<ul><li>The Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University in Germany has developed a laser-based drying process for battery production.</li><li>The project, called 'Implementation of Laser Drying Processes for Economical & Ecological Lithium-Ion Battery Production' (IDEEL), combined conventional convection drying with laser drying, reducing drying times by over 60% while maintaining the same quality of results.</li><li>By retrofitting existing systems with laser modules, the process cuts the required furnace length in half, saves space and lowers operating costs by 20% to 30%.</li><li>The newly developed drying process will be incorporated into the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB in Münster, which serves as a development center for battery cell production in Germany and Europe.</li></ul>

PEM develops laser drying process for battery production

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