Ateios Systems and Kodak are announcing they have demonstrated the fastest solvent-free production process for high-energy electrodes ever reported. Powered by the RaiCure™ platform, the system reaches an unprecedented coating speed of 80 meters per minute, nearly three times faster than the industry-standard 30 m/min with fluorine-polymer-based electrodes.
The system achieves those speeds while enabling high-voltage stability and thick coatings (>5 mAh/cm²), producing entirely domestic and forever chemical-free electrodes for synthetic graphite, LCO, NMC, and LFP materials that make up 80% of the $196B global lithium-ion battery market.
“Backed by a resilient supply chain, RaiCure™ delivers high-energy, high-quality, PFA-free electrodes at record-setting speed, giving battery makers the ability to build better batteries for AI, mobility, and the connected world,” said Rajan Kumar, CEO and Founder Ateios Systems. “With Kodak, we’ve shown that sustainability, scalability, high yields, and speed can coexist without compromising performance. We’ve already secured multiple POs and are shipping electrodes to battery OEMs in Asia and North America.”
Ateios was awarded a $350,000 R&D and Superboost grant from the NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York, with a selection committee led by Nobel Laureate Dr. Stanley Whittingham. The committee highlighted the platform’s ability to address five of the most urgent challenges in next-generation battery manufacturing:
Up to 96% reduction in energy consumption
Elimination of PFAS-based chemicals
Thick, high-energy cathodes scalable to GWh production
Recycling-ready electrode designs
Made from raw materials from domestic, scalable suppliers
“The work shared by Ateios and Kodak highlights promising progress toward solving key challenges in next-generation battery manufacturing,” said Dr. Whittingham.
