{"id":192676,"date":"2022-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/ngk-to-co-develop-ceramic-materials-for-sakuus-printed-batteries-industrial-additive-manufacturing\/"},"modified":"2022-09-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T00:00:00","slug":"ngk-to-co-develop-ceramic-materials-for-sakuus-printed-batteries-industrial-additive-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/ngk-to-co-develop-ceramic-materials-for-sakuus-printed-batteries-industrial-additive-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"NGK to co-develop ceramic materials for Sakuu\u2019s printed batteries Industrial Additive Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sakuu, the developer of one of the world\u2019s first 3D printed solid-state batteries, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan\u2019s NGK Spark Plugs CO., LTD., a global leader in electrochemical materials and a tier-one industrial <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">automotive<\/a> supplier. Under the MOU, NGK will co-develop and provide ceramic materials for Sakuu\u2019s solid-state battery production \u2013 ranging from ongoing battery material needs at its California pilot line facility, to at-scale commercialization for its additively manufactured solid-state battery line, which is anticipated to go to market in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormalizing this long-term p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>nership agreement with NGK for ceramic needs across our printed battery line is an important step in Sakuu\u2019s commercialization plans,\u201d said Arwed Niestroj, SVP of Customer Enablement at Sakuu. \u201cNGK is a global industry leader, and its material quality and technical expertise will allow Sakuu to rapidly advance towards bringing to market our next-generation battery line.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eaeaea7a;padding: 15px 30px;align-items: center;border-radius: 4px;margin-top: 1em;margin-bottom: 1em\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding-right: 30px\">\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 14px\">Manufacturing on Demand<\/h4>\n<div>Have design to produce? Get professional manufacturing suggestion for free at FacFox!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color: #0baee8;color: white;padding: 10px 20px;border-radius: 4px\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw auxicon auxicon-cloud-upload\"><\/i> Get Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2940153277535196005.jpeg\">  Sakuu\u2019s factory   <\/p>\n<p>Utilizing a novel method of additive manufacturing, whereby proprietary technology enables the printing of glass, metals, polymer, and ceramics in a single layer, along with proprietary cell chemistry, Sakuu is positioned to deploy at-scale manufacturing of next-generation solid-state batteries \u2013 widely considered as one of the biggest challenges faced by developers of solid-state batteries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy to use our 80 years of experience in ceramic materials to collaborate with Sakuu, the clear trailblazer in <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D printing<\/a> solid-state batteries. Their work is truly impressive, and we look forward to making this industry-leading solid-state battery line into a significant business opportunity for both companies,\u201d said Keiji Suzuki, Executive Officer of the R&amp;D division at NGK.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/609815974953586956.jpeg\">  Sakuu\u2019s Swift Print solid-state battery cells   <\/p>\n<p>Sakuu intends 3D print solid-state batteries that are safe, have an ultra-high <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy<\/a> density, and are up to 50% smaller, 30% lighter, and less expensive to produce in high volumes than currently available lithium-ion batteries. Further differentiated from other solid-state battery developers, its batteries can be printed in custom shapes and sizes thanks to the capabilities of Sakuu\u2019s additive manufacturing platform \u2013 a new paradigm in the battery industry that can transform industrial product design and <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy<\/a> use across industries.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size: 16px;border-left: 4px solid #cdcdcd;border-radius: 4px;background-color: #f9f9f9;font-weight: 500;color: dimgrey\">\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 6px\">You might also like:<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxelmatters.com\/henkels-loctite-resins-available-on-prodways-promaker-ld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henkel\u2019s Loctite resins available on Prodways\u2019 ProMaker LD: <\/a>The Prodways ProMaker LD machines, supported by MovingLight technology, offer large production platforms of 300 x 445mm for high throughput with very high resolution \u2013 as fine as 40 microns per pixel on every part of the platform. By adding Loctite high-performance resins to the ProMaker LD 3D printers, industrial applications can be achieved with exceptional accuracy and productivity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;color: grey\">* This article is reprinted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxelmatters.com\/ngk-to-co-develop-ceramic-materials-for-sakuus-printed-batteries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Printing Media Network<\/a>. If you are involved in infringement, please contact us to delete it.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"far fa-fw fa-user\"><\/i> Author:&nbsp;Edward Wakefield<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sakuu, the developer of one of the world\u2019s first 3D printed solid-state batteries, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan\u2019s NGK Spark Plugs CO., LTD., a global leader in electrochemical materials and a tier-one industrial automotive supplier. Under the MOU, NGK will co-develop and provide ceramic materials for Sakuu\u2019s solid-state battery production \u2013 ranging from ongoing battery material needs at its California pilot line facility, to at-scale commercialization for its additively manufactured solid-state battery line, which is anticipated to go to market in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":192678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"fifu_image_url":"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2940153277535196005.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[4046,5040],"class_list":["post-192676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-acquisitions","tag-mergers-partnershipsadditive-mass-production-ampelectronicsenergyjapan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NGK to co-develop ceramic materials for Sakuu\u2019s printed batteries Industrial Additive Manufacturing - FacFox News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sakuu, the developer of one of the world\u2019s first 3D printed solid-state batteries, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan\u2019s NGK Spark Plugs CO., LTD., a global leader in electrochemical materials and a tier-one industrial automotive supplier. Under the MOU, NGK will co-develop and provide ceramic materials for Sakuu\u2019s solid-state battery production \u2013 ranging from ongoing battery material needs at its California pilot line facility, to at-scale commercialization for its additively manufactured solid-state battery line, which is anticipated to go to market in 2023.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/ngk-to-co-develop-ceramic-materials-for-sakuus-printed-batteries-industrial-additive-manufacturing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NGK to co-develop ceramic materials for Sakuu\u2019s printed batteries Industrial Additive Manufacturing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sakuu, the developer of one of the world\u2019s first 3D printed solid-state batteries, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan\u2019s NGK Spark Plugs CO., LTD., a global leader in electrochemical materials and a tier-one industrial automotive supplier. 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