Battery Manufacturing

RELIABLE Trace O2, N2, and H2O Gas Detection for Improved Battery Manufacturing

Lithium-Ion Battery Production

Battery manufacturing continues to evolve in response to the growing need for energy storage and transport solutions. As the demand for electric vehicles and consumer electronics rises, lithium-ion battery production becomes more critical. For battery manufacturing to meet these needs effectively, process optimization is essential to ensure high-quality, efficient production.

Trace gas detection of O2, N2, and H2O is crucial for lithium-ion battery manufacturing. These gases can significantly impact the quality and performance of the batteries. In the context of battery manufacturing, monitoring trace levels of gases ensures that the process is controlled, improving product consistency and reliability. By utilizing advanced gas and liquid analyzers from Process Insights, battery manufacturers can monitor critical aspects of production, ultimately improving yield and boosting efficiency across various stages of battery manufacturing.

At Process Insights, we understand the importance of battery manufacturing quality control. We offer a suite of field-proven technologies, including real-time trace gas detection, that enhance your operations. Our solutions are designed to ensure the highest reliability and long-term stability, which is critical for battery manufacturing. With our proprietary technology, we guarantee zero cross-interference, providing unmatched accuracy for N2, O2, and H2O detection.

As the industry expert in trace gas analysis, Process Insights helps you improve the battery manufacturing process with minimal maintenance and calibration. Our team of experts, along with a full-scale global service network, ensures you receive the support you need to protect your bottom line and achieve consistent, high-quality products in your battery manufacturing operations.

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Process Insights gas analyzers quickly alert operations to dangerous gas contamination, ensuring swift action to maintain quality and safety.

In battery manufacturing, from electrode production to cell finishing, lithium and electrolytes must be shielded from exposure to nitrogen, oxygen, and moisture from the air and other sources. This is typically achieved using vacuum and inert gas atmospheres, such as argon or helium. Even trace amounts of air in a pure-gas environment can lead to product contamination. Exposure to nitrogen and oxygen, for example, significantly impacts quality, reducing the battery’s service life. Moisture can cause hydrofluoric acid buildup inside the cell, presenting a safety risk that may lead to breakdowns or thermal runaway.

Process Insights gas analyzers detect and measure trace contamination at the ppm level, allowing operations to respond promptly and resolve issues. By utilizing online trace gas analyzers, operators can protect the quality and safety of battery manufacturing while also reducing operating costs. Gas analyzers help operators quickly pinpoint the source of contamination. For instance, if the analyzer detects elevated levels of O2, it could indicate a leak in the manufacturing process that needs immediate attention. Similarly, high levels of H2O may suggest that humidity is too high, potentially affecting product quality.

In short, battery manufacturing relies on Process Insights gas analyzers to quickly identify and resolve gas contamination issues, ensuring product consistency, quality, and safety across operations.

Our GUIDED WAVE™ analyzer systems make spectral measurements in both the UV/Vis and Near-Infrared (NIR) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. When analytes produce overlapping peaks, we apply multivariate statistical models to uncover the relationships between the overlapping bands and the property of interest. The most commonly used modeling technique for this purpose is Partial Least Squares (PLS).

In addition to full-spectrum measurements, we can also monitor specific parameters using a simpler filter photometer system. A photometer utilizes pre-selected filters (wavelengths) to focus measurements on the spectral regions of interest. This method is often employed for measurements such as color, water concentration, or binary mixtures.

UV-Vis spectroscopy is highly effective for measuring various UV-Vis active compounds in both process and quality control environments. It plays a crucial role in ensuring the consistency and purity of materials used in EV and battery manufacturing processes. Specifically, UV-Vis spectroscopy helps measure chemical concentrations, chemical purity, and physical properties.

Our GUIDED WAVE product line includes full scanning spectrometer systems capable of measuring multiple sample points. Additionally, we offer a filter photometer system that can measure two separate sample points. Learn more.