Battery Materials Development, Technology & Consulting

Electrification, and the broader energy transition away from fossil fuels, is increasing demand for advanced battery research and innovative battery materials that can improve performance and safety while retaining scalable manufacturing. As industries push towards next-generation energy storage solutions, breakthroughs in solid-state batteries, ceramic electrolytes, high-performance cathode and anode materials, are becoming essential. Investing in battery materials R&D today is critical for enabling longer-lasting, safer, and more efficient energy storage technologies that will power tomorrow’s electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid-scale applications.

The performance, reliability, and lifetime of a battery relies heavily on the materials and components used to build it. Our experts bring expertise in ceramics, and materials science that is increasingly important to the battery and emerging solid state battery market. Whether we’re working across materials development, particle processing, firing and sintering process improvements, or analysis, our experts are here to help you accelerate your product’s development lifecycle and scale up production with confidence.

Materials and process consultancy

Refractory performance and saggar durability assessment.
We evaluate how battery saggars and refractory materials respond to extreme thermal cycling and corrosive chemistries used in anode and cathode production. We combine physical testing, surface science, modelling, and materials expertise to support optimal material selection and ensure long-term stability and cost-effective battery materials manufacturing.
Ceramic materials innovation and process development for solid-state batteries.
We develop and characterise advanced ceramic battery components, including electrolytes, separators, and interfaces. We combine our extensive knowledge of high-temperature processes alongside our pilot-scale capabilities to improve mechanical stability and manufacturability in next-generation solid-state batteries.
Process development for battery and battery-material manufacturing.
We optimise particle processing and firing and sintering conditions to control microstructure, enhance stability, and improve manufacturability, helping accelerate battery materials development and deliver consistent, high-performance energy storage components.
Thermal resistant materials
With an extensive background in ceramics and high temperature materials, our material development teams can help you to develop and select materials for battery enclosures, separators, and protective housings to withstand extreme heat exposure in demanding operating environments across electric vehicles, aerospace, mining and stationary storage applications.

Testing and characterisation:

We go beyond sharing images and data, our materials scientists and technical consultants interpret your results within the broader context and provide clear recommendations to support confident, informed decision making.
We evaluate chemical, physical, microstructural, and surface properties to inform material selection, optimise your process, and accelerate R&D and innovation in battery materials.

Technologies:

Our pilot scale processing equipment covers milling and spray drying, additive manufacturing, hot pressing, hot isostatic pressing, and a range of furnace capability including large vacuum and different atmospheres. We have something for every application under one roof.
Our Flash Sintering technology is used to reduce sintering time and furnace temperatures, with application not only in sintering, but also in materials synthesis of battery electrode materials.
We have extensive experience in additive manufacturing process development, supporting high-performance ceramic and metallic components in battery development and across the energy sector.