Exterior shots of BWM Group Battery Cell Competence Centre, long shots, aerials. Employee in lab: Dosing and mixing electrode slurry. Various shots.Lab calender. Employee compacts the electrode. Various shots. Employee at the press. Electrodes are punched out. Various shots. e works in the glove box. Various shots.

Employee at the coating machine. Machine applies electrode paste to collector foil. Views of anode.

Employee at the coating machine. Machine applies electrode paste to collector foil. Views of anode.

Calendering. Employee in perotective clothing at the calender. Laser notching. Employee in protective clothing at the machine. Stacking electrodes by machine. Employees in protective clothing at the machine. Various sections of the machine are shown, ending with an electrode stack.

A battery cell is assembled. Cell housing is welded. Employee in protective clothing is seen in the ultrasound welding system.

Battery cells are formed, then charged and discharged for test purposes. Employees place them in storage. Various shots.

Statement: Already now, the BMW Group’s expertise in the development of battery cells is considerable. As we broaden and centralise now the activities here in this new Battery Cell Competence Center, this will even be further increased (…)

Statement 1: Sustainability and security of supply chains are the two most important factors for the expansion of electromobility. It is therefore important, that we analyse and understand our supply chains all down to the mines (…). Statement 2: For the fifth generation we have restructured our supply chains, especially for cobalt and lithium (…).

Statement 1: We started analysing cells back in 2008. We have the same level of knowledge as the established cell manufactures. The new Competence Center is now driving this story forward providing excellent technology on a state of the art level. Statement 2: We are working here on a cell technology for the next decades. We are developing new materials (…).

Statement 1: Im Rahmen der Industrialisierung einer Batteriezelle ist das Produktdesign immer abhängig vom Produktionsprozess. Aus diesem Grunde erachten wir es als sinnvoll, die Batteriezelle hinsichtlich ihrer Produzierbarkeit in Großserie vor allem hinsichtlich der Aspekte Qualität, Zeit und Kosten fertigungsgerecht zu gestalten (…). Statement 2: In collaboration with our cell suppliers we use our know-how. From this point of view, it is not necessary to set up a large scale production for battery cells (…).

Exterior shots BMW Group battery cell competence center, incoming participants.