The manual dismantling of end-of-life batteries in electric vehicles is now a thing of the past: Liebherr has developed a system that automatically removes the battery cover screws - regardless of whether they are attached horizontally or vertically to the battery housing. The CMAD servo-pneumatic position controller from Festo, which makes position-independent unscrewing possible in the first place, plays a major role in this automation solution.

Según las previsiones, el número de vehículos con propulsión eléctrica en todo el mundo crecerá en torno a un 30% anual hasta 2030. Al mismo tiempo, los procesos de producción de la cadena cinemática electrificada están cambiando. Mientras que los procesos de producción semiautomatizados han dominado hasta ahora la fabricación tradicional de automóviles con motores de combustión, la fabricación de pilas y motores eléctricos se está convirtiendo cada vez más en procesos de producción totalmente automatizados. Como fabricante líder de tecnología...

Experts estimate that around 3 million tonnes of used batteries from electric cars will be due for recycling in 2030. This inevitably raises the question of sustainability, as batteries are energy storage devices made from critical raw materials. Festo therefore not only offers modular automation concepts for cell production, the assembly of battery modules and packs and for platform integration, but also for dismantling and recycling or separating the materials.

According to estimates, by 2025 some 600,000 tons of used batteries from electric passenger cars need to be recycled. Since batteries are energy storage devices made from valuable raw materials, this inevitably raises the question of sustainability. Festo therefore offers modular automation concepts not only for cell producing, assembling battery modules and packs, and platform integration, but also for disassembling and recycling or separating the materials.