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Advanced battery technology enabled with Thermo Scientific tools and instruments.
Lithium ion batteries
Lithium ion batteries are a ubiquitous feature of modern technology, playing a crucial role in everything from handheld consumer electronics to electric vehicles. As these batteries become increasingly more advanced, so do the manufacturing processes required to create them. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a broad range of tools and instruments for the production of advanced battery technology. Our systems touch every part of battery manufacturing, from the extraction and processing of raw materials, to quality assurance in the production line, to the research and development of the next generation of batteries.
Explore the categories below to see how Thermo Fisher Scientific is enabling the latest advances in battery technology.
Battery research
- Twin-screw extrusion
- Viscometry & Rheometry
- X-ray Tomography
- X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- X-ray Diffraction
- Temperature Control
- Water Purification
Mining for battery materials
Battery manufacturing raw materials
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Temperature Control Equipment
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Online XRF Slurry Analysis
- Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
Battery quality control
- Consumables
- Electrochemistry Systems
- Defect Analysis and Reporting
- Chemical Compound Identification (Raman, FTIR)
- Imaging Data Visualization and Analysis
- Incoming Raw Material Identification with Hand-held XRF
- Lab Essentials, Consumables & Equipment
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Materials and Properties Characterization
- Microtomography
- Outgoing QC Check with Hand-held XRF
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Temperature Control Equipment
- Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
Battery failure analysis
- Consumables
- Hand-held XRF Qualitative Analysis
- Imaging Data Visualization and Analysis
- Materials and Properties Characterization
- Microtomography
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Chemical Compound Identification (Raman, FTIR)
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Reporting
- Viscometry
- X-ray Tomography
Battery research
- Twin-screw extrusion
- Viscometry & Rheometry
- X-ray Tomography
- X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- X-ray Diffraction
- Temperature Control
- Water Purification
Mining for battery materials
Battery manufacturing raw materials
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Temperature Control Equipment
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Online XRF Slurry Analysis
- Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
Battery quality control
- Consumables
- Electrochemistry Systems
- Defect Analysis and Reporting
- Chemical Compound Identification (Raman, FTIR)
- Imaging Data Visualization and Analysis
- Incoming Raw Material Identification with Hand-held XRF
- Lab Essentials, Consumables & Equipment
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Materials and Properties Characterization
- Microtomography
- Outgoing QC Check with Hand-held XRF
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Temperature Control Equipment
- Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
Battery failure analysis
- Consumables
- Hand-held XRF Qualitative Analysis
- Imaging Data Visualization and Analysis
- Materials and Properties Characterization
- Microtomography
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Chemical Compound Identification (Raman, FTIR)
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Reporting
- Viscometry
- X-ray Tomography
Battery materials science
Investigate the structural and chemical characteristics of batteries across a range of scales in both 2D and 3D. Visualize battery samples from their cell-level architecture to their atomic structure.
3D visualization & analysis
Our software provides optimized workflows for advanced materials characterization and quality control from a single environment, enabling a clearer understanding of the structure, properties, and performance of battery materials.
Battery degradation insights
By using Ion Chromatography, scientist can gain insights into the fundamental processes and degradation mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries to ensure product quality during manufacturing.
Mining & minerals processing for battery manufacturing
We supply the mining industry with on-belt weight and monitoring systems as well as metallurgical equipment and sampling systems. These tools optimize performance, improve throughput and recovery, and drive sustainability and safety in mine sites.
Battery raw materials quality assurance
Our handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers bring the analytical capabilities of the lab to the battery production line, allowing you to identify metal and alloy grades, analyze bulk materials and powders, and characterize coatings.
Battery thickness and basis weight measurement
Our measurement and control systems provide precise measurement of electrode coatings, separator films, and calendared electrodes. The combination of sensor accuracy, reporting, and innovative measurement ensures efficient production of high-quality batteries.
Lab equipment for battery manufacturing
From vacuum ovens, to water bath circulators and chillers, to electrochemistry and water purification systems, we offer a full range of lab equipment for battery manufacturing, supporting production and testing, quality assurance, and failure analysis.
Battery composition and purity
Materials within a battery require elemental analysis to ensure the composition and purity before use, since the presence of impurities significantly degrades the charge-carry capacity of the battery.
Battery research laboratory supply
Our range of chemicals, consumables, and PPE can help you meet your most demanding battery manufacturing requirements. We support you from raw material processing, to the production of anodes, cathodes, battery cells, and housings, to final module assembly.
Spectroscopy battery testing
Our optical spectroscopy (FTIR, Raman, & NIR), X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, torque rheometry and extrusion, and viscometry systems are essential at all stages of the battery workflow, from research through manufacturing to quality control.
Laboratory information management systems (LIMS)
Our digital capabilities enable the latest advances in battery technology, providing complete sample traceability, data integrity, statistical quality control, and instrument/system connectivity across the battery value chain.
Quantify electrolyte aging
By identifying and quantifying compounds formed during electrolyte aging, GC-MS systems can provide new insight into Li-ion battery degradation.
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