Powering the future of battery manufacturing

Reaching their goal involves overcoming several challenges. These include the integration of renewable energy, the increasing adoption of electric vehicles, and the need for improved energy efficiency, while maintaining scalability, quality, and throughput in production. Operationally, AESC also faces pressures such as high manufacturing costs, supply chain limitations, the availability of raw materials, and regulatory complexity.

The AESC and Siemens partnership is gaining momentum to overcome some of these challenges by using Siemens’ technology, solutions and tools. AESC has been able to share responsibilities and gain some of Siemens knowledge and skills in developing better processes to create global standards and optimize solutions more efficiently.

A detailed mutual framework underpins the partnership, enabling shared responsibility, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement. These efforts have helped AESC accelerate its industrialization goals and move closer to becoming a Tier 1 supplier in the global battery market. Recent successful launches in China, Japan, France and the US are the result of this approach, enabled by the integration of building management systems, manufacturing execution systems, and enterprise resource planning.

Siemens’ Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software models utility demands and identifies risks early in the design phase, supporting both production planning and sustainability targets. It also provides insight into how energy usage at individual tool levels impacts automation.

Desigo CC, is an integrated building management platform that centralizes control of diverse building systems. It optimizes energy efficiency, enhances occupant comfort and safety and provides comprehensive monitoring and data analysis for smart, sustainable operations. Its Scalability was beneficial for AESC by ensuring future proof considerations to include Plant and Site Security, Fire, Access, Safety and much more as the plant expands.