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Our cylindrical products and accompanying full-service solutions are known for safety, quality and reliability in the consumer and Lithium-ion battery industry.
Our capabilities range from product and process development, tooling and prototyping, to industrialization and operation of complex, fully automated cylindrical battery can production lines. H&T Recharge, in addition, is an established business partner well connected in the steel industry, being the world’s largest consumer of battery grade Nickel-plated steel.
As your one-contact partner for full-service solutions, our expert teams will support you in every step of the project to deliver high quality battery can solutions, in which cell manufacturers and OEMs trust.
H&T Recharge invested €13million into the new Center of Excellence for the rechargeable battery market, which is located at our facility in Marsberg, Germany. Due to the increasing demand for the development of cylindrical battery cans and tighter time-to-market for electromobility, the new Center of Excellence functions as a starting point for your global mass production of Lithium-ion battery cells. It allows H&T Recharge to provide sample production capabilities and shorter lead times for your developments.
Expert in-house tool and press development enabling independency and flexibility: Our business unit H&T Tool Design designs and develops customized tooling and H&T ProduktionsTechnologie specializes in the design and build of custom-made presses in-house. This gives us the unique possibility to customize our equipment to your requirements, while securing availability of these crucial manufacturing parts in early development stages.
In the Center of Excellence, we have the ability to produce pre-series production volumes in parallel to building up customer dedicated equipment scalable to your global industrialization project.
Interface for customized product and process development
Product design and sample productions (A, B, and C samples)
Testing of raw material variations to find optimal fit to cell maker’s chemistries
Process development including in-house tooling and presses
Ensuring readiness of product, process and technology before serial ramp-up to achieve quality, time and cost targets
Product Development
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Bringing your product to market:
We offer product development including design feasibility study, raw material sourcing, prototyping, sampling and pre-series production at our Center of Excellence in Germany.
At H&T Recharge we manufacture components to the highest of standards as product quality, safety and reliability are our number one priorities.
Can and Component Design
Extensive experience in the production of cylindrical battery components including product design and manufacturing process
Product and assembly design according to customer specifications
Individual feasibility study with a focus on high volume mass production conditions
Application and use of state-of-the-art CAx-Sytems
Component Assemblies
Offering riveted can assembly solutions according to your specifications
Component assembly feasibility study focusing on high volume production
Sourcing and assembly of components like gaskets, rivets, insulation plates, lids or terminals
Material and can assembly analysis incl. leak and pressure tests
Raw Material Sourcing & Testing
Vast experience in processing Nickel-plated steel (NPS)
Sourcing and testing of NPS variations (e.g. thicknesses, widths, annealing methods, Nickel layers)
Close cooperation with established NPS suppliers and contacts to alternative material suppliers (e.g. aluminium)
Sampling & Prototyping
Ability to provide A, B, C and D samples
Providing proof of concept studies
Supporting pre-series production and subsequent industrialization
Complying with automotive standards (e.g. PPAP, APQP, etc.)
Process Development
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Full service solution: H&T Recharge is the right partner for all phases in your global project.
Our fully automated mass-production lines allow us to meet the highest standards relating to both cost-effectiveness and quality. We integrate can forming, washing, marking, can handling, quality inspection and packaging procedures dedicated to your individual requirements, all within our fully automated lines.
We are offering process design, including tailor-made tools and customized presses, optimized for highly efficient mass production.
We install and operate our lines at your production site and collaborate closely with global partners in all manufacturing stages.
Certified in DIN ISO 9001/14001/50001 and qualifying for IATF 16949.
Program Management
Fully automated line planning and installation
Diverse and experienced team on hand for complete program management
In-house field experts for different process steps, e.g. inline washing and quality inspection
From scratch pad to final line operation, our team is there to support you at every stage in the program, offering full line individualization based on your requirements
Tooling & Deep Drawing
Offering an integrated can manufacturing process from tool design, tooling, redraw press design to final deep drawing for high volume can manufacturing
In-house design and production of precision tools to the highest of standards throughout product life cycles. Tool shop equipped with state of the art machinery to manufacture complex 3D geometries made out of high performance materials, securing the availability of spare parts
Vast experience in deep drawing, maximizing material utilization. Our cupping process forms blank and cup in just one stroke
Our in-house multi-tool transfer presses are deep drawing, ironing and trimming cans
Can Cleaning
Established inline washing process ensuring a high level of can cleanliness on micron particle level
Offering fully automated oriented can cleaning for any requested can volumes (bulk handling also possible if requested). Based on your specifications, individual processes can be developed
Quality Inspection
Integrating fully automated 100% visual quality inspections for any can size, using intelligent vision inspection cameras. Our customization approach allows us to modify or add extra inspection checks should you require them
Our quality inspection equipment is specifically designed to handle high volume throughput, whilst ensuring careful oriented product handling
Packaging
Offering a variety of packaging solutions, including oriented or bulk packaging in either reusable or one-way packaging options
Working closely with our customers to develop dedicated packaging for your individual requirements including in-house logistics concepts
Can Marking & Individualization
Providing consistent and transparent production data by maintaining tool separation and 100% product traceability
Marking and individualization usually take place once a can has been filled or at the assembly stage of production – we provide a bespoke service by introducing can individualization at the start of production
Improving processing due to quality data being directly linked and traceable from the outset
Mass Production & Industrialization
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H&T Recharge has facilities in Germany and the USA and produces 2 billion battery cans per yer. Based on volumes and customer requirements, production space can be added at existing facilities or as a full Greenfield operation next to or within our customer’s plant.
We provide the full service including planning, engineering, operation and continuous optimization of manufacturing processes.
With our global footprint, our mass production capabilities, our process customization and our product development capabilities, we embody the strategic partner of choice for rechargeable battery manufacturers.
Ability to ramp-up Greenfield or Brownfield operation of high-volume manufacturing (customer proximity or factory-in-factory approach, mitigating transport emissions)
Proven experience in Greenfield ramp-up of manufacturing facility in the USA
Product and process development capabilities to ensure successful high-volume production
In-house development of machines, reducing lead times and market dependency
Providing a full-service solution including planning, installation and long-term operation of fully automated production lines close to your site
Ongoing technical support after industrialization
Continuous process improvements during mass production by deploying the H&T Excellence Lean Management Program
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