About Battery Development Center Prototyping

The BDC works closely with university and industry partners to expedite the scale up of new chemistries and materials for increasing power density, energy density, cycle life, and safety. The BDC assists in the processing of battery slurries, electrode preparation, and the fabrication of commercial quality pouch and cylindrical cells.

The BDC aims to become nationally recognized for the manufacturing of high quality prototype batteries, cutting edge research in next generation battery technologies, and minimizing life-cycle impacts of the battery manufacturing process.

BDC is made possible by financial support from NYSERDA, Empire State Development, and SoLith. BDC works closely with the NY-BEST Commercialization Center to ensure quality and reproducibility in the performance of the cells.

The facility consists of a 1000 square foot dry room which maintains less than 0.5% RH and -40 to -60 °C dew point which contains all of the coating, pouch, and cylindrical cell assembly equipment.

BDC is uniquely positioned at RIT to provide prototyping services to multiple entities from both government and industry while maintaining confidentiality for every single project.

• Electrode Development
• Cell Fabrication
• Material Evaluation
• Performance and Thermal Testing