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Cylindrical, prismatic and pouch cells are wound or stacked. A 46 mm cell holds a 3,403 mm anode strip, which is why cell shape decides the assembly line.

What a battery equipment mechanical designer does, told through an 8-month design-build-FAT cycle and ISO 286 tolerances: IT6 at 16 µm versus IT11 at 160 µm.

The battery value chain in four layers. Why cathode material is 40–50% of NMC cell cost, and why new cell plants start with 15–30% scrap.

The 2026 ESS central contract market more than doubled to 1,180 MW. SK On locked in KRW 1.26 trillion of LFP cathode material on three-year terms.

Material investment disclosures, read from an equipment perspective, are a notice of the scope of electrode-line redesign. Key News Facts

LG Energy Solution is introducing a real-time 100% inspection system for ESS battery weld joints. It has been confirmed that

An ESS large-format cell assembly-line integration and an LFP pouch cell supply contract were announced in the same week. Both

Taiwan’s ProLogium has moved its all-solid-state battery out of the lab and into gigafactory mass production. This is the news

China’s 2% consumption tax on lithium-ion batteries took effect on September 1, 2026. This ends an 11-year tax exemption. Key

The 2026 edition of NFPA 855 has newly established an intentional ignition test requirement in the stationary energy storage system

Nano Silican Advanced Materials has filed a patent for an integrated process combining surface modification and carbon coating for silicon

China Power Construction Corporation (PowerChina) announced it has selected 27 companies as suppliers in its 2025–2026 centralized framework procurement tender