A fire safety formation with a battery in the centre, surrounded by a group of people in protective gear.

REAL-WORLD APPLICATION

Fire safety for formation, aging and beyond

Implement a comprehensive fire safety concept for battery production to protect the process, machinery, people and the building.

Challenge

Fire risks during battery cell formation and aging can threaten people, machinery, buildings, data, and production continuity. Smoldering, off-gassing, and thermal runaway events require very early detection and fast reaction to avoid physical damage, downtime, and business interruption.

Solution

A comprehensive, risk-based fire safety concept for battery production combines smart detection and fast extinguishing with coordinated measures for buildings, processes, machinery, and operation to protect people, assets, and production efficiency.

Fire safety for battery production

A comprehensive fire safety concept supports safe and efficient battery production by protecting people, machinery, processes, buildings, and data, while reducing damage and interruption in the event of a fire.

Holistic protection of gigafactory buildings and machinery helps you to:

Ensure maximum uptime in case of fire
Minimize physical damage to assets
Reduce business interruption
Ensure data availability

Comprehensive fire safety concept

Fire protection must be implemented as a holistic concept with individual measures for the building itself, the battery production process, machinery, and operation to provide optimum protection for people and assets.

Early detection and fast extinguishing

Fire protection in battery production depends on fast detection of electrolyte gas particles and proven extinguishing. Smart fire safety systems enable early detection and rapid reaction during smoldering or off-gassing phases.

Tested technologies and expert support

Testing with lithium-ion batteries shows the FDA241 off-gas detector, used with the NXN nitrogen suppression agent, detects thermal runaways before off-gassing and up to five times prior during smoldering than other detectors.