Software-accelerated battery pack developer IONETIC has revealed its plans for a £5 million smart battery production pilot facility in the UK.
Called Arc Fab Pilot, the phase-one battery pack manufacturing plant in Brackley is set to be brought online in 2025, and has been designed to cut the time-to-market and development costs for electric vehicles.
It aims to reduce risk for automakers needing custom battery packs, and providing a local approach to battery-pack manufacture.
The new 5000 square foot facility will also serve as IONETIC’s global HQ and industrialisation centre, creating 30 high-skill jobs in its first phase.
The £5 million Arc Fab Pilot facility will be fully-operational by the end of 2025, having opened last year, marking a key step in IONETIC’s mission to provide specialist OEMs.
Unlike traditional production lines which are dedicated to one product type, the Arc Fab system can produce a variety of battery pack designs on a single line. IONETIC’s Arc technology stack can create optimised designs within days, which traditionally have taken months, it said.
Its custom EV battery pack development and production can slash time-to-market by more than 80%, enabling multi-million-dollar savings for OEMs.
Both the pilot facility and future Arc Fab 1 are scheduled to use certified zero-carbon electricity, as part of IONETIC’s strategy to achieve net-zero operations by 2030.
James Eaton, CEO and Co-Founder of IONETIC, said:
“With EV adoption accelerating, OEMs need effective, flexible battery solutions. By embedding agility into the core of our production model, we’re removing the most significant barriers to custom EV battery production; cost, time, risk and scalability.
“Arc Fab Pilot will be the first step towards unleashing the potential of our Arc technology stack, allowing us to produce custom battery packs at a speed and price point that the current market simply doesn’t allow for, from right here in the UK.”
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