NEO Battery Materials and Rockwell Automation to Collaborate on Automation of Windsor Silicon Anode Manufacturing Plant
NEO Battery Materials (NBMFF) has announced a collaboration with Rockwell Automation, the world's largest industrial automation company, to enhance its planned silicon anode manufacturing facility in Windsor, Ontario. The partnership aims to integrate advanced automation solutions to improve production efficiency, quality control, and scalability.
Rockwell will provide digital tools for real-time monitoring and data-driven insights, supporting enhanced decision-making and reducing workflow lead times. The collaboration is designed to help NEO achieve operational readiness for large-scale, commercial production of its silicon anode technology.
NEO plans to expand operations to the United States, with Rockwell Automation potentially helping launch additional facilities, such as in Ohio. The partnership is expected to streamline production processes and optimize resource utilization, enabling NEO to deliver high-quality silicon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage systems.
NEO Battery Materials (NBMFF) ha annunciato una collaborazione con Rockwell Automation, la più grande azienda di automazione industriale al mondo, per potenziare il suo impianto di produzione di anodi in silicio pianificato a Windsor, Ontario. L'obiettivo della partnership è integrare soluzioni di automazione avanzate per migliorare l'efficienza produttiva, il controllo qualità e la scalabilità.
Rockwell fornirà strumenti digitali per il monitoraggio in tempo reale e approfondimenti basati sui dati, supportando processi decisionali migliorati e riducendo i tempi di attesa nei flussi di lavoro. La collaborazione è progettata per aiutare NEO a raggiungere la prontezza operativa per la produzione commerciale su larga scala della sua tecnologia di anodi in silicio.
NEO ha in programma di espandere le operazioni negli Stati Uniti, con Rockwell Automation che potrebbe contribuire al lancio di ulteriori impianti, come in Ohio. Si prevede che la partnership semplifichi i processi di produzione e ottimizzi l'utilizzo delle risorse, consentendo a NEO di fornire materiali di anodi in silicio di alta qualità per batterie agli ioni di litio in veicoli elettrici e sistemi di stoccaggio energetico.
NEO Battery Materials (NBMFF) ha anunciado una colaboración con Rockwell Automation, la empresa de automatización industrial más grande del mundo, para mejorar su planta de fabricación de ánodos de silicio planificada en Windsor, Ontario. La asociación tiene como objetivo integrar soluciones de automatización avanzadas para mejorar la eficiencia de producción, el control de calidad y la escalabilidad.
Rockwell proporcionará herramientas digitales para el monitoreo en tiempo real y conocimientos basados en datos, apoyando una mejor toma de decisiones y reduciendo los tiempos de espera en los flujos de trabajo. La colaboración está diseñada para ayudar a NEO a alcanzar la preparación operativa para la producción comercial a gran escala de su tecnología de ánodos de silicio.
NEO planea expandir sus operaciones a los Estados Unidos, con Rockwell Automation potencialmente ayudando a lanzar instalaciones adicionales, como en Ohio. Se espera que la asociación optimice los procesos de producción y el uso de recursos, permitiendo a NEO ofrecer materiales de ánodos de silicio de alta calidad para baterías de iones de litio en vehículos eléctricos y sistemas de almacenamiento de energía.
NEO 배터리 소재 (NBMFF)는 세계 최대의 산업 자동화 회사인 록웰 자동화와 협력하여 온타리오주 윈저에 계획된 실리콘 음극 제조 시설을 강화한다고 발표했습니다. 이 파트너십은 생산 효율성, 품질 관리 및 확장성을 향상시키기 위해 고급 자동화 솔루션을 통합하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
록웰은 실시간 모니터링 및 데이터 기반 인사이트를 위한 디지털 도구를 제공하여 의사 결정을 개선하고 작업 흐름 리드 타임을 줄이는 데 도움이 됩니다. 이 협력은 NEO가 실리콘 음극 기술의 대규모 상업 생산을 위한 운영 준비 상태를 달성하는 데 도움이 되도록 설계되었습니다.
NEO는 미국으로의 사업 확장을 계획하고 있으며, 록웰 자동화가 오하이오와 같은 추가 시설 출시에 도움을 줄 가능성이 있습니다. 이 파트너십은 생산 프로세스를 간소화하고 자원 활용을 최적화하여 NEO가 전기차 및 에너지 저장 시스템을 위한 고품질 실리콘 음극 재료를 제공할 수 있도록 할 것으로 예상됩니다.
NEO Battery Materials (NBMFF) a annoncé une collaboration avec Rockwell Automation, la plus grande entreprise d'automatisation industrielle au monde, pour améliorer son installation de fabrication d'anodes en silicium prévue à Windsor, en Ontario. Le partenariat vise à intégrer des solutions d'automatisation avancées pour améliorer l'efficacité de la production, le contrôle de la qualité et l'évolutivité.
Rockwell fournira des outils numériques pour le suivi en temps réel et des informations basées sur les données, soutenant une prise de décision améliorée et réduisant les délais de travail. La collaboration est conçue pour aider NEO à atteindre la préparation opérationnelle pour la production commerciale de grande envergure de sa technologie d'anodes en silicium.
NEO prévoit d'étendre ses opérations aux États-Unis, Rockwell Automation pouvant potentiellement aider à lancer d'autres installations, comme dans l'Ohio. On s'attend à ce que le partenariat rationalise les processus de production et optimise l'utilisation des ressources, permettant à NEO de fournir des matériaux d'anodes en silicium de haute qualité pour les batteries lithium-ion dans les véhicules électriques et les systèmes de stockage d'énergie.
NEO Battery Materials (NBMFF) hat eine Zusammenarbeit mit Rockwell Automation, dem größten Unternehmen für industrielle Automatisierung der Welt, angekündigt, um seine geplante Produktionsstätte für Siliziumanoden in Windsor, Ontario, zu verbessern. Ziel der Partnerschaft ist es, fortschrittliche Automatisierungslösungen zu integrieren, um die Produktionseffizienz, die Qualitätskontrolle und die Skalierbarkeit zu verbessern.
Rockwell wird digitale Werkzeuge für die Echtzeitüberwachung und datengestützte Einblicke bereitstellen, die eine verbesserte Entscheidungsfindung unterstützen und die Durchlaufzeiten in den Arbeitsabläufen reduzieren. Die Zusammenarbeit ist darauf ausgelegt, NEO bei der operationalen Bereitschaft für die kommerzielle Produktion in großem Maßstab seiner Siliziumanodentechnologie zu helfen.
NEO plant, die Aktivitäten in die Vereinigten Staaten auszuweiten, wobei Rockwell Automation potenziell bei der Eröffnung zusätzlicher Anlagen, z.B. in Ohio, helfen könnte. Es wird erwartet, dass die Partnerschaft die Produktionsprozesse optimiert und die Ressourcennutzung verbessert, sodass NEO hochwertige Siliziumanodenmaterialien für Lithium-Ionen-Batterien in Elektrofahrzeugen und Energiespeichersystemen liefern kann.
- Strategic partnership with world's largest industrial automation company
- Planned expansion into US market with additional manufacturing facilities
- Implementation of advanced automation to improve production efficiency
- Integration of real-time monitoring and data-driven optimization systems
- Manufacturing facilities in Windsor and US locations not yet operational
- Significant capital investment likely required for automation implementation
TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
- Collaborating with Rockwell Automation, World’s Largest Company Dedicated to Industrial Automation and Digital Transformation
- To Integrate Advanced Automation Solutions to Improve Manufacturing Efficiency, Quality Control, and Scalability for Silicon Anode Manufacturing Process
- Enabling Digital Tools for Real-Time Monitoring & Data-Driven Insights
- Enabling Digital Tools for Real-Time Monitoring & Data-Driven Insights
NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (“NEO” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NBM) (OTC: NBMFF), a low-cost silicon anode materials developer that enables longer-running, rapid-charging lithium-ion batteries, is pleased to collaborate with Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Rockwell Automation Inc. (“Rockwell”) (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation. Through this collaboration, NEO aims to integrate advanced automation solutions that will improve production efficiency, quality control, and scalability at NEO’s planned silicon anode manufacturing facility in Windsor, Ontario.
With NEO Battery’s development of its silicon anode technology, Rockwell Automation intends to aid the Company achieving operational readiness for large-scale, commercial production. By implementing Rockwell’s advanced automation and digitalization solutions, NEO will streamline its manufacturing capabilities, optimize resource use, and support a more robust, cost-effective production process. Digital tools will also enable real-time monitoring and data-driven insights, supporting enhanced decision-making and reducing leadtime to workflows.
“We are excited to grow the auto and EV battery category in our industry,” said Brian Holte, Regional Vice President, North America, of Sales Strategy and Transformation at Rockwell Automation. “Supporting NEO’s growth is a strategic imperative for us as we continue to establish our products and solutions to scale the company’s output with higher efficiencies and ultimately growth to both company’s bottom lines.”
As NEO Battery Materials commercializes its facilities in Windsor, the Company envisions to expand operations in the United States to pursue silicon anode manufacturing activities and value-added projects. Rockwell Automation will be engaged to help launch further facilities, such as in Ohio, in the future.
“Teaming up with Rockwell Automation was a strategic step to help us scale our battery materials commercialization and production,” said Spencer Huh, President and CEO of NEO Battery Materials. “The value proposition provided by utilizing solutions from Rockwell will help grow and streamline production, delivering the highest quality products to our customers.”
About Rockwell Automation Inc.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 27,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise® to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.
About NEO Battery Materials Ltd.
NEO Battery Materials is a Canadian battery materials technology company focused on developing silicon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, electronics, and energy storage systems. With a patent-protected, low-cost manufacturing process, NEO Battery enables longer-running and ultra-fast charging batteries compared to existing state-of-the-art technologies. The Company aims to be a globally-leading producer of silicon anode materials for the electric vehicle and energy storage industries. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at: https://www.neobatterymaterials.com/.
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Spencer Huh
Director, President, and CEO
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