Creating the better battery

Our planning software Simcenter uniquely combines system simulation, 3D CAE, and testing for fast and reliable optimization. The complete multi-physics solution Simcenter STAR-CCM+ supports the design and simulation of a battery’s electrochemical composition, the single cell, and battery modules and packs. It also supports the entire battery production process with work steps such as mixing and coating.

Teamcenter software connects people and processes across functional silos with a digital thread for innovation, this way leveraging product information across more domains and departments, such as manufacturing, quality, cost engineering, compliance, service, and the supply chain.

Siemens NX software supports every aspect of product development, from concept design through engineering and manufacturing. It gives you an integrated toolset that coordinates disciplines, preserves data integrity and design intent, and streamlines the entire process.

Mechatronics Concept Designer (MCD) is an end-to-end machine design solution based on a functional model that provides a common language for mechanical, electrical, and automation disciplines to work together in parallel. Unlike a model-based tool, MCD doesn’t only show how a machine will look like: It will validate that it works, this way ensuring better decision making through concept to production evaluation in a fast and reliable manner.

Plant Simulation enables battery manufacturers to virtually plan and analyze characteristics and process dependencies in battery manufacturing. For example, energy flow and consumption analyzes, material flow, logistics and business processes in battery production, what-if scenarios and their optimization as well as bottleneck analyzes can be viewed and performed. Process Simulate makes it possible to virtually check  production concepts in advance across their entire lifecycle.    

Virtual Commissioning enables the simulation and validation of all functions and the interaction of mechanics, electrics, and automation can be simulated and validated at an early stage. Errors are detected early on, which speeds up commissioning at the customer site and at the same time eliminates risks.

Standardized data interfaces and status models (e.g. OMAC State Model) ensure the optimal combination of individual machines into a synchronous line. If the behavior of the machines is also standardized, all machines can be controlled by a central line control unit. The OPC UA Modeling Editor links the standardized data interface with the controller data into a standardized interface.

TIA and OPC UA ensure reliable communication among machines and also provide a secure connection to the company IT and into the cloud. 

The seamless integration of the entire shop-floor into the superordinate SCADA / line monitoring level provides an essential plus in production transparency and efficiency. SIMATIC SCADA systems ensure optimal plant monitoring with either a single-user system or a distributed multiuser system.

SiStar/BRAUMAT process control system is the optimal solution for effective control of recipe-controlled processes like mixing in electrode production. It ensures the, maximum transparency, maximum flexibility, and optimum quality.

The Battery Toolbox provides an extensive library of standardized and canned converting and handling applications that can be integrated and customized easily. For example, the application for prismatic winding through a continuous process ensures higher productivity.

Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) is the world’s leading automation concept. This unique portfolio of hardware and software has the right solutions for every sector and is future-proofed from the start.

Efficient energy management is a key factor for competitiveness in battery manufacturing. Knowing how much energy is being consumed as well as where and when it is consumed is the prerequisite for targeted energy saving measures and subsequent production costs reduction.

The SIMATIC Energy Suite and SIMATIC Energy Management Software provide everything it takes for end-to-end energy management that comes integrated into the automation system – from the measurement of individual loads to the detailed efficiency evaluation of entire machines.

Siemens’ unique defense-in-depth concept is the basis for the holistic protection of entire industrial plants comprising plant security, network security, and system integrity. Integrated security functions prevent unauthorized access to automation processes, this way protecting existing know-how.

Siemens Industrial Edge introduces the next level of digital automation. This next-generation approach infuses the intelligence and scalability of the cloud directly into the production process in a simple and powerful manner – and without any data leaving the area of production. It combines local, performant data processing within automation with the distinct advantages of the cloud, this way enabling app-based data analysis, data processing, and infrastructure-as-a-service concepts with central update functionality.

MindSphere is the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens that connects your products, plants, systems, and machines, enabling you to harness the wealth of data generated by the Internet of Things (IoT) with advanced analytics. It provides a wide range of device and enterprise system connectivity protocol options, industry applications, advanced analytics, and an innovative development environment.

Battery manufacturing machines and plants need to operate reliably throughout their entire lifecycle for quick, flexible, and efficient reactions to market demands and production at highest quality levels. Siemens’ unique service and support offering that also covers the digital transformation provides everything it takes to optimize the overall effectiveness of a production facility, achieve maximum performance, and improve competitiveness.