The following is an excerpt from a podcast interview by Netra Walawalkar for Emerging Technology Radio, with Dr Bharat Kale, Director of Center for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), who spoke about the ongoing efforts of India's premier labs to build strong R&D centers and position itself as a manufacturing hub for advanced ES tech.
IESA, in association with C-MET conducted India's first hands-on workshop for lithium-ion cell fabrication in Pune on March 11 – 12, as a part of the skill development program. The program described the requirements of raw material, equipment and detailed manufacturing processes essential to set up giga factories and as well as advanced R&D capabilities. The workshop held presentations and lectures by global experts on cell manufacturing, chemistries and performance characteristics and on next-generation lithium-ion technologies. The highlight of the workshop was that participants learned the actual process of electrode preparation and battery fabrication.