With the rapid development of China’s new energy vehicle industry, automotive lithium batteries have entered the era of large-scale manufacturing.
The cost, technology, and manufacturing level of lithium batteries determine the cost, range, and performance of new energy vehicles, making them the core component influencing industry progress.
Pain Points in Lithium Battery Manufacturing
Due to the complex manufacturing process and numerous production steps, lithium battery production is generally divided into four major stages:electrode sheet production, cell assembly, cell activation and testing, and battery packaging. Each stage directly impacts battery performance.
Under dual pressures of cost control and policy direction, reducing production costs has become an urgent need for battery manufacturers.
Therefore, high efficiency, low energy consumption, and high precision automation have become the inevitable trend and foundation for achieving large-scale lithium battery production.
Machine Vision in Lithium Battery Manufacturing
Throughout lithium battery production, machine vision ensures product quality through high accuracy, fast processing, strong reliability, and seamless data integration.
CK Vision is a leading provider of lithium battery vision inspection systems, with deep expertise and extensive industry experience.
Our solutions empower power battery manufacturers with precise, stable, and efficient automation upgrades, helping them improve quality control and reduce labor costs.
CK Vision Solutions Empower Core Production Processes
CK Vision’s vision systems are widely applied across all stages of lithium battery manufacturing, covering electrode sheet production, cell assembly, and battery packaging.
With an in-depth understanding of inspection challenges in the lithium battery industry, CK Vision ensures rapid response, accurate evaluation, and short project delivery cycles, truly achieving better quality, lower cost, and higher efficiency — earning the trust and support of many customers.
01、Electrode Sheet Production
Electrode sheets are one of the core materials of lithium-ion batteries.
The process includes mixing, coating, rolling, slitting, cutting, and tab forming, requiring extremely high precision and stability in manufacturing equipment.
CK Vision’s inspection systems ensure uniform coating, accurate slitting alignment, and welding appearance quality, helping control lithium battery quality at the source.
Below is CK Vision’s visual inspection solution for the cutting & stacking integrated machine:
02、Cell Assembly
The cell assembly process includes winding or stacking, pre-sealing, and electrolyte filling, all requiring extremely high precision, efficiency, and consistency.
CK Vision’s cell vision inspection system covers:
- Top cover loading and positioning
- Post-welding inspection of the anti-weld valve
- Positive and negative terminal symmetry inspection
- 3D welding inspection of terminals
- 3D inspection of sealing ring welding
- Pin angle and weld quality inspection
- 3D flatness inspection
- Adhesive application detection
These solutions effectively address common welding defects (such as excess height, blowholes, and width variation).
CK Vision offers mature, field-proven visual inspection solutions that can be rapidly implemented in production lines.
03、Battery Packaging (Pack Line)
Battery packaging (PACK line) is a crucial stage in lithium battery production, directly related to safety and reliability.
CK Vision’s battery module PACK line vision inspection system provides real-time online inspection support for intelligent assembly.
Meeting customer needs for inline quality inspection is our goal and mission.
- Key inspections include:
- Middle & side plate glue path inspection
- 3D side weld inspection
- Connector welding CCD inspection
- Full-size module inspection
With comprehensive coverage of PACK-line inspection points, CK Vision helps customers achieve faster production, stricter quality control, and higher efficiency, driving the intelligent manufacturing upgrade of the lithium battery industry.