Nordson, Improving Battery Production at Every Stage

We offer our customers precision technology solutions that power global battery manufacturing from start to finish, starting from the smallest cell to the largest solar array.

 

With every element of component manufacturing, cell and module manufacturing and final pack assembly covered, Nordson is better connected to improve quality, efficiency and output. Whether it’s our comprehensive portfolio of extrusion and coating technologies for lithium-ion battery manufacturers, or our world-leading knowledge of dispensing thermally conductive adhesive for electric vehicle batteries, we lead the way in technology and expertise.

 

Our innovative products are used by everyone, from R&D start-ups to the world’s biggest manufacturers, for the accurate and efficient dispensing of adhesives, coatings, sealants and thermal interface materials. Additionally, our systems provide fluid management, polymer processing and test and inspection technologies, integral to the end-to-end manufacturing process. All supported with unrivaled expertise and direct global sales and service available in more than 35 countries.

1. Any Material: conformal coatings, one component and two component adhesives, sealants, and thermal management materials? Or micro jetting applications and high volume encapsulation? Whatever your requirement, our solutions are designed to deliver optimal precision, accuracy and machine life, with equipment that dispenses exactly the right amount every time; even with highly abrasive materials.
2. Application Expertise: We provide industry-leading, field proven solutions for end-to-end battery manufacturing. Our customers rely on us to deliver improvements, efficiencies and solutions for everything from dies for separator manufacturing to anode and cathode bonding to applying abrasive thermal management materials. This expertise extends beyond battery manufacturers to include research centers, material suppliers and integrators.
3. Complete Solutions: In addition to a full line of dispensing products, we also support robotic automation, test and inspection equipment; combining them into complete scalable systems designed to optimize production throughput, deliver superior quality, and easily integrate into your factory. All engineered to be easy to use and maintain, to minimize labor required and reduce the total cost of ownership.

From the smallest components to the largest energy storage solutions, Nordson technology plays a crucial part in every stage of the battery manufacturing process.

 

Component Manufacturing

A battery is only as good as its weakest component. We help make sure that every element is manufactured to pack more power. As global leaders in polymer processing solutions, our technology is used worldwide to melt, extrude and pelletize polymers. Our custom-engineered extrusion and die systems are used to support battery customers and OEMs in the production of key components used in cell manufacturing. This includes the manufacturing of separators and soft-pack external casings. We also provide ancillary equipment for added safety and reduced maintenance downtime, and enhanced product quality through customized manifolds.

 

This technical know-how is backed by years of experience in the field of die design and manufacturing, providing you with superbly reliable equipment that won’t just refine your final product, but maximize the overall efficiency of your production process. Innovative hot melt gluing solutions contribute in next gen z-fold or separator stacking battery and solid state battery.

 

Cell Manufacturing

Fluid dispensing that’s so reliable and accurate, over 70% of the world’s battery manufacturers rely on it every day. When it comes to cell manufacturing, we deliver precise, reliable fluid dispensing systems to help the world’s battery manufacturers meet their efficiency needs. Our technologies deliver highly repeatable, consistent fluid deposition while reducing material waste, rejects and rework. Our products dispense materials for anode and cathode coating and bonding, electrolyte filling, electrode cell bonding, winding friction prevention, cell edge protection, and separator fixing.

 

This broad range of precision solutions includes benchtop dispensers, dispense and spray valves, innovative jetting technologies, and automated dispensing robots. In addition to a full line of dispensing solutions, we also support quality assurance through x-ray testing and other inspection technologies. From overhang measurement and layer count verification, to weld and bond destructive testing or pull and shear testing, our proven technology ensures the highest quality standards and consistency from cell to cell.

 

Module Production

With the right technology on board, assembling cells into modules is quicker, and more accurate with less chance of error. Our module production solutions are flexible enough for any size and speed of manufacturing process, from manual applications to fully automated production. Whether cylindrical, prismatic or soft pack, we have a solution to bond, secure, or apply thermal management materials for the assembly of cells into modules.

 

We can also dramatically improve speed and accuracy of module assembly, cell stacking, component bonding, battery cell bonding, solder paste dispensing, module cover sealing, module structural bonding, and encapsulation.

 

Battery Pack Assembly

Minimized overflow and cleaner pack assembly means less waste and reduced rejects. A powerful argument for Nordson expertise. Ensuring a battery cell module provides enough power with the correct form and fit for the end product is no simple task. Precisely why we offer a variety of solutions that allow materials to be dispensed accurately into difficult to access channels and locations, preventing material overflow and ensuring clean pack assembly.

 

With years of experience in this field, we can call on the expertise required to provide precision potting and gap filling solutions to support power distribution and thermal management throughout the battery pack. In fact, we’ve developed applications for everything from cars to buses to aircraft and energy storage including pack lid bonding, pack cover gasketing, power distribution potting, battery pack encapsulation, thermal management and materials dispensing.

 

Nordson has multiple application solutions, starting from electric vehicles to renewable energy and even energy storage.

1. Electric Vehicle Solutions: Supporting manufacturers to keep pace with vehicle battery demand, a wide range of precision solutions for cylindrical, prismatic and soft pack production and dispense thermally conductive adhesives and interface materials with more precision.
2. Renewable Energy: Streamline production for solar, wind and hydroelectric battery manufacturing and precision dispensing solutions for solar panel and wind turbine assembly.
3. Energy Storage: Residential, commercial, and industrial storage assembly solutions, low and high volume dispensing systems sized to support the smallest residential systems to the largest industrial solutions, dispensing of chemical barriers or membranes used in larger non-solid state batteries and the ability to integrate with large automation equipment that enables efficient dispensing process on larger scale battery systems.

 

Why choose Nordson?

We’re world leaders in precision dispensing, fluid management and related technologies. We engineer, manufacture and market differentiated products used for dispensing adhesives, coatings, sealants, biomaterials and other materials; for fluid management; for test and inspection; and for UV curing and plasma surface treatment.

 

Our products can also be found hard at work in a wide range of consumer non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging, nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, construction, and general product assembly and finishing. This technology is supported with application expertise and direct world sales and service that brings our production precision and innovation to every corner of the globe.

 

Powering over 1 million electric vehicles globally, the Top 10 battery manufacturers count on Nordson Industrial Coating Systems. Join us at The Battery Show events and meet our experts, to experience our full range of technology and manufacturing solutions for every stage of battery production and maintenance.

 

About The Battery Show

As the battery community's greatest event, The Battery Show brings together engineers, business leaders, top-industry companies, and innovative thinkers to discover ground-breaking products and create powerful solutions for the future.

Top 6 Experiences you will have:

1. Source: Explore 750+ advanced battery and EV manufacturing suppliers representing the entire supply chain from raw materials through end of life. Find the right suppliers and technology vendors represented for every stage of the product development cycle.
2. Keynote Presentations: Get inspired and hear from industry thought leaders, experts, and executives as they dive into the most important topics to help expand and take your knowledge to the next level. This year's keynote lineup features speakers from General Motors, Ford, and iM3NY.
3. Ride & Drive: You won't want to miss this! Come test drive vehicles at The Battery Show & Electric Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo’s first Ride & Drive. Drivers will test some of the newest vehicles on the public roadways, while accompanied by a representative from the sponsoring company.
4. Forum & Theater: Explore what’s new in battery and H/EV design and innovation at the Open Tech Forum and Battery Tech Theater. Hosted on the expo floor, you can learn from teardowns, listen to technical presentations and join panel discussions.
5. Oktoberfest: Taking place on Wednesday from 6-7:30 pm, come join us at the first ever Novi Oktoberfest after a long hard day of work. Sample different German beers, hors d’oeuvres, enjoy a live polka band, enter raffle giveaways, and more!
6. Networking Receptions: The perfect way to end a productive day, meet like-minded engineers, designers, and decision-makers over beverages and light bites at complimentary networking receptions. Join us on Tuesday and Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the expo.

 

About Nordson ICS - Industrial Coating Systems Division

Founded in 1954 to produce and market airless spray equipment, today manufacturers rely on our equipment for the precise application and curing of powder coatings, liquid paint, ambient temperature adhesives and sealants, and food and beverage container production. Our solutions help our customers improve their manufacturing process, produce better products and become even more competitive. We do this by combining in-depth knowledge, world-leading technical expertise and precise, performance enhancing production solutions for some of the world’s most demanding and diverse manufacturing environments.

 

We offer world leading application and curing equipment for powder coating, liquid spray painting, container coating, automotive applications, battery applications and precision dispensing for various application needs. Visit Nordson ICS on the web at Nordson Website, Twitter Profile, Facebook Profile and LinkedIn Profile.

 

About Nordson Corporation

Nordson engineers, manufactures, and markets differentiated products and systems used for dispensing and processing adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants and biomaterials; and for managing fluids, testing and inspecting for quality, treating surfaces and curing. These products are supported with extensive application expertise and direct global sales and service.

 

We serve a wide variety of consumer non-durable, consumer durable and technology end markets including packaging, nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, building and construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and support offices in more than 30 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at Nordson Website, twitter.com/Nordson_Corp or facebook.com/nordson.