Henkel's Innovative Solutions for Electric Vehicles

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Henkel Ltd. has established a Battery Engineering Centre (BEC) in Dusseldorf to cater to global markets, including the UK, addressing sustainability, cost, and safety concerns for EV OEMs and battery manufacturers. The centre provides cutting-edge solutions, including conductive electrode coatings, thermally conductive adhesives, and liquid gasketing, rigorously tested to assist in EV performance and innovation. Henkel's adhesives contribute to lightweighting, reducing EV weight by approximately 30%, increasing driving range, while ensuring safety and functionality.

Key Takeaways:

  • Henkel's Battery Engineering Centre (BEC) in Dusseldorf provides solutions for global markets, including the UK, to address sustainability, cost, and safety concerns for EV OEMs and battery manufacturers.
  • Henkel's adhesives are rigorously tested to assist in EV performance and innovation, with solutions including conductive electrode coatings, thermally conductive adhesives, and liquid gasketing.
  • Henkel's adhesive solutions contribute to lightweighting, reducing EV weight by approximately 30% and increasing driving range, while ensuring safety and functionality.
  • Henkel's debonding innovations ensure that debonding can occur without damage to the battery, extending the shelf life of EV batteries and enhancing sustainability.
  • Path.Era, a digital battery passport co-founded by Henkel, creates transparency, allowing batteries to be traced across the value chain, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
  • Henkel's Battery Test Centre can analyse battery performance under various conditions, including temperature cycling, to validate prediction findings from previous simulations.
  • Henkel's in-house TISAX-certified BEC amplifies innovations for EV batteries, making them more sustainable, safer, more affordable, and more optimised for customers and manufacturers.
  • Henkel will expand its BEC concept globally with two additional facilities in the USA and in China, strengthening the company's e-mobility innovation reach and supporting global collaboration.

Statistics:

  • EVs are approximately 30% heavier than gas-powered vehicles due to the battery.
  • Henkel's adhesive solutions can help reduce EV weight.
  • The Battery Engineering Centre (BEC) in Dusseldorf has two well-equipped labs for developing EV technologies.
  • The BEC partners with other research centres and has a team of EV battery specialists dedicated to project acceleration.
  • Path.Era, the digital battery passport, is connected to the Catena-X initiative, an open collaborative data ecosystem for the automotive industry.
  • The Battery Test Centre has quarantine zones for protecting against external elements and partners that can assist with mitigating fire risk.
  • Henkel has a sprawling innovative global network with facilities in various locations, including the USA and China.

Sources:

  • Henkel Ltd.
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