Dry Room

NECCES Dry Room and Battery Facility is an open user facility providing researchers from academia and industry with a state-of-the-art lab environment for lithium battery manufacturing and testing. With our climate-controlled dry room (600 ft²with four-person capacity and < 0.5% relative humidity) equipped with a full pouch cell assembly line and top-of-the-line cell testing equipment, an explicit evaluation of battery materials/chemistries in a timely manner is provided in a close-to-industrial format, closing the gap between the lab discovery and industrial applications. Partnering with NECCES and 91�� offers an opportunity to collaborate with experts on campus and provides access to other labs and facilities.

WHAT WE OFFER:

A state-of-the-art lab environment for lithium batteries research, development, manufacturing and testing
Critical infrastructure for design, fabricate and characterizations of your latest discoveries in energy storage
Unique opportunity to consult or collaborate with talent and creative experts at BU
Access to other state-of-the-art labs and facilities.
“one-stop-service” to support all your need in R&D and demonstrating your technology
Privacy and control of your intellectual property

Pouch Cell Facilities:

600 ft² dry room (four-person capacity and < 0.5% relative humidity)
Slurry Mixing Machine (6L volume, connected to vacuum pump for degassing and chiller for mixing temperature control)
Reverse Coma roll-to-roll coating machine (200 mm width, 3.5 m/min, two 1m drying zone up to 150°C)
Roll-to-roll calendaring machine (max press 140 Bar and max heating 150 °C)
Electrode punch machine (Cathode: 83mm X 98 mm; Anode: 85mm X 100 mm)
Pouch Cell Making Machines (Pouch forming, Zig-zag Stacking, Welding, Electrolyte Filling and Sealing)
Degassing and Vacuum Sealing Machine
Ar-filled Glove Box
Vacuum Oven