Photon Automation (Photon Automation, Inc.) is a laser applications and automation specialist headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA, providing EV battery module/pack assembly, laser welding, and testing all in one place.
1. Company Overview
- Company name: PHOTON AUTOMATION, INC.
- Headquarters: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
- Track record: 25+ years in advanced manufacturing solutions
- Business area: laser applications, precision automation, EV battery module/pack assembly, welding, and testing
- Expansion: established subsidiary Photon Energy in August 2025 (collaboration with the Battery Innovation Center/BIC in Indiana)
2. History and Personnel
For more than 25 years, the company has provided advanced manufacturing solutions by combining laser technology with high-performance automation, and also operates a laser welding training program at its own Photon Automation Technology Center in Farmington Hills. In August 2025, it established subsidiary Photon Energy and announced a collaboration with the Battery Innovation Center (BIC) in Greenfield, Indiana.
The company operates its own Laser Applications Lab to validate and advance advanced manufacturing applications. Detailed personnel composition is (undisclosed).
3. Core Technology and Key Equipment
The company holds battery module/pack assembly systems supporting all cell formats — prismatic, cylindrical, and pouch — and uses its patented ‘Pulse Spread Technology’ to dynamically adjust laser power at high speed according to beam position when laser-welding dissimilar metals.
- Battery module/pack assembly systems (supporting prismatic, cylindrical, and pouch cells)
- Laser welding (including busbar connections and direct cell-to-cell welding)
- Pulse Spread Technology (patented) — optimization for dissimilar-metal welding
- 3D vision scanning / confocal laser measurement — precision verification of component position and distance
- Cell electrical testing (OCV, ACIR) — real-time comparison against factory specifications
4. Production Infrastructure and Quality Assurance
The company operates a Laser Applications Lab and Technology Center at its Farmington Hills headquarters, supporting everything from low-volume prototype builds to fully automated mass-production lines. Detailed factory floor area is (undisclosed).
5. Delivery Track Record and Partnerships
The company states it provides battery module/pack assembly services for low-volume and prototype-build needs, though individual customer names are (undisclosed).
6. Financial Status and Roadmap
As an unlisted company, financial figures such as revenue are (undisclosed).
Through the establishment of subsidiary Photon Energy and its collaboration with the Battery Innovation Center (BIC) in Indiana, the company is expanding its participation in an ecosystem supporting battery cell/material R&D through commercialization.
This profile was compiled from publicly available sources including the company’s website (photonautomation.com) and the Battery Innovation Center (bicindiana.com); unverified figures and non-public information have not been arbitrarily included.