Insights blog
Insights blog
Industry updates
Our technical working areas span a broad range of applications from novel photovoltaic devices to next-gen batteries, fuel cell technologies, medical diagnostics, printed electronics and more. Our insights blog helps new and interested readers learn about how slot-die can be applied in their area to begin developing and scaling their work with high quality slot-die tools.
Unlocking Power: The Calendering step in Battery Manufacturing
Read about calendering's crucial role in battery manufacturing, and how it shapes electrode functionality through precise control of microstructural parameters.
Innovation in hydrogen technologies
Innovation in established hydrogen technologies is dominated by the European chemical industry, also leading the development of electrolysis and fuel cells technology.
FOM Talks: QD Solar Inc.
We met up with QD Solar Inc. to talk about their latest record-breaking result, their use of FOM equipment, and the potential of slot-die coating in cutting-edge green technology in general. “QD Solar has been working towards slot-die coated large-area photovoltaics since 2021. Around February this year, the QD Solar team managed to reach 23.2% PCE for slot-die coated solar cells and 24% PCE for spin-coated”, says Dr. Sjoerd Hoogland, co-founder and CTO of QD Solar.
Battery development
Today, we are surrounded by a wide variety of advanced battery chemistries and architectures, including nickel-based, lead acid-based, and lithium-based devices. While all these batteries play an important role in modern life, Li-based devices are considered the most well-known and fastest-growing battery technology.
Improving the sustainability of products in Europe
Europe aims to transform into a fairer and more prosperous society, with a modern, competitive, climate neutral resource-efficient circular economy.
Energy storage technologies: Supercapacitors
A type of energy storage system that has garnered the attention of a growing number of industry professionals in recent years is known as a supercapacitor. These devices are also referred to as ultracapacitors, double-layer capacitors, or electrochemical capacitors. In layman’s terms, you can think of them as a combination of a regular capacitor and a battery; however, they are not the same.