April 28, 2023

Innovation story

John Munck Award 2023 - Intelligent droplet application

The winners developed a droplet application that provides a new way of sealing batteries, from constant stream to single drops.
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The John Munck Award, established in 1988, is presented each year to reward the person or group of persons having produced the best innovative technical development contribution during the year.

This year, the award goes to Sten Mittag, Patrick Repple, and Claus Walter in the Industrial Assembly Solution division within the Industrial Technique Business Area.

Winners of the John Munck Award 2023 for Intelligent droplet application.

Development of the “Intelligent Dynamic Drop Application” is a new way of sealing electric vehicle (EV) batteries, with single drops. It improves corrosion protection and increases the customer’s automation and precision, leading to higher productivity and quality, as well as cost and material savings.

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