SERVICES
Tear Downs
Cell Disassembly & Analysis — comprehensive teardown services covering mechanical, chemical, thermal, and performance characterization of battery cells.
Pack Teardown
CAPABILITIES
Car to pack
Pack to cell
Application specific profile testing
Device to pack
Battery disassembly
Structural analysis
INFORMATION PROVIDED
Battery pack teardown from device to pack, pack to cell down to material level
Detailed analysis of cell and components
Manufacturing process and market viability
Chemical Composition
CAPABILITIES
SEM / Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) / FIB-SEM
ICP-AES and LC/MS
Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectroscopy
INFORMATION PROVIDED
Precise analytical testing of materials and structure
Identification of materials in components and subcomponents
Mechanical & Thermal Behavior
CAPABILITIES
Adhesion Testing
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Peel Testing
Thermal Gravimetric Analysis
Thermal Shrinkage Test
INFORMATION PROVIDED
Thermal
Determining the heat capacity of a material.
Analyzing the effect of temperature on plastic films, commonly separator.
Thermal analysis of the mass of a sample as temperature changes over time.
Mechanical
Mechanical testing for adhesives/adhesive properties.
Testing adhesive properties of a film on a substrate, commonly ceramic coatings of separators.