Battery Innovation, Testing & Pilot Manufacturing
The AMP Battery Research Lab provides an integrated environment for battery development, testing, research, and pilot-scale manufacturing. The facility supports the transition of battery technologies from laboratory research to manufacturing readiness by enabling partners to validate materials, optimize electrode and cell designs, refine production processes, and evaluate cell performance under real-world operating conditions.
Through pilot manufacturing capabilities and advanced electrochemical testing infrastructure, the Battery Research Lab helps industry partners reduce technical risk, improve cell performance, and accelerate the commercialization of next-generation battery technologies.
Materials Characterization
The AMP Center’s prototyping philosophy begins with rigorous material characterization and quality control. The facility provides advanced analytical capabilities to evaluate raw materials and battery components according to the standards expected by current and future customers.
- BET specific surface area analysis
- Particle size analysis
- True, tap, and bulk density measurements
- Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) and gas chromatography analysis
- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)
- Argon ion cross-sectioning and polishing
- Plasma FIB milling for site-specific cross-sectioning and final surface preparation
Pilot Manufacturing
The AMP Center’s pouch cell pilot line supports validation of battery production processes across the core stages of lithium-ion battery manufacturing. This pilot-scale manufacturing environment allows partners to refine production workflows, evaluate materials, and demonstrate manufacturability prior to commercial-scale deployment.
- Material characterization
- Slurry mixing and electrode formulation
- Electrode coating and drying
- Electrode calendaring
- Electrode slitting and preparation
- Coin cell assembly and pouch cell fabrication
- Cell formation and conditioning
Battery Testing and Validation
The Battery Research Lab includes advanced electrochemical testing infrastructure used to evaluate battery performance, durability, and degradation mechanisms.
Testing Capabilities
Testing is conducted in temperature-controlled environmental chambers ranging from -40°C to 180°C, enabling evaluation across wide range of operating conditions.
- Cycle life, durability, and aging testing
- Capacity and rate performance evaluation
- Formation testing for pouch cells
- High-current cell testing up to 250A
- Rapid electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis
- Ultra-high precision coulomb counting for advanced
- cell characterization
Testing Platforms
- Digatron Cell Testers: circuits ranging from 10A to 250A with Safion rapid EIS capability
- Safion pouch cell formation circuits with rapid EIS capabilities
- Neware Cell Testers: circuits ranging from 10 mA to 50A
- Novonix Ultra-High Precision Cell Testers: ultra-high precision coulomb counting for detailed electrochemical characterization
Failure Analysis
The facility incorporates advanced analytical equipment to support root-cause analysis of battery failures and performance issues. AMP investigates both internally developed and externally tested cells, as well as failure mechanisms at the module and pack level.
- Computed tomography (CT)
- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
- Atom probe tomography (APT)
Smart Manufacturing & Automation
The facility incorporates advanced automation technologies, including Honeywell’s AI-powered Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform (Battery MXP). This platform helps optimize manufacturing operations, improve cell yields, and accelerate battery production facility startup timelines.
By reducing scrap and improving process efficiency, these automation tools lower the financial barrier to entry for cell prototyping and pilot-scale development.
Through the integration of pilot manufacturing, advanced testing infrastructure, and manufacturing automation tools, the AMP Battery Research Lab provides industry with a collaborative environment to develop, validate, and scale next-generation battery technologies.
