AI Korea Expands Secondary Battery Automation Equipment Lineup... "Maximizing Manufacturing Process Entry and Order Momentum"

AI Korea, a specialized company in advanced equipment and precision process automation, currently pursuing a merger with Korea SPAC No.14, announced on the 17th that it has completed the development of two new automation devices specialized for secondary battery manufacturing processes and has begun product launch.

The two newly developed automation devices by AI Korea are a ‘dust collector’ and a ‘collector’ used in the secondary battery manufacturing process. The dust collector and collector are specialized equipment designed to remove foreign substances such as fine dust and scrap that are massively generated during the ‘Notching’ process of making electrodes and the ‘Stacking’ process of stacking electrodes and separators.

Fine dust generated in the secondary battery manufacturing process is identified as a cause of reduced product reliability and increased defect rates. It is also known to have a serious impact on worker environmental safety. Existing equipment requires periodic manual replacement of collection containers, which necessitates stopping the production line during replacement, posing operational challenges.

AI Korea’s new equipment can be additionally installed without moving production equipment or changing processes, and can automatically replace collection containers without stopping the manufacturing process. With this new equipment development, AI Korea has expanded its automation equipment lineup from the electrolyte injection process to the assembly process field.

Along with the launch of the new equipment, AI Korea is actively discussing additional orders for its existing flagship product, the Central Electrolyte Supply System (CESS), and expects significant sales growth momentum to continue next year.

CESS is the world’s first automated electrolyte injection equipment developed by AI Korea and holds the number one global market share. It has been introduced in 11 advanced secondary battery factories worldwide, and except for one, all are AI Korea’s products.

CESS enables continuous electrolyte supply, optimized for mass production systems compared to the existing canister method that requires replacement every 20 minutes. It reduces factory operating costs and provides excellent stability in storing and transporting electrolytes, which are sensitive to temperature and external environmental changes.

AI Korea has supplied CESS to several joint ventures (JVs) between secondary battery manufacturers and automakers, including the domestic Big 3 major cell makers, as well as ‘Ultium Cells’ and ‘Starplus Energy.’ Currently, discussions are underway for additional supply to North America due to expansion with the largest domestic cell maker.

An AI Korea official stated, “Demand for detailed process automation equipment is steadily increasing due to continuous demands for labor cost reduction, production increase, and process efficiency improvement,” adding, “We expect significant demand not only for electrolyte injection automation equipment like CESS but also for the newly launched dust collector and collector.”

He continued, “We are actively conducting sales activities through subsidiaries established in Europe and North America, such as Poland and Hungary, cooperating organically with local cell makers and key material companies,” and added, “Recent good news from major customers such as Starplus Energy suggests that growth will continue.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.