Intecells in Troy, a leader in the field of advanced battery technology leveraging plasma technology for battery cell manufacturing, has signed two industrial cooperation agreements.
The first agreement is with Optorun in Japan, a leader of vacuum plasma technology. The two companies will work on the development of new plasma-based equipment dedicated to battery cell manufacturing.
The second cooperation agreement is with Comau in Italy, a leader in industrial automation solutions. Together, the companies will work to develop a turnkey delivery process based on the Intecells plasma technology for enhanced electrode performance.
“These industrial partnerships give Intecells the means needed to accelerate development, revolutionize the way battery cells are manufactured, and support our customers globally,” says Xiaohong Gayden, founder and CEO of Intecells.
Gayden is a battery technology veteran with a Ph.D. in materials science. She played a pivotal role in General Motor’s push for automotive battery development and manufacturing from 2007 to 2014 in Detroit and Shanghai.
In addition, Intecells announced a new raise and a new Board Chair:
- Intecells has closed a new round of financing that includes founding VCWalden International; Optorun; founder Gayden; and a group of private investors.
- Xavier Mosquet, a former leader of BCG’s Global Automotive practice, a well-known automotive and battery expert, and a long-time strategic advisor for Intecells, will join Intecells as chairman.
“I am excited to take this role at a time when Intecells is joined by these two leading companies, and when Intecells’ customers are reporting significant benefits from using its technology,” says Mosquet.
Bob Gaylen, technical advisor to Intecells, says, “This is a revolutionary process technology which opens new doors to electrode manufacturing, providing a disruptive approach to reducing costs and increasing cell performance that was only dreamed-of a decade ago.”
Galyen also is chief technology officer of NAATBatt International, chairman emeritus of the SAE International Battery Standard Steering Committee, and former chief technology officer of CATL.
Intecells develops unique battery manufacturing processes and equipment based on plasma technology. Applied to current slurry-based manufacturing, and available now, its technology enhances performance by reducing capex, cycle time, and energy consumption, as well as increasing cell capacity.
Soon to be commercially available, the Intecells dry coating technology produces electrodes and solid-state batteries.
The goal is to reduce overall cell manufacturing costs by 50 percent, and energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 70 percent.
Intecells customers include battery manufacturers, automotive OEMs, and battery material producers.
For more information, visit: Intecells.com.
