Hydrogen Component Manufacturing Equipment - BST CELLInspection

  • High-resolution matrix-camera measurement
  • Inline geometric inspection
  • Multiple lighting concepts for different layer configurations
  • Web-based live image and real-time measurement display
  • Open interfaces
  • Connectable to BST web-guiding systems
  • Integration: open interfaces / connectable to BST web-guiding systems

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The BST CELLInspection is an inline geometric measurement system explicitly engineered to verify layer-placement accuracy and quality for catalyst-coated membranes (CCM) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) within fuel-cell production lines. Utilizing high-resolution matrix cameras and application-specific lighting, the system performs simultaneous geometric measurements across multiple material layers, presenting live images and tracking data through a web-based user interface. Built with open interfaces, it is designed for seamless connectivity with surrounding process machinery and can link directly to BST web-guiding systems. This verified technical profile provides buyers with a clear operational baseline to evaluate when integrating automated layer-verification loops into high-speed fuel-cell assembly lines.

Use Cases

  • CCM and MEA layer-placement verification
  • Inline geometry measurement after lamination
  • Measurement before stacking or during related cell-layer positioning processes
  • Closed-loop manufacturing architectures using BST web guiding

Capabilities

  • Measures quality-relevant geometry in-line
  • Measures multiple layers relative to one another
  • Provides absolute measurements without manual offset correction
  • Displays live images and measurement data
  • Connects to other BST web-guiding systems and machine interfaces
BST GmbH BST GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of elexis AG, is a German leading full-service provider of quality assurance systems for web-processing industries, with dedicated inline quality assurance systems now applied to battery and hydrogen fuel cell electrode material manufacturing. The company's BST iPQ-SurfaceENERGY system provides high-end surface quality control during the production of fuel cell and electrolyzer electrode materials, while its SLITTINGControl and COATINGControl systems ensure precise coating position and web width alignment critical for scaling fuel cell mass production. BST has completed over 100,000 installations in more than 100 countries, formed through the 2014 merger of BST and eltromat, and presents masterclasses on inline quality assurance for fuel cell mass manufacturing at industry events like Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe. The company's core competencies span web guiding, register control, defect detection, and automation for the printing, packaging, film, battery, and hydrogen production sectors.

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