I. Project Background: Equipment Upgrading Driven by Demand in the New Energy Industry

With the booming development of the new energy vehicle industry, lithium battery manufacturers are seeing a surge in R&D demand for fast-charging and long-range batteries, which has forced an upgrade to the quality standards of lithium battery cathode materials — requiring not only compliance with material performance criteria but also the ability to meet the demands of large-scale mass production.

Shuochen Machinery has deep expertise in the field of lithium battery anode material granulation equipment. After 2 years of technological accumulation and process improvement, we have successfully developed an automated granulation production line adapted for the production of lithium battery cathode materials in response to the core pain points of the market, which balances high performance, high production capacity and seamless process connection.

II. Project Overview

Project locations: Ningxia, ChinaCustomer Requirements:

1.      Customization of a lithium anode battery material granulation production line

2.      Realization of fully automated production throughout the entire process to reduce manual intervention

3.      Improvement of production efficiency and reduction of consumable and energy consumption

4.      Direct connection of finished products to the subsequent process via pipelines to achieve continuous production

III. Solution: Three Core Technical Optimizations to Precisely Meet Requirements

Core Equipment: 4m³ Lithium Anode Battery Material Granulation Equipment

1. Realization of Fully Automated Production Throughout the Entire Process

Equipped with an intelligent PLC control system, supporting one-click setting of core production parameters (including feeding weight, stirring speed, operation duration, equipment temperature, etc.)

The equipment operates in an automatic cycle after parameter setting without repeated manual operation, realizing fully automated production from raw material feeding to finished product discharging throughout the entire process

Technical Advantages: Reduce labor operation costs, improve the stability of the production process, and minimize human operation errors

2. Targeted Improvement of Production Efficiency

Adopt professional simulation software to optimize motor speed, match the material characteristics of cathode materials, and reduce material accumulation during production

Refine the structural design of stirring paddle blades to improve the uniformity of material mixing and the heat transfer efficiency of the equipment

The hot mixer achieves rapid temperature rise and uniform material heating, while the cold mixer realizes efficient cooling, effectively shortening the single-batch production cycle

Actual Results: Production efficiency increased by 21% compared with traditional equipment, and consumable consumption reduced by 45%

3. Smooth Design of Process Connection

The sales and technical teams conducted an on-site survey of the factory terrain and planned the pipeline layout in combination with the overall spatial layout of the factory

Custom-design the pipeline conveying system to ensure that the granulated finished products are directly transported from the granulation equipment to the subsequent process without intermediate transshipment links

Design Advantages: Reduce material loss during transshipment, improve the continuous operation capacity of the production line, and optimize the space utilization rate of the factory

IV. Project Achievements

Shuochen Machinery has successfully delivered the automated lithium anode battery material granulation production line to the Ningxia customer. The equipment has operated stably since commissioning, and all production indicators meet the customer's requirements:

Successfully realized fully automated production throughout the entire process, which fully matches the customer's demand for large-scale mass production

Both the production efficiency and qualified rate of finished products of the production line increased by 21%, winning high recognition from the customer

The customer awarded Shuochen Machinery the title of "Innovator", and Shuochen Machinery has become the core supplier of new energy production equipment for the customer