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Laser welding in battery manufacturing
atteries and battery packs have welding used in battery manufacturing the heat input into the battery is
become an integral part of which had many disadvantages but minimized
Beveryday life, in response to the now with laser welding new leaf added
ever-increasing demand for portable in battery manufacturing. WELDING TABS TO TERMINALS,
electronic devices, cordless power AND BUSS BARS laser welding is
tools, energy storage, and hybrid and Some of examples of laser welding able to weld both thin and thick tab
EV cars. This in turn, drives the need to applications. materials, with a capability of welding
manufacture batteries and battery packs HIGH SPEED SEAM AND PLUG copper or aluminium tab material
that meet the quality and production SEALING OF BATTERY CANS. Laser above and beyond 0.04-inch thickness.
requirements for these products. There welding is an excellent method for Avoiding penetration of the can and
are a number of materials joining seam sealing, resulting in high speed, overheating the battery are important
requirements for battery manufacturing, high quality seams in both steel and aspects of tab to terminal welding.
depending on the specific type, size and aluminium. Laser welding offers Welding tabs or terminal connections
capacity of the battery. Internal terminal significant advantages over mechanical to buss bars generally does not require
connections, battery can and fill plug clinching and adhesive methods based as much penetration of heat input
sealing, tab to terminal connections, and on joint reliability, joining speed, and control as the tab to terminal welds.
external electrical connections are a few ease of manufacturing. As laser welding The materials, material thickness and
key examples. Earlier different type of is an extremely efficient joining process, combination of materials determine the
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that can be challenging to weld. Copper,
aluminium, and nickel are commonly
used in battery construction, and while
welding a material to itself is easy,
welding dissimilar combinations, such
as copper to nickel, can be problematic.
Copper
A wonderful electrical conductor,
copper is often at the centre of many
battery designs, used in terminals and/
or bus bars. Copper’s high thermal
conductivity and low melting point make
it very weldable, but if the join is to a
metal with very different conductive
and thermal properties, such as nickel,
getting quality welds require careful
design of the joint. A joint design might
require heat sinking, or beam access
to the weld area from an unorthodox
angle, or even a specialized weld head
to keep the copper component of the
weld from “blowing out.” There are also
copper materials that are cladded or
alloyed that might be cost effective in an
application and, in many cases, easier
to weld.
Aluminium
Aluminium is another material of
choice for use in batteries, due to its
its low cost, light weight, and good
conductivity. However, not all aluminium
types have the same weldability. Some
aluminium series and alloys have a
propensity for hot cracking and are
very difficult to join. The process used,
electron beam or laser, can become
critical, and certain series of aluminium,
such as the 5000s, tend to always
yield marginal results. When utilized
in battery production, the aluminium
best welding technique. prismatic welding grade must be carefully selected and
OVERVIEW OF BATTERY WELDING • Battery components: Can, terminals, rigorously tested, and the welding
APPLICATIONS: foils, busbars, cell cases, safety vents, should be done by a qualified vendor
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• Types of cells: Pouch, cylindrical and Battery applications often join metals A strong material with excellent
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corrosion resistance and good electrical
properties, nickel is used in battery
terminals and interconnects. Nickel is
stronger than copper and aluminium,
and welds more readily as well. The
issue is generally joining nickel to
copper or aluminium, which have much
lower melting points. These types of
joins have to be carefully designed and
executed, with testing to ensure quality.
As mentioned above, there are cladded
materials, as well as specialty alloys,
that can make executing some of these
difficult weld combinations feasible and
cost effective.
An issue with all the materials noted
above is reflectivity, especially when
laser welded. When a laser beam hits a
material, a percentage of the energy is
absorbed, and a percentage is reflected.
Copper, nickel and aluminium are highly
reflective, and require higher power
densities to create the necessary seal the battery module, these are faster change in the laser configuration.
between components. The type of than traditional wire bonding methods. • Lasers can be used to weld the cell’s
welding process also comes into play With laser technology, the busbar can rigid case, tabs, safety vents, and
here, as well as the type and color of the be welded directly to the cells instead cover plates.
laser. of connected via wires, diminishing • When assembling modules together
Ashavpad Engineering Works gives by half the number of welds in the in a pack, lasers can join various
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What’s happening with the
environmental impact of e-cars?
nvironmental impact of e-cars: Are charging process, provides power for the itself is therefore encased in a housing
they - environmentally friendly or engine and is a decisive parameter for the made of materials that are robust,
Enot? There are many arguments in car’s range. flame-resistant and as light as possible.
favor of e-cars, but also some against. • What does it look like inside the battery? LANXESS is also developing its own
Here’s a fact check. • What influence does the battery have solutions for the automotive industry.
on the vehicle’s carbon footprint?
TOPICS IN THIS ARTICLE Electromobility and Circular Economy
• A look inside the battery of an e-car The battery pack: powerful and safe Initiative
• How big is the carbon footprint of a The battery pack of an electric car should We offer various chemicals for the field
battery? not be thought of as a single component. of electromobility. Flame retardants,
• What can be improved in the Rather, it consists of numerous modules coolants, high-tech thermoplastics
environmental balance of an e-car? with multiple battery cells that are for battery and electric powertrain
interconnected. In this way, the battery components, but also starting materials
A look inside the battery of an e-car provides the necessary energy for the for cathode materials and electrolyte
The battery is the heart of an electric powertrain. components. To meet the needs of
car and has a significant impact on its In addition to high energy and power electromobility, we launched our own
environmental footprint. Without it, density, the most important requirements Electromobility and Circular Economy
nothing moves; it stores energy for the are functionality and safety. The battery Initiative in 2020.
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Martin Säwe, Head of the
Electromobility and Circular Economy
Initiative LANXESS said, “As a
manufacturer of numerous key materials
for lithium-ion batteries, we want to help
create sustainable and reliable supply
chains in Europe.”
Lithium brings the energy
Lithium-ion batteries are the most widely
used. Why lithium? The electricity that is
needed to power the engine and other
units such as the steering, braking unit,
heating, air conditioning and on-board
computer is nothing more than a flow of
electrons.The alkali metal has an important
property for the battery: it releases its the industrial production of battery-grade friendly. After all, no fossil fuels such as
electrons very easily into the current flow lithium carbonate. A corresponding facility gasoline or diesel are burned to power
and has a low intrinsic mass. Essentially, could be built at one of our plants in the the engine. This also eliminates carbon
the more lithium in the battery electrodes, United States. LANXESS is currently dioxide emissions. However, if we look
the higher the capacity. In addition, mining brine for the production of bromine only at the production process, the
lithium-ion batteries show limited aging products at this plant. Standard Lithium is environmental balance of electric cars is
during charging and discharging. contributing an innovative process for ex- initially worse than that of vehicles with
tracting high-purity lithium from the brine internal combustion engines, according
Lithium extraction at LANXESS to the cooperation. We expect the results to the German Federal Ministry for the
LANXESS is also active in the field of of the study before the end of the year. Environment.
lithium extraction. Together with the Ca-
nadian company Standard Lithium, we are What is the carbon footprint of a Reasons for this include:
currently conducting a study on the eco- battery? • A large proportion of the batteries
nomic viability and technical feasibility of Electric vehicles are considered climate- currently come from Asia. There, the
share of coal-based power generation is
significantly larger than in Germany.
• More raw materials are needed,
including larger quantities of cobalt,
copper and nickel. But the extraction of
these raw materials is energy-intensive,
associated with high environmental
burdens, and in some cases ethically
problematic.
• Large amounts of CO2 are also
produced in intermediate products such
as steel, aluminum and plastics due to
the high energy input.
Comparison of CO2 emissions of
“electric cars” vs. conservative
vehicles
Over the entire life cycle, however, the
climate balance of the e-car compares
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favorably with vehicles running on
gasoline or diesel engines. Significantly
less carbon dioxide is produced
during driving and energy supply. This
overcompensates for the electric vehicle’s
poorer carbon dioxide emissions in
production, maintenance and disposal.
According to the German Ministry of
Environment, electric vehicles already
produce 30 percent less greenhouse
gases than gasoline-powered vehicles.
Compared to a diesel vehicle, the figure is
23 percent. With the planned expansion
of renewable energies in Germany in the
coming years, this advantage will increase
further.
What can be done to improve the
environmental performance of
e-cars?
There is potential for improving the
environmental performance of electric
vehicles. According to the Swedish on other technologies that are more What is the impact of recycling
Environmental Institute IVL and the environmentally friendly. Currently, for processes?
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and example, there are some promising pilot With regard to a more sustainable use
Innovation Research (ISI), the use of projects for the use of combined lithium of raw materials in battery production,
renewable energies in production plays and sodium-ion battery systems for recycling processes are becoming
a particularly important role here. Usage electric vehicles. These would be more increasingly important. Legal recycling
of such energy currently is still low but resource-efficient because they do not quotas play a central role here. For
increasing more and more. require cobalt or nickel. example, since 2016, a minimum
In addition, work is being done collection quota of 45 percent has
already applied to the member states of
the European Union for the recycling of
lithium-ion batteries. However, the ISI still
sees further potential for recycling the
materials contained in the batteries.
The contribution that the automotive
industry can have towards climate
protection is therefore obvious: It is the
further expansion of electromobility in
combination with consistent application
of circular economy methods. According
to a study by the World Economic Forum
(https://www3.weforum.org/docs/
WEF_Raising_Ambitions_2020.pdf) and
management consultants Accenture, this
alone offers the potential to reduce CO2
emissions per passengers km by up to 75
percent by 2030.
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o you often feel tired, irritated
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Source Control
Usually, the most effective way to
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Some sources, like those that
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Good Ventilation
Open windows from time to time to
allow fresh air to move into the room.
Otherwise, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) can
quickly accumulate in a closed room and
causes health problems.
If you are in a car, change the
ventilation mode of the car to allow the
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does not halt the production process, it – DPMX standard for transferring the from these important, interrelated
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go into integrating data from multiple extended to managing supply chain and cycle that produce large data sets
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Precise measurement of volume flows
in public and commercial buildings with
the volume flow hood testo 420
or humans to feel comfortable in a straightener, also allows a more precise
room, the air quality, among other measurement result to be achieved at
Ffactors, must be ensured. Assuming larger swirl outlets.
closed rooms, this quality results from the
volume flows of the installed VAC system. In The challenge.
order to respect the regulations for Indoor Air A high CO2 concentration in a room leads to
Quality, regular checking of the total volume fatigue and can even cause illness. For this
flow of the VAC system is necessary. It is not reason, sufficient oxygen must be introduced
uncommon for an air conditioning technician to by an exchange of fresh air, especially in
conduct up to fifty measurements at different commercial buildings, workplaces, hospitals,
air outlets in several rooms. and schools. There are certain workplace
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hood testo 420 simplifies these measurements depending on the activity of the persons in the
enormously. And, thanks to an integrated flow room like predominantly sitting or moving
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activities.
To meet these norms, the air conditioning technician has
to regularly test the total volume flows of the VAC system.
To do this, numerous measurements at different outlets
might be necessary, which means a high physical burden. In
addition to this, these rooms have large swirl outlets installed
as standard, which do not blow the air into the room straight,
but instead continually swirl it. The consequence of this swirl:
Air flows are often incorrectly measured at these locations.
And this complicates the determination of the volume flow
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absolute pressure sensor.
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EcoStruXure: Transforming the
manufacturing technnology
oday’s world requires smart
solutions for their machines
Tand installations. The traditional
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end data and full analysis. They reduce May it be Industry 4.0 IOT and efficiency of the machine but it
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Low Noise
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Comparing with V-Type, we take the average noise level of 15
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From old to new: igus is making
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Since 2019, igus has been using its chainge recycling programme to give old energy chains a new life. Now, the
motion plastics specialist is taking things a step further. Recycling begins at assembly. To avoid industrial waste,
igus is organising return delivery of worn-out energy chains - and returning them to the material cycle.
ooner or later, every machine and every component reach
the end of its service life. Manufacturing companies then
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equipment. Sustainability plays an increasingly important role
here. After all, according to the Global E-waste Monitors, 53.6
million tons of electronic waste was generated worldwide in
2019 alone. A more environmentally friendly upgrade for old
machines is the so-called retrofitting: instead of buying new
machines, companies can have existing equipment converted
or refurbished so that it meets the latest standards. However,
this does not solve the problem of where to put discarded
components.
Everything from a single source: igus takes care of both
Recycling made easy: the igus installation service picks
the assembly of new e-chains and the return transport and
up old material recycling of discarded energy chains as part of the chainge
For new installation, retrofitting or maintenance, igus focusses programme. (Source: igus GmbH)
on recycling instead of disposal - starting way back in assembly
planning. The recycling service is offered automatically with customers valuable time with the installation service while
each new assembly order and entails no additional costs or offering them a sustainable solution for disposing of old material.
effort for the customer. igus takes care of the scrap material in This measure is intended to make a further contribution to more
four simple steps: first, igus removes the worn-out energy chain, sustainable use of limited resources”, says Michael Berteit,
then disassembles it into smaller pieces and packs it into Big Engineering Projects & Assembly Service Sales Manager at igus.
Bags. Finally, igus organises the return transport and logistics.
The installation coordinator commissions the forwarding igus recycling programme picks up speed
company, which collects the discarded energy chains. That igus, which specialises in high-performance polymers, has
way, the customer has only to provide the scrap material for launched chainge, a recycling programme for energy chains,
collection and load it. It is then taken away and recycled as which has already collected and recycled 32.3 tons of material
part of the igus chainge programme. This service is offered worldwide. So far, 13 countries have participated in the
for both igus e-chains and chains from other manufacturers. programme: Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, France,
Customers receive a voucher based on the weight of the chains. China, Italy, Brazil, Malaysia, Hungary, Croatia, the Czech
The discarded plastics are separated by type, cleaned and re- Republic and Spain - with the majority of returns coming from
granulated so that the material can be reused. Germany and China. “We are very pleased that the recycling
The customer gets everything from a single source (the programme is proving very popular with our customers, and are
manufacturer), including a 36-month guarantee on newly confident that in 2022, we will be able to at least double what
installed energy supply systems. The igus installation service we have achieved so far”, adds Michael Berteit. igus uses the
saves customers installation time and costs. They also benefit chainge programme to return old plastics to the material cycle,
from very short downtimes and a longer service life. This means systematically promoting the circular economy.
that in the long term, they suffer fewer failures. A special online
tool even enables users to calculate the exact installation time For more information,
for their energy chain system. “It is the goal of igus to save Website: www.igus.com
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Wearcheck
completes
inspections 2X
faster with Flir
Route Creator
Thanks to FLIR Thermal Studio and the FLIR Route
Creator plugin, generating reports from substation
inspection rounds has become so much easier for
South-African inspection company WearCheck.
And with the possibility to define inspection rounds
in advance, it’s practically impossible to overlook
installations.
earCheck is one of the leading condition monitoring
specialists on the African continent, offering a vast
Wrange of reliability solutions and services across various
industries. One of WearCheck’s fundamental goals is to save
money and time for customers by improving the availability,
reliability and efficiency of their machinery through regular
maintenance and tailored condition monitoring programs.
WearCheck has a network of 14 world-class laboratories across
nine countries.
As part of its Reliability Services division, WearCheck uses a
wide range of techniques, including scientific vibration analysis, FLIR T865 thermal imaging camera with FLIR Inspection
ultrasonic detection, structural resonance and thermography. Route activated, displaying a survey route built in FLIR
The company relies on thermal imaging to conduct maintenance Thermal Studio Pro using the Route Creator plugin
inspections of electrical utility plants and substations for its
customers. Regular temperature monitoring with thermal imaging done. The output of the inspection, including the thermal images,
cameras allows WearCheck to detect and diagnose impending comments, and annotations on possible defects, all needs
failures before they occur. Using a thermal camera, WearCheck to be processed and presented in reports that are useful for
inspectors can easily scan for temperature differences and hot WearCheck’s customers.
spots to locate the problem area and diagnose the issue. The creation of reports was something that typically took
the team many hours of work, but with the addition of the
THERMAL CONDITION MONITORING FLIR Thermal Studio Pro software, WearCheck inspectors can
WearCheck has multiple portable FLIR T-Series cameras at its complete reports in about half the time it used to take. FLIR
disposal to perform condition monitoring jobs. The ergonomic Thermal Studio Suite is Teledyne FLIR’s analysis and reporting
cameras help the team to conduct long shifts of inspection rounds software designed to help thermographers manage and process
and diagnose hard-to-reach components in any environment. thousands of thermal images and videos.
But when the inspection rounds are completed, the work is not But the feature that WearCheck values the most is the FLIR
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Route Creator plugin for Thermal Studio. This plugin allows the
team to build inspection paths for every location survey that can
be printed or downloaded and run from a FLIR thermal camera
that has the Inspection Route feature activated.
SAVING TIME WITH FLIR ROUTE CREATOR
“Thanks to the FLIR Route Creator plugin, we can upload camera
images, data, and inspection notes directly into our report
templates in just a few clicks,” says Deon Gaarkeuken, Predictive
Maintenance Supervisor at WearCheck. “Generating reports
usually takes a lot of manual work, but with FLIR Route Creator,
we easily cut our reporting time in half.”
Gaarkeuken, who has used other software packages before,
says FLIR Thermal Studio and FLIR Route Creator are much more
user-friendly, which makes reporting much easier and less time- mentioned the unprofessional impression you are giving to your
consuming. customer,” says Gaarkeuken. “Thanks to FLIR Route Creator,
“Especially for someone like me, who is not eager to use we know exactly which substations we need to check, without
Microsoft Word in addition to another reporting software, FLIR overlooking a single one.”
Thermal Studio is a lifesaver,” Gaarkeuken continues. “The FLIR Thermal Studio are FLIR Route Creator are designed to
software allows you to use easy drop-down menus, preset process large amounts of files. Not a luxury, when you realize
elements and blocks that you can drag and drop in your report, that one day of inspections may already generate thousands of
and that automatically get filled up with the data from your images.
thermal imaging camera. It’s fast and easy!” “To be sure we have covered everything in our inspection, we
typically take pictures of the name plates, the entire substation,
THOROUGH INSPECTIONS OF ALL COMPONENTS and the possible defect for every installation,” says Gaarkeuken.
By building inspection paths for every location in advance, it’s “This way, you generate a lot of files. This is no problem for
very hard to miss or overlook a component or substation on your Thermal Studio.”
inspection round. Even if there are no clear defects, the WearCheck team still
“Missing a component during your inspection round can be likes to take pictures of the installation. With FLIR Thermal Studio,
very costly, because that would mean that you need to send a inspectors can be confident that this great number of files is
team member over handled reliably. And if the team wants, they can choose to only
to the customer again for a revision. And then I haven’t even include those installations that have been tagged as ‘defect’ into
their reports.
EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND REPORTS CUSTOMERS LOVE
For WearCheck, it’s not only about what you are presenting, it’s
also about how you present it. The look and feel of a report is an
important calling card for the company.
“We can define the color palette, the emissivity and distance
settings, and much more in advance, completely in line with
how the customer likes to see it,” Gaarkeuken says. “FLIR
Thermal Studio and FLIR Route Creator allow our team to deliver
inspection reports our customers love to look at.”
For more information:
https://www.flir.in/instruments/Advantages-of-flir-thermal-
studio-software/
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