Batek was founded in 2002 by industry veterans who had worked on battery manufacturing equipment for more than two decades. Design, manufacturing, servicing and logistics are all carried out at our new plant in Dilovasi-Turkey, where over 70 skilled — and highly motivated — staff provide guaranteed quality and first-class service for our valued customers. Batek runs a sophisticated ERP (enterprise resource planning) system to ensure consistency in quality of all parts of the company’s business activities. Precision in engineering is combined with experienced workmanship, highlighting our expertise in building state-of-the-art machinery for the battery industry. We offer battery assembly lines at several automation levels and configurations, ensuring highest flexibility in the market. Besides, our expertise in design engineering provides capabilities to meet challenging requirements in the industry.

CMWTEC Technologie GmbH has been operating on the national and international market for almost 40 years and stands for high quality standards, reliability and experience in mechanical engineering. CMWTEC is expanding and we are continuously developing our products and taking big steps into the future. Whether developments for lead acid batteries or test equipment for lithium batteries. Together with well-known universities research centers for e-mobility, new products are created for our customers. The latest product developments are our End-of-Line Test Machine (EOL) for lead-acid batteries and AGM/EFB finishing lines with our DataManager software for recording all important data such as battery code, test results, filling quantity and height control measurement. Also, in the e-mobility sector a product has been developed. Our Universal Test Station for Lithium Battery Modules for smallest series – modular with central control software. Information and control bundled via one software for different test applications. Our customers value the flexibility, the experience, the know-how in the development of constantly new machines and devices for battery manufacturers in the OE manufacturing and prototype construction. And everything with the quality stamp “Made in Germany” stands for stability and solid manufacturing.

Microporous is a leading developer and supplier of high-performance polyethylene (PE), rubber and AGM battery separators. It offers the broadest line of battery separators for the lead-acid battery market in the world. Microporous separators are used in OE and aftermarket for applications such as automotive and golf car, as well as for industrial batteries such as motive power (forklift) and stand-by (OPzS and OPzV). Microporous operates two plants, one in Piney Flats, Tennessee, USA and one in Feistritz, Austria.

Sorfin Yoshimura Group is your one-stop global service provider to the energy storage industry. We have more than 50 years combined experience exclusively in the lead acid battery industry. SY supplies manufacturing equipment, raw materials, replacement parts and consumables, as well as technical services to hundreds of battery manufacturers in more than 80 countries worldwide. With offices and warehouses located strategically around the globe, our dedicated team offers support in nearly 20 different languages. We’re proud to enhance the supply chains for the vendors and customers we serve. SY Group continually strives to offer more value to the industry with our unique combination of engineering know-how and commercial prowess, as we have done for half a century. As energy storage continues to evolve, new chemistries are constantly emerging, device requirements are more robust, and price competition is fierce. These challenges reinforce the need to identify your organization’s strengths while aligning with the appropriate partners to form the synergies required to effectively compete and prosper in the 21st century. SY Group offers customized solutions for these obstacles and we are committed to servicing the energy storage industry to continue to meet global demands.

Founded in Verona, Italy, in 1969, Sovema Group S.p.A. is a world-renowned supplier of equipment for battery production. Hundreds of installations in over 80 countries worldwide have allowed Sovema Group to develop state-of-the-art equipment and engineering solutions for battery manufacturers. Being one of the few equipment suppliers capable of designing and delivering turnkey battery manufacturing plants, Sovema Group is recognized as solid reference for the investors approaching the battery industry for the first time and needing consultancy on the manufacturing process, and at the same time a cooperative partner for the most experienced manufacturers looking for new solutions. Customer orientation, flexibility and continuous search for innovation have been the drivers of Sovema Group’s success along the years. More recently, the company has grown and has become a managerial organization, adopting the ‘Lean’ philosophy and a more analytical approach for new R&D projects. From the early years of the new millennium, the Company has expanded its business portfolio by  adding new product lines which encompass power electronics (Sovel), and lithium battery manufacturing systems (Solith). In 2008 Sovema Group expanded its power electronics capabilities by acquiring BITRODE Corporation, one of the most respected global suppliers of electric power conversion systems for EV/HEV battery testing as well as production and test systems used in the battery manufacturing process.

WIRTZ is the global technology leader in the supply of cutting-edge solutions in grid and plate making equipment technology. For 88 years, WIRTZ has prided itself on innovating new technologies to help drive the lead-acid battery industry forward, including advanced bi-polar and TPPL products. With recently awarded patents on punching, closed loop thickness control on continuous grid/plate pasting, and improved plate cutter accuracy, along with the several other innovations currently in the patent application process, we are proud to be continuing down the path of innovation and leadership that has made us who we are today. The WIRTZ Group of Companies (WIRTZ, LEKO, OXMASTER, CONBRO, BATTERY RECYCLING SYSTEMS) equipment line includes WIRTZ grid casters, the “Concast” and “ConRoll” continuous grid and plate making systems for negative and positive grids, the “ConPunch” continuous plate making system for positive grids which includes strip casting, strip rolling, and grid punching. WIRTZ offers completely integrated plate lines which include pasters, flash dryers, plate cutters, and robotic plate stackers using either SBP steel belt or FOP fixed orifice pasting machines. WIRTZ also offers a modular range of plate curing to custom sizes, OXMASTER paste mixing systems; CONBRO acid mixing systems, volumetric and continuous high speed acid fillers, dumpers, washer/dryers and water bath systems; LEKO assembly line equipment, and BRS  complete battery breaking and recycling and smelting plants.

Abertax Technologies is an independent venture within the Abertax group of companies. The group was set up over 20 years ago to research, design and produce innovative products. Today the company has a number of innovative patented products: Battery Management Unit (BMU); Battery Monitoring System (BMS); On-line Battery Monitoring System (e²BMS); Capacitive Level Sensors (CLS) for Flooded Batteries; Gas Release Systems (GRS) for VRLA Batteries; Licensing for the production of the Intelligent Battery (IB). All these products are aimed primarily for use in the battery environment. Also offered in the company’s range are Water Inlet Valves (MV) for industrial cleaning machines and for Roof Tanks/Water Storage Tanks. Research and Development is an ongoing process and the company has a team of electrical, electronics, mechanical and chemical engineers with more than 25 years’ experience in battery technology. Teamwork and collaboration with other members of the Abertax group, ensures customer satisfaction, which is the basis of the company’s success. Abertax, through its battery experts, also provides expertise and advice on the set-up of battery manufacturing plants and problem-solving in the battery production process.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fiber-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to customers worldwide. Our offerings include decor paper, filter media, release liners, abrasive backings, nonwovens, lectrotechnical paper, glass fiber materials, food packaging and labeling, tape, medical fiber materials and solutions for diagnostics. Combined annual net sales are EUR 3 billion and we employ 8,000 people. The Ahlstrom-Munksjö share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and Stockholm. The company was formed on April 1, 2017 through the merger of Ahlstrom Corporation and Munksjö Oyj.

BM-Rosendahl is a global supplier of lead-acid battery manufacturing solutions. Our portfolio ranges from enveloping/wrapping & stacking and cast-on-strap equipment to the assembly of automotive, motorcycle, industrial and e-mobility batteries. We offer ahead-of-the-curve technology with the most advanced machinery, equipment and service and the highest quality standards. To ensure a quick and reliable reaction to continuously changing market requirements, BM-Rosendahl has established a worldwide network with sales, service and logistic centers in Austria, the USA, South Korea, India and China. If you’re looking for a highly inventive partner with a strong service record, a partner who not only understands the complexities of specialized products and requirements but is also ambitious and sophisticated enough to address your needs to the spot, then visit us at our virtual booth at 17ELBC. Share your visions with us and we’ll make them a reality – because creating excellence with our partners is our passion.

Digatron is an international group of companies with headquarters in the historic city of Aachen (Germany), with global manufacturing facilities in USA, China, India & Italy. We are considered as the electronic innovators within the battery industry. Our core purpose has always been energising the battery world with our advanced turn-key power electronic solutions and making the future of tomorrow available today. For over half a century, we have been developing and producing electronic test and formation systems for all types of batteries, ranging from lead (Pb) automotive starter batteries (SLI), traction batteries, stationary batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS), through to lithium-ion pouch, cylindrical & prismatic cells for a vast array of applications, including the rapidly emerging EV industry, powertrain battery packs, hybrid drive batteries, military and aerospace batteries. Digatron also supplies turn-key manufacturing solutions for lithium cell assembling equipment, including formation equipment and EOL (end of line) testing equipment. This also includes integration to third party peripheral equipment such as environmental chambers, formation towers, cell contacting assemblies, and associated mechanical automation. As a global market leader, Digatron equipment energises the biggest names in the battery and automotive industry all over the world. Our customers include battery manufacturers, automotive manufacturers, as well as universities & research facilities that develop cutting edge technologies and solutions for the future electrochemical energy storage systems. The Digatron brand is recognised globally for long operational life duration, uncompromising reliability, accuracy and quality DIN EN ISO 9001:2015

Intelligent water and wastewater management is increasingly important for many industrial sectors - including battery and component manufacturing, mining, and smelting - which in the past decade have undergone significant technological change and are subjected to increasingly challenging environmental discharge restrictions. ElectraMet™ from PowerTech Water provides cutting-edge engineered solutions for chemical-free, low-energy, and low-cost water treatment. ElectraMet™ from PowerTech Water harnesses the power of advanced carbon electrode technology to go beyond traditional water treatment solutions and deliver clean water affordably and effectively with an environmentally responsible, cost-efficient, and easy to use platform. Using innovative carbon materials and electrochemistry, we’ve developed a proven, disruptive, targeted, and sustainable water purification technology platform to treat and purify industrial wastewaters with an initial focus on removal of heavy metals such as lead (Pb), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni) and Cobalt (Co). Our powerful, patent-pending technologies are highly energy efficient and require no chemicals or membranes for increased productivity. ElectraMet eliminates sludge by-products and can reduce OpEx up to 80%. Our customers are diverse, consisting of automotive (including Toyota Motor Manufacturing), chemical, battery, and electronics manufacturers, mining, municipal water, and commercial real estate operators.

Engitec Technologies SpA designs, builds and supplies complete spent lead-acid battery recycling plants, well known to meet the most stringent environmental regulations all over the world. Engitec’s long experience and consolidated know-how assures high quality and reliable plants, from the breaking of the batteries and the separation of their components, through lead paste desulphurization and gaseous emissions treatment, until lead production via smelting and refining or via direct electrowinning of desulphurized paste. Engitec counts more than 70 clients worldwide and has built plants in over 40 countries throughout the five continents, with capacities ranging from 3 to 40 t/h of treated batteries.

Family owned and operated since 1938, Farmer Mold & Machine Works specializes in the design and manufacture of OEM machinery, including battery assembly equipment and parts casting equipment. We excel at plant automation and process engineering, so if you need something outside our current product line, we can work with you to create custom machinery for your specific applications. With trained technicians and an extensive array of spare parts available at multiple distribution locations, Farmer also provides sales and support to our worldwide customer base. Our highly interactive and innovative approach to automated machine, tool and die, and mold design follows precise safety standards and utilizes the best materials to produce top-of-the-line machines that are built to last in 24/7 environments.

Glatfelter is a leading global supplier specializes in airlaid, wetlaid and metallized technologies for engineered materials. Its 2,600 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Our innovative solutions can be found across diverse applications. These range from beverage filtration and personal hygiene products to home improvement and industrial technologies. Glatfelter also offers a variety of sustainable solutions using plant-based fibers. In the Electrical market segment, Glatfelter offers a variety of products for use within the energy storage industry. These products include nonwovens and specialty paper, for example, for the manufacturing of lead-acid batteries, AE capacitors, supercapacitors, transformers and cables. Our DYNAGRID® NG328 + NG328 New pasting paper is Glatfelter’s unique offering of a dual-purpose composite scrim which significantly increases battery life as demonstrated by study at the renowned institute IEES, Sofia, Bulgaria. This investigation was carried out under supervision of Dr. S. Ruevski and Prof. D. Pavlov. This is specifically designed for ISS (Intermediate Start and Stop) lead-acid batteries. DYNAGRID® NG328 is equivalent to the standard DYNAGRID® 313 pasting paper, in its best-in-class processing characteristics. In addition, DYNAGRID® NG328 adds significant value in the battery itself. This product can be used as a substitute without requiring any capital investment and performs extremely well on all existing continuous plate making equipment. DYNAGRID® NG328 increases productivity, reduces lead emissions, decreases the shedding effect significantly and extends battery life. At the same time, it offers the best price-performance ratio available on the market today.

Goonvean Fibres is one of Europe’s leading producers of technical fibre solutions. We offer authentic technical fibre solutions with efficiency and quality at the heart of everything we produce. Our fibres also lead the way for innovation, meaning the batteries you produce will be more efficient and longer-lasting. We have recently innovated two brand new fibres for the lead acid battery market; Primafloc+ and Thermafloc+. IATF 16949 and ISO9001 certified.    

In the beginning of 2020 INBATEC and KUSTAN have formed a powerful group of companies, both highly skilled and experienced in process and plastic plant engineering. The two companies are well reputated in the lead-acid battery industry and stand for high quality and innovative solutions for many years. INBATEC is well-known for its formation process with acid circulation technology with more than 450 formation systems in operation worldwide. KUSTAN is well-recognized for its gel mixing process and equipment. Both companies already cooperated for a couple of years. Together INBATEC and KUSTAN have designed a combined gel preparation and gel circulation process that avoids the dumping of batteries/cells before introducing the gel. This process is already successfully running in a couple of battery manufacturing plants. Furthermore, INBATEC and KUSTAN offer special processes and equipment like acid dilution systems, AGM batteries formation, waste water treatment, process air cleaning and is covering applications like acid filtration and acid cooling. Moreover, the company group provides customers with storage tanks, piping systems and pump stations for their acid and chemicals management. www.inbatec.de www.kustan.de

The global battery equipment company, CEMT, based in Nanjing, China has been supplying the lead battery industry with a wide variety of equipment, ranging from assembly and finishing lines, to formation systems, charger and dischargers, as well as a wide range of other applications for 21 years. With 100 outstanding engineers and experts, the business is at the cutting edge of advanced technology in the battery industry. The company has achieved the SGS ISO9001: 2008 international quality system certification, a total of more than 70 utility patents, and more than 10 invention patents. CEMT as a brand is well-established around the world with customers in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and across Asia. The company’s extensive product range includes semi-automatic, automatic and fully automatic equipment, with a proud track record of excellent after-sales service. CEMT is a one-stop-shop, meeting the needs of battery makers with a wide range of innovative and effective solutions. The company’s mission, which drives its business strategy is: improving the productivity of human beings and creating a safer and more friendly environment.

MAC Engineering, founded in 1965, is a world-renowned equipment manufacturer for the lead-acid battery industry. The quality and performance of MAC’s pasters, flash drying ovens, and other battery making machines have made them one of the world’s most popular choices. With over 50 years of experience, MAC has continually strived to look for high quality solutions to the ever-changing challenges that battery manufacturers face every day. Most recently, MAC has introduced a servo driven hopper leveling system to assist factories in maintaining plate thickness tolerances. In the near future, new machines will be introduced to simplify the process of bottom side overpasting, significantly reduce the footprint of the flash drying oven, and automatically remove bad plates from the pasting line. Reach out to us today, and let us help you meet your goals.

PELIPAPER, part of the “Turanlar Group”, produces solution-oriented services for its customers in 23 different production facilities across 290,000 m² of fields. It does this by following technological innovations, with the power and innovative vision taken from corporate culture. In line with quality targets of the company in world standards, it reflects product and service quality with their specialists. PELIPAPER, as a global leading supplier of the industry, has an active role in developing new products for batteries. Pelipaper battery pasting paper is incomparably designed to meet high purity requirements of batteries. Thanks to its “homogenous” surface, Pelipaper easily adheres on moist dough and dry plate and performs successfully in curing and assembly processes. Pelipaper provides the most effective product with lower scrap ratio and, through its production processes, less lead emissions and a higher healthy and safety environment in the factory.

Established in 1956, Pyrotek is a global leader in engineering and innovation. It creates and supplies performance‐improving technology, designs integrated systems, and provides the on-site consulting services of its large, diverse group of technical experts. Metals companies around the world rely on Pyrotek to help them improve the efficiency and performance of their high-temperature operations. Pyrotek’s technology and advanced materials are in use globally in manufacturing vehicles, airplanes, trains, and high‐tech products. Pyrotek’s proprietary lead-recovery system, for example, processes dross and recovers viable lead that can be reused. It's designed for dross volume producers, such as battery manufacturers, anode and strip producers and secondary metal refiners. Today, Pyrotek is 3,000 people strong, with more than 80 locations in 35 countries. That includes manufacturing plants, research & development centers, local service and engineering teams. Pyrotek helps its customers and partners around the world win against their strongest competitors—with efficiency of technology.

STC is an Italian engineering & construction company that provides complete plants, Plug & Play units or single equipment and full range of services in the field of lead acid batteries recycling and lead production as well as in other sectors such as water and waste water treatment. STC integrates existing lead recycling plants and battery manufacturing plants with innovative solutions which enable our clients to solve many problems, reduce their production costs, increase the quality of the products and reduce the impact on the environment as well as to improve the health and safety conditions of the operators. Innovation is the keyword which inspires all STC’s activities and guides us in our everyday job as well as in our everyday life. We explore and deeply analyze all the traditional processes, identify their limits and strive to overcome them by proposing alternatives which are more efficient, eco-friendly and able to generate evident profits for our clients. STC’s solutions are designed and constructed in compliance with the Circular Economy Principles and Environmental sustainability, aiming at wastes and emissions reductions. Through the proposed systems, STC guarantees the respect of the strictest environmental regulations and, at the same time, a considerable economic benefit for our Customers, deriving from significant energy savings and from the ability to resell the recycled components.

The TBS Engineering Group is the leading supplier of equipment automation for the lead battery and energy storage industries. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, TBS also operates in Canada, USA, China and India. Our engineering capabilities, support services and automation enable you to design and build better lead batteries. Our ethos is to create breakthroughs in lead battery manufacturing automation that accelerates the genius of our customers.

Zesar is one of the most reputable battery equipment and technology suppliers in Europe, first formed in 1976. In 2008 ZESAR started to use its own patented designs in machines and then launched its low-cost high-performance new generation assembly line, the Evoline, in 2009. In 2011, the Robotic Transfer System (RTS) was introduced to make the whole assembly process fully automatic. Zesar made significant improvements and developments in the area of battery process technologies, that help successful hand over of TurnKey Projects to our customers. The results are most efficient, time and cost-saving production machines. By working closely with battery producers and listening to their particular needs, every machine can be specifically designed and additional features included. Although core characteristics remain unchanged, each and every machine will therefore have a different identity. Nothing can replace the lead-acid battery, now or in the future. Zesar has recognized this fact and is on a mission to provide customer-oriented, advanced technology for battery production.