Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS
Innovations for the battery of the future – this is the focus of the research conducted in the Battery Technology field, which develops new concepts for the entire process chain of battery cell manufacturing. The field investigates structure-property relationships of new materials in battery cells and develops efficient, cost-effective, and resource-saving production processes.
A central area of research and development is the creation of novel coating technologies. The DRYtraec (Dry Transfer Electrode Coating) process developed at Fraunhofer IWS enables solvent-free, environmentally friendly, and cost-efficient production of battery electrodes. For lithium-metal batteries, innovative process solutions are being developed – from the production of thin lithium layers to the automated assembly of cells. In addition to advancing current lithium-ion technology, research also focuses on innovative storage concepts such as lithium-sulfur and solid-state batteries. Furthermore, we are developing customized solutions for gas and particle filtration to remove harmful substances during battery production and recycling.
For our partners and customers, we thus offer an R&D platform that covers material and process innovations all the way to the application-oriented evaluation of new cell concepts.
