Investing in Clean Hydrogen – US premiere at Hydrogen Technology Conf. & Expo Houston 2023

For the first time in North America, the German Fuel Cell Cooperation (GFC) will present a highly productive, interface-tuned complete line for the production of metal bipolar plates at the Hydrogen Technology Conference & Expo 2023. The event will take place from 28 to 29 June 2023 at the NRG Center in Houston, Texas, USA and the GFC will exhibit at booth 1270.

Perfect tool to meet the ambitious goals of the Inflation Reduction Act

By combining their respective competencies, the three German companies VON ARDENNE (Dresden), Weil Technology (Müllheim) and ZELTWANGER (Tübingen), as partners in the GFC, offer manufacturers of fuel cell systems and electrolyzers fully comprehensive know-how for the efficient production of metallic bipolar plates.

The concept of a fully coordinated production line plays a pioneering role in the market. And, with an annual production capacity of several million bipolar plates, it serves the current needs of the industry. Thus, the production line perfectly meets the requirements for achieving the ambitious goals of ramping up the production of green hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles, motivated by the tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act.

The long-standing expertise of the three mechanical engineering companies covers all process steps. And the joint development and careful coordination of the line concept enables smooth transitions at the interfaces of the individual production steps. To this end, the line processes pre-stamped half-plates made of stainless steel or titanium. In a first step, these are welded into bipolar plates, which are then leaktested before they receive a PVD coating to functionalize their surface.

With their extensive shared knowledge of the complex value chain and high degree of specialization in the sub-processes, the three GFC companies can develop a customized production line together with their customers. These specification-compliant production lines optimally integrate the various customer-specific approaches.

VON ARDENNE contributes its expertise in the development and manufacturing of vacuum coating systems used to functionalize surfaces of metal strip (pre-coating) or bipolar plates (post-coating). Weil Technology is an experienced supplier of equipment in the field of laser cutting and laser welding of metallic bipolar plates. ZELTWANGER provides the equipment for automated assembly and testing processes as well as leak testing into the production chain.

GERMAN FUEL CELL COOPERATION – Booth
Date: June 28 – 29, 2023
Booth: 1270, NRG Center, Houston, Texas
Web: www.fuel-cell-cooperation.com | www.hydrogen-expo.com

About Weil Technology

As a machine builder and solution provider, Weil Technology helps to implement new production processes in sheet metal processing and to optimize, automate and make more sustainable existing sheet metal processing.

The company’s core expertise is machines for sheet metal processing via laser welding and laser cutting. Weil Technology can look back on over 30 years of experience here. At the company head office in Müllheim in Bavaria, approximately 220 employees develop and produce custom concepts and systems.

About ZELTWANGER

The companies of the ZELTWANGER group are among the technology and innovation leaders in the development and manufacture of modern systems for automation, leak testing, laser applications and thermal management.

In the e-mobility industry, ZELTWANGER offers various solutions along the entire value-added chain for the production and quality assurance of battery systems, fuel cells and electric motors.

The modular devices and systems for the sealing and functional testing can easily be expanded by using plug-and-play measurement modules, which is unique on the market in this form. Moreover, ZELTWANGER develops and realizes high-end automation systems, such as stacking systems for the fuel cell industry.

 

Über die VON ARDENNE GmbH

VON ARDENNE develops and manufactures systems for the industrial vacuum coating of materials, such as glass, wafers, metal strips or polymer films. Depending on the application, these coatings are one nanometer to a few micrometers thin and give the materials new functional properties. Our customers use these materials to produce high quality products, such as solar cells and solar modules, architectural glass and vehicle glazing, fuel cells, lithium ion batteries or microelectronic components for sensor systems and optics. Systems and components provided by VON ARDENNE make an important contribution to protecting our environment. They are crucial when producing products that help to consume less energy or that generate energy from renewable resources.

With more than 60 years of experience in electron beam technology and over 45 years of experience in magnetron sputtering, VON ARDENNE is a pioneer and worldwide leading supplier of systems and technologies in PVD thin-film and vacuum process technology. We offer our customers technologically mature vacuum coating systems, comprehensive expertise and global service. The key components are developed and manufactured in-house at VON ARDENNE.

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

VON ARDENNE GmbH
Am Hahnweg 8
01328 Dresden
Telefon: +49 (351) 2637-300
Telefax: +49 (351) 2637-308
http://www.vonardenne.de

Ansprechpartner:
Ingo Bauer
Corporate Communications
Telefon: +49 (351) 2637-9000
E-Mail: presse@vonardenne.com
Felicitas Ledig
Weil Technology GmbH
Telefon: +49 (7631) 1809-399
E-Mail: f.ledig@weil-technology.com
Benjamin Rilling
ZELTWANGER Group
Telefon: +49 (7071) 3663-119
E-Mail: B.Rilling@zeltwanger.de
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