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Components for battery production
Energy chains and bearing technology with dry cleanroom certification and ESD protection
With the growing demand for electric cars, the need for high-quality lithium-ion batteries is also increasing. For this reason, they should ideally be manufactured in dry cleanrooms with minimal humidity and as little particulate matter as possible. At the same time, automation is required in this environment because people are not allowed to spend long periods of time in dry cleanrooms. Our cleanroom-compatible and dissipative energy chains as well as our bearing solutions for battery production help here.
Energy chains for battery production
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Energy supply systems for the cleanroom
In this white paper, you will learn how you can use the right energy supply in the cleanroom to
- increase plant efficiency
- generate higher production line yields
- use energy supply systems more sustainably
Energy chains for robotics applications
Multi-axis energy chains with ESD protection
The triflex TRC energy chains for 3D movement as well as the strain relief are made entirely of ESD material.
- ESD material tested with over 10 million cycles for the highest requirements
- Standardised product - igumid ESD
- Proven in use in explosion-proof areas for years
Slewing ring bearings for the cleanroom
The sliding elements of the PRT-04-100-CR made of iglidur J ensure minimal particle emissions and thus enable use in cleanroom applications.
- 60% lighter, 50% more space-saving than PRT-01
- Extensive modular system
- Particle emission test in the Fraunhofer IAF-compliant cleanroom laboratory
Fraunhofer IPA certifications for the dry cleanroom
Together with the Fraunhofer Institute, we have developed two new certificates that confirm the dry clean suitability of our energy chains in long-term tests: The two new certificates are divided into pre-aging and aging behavior.
The "pre-aging certificate", which we commissioned for our e-skin soft and E14 cable guidance systems, certifies the systems after 15 million double strokes and 10 months in the dry room. Here we received the best possible cleanroom ISO Class 4 certification (see table 2).
Two of our cleanroom energy supply systems, the E6.J and the e-skin flat, were tested over a period of 10 months in continuous operation in the dry room. They completed over 15 million double strokes. The systems were tested and certified for their cleanroom class every two months. The e-skin flat system withstood the double strokes without any problems and received the best possible ISO cleanroom Class 4 certification, while the E6.J was able to maintain this result for 4 months but then dropped a cleanroom class and finished with ISO Class 5 (see table 3).
| Table 1: STANDARD dry cleanroom | v = 0.5 m/s a = 1 m/s | v = 1 m/s a = 2 m/s | v = 2 m/s a = 4 m/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| E6 (IPA report 2303-1408) | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 |
| TRC.ESD + fibre-rod (IPA report 2309-1461) | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 5 |
| Table 2: PRE-AGING dry cleanroom | v = 0.5 m/s a = 1 m/s | v = 1 m/s a = 2 m/s | v = 2 m/s a = 4 m/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKS28 (IPA report 2411-1575) | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 |
| E14 (IPA report 2411-1575) | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 |
| Table 3: AGING BEHAVIOR dry cleanroom | Time / double strokes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time: After running-in phase | double strokes: 0 | Time: After 2 months | double strokes 3.2 million | Time: After 4 months | double strokes: 5.1 million | Time: After 6 months | double strokes: 7.5 million | Time: After 8 months | double strokes: 10 million | Time: After 10 months | double strokes: 15 million | |
| e-skin | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 |
| E6 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 4 | ISO 5 | ISO 5 | ISO 5 |
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