Thickness Gauge Improves Quality and Productivity in Battery Manufacturing
The Battery Web Gauge ES-5 is a system for monitoring and controlling the quality of thickness in the electrode manufacturing of rechargeable batteries such as lithium-ion batteries. This is the successor to the previous model WEBFREX3ES, which has been supporting battery manufacturing sites since 2010. It inherits and evolves the features of the previous model, and adds new value in contributing to reducing CO2 emissions and improving productivity. As countries around the world promote carbon neutrality and electrification of mobility, rechargeable batteries are attracting great attention. The ES-5 with completely renewed hardware and software, will solve new challenges such as reducing CO2 emissions from battery production and improving productivity in response to the rapidly increasing demand for batteries.
The Box-type Frame Revolutionize Conventional Wisdom
The measurement frame has a box-type structure that is completely different from conventional model. This reduces the air consumption to less than 1/10 of conventional model, and the total power consumption to less than 1/2. By reducing the energy consumption associated with operation, it contributes to reducing CO2 emissions. The frame size is also more compact than conventional model, and the main body weight is about 1/4. Not only it allows installation in a smaller space, but also reduces the environmental impact throughout the life cycle of the thickness gauge from delivery to disposal. In addition, the sensor drive unit is covered with a protective cover. It improves safety during maintenance work, and radiation countermeasures.
Adoption of a New System Based on the Collaborative Information Server
"Collaborative Information Server (CI Server)" has been adopted as the system platform, which aggregates data from other equipment and systems in the factory and supports optimal centralized management of information. The electrode coating thickness measured by the ES-5 is an indicator that determines important quality such as battery energy density, but it fluctuates due to the influence of surrounding processes. To achieve a stable coating thickness, it is necessary to link with surrounding processes and optimize the entire process. The new platform achieves this with high flexibility in data linkage and system scalability, contributing to improved quality and productivity.
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Inheritance and Evolution of Conventional Features
The well-received features of conventional model have been retained and improved. In terms of measurement performance, which is the basis of accurate measurement, the scan speed and measurement resolution have been further improved. In addition, it follows a safety design that eliminates the risk of battery fire accident due to metal powder contamination. In terms of software, the automatic data saving function provides traceability, and the automatic coating control contributes to quality improvement and loss reduction.
About the Previous Model WEBFREX3ES
* Please refer to the detail of WEBFREX3ES
About OpreX
OpreX is the comprehensive brand for Yokogawa’s industrial automation (IA) and control business and stands for excellence in the related technology and solutions. It consists of categories and families under each category. This product belongs to the OpreX Quality Control System family that is aligned under the OpreX Control category.
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Press Release 2024년9월2일 Yokogawa, 배터리 전극 시트 생산을 위한 가볍고 에너지 효율적인 OpreX Battery Web Gauge ES-5 출시
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