The new giga-coating system for lithium-ion battery production supplied by Dürr will strengthen its position in the battery production sector and reflects the increasing demand for advanced battery production technologies in Europe.
The engineering multinational company Dürr Systems AG
has secured a major contract with the Italian battery manufacturer FIB S.p.A., part of the Seri Industrial Group. The order, placed in December, includes the delivery of a giga-coating system featuring four anode and four cathode lines, as well as the necessary calenders, slitters and solvent recovery systems.\
Dürr's supplied equipment includes the tandem coater, a reliable system that coats the foil sequentially on both sides. Other components in the system include the webline, dryer, calender, slitter, and solvent recovery for the anode and cathode areas. The plant’s capacity, based on FIB’s cell design, is projected to reach 8 GWh/a at full load.
This order marks a significant step in Dürr's strategy to strengthen its presence in the battery production sector, which began in 2018 with the acquisition of the U.S.-based Megtec/Universal. Megtec contributed key solutions for coating, drying, and solvent recovery in lithium-ion battery production. In 2020, Dürr further expanded its capabilities with a partnership with Japanese coating equipment manufacturer Techno Smart Corp. The acquisition of Ingecal in 2023 added expertise in calendering technology.
“Particularly noteworthy is the short time from receipt of the order to the start of installation of the first lines in just 10 months – after all, the ink is only just dry,” has commented Bernhard Bruhn, Vice-President Global Business Unit Lithium-Ion Battery at Dürr.
As of January 2025, Dürr’s coating operations will be part of its new Lithium-Ion Battery business unit. The contract with FIB is a milestone for this unit, reflecting Dürr's strategic decisions over the past few years. Amid global uncertainties, FIB S.p.A. is investing in a state-of-the-art battery production facility in Europe, focusing on innovative, predominantly Western technology for lithium-iron-phosphate batteries.