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The seminar week provides a thorough understanding of the technical, regulatory, and safety-related requirements for battery systems for dual-use applications. Experts from research and industry provide insights into safety concepts, system architectures, regulatory frameworks, and current developments.

The future of battery technology isn’t created in the lab alone—it’s brought to life in industrial practice. That’s exactly where we come in. Visit us at the Battery Show Europe 2026 in Hall 1, Booth A045, and learn how we help companies across the entire battery value chain successfully bring innovations to market.

Industrial battery cell manufacturing has become a key strategic issue for Europe’s competitiveness. Against this backdrop, Institute Director Prof. Simon Lux will discuss key challenges and prospects for European battery cell manufacturing with representatives from industry and politics at the world’s leading industrial trade fair. In addition, Fraunhofer FFB will demonstrate how applied research, digital production concepts, and connected factory solutions accelerate the transfer of research results to an industrial scale.

The English-language “Advanced Battery Power 2026” conference in Münster will present a wide range of topics over three days—both in-person and online—featuring leading international speakers as well as early-career researchers. The international battery conference “Advanced Battery Power,” taking place April 14–16, 2026, offers a comprehensive three-day program in a newly tailored format, with ample time slots for discussions and poster presentations. The conference begins on April 14, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. and ends on April 16, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

With the SIB:DE ENTWICKLUNG funding project, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) is launching the largest German consortium to date dedicated to sodium-ion battery technology. Twenty-five partners from academia and industry are collaborating to develop a sustainable, safe, and cost-effective alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The focus is on the production of large-format, market-ready cells as well as the assessment of recyclability. The goal is the rapid transfer of research results into industrial applications.

The prestigious European Training Awards from BDVT e.V. (Professional Association for Training, Consulting and Coaching) is one of the most relevant awards in the German-speaking training market. Every year, an independent jury of experts consisting of experienced specialists and practitioners from the continuing education sector selects outstanding training, further education, or qualification measures in the form of seminars, workshops, or training courses that impress with their innovative didactics, clear structure, and real impact. In 2025, employees of the Fraunhofer Society – in particular Fraunhofer FFB – won several awards in a total of three of the four categories.

With the Battery Production Days, the organizers of the successful Electric Vehicle Production Days are setting a new focus: battery production. For the first time, the Campus Forum, the PEM Chair at RWTH Aachen University, and Fraunhofer FFB invite visitors to #BatteryCityMünster on October 21 and 22, 2025. The focus will be on the key technology of batteries. You can look forward to an exciting exhibition and a top-class conference with sessions on topics such as "Innovations in the manufacturing process", "Scaled battery cell production" and "Quality assurance and modern factory planning".

The Fraunhofer FFB will be exhibiting at The Battery Show North America 2025 in Detroit from October 7–9, 2025. At Booth 4030 in the German Pavilion, we will present innovative solutions for industrial battery cell production, focusing on dry coating, quality assurance, and recycling. Our appearance also includes a technical presentation in the conference program. Take the opportunity to meet our experts and discuss the future of battery manufacturing.

Minister Neubaur, Minister Brandes, State Secretary Jungk and representatives of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft lay the foundation stone for the second construction phase of the Research Fabrication Battery Cell.

Lithium is an essential raw material for the production of modern batteries used in electric vehicles, smartphones, and laptops. In the current white paper “Battery Raw Material Lithium,” Fraunhofer FFB examines global lithium deposits and industrial extraction processes, highlights ecological impacts, and identifies potential for sustainable production and recycling strategies.

The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB has started the new “KOOP” project together with the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University and mixing technology specialist “hs·tumbler”. The aim of the project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, is to accelerate the industrialization of innovative production and battery technologies. For the next three years, the partners will deal with the systematization of collaboration between innovative companies or research institutions and the Fraunhofer FFB on the basis of a specific use case.

Fraunhofer FFB has developed solutions for the planning of future battery factories together with the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University and ten industrial partners from Germany and abroad. As part of an international consortium study, strategies have been developed to help overcome currently known challenges in the design of new gigafactories.

Fraunhofer FFB and Kerkhoff, part of Interpath have formed a strategic alliance to support companies in the cost-optimized procurement of battery cells. The core of the cooperation is a jointly developed cost modeling system that brings transparency to complex price structures. The alliance offers industrial customers systematic preparation and implementation of demanding supplier negotiations and provides concrete solutions for maximum efficiency at the lowest cost in development and planning processes for products and production.

Fraunhofer FFB will be exhibiting for the first time this year with its booth at Battery Show Europe, the largest trade fair and conference for advanced battery manufacturing and technology. From June 3 to 5, 2025, visitors in Stuttgart will have the opportunity to learn all about the latest developments in plant engineering, sustainable battery technologies, and the industrialization of innovative product and production processes.