Austin has been senior editor for ASSEMBLY Magazine since September 1999. He has more than 21 years of b-to-b publishing experience and has written about a wide variety of manufacturing and engineering topics. Austin is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
The company provides automation for various process steps in the battery production value chain, including wet and dry coating technology, dryers and solvent recovery systems for the production of battery electrodes, plus assembly and testing technology for lithium-ion cells, modules and packs.
Many engineers and operators lack the knowledge they need to harness the full benefits of robotic dispensing. Eastern Michigan University (EMU) recently launched a program to address the issue.
BERLIN—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration are developing an inverter that can work at a lower operating temperature.