Production line for high volume addition of GDLs to make MEAs

随着交通运输向脱碳方向发展，对燃料电池的需求呈指数级增长，因为它们可以提供无碳电力。为了满足这一需求，迫切需要扩大膜电极组件（MEAs）等燃料电池组件的生产规模。mea是燃料电池的重要组成部分。它们的构造复杂，在生产过程中形成瓶颈。在这个项目中，庄信万丰燃料电池公司和ATM公司将设计一条能够将气体扩散层（gdl）附着在催化剂涂层膜（CCMs）上以形成mea的大批量生产线。该生产线的设计将使其能够生产一系列产品，这种灵活性可以从生产线上为多个客户提供进一步提高效率的产品。这条生产线将是全自动的，包括多个质量控制站，以确保只有最高质量的产品才能从生产线上释放出来，并且流程将是可扩展的，最终目标是安装几条这样的生产线，以满足不断增长的需求。

With the move towards the decarbonisation of transport, the demand for fuel cells is growing exponentially as they can offer carbon-free power. In order to meet this demand, the production of fuel cell components such as Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) needs to be scaled-up urgently. MEAs are essential components of fuel cells. Their construction is complex and forms a bottleneck in the production process. In this project, Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells and ATM will design a high-volume production line capable of attaching Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) to Catalyst Coated Membranes (CCMs) to form MEAs. The design of the line will allow it to produce a range of products, with this flexibility to supply multiple customers from the line further increasing efficiency. This line will be fully automated and include multiple quality control stations to ensure that only the highest quality product is released from the line, and the processes will be scalable, with the ultimate aim being for several of these lines to be installed to allow for the ever-increasing demand.