3D-Printed Solid-State Battery | Sakuu Tour

Sandy got a tour of Sakuu's factory in San Jose, CA.

Sakuu's dry-process manufacturing innovations include the first fully functional 3D printed lithium-metal battery.

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[wildweav]

I've seen so much solid state battery news that isn't seeming to go anywhere that i had kind of tuned all it out. When Sandy says this is interesting then I pay attention. I got excited when he said that the raw materials are sourced within the US and that is what that they need to manufature the batteries. It reminded me of the original idea of the Ford Rouge Plant where iron ore went in one end of the plant and a car came out the other end.

[RayNLA]

Shout out to Sandy for requesting that the gentleman refrain from using acronyms! ❤

[nononsenseBennett]

I am so impressed with Sandy's knowledge even in developing technologies. He's a true learner.

[lgrantnelson]

Nice video. Custom printed battery shape.
As the video progressed I noticed the copper lines mounted on Kindorf channel hanger brackets on the walls. I used to install lines like those for water, air and oil to supply CNC and cam machines. Even suggested a water line to chase solids so they wouldn't clog a drain. After checking around they had me install one.
Informative video. Tech is progressing.
I'd say its taken about two hundred years for battery tech to come this far in the US. It's exploding now.

[matthewsometimesmatt]

Whoever had fun with the editing on this, kudos! It was quite fun to watch.

[AlainODea]

This was, and I don't say this lightly, cool as hell. Really impressive tech and exciting path. I love the combination of semiconductor tech knowledge with manufacturing batteries.

[QALibrary]

for everything I have seen and read about in Solid-State Batteries, this looks like the real deal

[danapeck]

Thanks, interesting direction, hope it scales

[JigilJigil]

I love these battery startups tour, keep up the good work.

[SomeGuyNamedPaul]

Being able to make different sizes of batteries which are smaller and lighter sure sounds like something Aptera would be interested in.

[ilcomendante]

Benefit of additive manufacturing for geopolitical reasons. Now that's an angle I don't think many considered previously. Great episode

[JMeyer-qjpv]

Looks like it would be good for making wing shaped batteries for aircraft and oddly shaped batteries to fit into electric motorcycles since both applications need high energy density in non-square form factors. It is frustrating to see all these potential advancements in making cheaper, better batteries, but they never seem to make it to production.

[BTSflyer]

I noticed on the info board in the room, it took only two years to go from 40 Wh/I AND 30 mAh to 800 Wh/I and 3000 mAh. Very impressive. Would like to know how fast the charging rate is and how many cycles it is good for. Lots of cost savings on the manufacturing.

[budgetaudiophilelife-long]

THANKS FOR COOL 😎 INTRO MUSIC 🎶 AND ALL THE MUNRO TEAM FOR DOING THIS 🤗💚💚💚

[jimanderson]

Yeah, seeing this technology is pure inspiration, . It says electric aviation is here ! Long range ev ! Thanks Sandy .

[BokoMoko]

Mr. Munro totally missed the point in this video. Mr. Niestoj's business is not battery manufacturing. His business is selling factories that make batteries and other things too.
This became quite apparent around 14:30 in the video when Mr. Munro asked about the machine's production capacity, thinking in terms of cell units, and Mr. Niestroj responded in terms of energy units (KWh).

[ryuuguu]

Although most of the video focused on cars, being able to make exact 3D shapes ( not just 2D prisms) will be worth a lot for the consumer electronics industry. They will be willing to pay a premium for this. For things like smartphones, smartwatches, cameras, and handheld game consoles custom shapes will reduce overall size and manufacturing costs.

[chevytruck]

AWEOME! THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING VIDEO!

[canadianthought]

The idea of making a battery any shape you want, and this high up so many possibilities. So cool.

[roccovolpe]

Wow, thank you mr Munro ❤ other videos from American battery startups, please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏