BESS Production Line Equipment

Battery module and pack assembly lines for stationary energy storage, engineered around electrical safety, weld integrity and cell-to-pack traceability.

Scope

Module and pack assembly, not cell manufacturing

We engineer lines that take qualified battery cells and build them into modules, packs and integrated systems. Cell manufacturing itself (electrode coating, calendering, winding or stacking, electrolyte filling and formation of the cell) is a different industry with different facility requirements, and sits outside this scope.

SuppliedBattery cell
Prismatic LFP lithium-ion battery cell
3.2 V · 280–320 AhQualified cells in, graded and matched
We buildBattery pack
Battery pack enclosure with cooling fan and BMS
Cells in seriesStacking, welding, BMS, leak test
We buildBattery rack
Battery rack holding multiple packs in series
Packs in seriesRack integration and string test
We buildBattery container
Containerised battery energy storage system with racks in parallel
Racks in parallelContainer integration and EOL release

Cell manufacturing sits upstream of us. Our lines start where qualified cells arrive and finish at a tested, containerised system.

Incoming & Grading

Cell inspection, electrical characterisation, grading and matching into consistent groups.

Module Assembly

Stacking, bonding, laser busbar welding, weld verification and BMS sensing integration.

Pack & System

Enclosure, thermal management, leak testing, formation, capacity grading and EOL release.

Reference Line

A pack assembly line, station by station

From robot cell loading through to pack end-of-line test, with the welding, glueing and leak-test stations that decide whether the pack survives its warranted life.

BESS pack assembly line layout: robot cell loading, OCV sorting, plasma cleaning, stacking, compression, laser cleaning and welding, busbar placement, glueing, liquid cooling plate testing, air tightness and pack end-of-line test

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Facility engineering is part of the line design

Battery assembly lines carry requirements that PV lines do not: gas detection, thermal runaway containment, dedicated fire strategy, electrically safe work zones for high-voltage pack handling, and controlled humidity in defined areas. These are engineered with the line and the building together, retrofitting them afterwards is expensive and often compromised.

Section 01

Cell incoming, grading and preparation

Pack performance and lifetime are limited by the weakest cell in the series string, so grading accuracy at the front of the line propagates through every downstream metric.

Unpacking & registrationCell tray handling with code reading; every cell registered into the traceability system.
Dimensional & appearanceThickness, height and surface inspection; dent, contamination and terminal condition.
Electrical characterisationOpen circuit voltage and internal resistance measurement (AC and DC methods).
Grading & matchingBinning by capacity, voltage and resistance; grouping into matched sets per module.
Cleaning & surface prepTerminal and surface cleaning, plasma treatment where adhesive bonding follows.
Insulation wrappingBarrier film or insulation sheet application with placement verification.
Section 02

Module assembly and welding

Adhesive dispensingStructural or thermally conductive adhesive applied to controlled bead geometry.
Stacking & compressionCell stacking with defined compression and spacing; matched-set sequence enforced.
End plate & bandingEnd plate fitting and banding or tie-rod tensioning to specified preload.
Busbar placementBusbar or connection plate positioning with vision-guided alignment.
Laser weldingFibre laser welding of busbars to cell terminals with real-time process monitoring.
Weld verificationVisual weld inspection plus contact resistance measurement across every joint.
Sensing & harnessVoltage and temperature sensing installation, harness routing and retention.
Module electrical testInsulation and HiPot verification, string voltage confirmation, polarity check.

Why weld monitoring is not optional

A busbar weld that looks acceptable can still carry elevated resistance, and elevated resistance becomes a hot spot under load. Inline resistance measurement across every joint, measured per joint rather than sampled, is the only practical way to catch this before the module is closed up.

Matched sets must be enforced by the line

Grading is worthless if matched cells are separated during assembly. The line must enforce set integrity through code tracking at every transfer, which is an automation and MES design requirement rather than a procedural one.

Section 03

Pack integration, formation and release

Enclosure preparationPack housing inspection, insulation barrier and mounting hardware fitting.
Cooling plate assemblyLiquid cooling plate or thermal pad installation with interface control.
Leak testingHelium mass spectrometry or pressure decay testing of the liquid cooling circuit.
Module installationModule placement and interconnection under controlled, logged torque.
BMS integrationBattery management system installation, wiring and configuration.
Communication testCAN or equivalent bus verification, sensor mapping and BMS response check.
Insulation & HiPotPack-level insulation resistance and dielectric withstand verification.
Formation & capacityControlled charge-discharge cycling for capacity grading and performance verification.
Functional EOLFull functional test, protection verification and test report generation.
SOC set & packingState of charge adjusted for transport regulations, then labelling and packing.

Formation capacity drives line footprint

Charge-discharge grading occupies the line far longer than any assembly station, so cycler count, rack footprint, power supply capability and heat rejection usually set both the building envelope and the electrical infrastructure. This is sized first during layout design, not last.

Traceability

Cell-to-pack genealogy

Storage systems are warranted for a decade or more and are subject to transport and safety regulation. Complete genealogy is a compliance requirement as much as a quality tool.

Records bound to the pack serial number through the MES layer, retained for the warranted life of the system.
RecordCaptured atWhy it matters
Cell identity and supplier lotIncoming registrationEnables containment to a specific cell lot if a defect pattern emerges
Grading valuesElectrical characterisationDemonstrates matched-set integrity and supports warranty analysis
Weld parameters and joint resistanceLaser welding and verificationPrimary predictor of thermal hot spots in service
Torque recordsModule and pack fasteningElectrical connection integrity under vibration and thermal cycling
Leak test resultCooling circuit testCoolant containment, a leak in service is a safety event
Formation curveCapacity gradingBaseline for state-of-health tracking across the system's life
BMS configuration and firmwareBMS integrationField diagnosis and update management
Shipping state of chargeSOC setTransport regulation compliance evidence

Planning a BESS line?

Tell us your cell format, module architecture and annual GWh target, and we will scope the assembly, test and formation capacity required.

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