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Vacuum and cryogenics

Process innovations benefit battery manufacture

16 Aug 2021 Susan Curtis
Taken from the 2021 issue of Physics World Instrumentation and Vacuum Briefing.

Vacuum specialists are working closely with production engineers to make lithium-ion battery manufacturing more efficient – reducing costs and cutting carbon emissions, as Susan Curtis reports

electric car battery pack
Building capacity As more drivers opt to buy fully electric vehicles, new manufacturing facilities are being built to produce lithium-ion batteries that offer improved performance at lower price points. (Courtesy: istockphoto/SVproduction)
Lithium-ion batteries are powering a green revolution on our roads. Innovations in materials, electr

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