Bosch will research materials and production processes at the new pilot production line, to be located in Eisenach, for future generations of lithium-ion cells.
The company expects the line to generate the first samples for trial purposes from next year, and will then be extended until it reaches an annual production volume of about 200,000 cells by 2015.
Subsequent preparations for series production are planned for marine applications.
Bosch will be joined in this pilot project by BASF on the materials side and by ThyssenKrupp System Engineering as a specialist for process plant engineering.
The focus on the development of the technology to manufacture the next cell generation to the non-automotive area, follows Bosch’s joint venture with Samsung SDI, SB LiMotive.
