Glimpse

We are delighted to share that Lucid Motors is utilizing Glimpse's high throughput solution to help ensure the quality and performance of their battery cells at scale. Our CEO, Eric Moch, said "Lucid is without a doubt one of the technological leaders in the EV industry so we're very proud to support their sophisticated cell engineering team with our Quality Management Solution. It's been a really productive relationship so far and our teams are actively exploring projects to demonstrate first-of-its-kind analysis to the industry." Visit our website to learn more about our On-Premise Scanning solution: https://lnkd.in/dwUER_kd

👀 Can CT scanning reveal electrolyte? 🧪 Sometimes! Check out these fresh BYD 4680 cells that we scanned in 2 minutes. We can clearly see the electrolyte meniscus in the core. The amount of excess electrolyte in these cells is wildly different. Don't expect these cells to have the same cycle life 🔄❗️ 🔮 The Glimpse Portal allows battery engineers to quickly understand the quality of their batteries 🪫🔋. See these scans and over 1,000 more on our demo at https://app.glimp.se!

📦 Prismatic cells are becoming increasingly popular. Let's take a look at their quality: 🩻 We bought and scanned 5 fresh prismatic lithium-ion batteries using Glimpse's high-throughput computed tomography (CT) technology. This technology is identical to a CAT scan used in medical imaging. ❗️ These cells have a unique structure: Six distinct jellyrolls are present in each cell. If we take a closer look, we can observe local buckling and "waviness" in the electrodes. These heterogeneities can cause lithium plating and internal shorting, especially under aggressive use cases. 🤔 How concerned should we be about these build quality issues? The short answer is: It depends! If these cells are used infrequently in a low-lifetime application (say, in a golf cart), these defects might not cause any major problems (although why take the chance?). If these cells are used for a 25-year grid storage system, however, there's a good chance these issues might cause field failure or, worse, a safety event. 🔮 The Glimpse Portal allows battery engineers to rapidly diagnose the quality of their batteries. Glimpse's mission is to enable battery quality at scale - learn more at https://glimp.se!

The Glimpse team is wishing you a happy Friday! May it be free of battery defects 🙏 (Easton Rasgon & Owen Miles we missed you this week!)

🔋 Battery engineers routinely use electrochemical testing — for good reason! “Echem” testing yields critical insights into battery performance and lifetime, BUT… 🏭❌ … defect detection is one use case where electrochemical testing falls short. Many “latent” defects have no electrochemical signature 🫥 until they cause a major problem down the road. Unfortunately, most battery manufacturers have been relying primarily on electrochemical testing for defect detection 😬 which ended up in billion-dollar recalls 💰 💡 This is precisely why we started Glimpse! Just like how doctors turn to medical imaging 🩻 to diagnose early-stage tumors, battery scientists & engineers must turn to imaging to diagnose defects, failure, and safety risks. Glimpse’s high-throughput CT scanning solutions enable both cell producers and cell buyers to ensure the quality of their batteries at scale 📈 📖 Read our latest blog post from our CTO Peter Attia to learn more about latent defect detection: https://lnkd.in/eektPwTd

⚠️ Major battery defects found in off-the-shelf batteries ⚠️ One of our summer interns, Jinhong, bought a variety of 18650 cells 🔋 from Amazon and then CT scanned them using Glimpse's high-quality, 2-minute scanning recipe. We found all sorts of severe defects in these cells, including jellyroll buckling, anode-cathode overhang violations, and housing damage. These defects could induce thermal runaway 🔥🚒 as well as electrolyte and gas leaks 💧. Battery quality issues have been responsible for major safety events in e-bikes 🚴, consumer electronics📱, electric vehicles 🚗, and more. 🩻 Just like how medical imaging is the best technique to detect early-stage tumors, X-ray CT scanning is the best technique to detect early-stage battery defects. 📞 Contact Glimpse to learn more about our high-throughput, high-quality CT scanning offerings.

🚀 We’re proud to support some of the largest EV, space, electric aviation, and cell manufacturing companies! 🤝 They've chosen us because the Glimpse Portal is a highly scalable Battery Quality Management tool with unlimited users, scans, and insights—all on a secure platform. 🎥 Curious about how it works? Watch Owen, one of our founding engineers, walk you through how you can review hundreds of scans in just a few seconds. Want to try it yourself? Sign up for a self-guided demo at https://app.glimp.se/

📜🎉🗞️ Glimpse’s first published paper is online! 📜🎉🗞️ This short paper discusses our open dataset 💾 containing CT scans of over 1000 batteries 🤯. We believe this dataset is both the largest publicly-available dataset of battery test data 🔋and the largest publicly-available dataset of industrial CT scans 💡. Read more on Glimpse’s blog. Links to the paper and the dataset are in the comments. https://lnkd.in/eF2prpsu

Great to see our ultrabright friends at Excillum getting traction from battery customers for their ultrabright X-ray source! 🔆🩻 🔋

🚨 Top 10 Major Battery Recalls 🚨 The battery industry has seen its fair share of recalls due to safety and performance issues. Here are the top 10 major battery recalls in recent history: 🤳 Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Exploding batteries led to a global recall, costing Samsung billions. ✈ Boeing 787 Dreamliner: Lithium-ion battery fires grounded the entire fleet for months. 🚘 GM Chevrolet Bolt EV: Fire risks prompted a recall of over 140,000 vehicles. 💻 Sony Laptop Batteries: Overheating issues led to a recall of millions of batteries. 💻 HP Laptop Batteries: Over 50,000 batteries recalled due to fire and burn hazards. 🚗 Nissan Leaf: Battery capacity loss issues led to a recall of early models. 🏎 Tesla Model S: Battery-related fire risk prompted a recall of select models. 🛸 Hoverboards: Multiple brands recalled due to fire hazards. 🚗 Toyota Prius: Battery issues led to a recall of over 1 million vehicles. 💻 Dell Laptop Batteries: Overheating and fire risks resulted in a massive recall. 🔍 How CT Technology Can Help To prevent such costly and dangerous recalls, implementing advanced CT (Computed Tomography) technology in your quality control process is crucial. CT scans provide unparalleled insight into the internal structure of batteries, enabling manufacturers to: Improve Quality Control: Detect and address defects before they become widespread issues. Enhance Traceability: Track the entire lifecycle of each battery, ensuring accountability and compliance. Boost Production Efficiency: Identify and eliminate bottlenecks and inefficiencies. Investing in CT technology is a proactive step towards ensuring the safety, reliability, and longevity of your battery products. #BatterySafety #QualityControl #CTTechnology #ManufacturingExcellence #BatteryRecalls #Innovation #Sustainability