Sustainability Magazine June 2023 | Page 24

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The fuel cell stack consists of hundreds of repeating elements – often 100 to 300 cells per stack
technologies while strengthening its ability to provide electrification solutions , where currently the greatest investments are concentrated in the transportation area .
A recent example is the flexible battery module production line that Comau is developing for nextgeneration 8- and 16-cell battery modules at the Automotive Cells Company ( ACC ) Gigafactory in Billy- Berclau Douvrin , northern France . The line , which is designed to produce up to 8GWh per year by the end of 2024 , with an estimated production rate of 53 pieces per hour when fully operational , will

“ THE HIGH LEVELS OF PRECISION AND QUALITY REQUIRED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS ARE ANOTHER REASON WHY AUTOMATION CAN HELP IMPROVE FUEL CELL PRODUCTION ”

ALESSANDRO PISCIONERI GLOBAL HEAD OF STRATEGIC MARKETING ADVANCED ROBOTICS & DIGITAL SEGMENTS , COMAU
24 June 2023