(Munich/Parsdorf/Beijing) Recently, the BMW Group announced that its Cell Manufacturing Competence Centre in Parsdorf, east of Munich, will be officially opened this autumn. As an important part of the company’s overall electrification strategy, the battery cell manufacturing technology center will help the BMW Group to further deepen its technical reserves in this field, strengthen its advantages in battery system R&D and manufacturing, and accelerate the group’s electrification transformation. In 2019, the BMW Group Battery Cell Competence Centre was officially opened to promote the development of the BMW Group in battery cell technology, focusing on improving battery performance, such as energy density, peak power, service life, safety, load characteristics, etc.
Markus Fallböhmer, Director of Planning and Production for BMW Group Engines and E-drives, said: “The Cell Manufacturing Technology Center allows us to perfect our expertise across the value chain. The opening of the Cell Manufacturing Technology Center means that the BMW Group will be able to collaborate with battery manufacturers. In-depth discussions and optimization of processes and technologies.” In terms of battery research, the BMW Group focuses on long-term technical capabilities from modules to cells, from basic research to applications, and considers battery research and development from the complete value chain and entire life cycle. manufacture. Its research content covers the complete value chain of the basic working principle of the battery, the internal material combination of the battery, the electrode components, and the structure of the battery cell, and is committed to the early research and proof of concept of products and processes. During this process, the BMW Group and its supplier partners have joined hands to complete the industrialization of new technologies, jointly promote the development of battery technology, and at the same time improve the core competitiveness of BMW Group’s electric products from the component level.
In-depth research and development of battery technology value chain, strengthen technical strength and reserves
The upcoming BMW Group Cell Manufacturing Technology Center covers an area of about 15,000 square meters, with a total investment of about 170 million euros in the initial development phase and about 80 employees. Here, BMW will verify the industrial feasibility of high-performance batteries in the future, comprehensively analyze and deeply understand the upstream value chain of batteries, and help suppliers produce batteries that meet the BMW Group’s specifications, thereby further optimizing the quality, production efficiency and cost of battery production. Cells produced by the BMW Group Cell Manufacturing Technology Center are only used for R&D and verification functions.
At present, the planned capabilities of the BMW Group Cell Manufacturing Technology Center include production, development, and technical verification. After the completion of the first phase of construction, the technology center will put into operation the electrode production system, including the battery electrode production part, the separate metering and mixing of graphite and lithium transition metal oxides; and the subsequent coating, rolling and Divide. In the second phase, the Manufacturing Technology Center will install systems for battery assembly and activation (formation). Here, electrodes and other structural components are assembled into cells and activated (formed) and quality checked.
The battery cell manufacturing technology center will support the research and development and production of “new generation” model cells
The BMW Group is expected to launch a “new generation” model in 2025, and it will be the first to be equipped with the sixth-generation eDrive electric drive system. The “new generation” model will feature a completely redesigned IT and software architecture, a new generation of high-performance electric drive systems and batteries, and a new sustainable concept throughout the entire vehicle life cycle, especially the use of reusable and recycled materials. Advocate circular economy.
The BMW Group Cell Manufacturing Technology Center will support the development and production of the sixth-generation eDrive electric drive system for the “Next Generation” models, including a significant increase in the energy density of next-generation lithium-ion cells while reducing material usage and production cost. The sixth-generation eDrive electric drive system will take into account performance and cost control, and enable a new chemical system and cell form.
Practicing the “Home in China” development strategy and promoting BMW’s electrification development in China
China has become the world’s largest electric vehicle market and an important market for BMW Group to move towards electrified travel. The powertrain plant in Shenyang is one of the three major battery production bases of the BMW Group in the world. It not only meets the production of complete vehicle power batteries, but also integrates the production of prototype power batteries. The BMW R&D Center in Shenyang focuses on electrification. Its R&D scope includes localized development and verification of power batteries, including hardware design and simulation of battery sub-components, software function calibration and integration verification, and verification of battery safety and performance.
Opened in 2017, the BMW Brilliance Power Battery Center integrates battery R&D, production and testing. It is the first battery center in the BMW Group with complete battery equipment capabilities outside of Germany. In 2020, the second phase of the BMW Brilliance Power Battery Center was officially unveiled, becoming the first production base of BMW Group in the world to produce BMW’s fifth-generation power batteries. At present, the fifth-generation power batteries on the new BMW iX3 and the new BMW i3 are produced in the second phase of the BMW Brilliance Power Battery Center.
In 2022, the BMW Group will mass-produce and trial-produce 15 pure electric models, covering about 90% of the luxury car segment. At the same time, it will present 5 pure electric products in the Chinese market: including the innovative BMW iX, the innovative BMW i4, the BMW iX3, the new BMW i3 and the innovative BMW i7. By the end of 2025, the BMW Group expects to have delivered a total of 2 million pure electric vehicles worldwide; by then, one out of every four new cars sold in China will be pure electric models. Anchoring a clear transformation route, the BMW Group is continuing to lead the innovation and development of the industry and promote the implementation of luxury electric travel. In the future, the BMW Group will continue to lead innovative development, promote sustainable mobility, and firmly accelerate towards an electrified future.
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