Press release
Energy-efficient laser applications for the e-mobility and battery
industry: Laserline at the Battery Show Europe 2024
Focus on high-efficiency diode lasers for battery drying and blue diode lasers
for copper processing
Highly efficient laser solutions for industrial material processing in the battery and e-mobility
sector - this is the focus of Laserline's presence at the Battery Show Europe 2024. The main
topics include new high-efficiency diode lasers for economical and environmentally friendly
battery drying and blue diode lasers for the effective processing of copper components forelectric drive technology and power electronics.
Mülheim-Kärlich, May 2nd 2024 - Diode laser specialist Laserline is presenting energyefficient laser applications for industrial material processing in the field of electromobility andbattery production at the Battery Show Europe 2024 (June 18 to 20 in Stuttgart, Hall 8, Stand
8-A57). Highlights of the trade fair appearance include the LDF 30,000 DR and LDF 15,000
DR diode lasers - two new high-efficiency laser systems that support a diode laser-based
drying process for the efficient, economical and environmentally friendly production oflithium-ion batteries. For the first time, the process enables the production of anodes andcathodes in a roll-to-roll process and thus offers an alternative to the market-dominating
convection drying in electricity- or gas-powered continuous ovens. Compared to aconventional GigaFab drying line, it guarantees operating cost savings of 28 percent andhalves the required production area, thus representing an important milestone on the way to
CO2-neutral and competitive battery cell production.
The two new models in the Laserline LDF series are predestined for area applications thanks
to their precise, homogeneous top-hat beam profile with a width of up to 1.4 m and offer
output powers of 15 and 30 kW. The lower output class can also be upgraded to 30 kW
directly in the field once the process has been successfully established. The new highefficiency lasers are particularly impressive due to their contribution to reducing processspecific CO2 emissions. With an electrical efficiency of over 50 percent, they consume
significantly less energy than conventional industrial lasers and therefore not only reduce
operating costs, but also contribute more to climate and environmental protection than anyother laser tool.
Laserline will also be providing information about its portfolio of solutions in the field of blue
high-power diode lasers at the trade fair stand. One of the main applications is the welding ofcopper components, for example in electrical drive technology or power electronics. Its
wavelength of 445 nm is absorbed by copper and copper alloys ten times better than infrared
radiation, which ensures exceptionally smooth weld pools without pore formation. A new
application that will be presented for the first time is the ablation of insulation layers oncopper conductors using blue lasers. This utilizes the excellent absorption properties of shortwavelengths in carbon compounds. The highlight of the product range are the world's firstcommercially available blue diode lasers with 4 kW CW output power, which open up newareas of application, such as the deep welding of inverter assemblies. The most compact
version of blue high-power diode lasers will be presented at the trade fair stand: The LDMblue
lasers are available with CW output powers of up to 2 kW and are particularly easy tointegrate into machine and system concepts thanks to their space-saving 19" format (7 U).
With its reduced, adaptable heat input, laser welding is also extremely suitable for industrial
material processing tasks as pure laser beam welding or using welding filler materials, suchas those used in the production of battery boxes. In addition, the diode laser-based process
supports numerous beam shaping options, which can be used to individually adapt the power
input to the respective component. This results in strongly reduced hot cracks. An addition ofwelding filler materials as cold or hot wire will be presented at the trade fair stand, which, inaddition to bridging tolerances, offers further advantages such as the optimization of thewelding speed and the mechanical-technological properties. Laserline will demonstrate theadvantages of the interaction between laser technology and filler metal feeding - such as
reduced reworking - using battery box profiles.