PROJECT ANALYSIS

• Energy issues: type of application, energy density, usage environment, identification and transport
• Industrial constraints
• Economic model: technical requirements, timeframes, quantities, price

CHOICE OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY

• Choice of the technology, primary or rechargeable, adapted to the product promise: Alkaline, Lithium, Li-Ion, Ni-Mh, Ni-Cd, LiFePo4, Lead, etc.
• Advice on the format of the cells

MULTI-TECHNOLOGY PARTNER

Long-standing partner of the largest manufacturers (SAFT, PANASONIC, LG, SAMSUNG, etc.) but independent of the latter, VLAD can advise you on the best solutions available on the market.

MECHATRONICS
SPECIFICATIONS

• Choice of primary cells/accumulators
• Charging method
• List of functions
• Plans
• Aesthetic and/or ergonomic specificities

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Where applicable, the Design Department can lend you support in additional customised R&D services.

MECHANICAL &
THERMODYNAMIC DESIGN

• Mechanical adjustment of the battery on the application - existing or under development
• 3D CAD integrated study: digital model of the pack, casing, choice of materials (heat-shrink tubing, plastics processing, sheet metal working or additive manufacturing)
  
  

BMS & PCM
ELECTRONIC DESIGN

•  Making available of static data, dynamic data and event blocks
• State of charge indicators and energy management
• Human-Machine Interface (H.M.I.)
• Communication (SMBus, I2C, 1-Wire, etc.)
• IoT Connectivity (CPL, Wifi, LoRa, SigFox, etc.)
• Energy conversion (AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC)
• etc.

PROTOTYPING /
DEMONSTRATOR

• Realization of the Proof Of Concept (POC)
• Integration test in your application of use

100% INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

Our set of VLAD 4.0 machines and a network of local subcontractors that we deem qualified allow us to create prototypes directly in our factory and in very short timeframes.

QUALIFICATION, TEST
& APPROVAL

• Qualification of raw materials (cells, electronic boards, etc.)
• Systematic control at each step of the project until final inspection
• CE marking on all batteries
• Battery approval conducted by approved official laboratories (UN38.3 standards, IEC62133-2, IEC60086-4)

RISK ANALYSIS

VLAD is the guarantor of the quality of its batteries and of the proper unfolding of the project. Analyses of the technical, financial and timeframe risks are systematically carried out at each step in the realisation of the product until transfer to production.

INDUSTRIALISATION

• More than 20 experts in the Design Department and in production
• Equipment at the cutting edge of innovation: 3D printing, climatic chambers, Neware test benches – Digatron and Dewetron, etc.
• 4.0 robotics installation