Honeywell today announced the launch of its Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform (Battery MXP), an artificial intelligence (AI)- powered software solution designed to optimize the operation of gigafactories from day one by improving battery cell yields and expediting facility startup for manufacturers.

With traditional standalone solutions, battery manufacturers' material scrap rates can be as high as 30% at a steady state and even higher during the facility startup process. This practice can lead to millions of dollars of wasted energy and material while a gigafactory slowly scales to a more efficient and profitable production over several years.

Battery MXP incorporates AI techniques in the manufacturing process, which enables the detection and remediation of quality issues before they result in scrapped material. The solution then utilizes machine learning to identify conditions that lead to quality issues and turns this data into action-oriented insights that manufacturers can use to improve efficiency and productivity.

By delivering powerful data that can improve quality control and decision-making on the plant floor, Battery MXP is designed to help manufacturers cut production ramp-up time, reduce startup material scrap rates by 60% and increase delivery rates to meet the growing demand for lithium-based batteries.

"With Honeywell's Battery MXP and its automation capabilities, we will be able to quickly and effectively establish a foundation for our network of gigafactories," said John Kem, president of American Battery Factory. "This solution is vital in our manufacturing operation because it allows us to reduce scrap and scale up quickly while also ensuring we meet the U.S. and international demand for high-quality lithium iron phosphate batteries as we prepare for the unprecedented surge expected over the next decade."