Guide to the handling of materials and downstream construction of today’s energy-storage devices

Few will argue the magnitude of the energy-storage gold rush that is happening right now. We are in a time where demand is pushing innovation harder than ever. The pressure to scale up from proof-of-concept to full-blown commercial production is immense and unyielding. In this article, we will look at some of the hurdles for taking these new battery technologies from proof-of-principal to mass production, and how old methods of material handling and device construction have been rethought or replaced to adapt for the demand, unique construction challenges and volume, without compromising precision.