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Finally some positive news about cell production in Germany! The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has set up the world's first flexible, automated battery cell production. The industrial production of lithium-ion batteries currently takes place in large, rigid gigafactories. Although these are highly productive, a change in format or material requires a lot of effort to convert them. Conversion is therefore only carried out for the production of very large quantities. This means that there are only a few freely available cell types on the market, which in turn limits the design of battery-powered products, as the battery cannot be freely specified. Batteries for electric cars are the standard and so companies usually buy these standard cells for their products, which are always a compromise. The robot-based, modular production facility at KIT called AgiloBat will in future make it possible to produce customer-specific battery cells in the required quantities. The core of the solution are robot cells designed by researchers at KIT together with the company Exyte. Other scientists from the AgiloBat research project and several mechanical engineering companies were also on board during the construction. The idea behind the system is to remain flexible despite automation in cell production - or the other way around: to be able to produce automatically despite a high need for flexibility. This should enable companies to adapt more quickly to new technologies and volatile markets. The creator behind the system, Prof. Jürgen Fleischer from the wbk Institute for Production Technology at KIT, is certain that this will strengthen Germany's competitiveness as an industrial location. In the Geladen podcast, Patrick Rosen and Daniel Messling and their guests scientifically examine the topics of #energy transition, #electromobility, #electric car and #battery. The podcast is produced by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Geladen mugs, shirts & caps: https://geladen-der-batteriepodcast.m... Instagram: / ladenpodcast All links: https://linktr.ee/geladen