Lumafield
The Battery Analysis Module automatically measures and visualises anode overhangs.
Lumafield aims to enhance safety and quality levels in battery production with its new Battery Analysis Module. The solution will provide users with automated tools for measuring anode overhang distance, detecting debris and contaminants, and assessing can integrity, as well as locating common defects.
Designed as a “total quality solution for battery producers,” the new module combines trend analysis and statistical process control tools. Lumafield’s new launch is fully compatible with the company’s cloud-based software for analysing industrial X-ray computed tomography (CT) scans, Voyager. The software system itself can be integrated with Lumafield’s CT scanners, like the Neptune scanner or Triton inspection solution, to provide a singular platform that gives users an insight into the entire product development process.
Key features of the Battery Analysis Module:
- Designed with battery manufacturers in mind.
- Detects and visualises critical defects in lithium-ion batteries (e.g., contaminants, anode overhang irregularities, delamination, dents, and bulges).
- Provides users with real-time insights into quality issues while they develop.
- Compatible with Lumafield’s CT scanners and legacy CT systems through Uplink.
"High-volume battery production is essential to the EV revolution, the global transition to renewable energy, and to the next generation of consumer and professional electronics," said Eduardo Torrealba, Co-Founder and CEO of Lumafield. "However, the battery industry faces enormous challenges in quality control. Batteries need to be nearly flawless to avoid catastrophic failures, and traditional quality control tools can't look deeply enough to find every defect. Industrial CT is the best all-purpose inspection tool for batteries, and our Battery Analysis Module gives engineers the tools they need not only to catch flaws in real-time but also to track quality trends and fine-tune their processes."