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Honeywell integrates Arbin Instruments into their Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform

October 11, 2023

Honeywell and Arbin Instruments are collaborating to enhance Honeywell’s Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform (MXP) for lithium-ion battery manufacturers and gigafactories, integrating an advanced autonomous formation system into the MXP, addressing the need for increased throughput of battery cells while reducing floor space and energy costs.

Arbin Instruments, with over 30 years of experience in battery testing, has developed a new autonomous solution that utilizes its patented formation equipment for efficient high-power connected regenerative charging/discharging. This system minimizes the required equipment, energy, facility heat load, and floor space for end users in gigafactories.

Honeywell’s MXP is a digitalization solution tailored for battery manufacturing. When combined with Arbin’s systems, the MXP optimizes dynamic performance assessment and lithium-ion battery cell formation and finishing. Real-time data analytics provide quick performance feedback for confirmations, refinements, and quality corrections.

Arbin Instruments, with offices worldwide, reinvests nearly half of its profits into R&D to stay at the forefront of industry trends.

Dr. John Zhang, president and CEO of Arbin Instruments, said, “Our patented new formation technology provides high precision battery cycling formation with reduced capital footprint with high energy efficiency. Combining this with Honeywell’s abundant offerings in automation, safety, controls, and scalability provides an effective solution available for the market.”

Brian Reynolds, Chief Technology Officer of Honeywell Projects & Automation Systems, added, “Honeywell’s advanced autonomous formation systems will enable lithium-ion battery manufacturers to accelerate the world’s transition to renewables and electrification by increasing yields of their facilities. Collaborating with Arbin allows Honeywell to provide an end-to-end approach for gigafactory operators in need of cost effective, quality battery production.”