Battery cell mass formation line for electric cars supplied by ANDRITZ goes into operation

2026/01/14

International technology group ANDRITZ’s subsidiary ANDRITZ Schuler has supplied a high-performance 1.5-gigawatt formation line to a leading battery producer in southern Germany.

Since the beginning of the year the battery cells have been produced for a renowned German OEM. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

ANDRITZ Schuler delivered a 1.5-gigawatt battery cell mass formation line for innovative cylindrical booster cells, which enable particularly fast and energy-efficient charging and discharging cycles and are therefore suitable as booster batteries in electric vehicles. The end customer is a renowned German premium car manufacturer.

"With this order, we are positioning ourselves as a key player in global battery cell production," explains ANDRITZ Schuler CEO Martin Drasch. "Our expertise in battery cell production combined with comprehensive services such as installation, commissioning, and lifecycle support, as well as the strong financial backing of the ANDRITZ Group enabled us to prevail over other competitors. Our extensive experience in digital solutions and data management, along with our commitment to increasing energy efficiency through advanced power electronics, played a pivotal role in this fully European cooperation. We are already working intensively on follow-up orders."

Formation is the final step in the battery cell manufacturing process. After electrode production and assembly of the battery cell, the chemistry of the battery cells is activated by charging and discharging processes.

Powered by technology from ANDRITZ Sovema, acquired by ANDRITZ Schuler, the formation line ensures superior performance, energy efficiency and innovation. With more than 50,000 channels, 200 formation chambers, integrated power electronics, and a full Track & Trace system, the fully automated solution collects more than two million datas from the batteries per second and includes automated loading and unloading.

The fully automated line, which is 22 meters long and ten meters wide and high, is designed for high energy efficiency and features an intelligent service and maintenance concept.

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The chemistry of the battery cells is activated as the final process step during formation.

ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ provides advanced plants, equipment, services, and digital solutions for a wide range of industries, including pulp and paper, metals, hydropower, environmental, and others. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in Austria, the publicly listed group employs about 30,000 people at 280 locations in over 80 countries.

As a global leader in technology and innovation, ANDRITZ is committed to fostering progress that benefits customers, partners, employees, society, and the environment. The company’s growth is driven by sustainable solutions enabling the green transition, advanced digitalization for highest industrial performance, and comprehensive services that maximize the value of customers’ plants over their entire life cycle. ANDRITZ. FOR GROWTH THAT MATTERS.

ANDRITZ METALS
ANDRITZ Metals is – via ANDRITZ Schuler – one of the world’s leading suppliers of technologies, plants and digital solutions in metal forming. The product portfolio also includes automation and software solutions, process know-how and service. In the metals processing segment, the business area offers innovative, sustainable and market-leading solutions for the production and processing of flat products, for welding systems and furnaces with its own burner solutions, as well as services for the metals processing industry.