{"id":12529,"date":"2022-12-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/projects\/i-skab-automation-and-scaling-of-pem-fuel-cell-production\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:38:57","slug":"i-skab","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/i-skab\/","title":{"rendered":"i-skaB \u2013 Automation and scaling of PEM fuel cell production"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-teaser text-teaser--white\">\n  <h2 class=\"text-teaser__heading\">i-skaB \u2013 Automation and scaling of PEM fuel cell production<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"text-teaser__text\"><p>The future industrialisation and scaling of PEM fuel cell production requires fundamentally new, fully automatable and innovative manufacturing technologies that are geared to the expected sales potential in order to ensure phase-appropriate market adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>The i-skaB project forms the basis for fundamentally enabling three key technologies of the production process within the planned three-year term in cooperation with end users, suppliers and research institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The current manufacturing production lines for fuel cells and their central components, bipolar plates and MEAs, have a very low degree of automation and currently achieve a cycle time that allows for the production of only a very small number of fuel cells per day. Overall, this funding project aims to further develop the critical processes of fuel cell production to such an extent that the output can be increased from the current level of approximately 25,000 units per year in a largely manual production process to 500,000 units per year in a fully automated production process in the medium term.<\/p>\n<p>Source:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.now-gmbh.de\/en\/projectfinder\/i-skab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.now-gmbh.de\/en\/projectfinder\/i-skab\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"latest-project latest-project--white\">\n            <h2 class=\"latest-project__heading\">Further projects<\/h2>\n    \n            <div class=\"latest-project__grid\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"latest-project__item\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/pemelyonroll-scalable-roll-to-roll-production-for-pem-electrolysis-meas\/\" class=\"project-card\" title=\"PEMELYonROLL: Scalable roll-to-roll production for PEM electrolysis MEAs\">\n    <div class=\"project-card__header\">\n        <figure class=\"project-card__figure\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"project-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KickOff_PEMELYonROLL.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__body\">\n        <time class=\"project-card__published\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T07:42:44+00:00\">\n            7. April, 2026\n        <\/time>\n        <h4 class=\"project-card__title\">PEMELYonROLL: Scalable roll-to-roll production for PEM electrolysis MEAs<\/h4>\n        <p class=\"project-card__text\">The PEMELYonROLL project is developing scalable manufacturing processes for high-performance CCM and MEA for PEM water electrolysis. The aim is to develop material-efficient, quality-assured and industry-oriented manufacturing processes. <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__footer\">\n        <div class=\"project-card__action\">\n            <span class=\"project-card__more\">Read more<\/span>\n            <i class=\"project-card__arrow\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M435.3 267.3L446.6 256l-11.3-11.3-168-168L256 65.4 233.4 88l11.3 11.3L385.4 240 16 240 0 240l0 32 16 0 369.4 0L244.7 412.7 233.4 424 256 446.6l11.3-11.3 168-168z\"\/><\/svg><\/i>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                        <div class=\"latest-project__item\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/nereus-next-generation-scalable-aem-electrolysers-as-sustainable-hydrogen-production-system\/\" class=\"project-card\" title=\"NEREUS - Next-Generation Scalable AEM Electrolysers as Sustainable Hydrogen Production System\">\n    <div class=\"project-card__header\">\n        <figure class=\"project-card__figure\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"project-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Laboratory Test Bench\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250630_095436-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__body\">\n        <time class=\"project-card__published\" datetime=\"2026-03-30T14:45:08+00:00\">\n            30. March, 2026\n        <\/time>\n        <h4 class=\"project-card__title\">NEREUS &#8211; Next-Generation Scalable AEM Electrolysers as Sustainable Hydrogen Production System<\/h4>\n        <p class=\"project-card__text\">NEREUS develops next-generation anion exchange membrane electrolysers (AEM electrolysers) for high-performance, long-lasting and cost-efficient hydrogen production.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__footer\">\n        <div class=\"project-card__action\">\n            <span class=\"project-card__more\">Read more<\/span>\n            <i class=\"project-card__arrow\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M435.3 267.3L446.6 256l-11.3-11.3-168-168L256 65.4 233.4 88l11.3 11.3L385.4 240 16 240 0 240l0 32 16 0 369.4 0L244.7 412.7 233.4 424 256 446.6l11.3-11.3 168-168z\"\/><\/svg><\/i>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                        <div class=\"latest-project__item\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/fency-pem-production-and-use-of-precious-metal-free-fe-n-c-catalysts\/\" class=\"project-card\" title=\"FeNCy-PEM - Production and use of precious metal-free Fe-N-C catalysts\">\n    <div class=\"project-card__header\">\n        <figure class=\"project-card__figure\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-1024x656.jpg\" class=\"project-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-2048x1311.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zbt.de\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NvdS-1802-1320x845.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__body\">\n        <time class=\"project-card__published\" datetime=\"2026-03-30T11:33:48+00:00\">\n            30. March, 2026\n        <\/time>\n        <h4 class=\"project-card__title\">FeNCy-PEM &#8211; Production and use of precious metal-free Fe-N-C catalysts<\/h4>\n        <p class=\"project-card__text\">FeNCy-PEM develops scalable, precious metal-free Fe-N-C catalysts and integrates them into the production and application of PEM fuel cells.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__footer\">\n        <div class=\"project-card__action\">\n            <span class=\"project-card__more\">Read more<\/span>\n            <i class=\"project-card__arrow\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M435.3 267.3L446.6 256l-11.3-11.3-168-168L256 65.4 233.4 88l11.3 11.3L385.4 240 16 240 0 240l0 32 16 0 369.4 0L244.7 412.7 233.4 424 256 446.6l11.3-11.3 168-168z\"\/><\/svg><\/i>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>                        <\/div>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The i-skaB project aims to enable the manufacture of fuel cell stacks and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for fully automated high-volume production. 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