Siemens partners with Battery-NY to advance battery production

Siemens has announced a collaboration with Battery-NY, a federally funded Binghamton University-led initiative, to establish an automation and digital manufacturing architecture to be used in a flexible battery development and pilot manufacturing facility in upstate New York.

Siemens is helping Battery-NY establish standardized automation, equipment-interface and data principles so that future systems can operate within a cohesive manufacturing environment, Siemens said in a press release.  

Battery-NY has adopted Siemens automation across much of its principal production-equipment landscape and is using the Siemens Battery Automation Framework as a standardization reference. The work extends beyond technology supply by connecting equipment-level control with manufacturing data, research translation, workforce learning and the ability to scale over time.

“We started working with Siemens early because we wanted to consider digitalization from the beginning, not add it after the equipment was installed,” said Paul Malliband, Executive Director of Battery-NY. “Our goal is a flexible, modular facility where new battery technologies and manufacturing approaches can be introduced over time while the controls, automation and software foundation evolve with them.”

“Our work with Battery-NY shows how integration complexity can be turned into manufacturing clarity, with a practical path toward traceability, analytics and future-ready production,” said Vivek Furtado, Head of Battery Vertical US, Siemens Digital Industries. 

Battery-NY is designed to help bridge the gap between battery research and manufacturing execution. The facility will allow promising materials, cell designs and process concepts to be evaluated using manufacturing-relevant equipment, repeatable workflows and consistent production data, helping teams understand what is required to scale beyond the laboratory, the press release said.

“Battery-NY and Siemens Foundational Technologies are exploring to bridge battery research and pilot-scale manufacturing through simulation, digital twins, automation and AI-enabled operations,” said Dr. Sudhir Rajagopalan, Research & Development Project Manager, Siemens Foundational Technologies.