At its FoFeBat status meeting on November 10 and 11, 2026, the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB presented progress in building its battery cell research production facility in Münster. The reported advances included the ramp-up to series production of battery cells, commissioning digital infrastructure for electrode production, and planning the next development stages for the FFB Fab. Project partners and funding agency representatives attended the two-day event.
Department Head Dr. Saskia Wessel opened the meeting with a strategic overview of Fraunhofer FFB’s development over the previous months. The presentations covered current work on prismatic cell production, innovation modules, and laboratories. Participants also toured the existing research infrastructure at the FFB PreFab and viewed construction progress at the FFB Fab site.
The second day focused on further development of the FFB Fab. Project partners reviewed construction progress and upcoming scheduling steps. They also discussed additional equipment, potential collaboration with industry on further production lines, and concepts for the future use and operation of the research production facility.
Other presentations addressed the assembly of cylindrical cells and solutions for cleanrooms and dry rooms. Participants also held direct discussions with experts on specific research and infrastructure topics.
The Battery Cell Research and Manufacturing project, known as FoFeBat, is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It aims to establish central research infrastructure for economical, scalable, and sustainable battery cell production. Fraunhofer FFB, which has operated as an independent Fraunhofer institute since 2023, allows industry to test production technologies for current and future cell formats under realistic conditions. Fourteen Fraunhofer institutes are involved in the project alongside research groups from RWTH Aachen University, the University of Münster, and Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Source: Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB
