Intensifying competition
There has been a rise in companies that are highly price competitive in recent years, mainly in Asia, similarly to the case of finished lithium-ion batteries.
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Lithium-ion battery materials manufacturers×Hitachi High-Tech
- Faster development times for new materials allow you to bring innovative products to market sooner
- Use informatics to resolve issues related to the development of battery materials
Issues faced by lithium-ion battery materials manufacturers
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Issue2Challenges with procuring materialsRare metal production is concentrated in certain countries, many of which experience political instability and other risks.
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Issue3Soaring material pricesSupply of rare metals like lithium, essential for cathode materials, is struggling to keep up with the rapid surge in demand, leading to significant shortages.
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Issue4Increasing quality requirementsMaximizing energy density and battery life cycle while improving safety is essential, requiring a balance of both high performance and safety.
There is an urgent need to develop new materials that offer a high level of performance, safety, and availability.
Main products that can help resolve issues
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Research and developmentChanging the materials development process:
Chemicals InformaticsMore efficiently search for new materials and research literature
Shorten the development period and reduce development costs -
Research and developmentHITACHI HIGH-TECH MI SOLUTIONS
Materials Informatics/Process InformaticsHarness the methods of information science and computational science to more efficiently develop materials and design for mass production -
Research and developmentUltrahigh-Resolution Scanning Electron
Microscope SU8600Effective for observing material microstructures and analyzing their compositions
Essential for the research and development of carbon materials and macromolecular materials
Process-specific solutions
Materials research and development
Hitachi High-Tech products that can be used for materials research and development processes
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Target properties specification
Material discovery
Compounding ratio/condition consideration
Material evaluation
Composition evaluation
Structural evaluation
Physical property evaluation
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Data utilization and AIResearch and developmentChemicals Informatics
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Analytical systemsResearch and development
Polarized Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
ZA4000 Series -
MicroscopesResearch and development
Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope
HF5000 -
MicroscopesResearch and developmentUltrahigh-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope
SU8600 -
MicroscopesResearch and development
Ultrahigh-Resolution Schottky Scanning Electron Microscope
SU8700 -
MicroscopesResearch and development
Ion Milling System
ArBlade 5000 -
MicroscopesResearch and development
Focused Ion and Electron Beam System
Ethos NX5000 -
MicroscopesResearch and development
Real-time 3D analytical FIB-SEM
NX9000 -
Analytical systemsResearch and development
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
NEXTA® DSC series -
Analytical systemsResearch and development
Simultaneous Thermogravimetric Analyzer
NEXTA® STA series -
Data utilization and AIResearch and developmentHITACHI HIGH-TECH MI SOLUTIONS
Materials Informatics/Process Informatics
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