system: By using Festo standard electric cylinder EGC, customized variable pitch module, and 4 compact Z-axis combined with servo motor/stepper motor, the pipette can quickly suck and discharge liquid. Installing four DHOE pipettes on the customized variable distance module and compact Z-axis allows for equidistant and independent or simultaneous up and down movement of the four pipettes for liquid suction and dripping functions.
• This solution is a model of Festo's joint application of gas control, liquid control, and electric drive "golden partner".

AX for automation

Your requirements:

How to determine the operating status of equipment, especially the reliability of key process related equipment, to avoid losses caused by unplanned shutdowns, while fully utilizing the service life of equipment components and avoiding waste. This is another important topic in automated production besides safety, efficiency, and digitization.

Application scenarios:

Production of power motors, batteries, and automotive components.

Festo solution:

The Festo AX artificial intelligence solution can be used not only to evaluate the operational status of pneumatic and electric components, but also to assess the status of key dimensions, such as the diameter of locating pins and the position of locating surfaces. This evaluation is based on the AI model, which detects the current state and predicts the future period to ensure the good operation of the equipment.

• In addition to energy efficiency management functions, MSE6-C2M can also evaluate the airtightness of gas path systems and detect leaks.
• The ELGD is designed with built-in protection to ensure better service life under different working conditions.
• CPX-AP-A-VTUX is a platform for gas electric fusion, which also provides data for AX, including valve switching times, to construct digital models