WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 10, 2026 – Siemens and Battery-NY are developing the automation and digital manufacturing architecture for battery development and pilot manufacturing facility in upstate New York. The facility targets a problem battery makers face when scaling up: integrating equipment from multiple machine builders.
Battery-NY has adopted Siemens automation across much of its production-equipment landscape and uses the Siemens Battery Automation Framework as its standardization reference. The framework applies a common operational approach to mixing, coating, calendaring, slitting, cell assembly, formation, and cycling, and supports production and quality visibility, dashboards, track-and-trace, and material genealogy. It also provides a path for simulation, digital twins, software-defined automation, and AI as the facility expands. Siemens Foundational Technologies will evaluate those capabilities against manufacturing challenges to assess their research and production value.
“We started working with Siemens early because we wanted to consider digitalization from the beginning, not add it after the equipment was installed,” said Paul Malliband, executive director of Battery-NY. “Our goal is a flexible, modular facility where new battery technologies and manufacturing approaches can be introduced over time while the controls, automation and software foundation evolve with them.”
The collaboration connects equipment-level control with manufacturing data, research translation, and workforce learning. Battery-NY is designed to bridge the gap between battery research and manufacturing. The facility will let cell designs and process concepts be evaluated on manufacturing-relevant equipment, with repeatable workflows and production data, so teams can see what scaling beyond the laboratory requires. Researchers get experience in an industrially relevant environment: academic users can work with manufacturing processes and data, suppliers can see how their systems behave in a production environment, and manufacturers can assess digital workflows before applying them.
Battery-NY is supported by the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Building Back Better Regional Challenge and Empire State Development.
“Battery manufacturing is not only about individual machines. It requires coordination across automation, data, software, operations and workforce readiness,” said Vivek Furtado, head of Battery Vertical US, Siemens Digital Industries. “Our work with Battery-NY shows how integration complexity can be turned into manufacturing clarity, with a practical path toward traceability, analytics and future-ready production.”
“Battery-NY and Siemens Foundational Technologies are exploring to bridge battery research and pilot-scale manufacturing through simulation, digital twins, automation and AI-enabled operations,” said Dr. Sudhir Rajagopalan, research & development project manager, Siemens Foundational Technologies. “The collaboration focuses on validating research outcomes in a production-oriented environment, reducing scale-up risk and creating a data-driven foundation for future industrial deployment.”
Source: Siemens
About Battery-NY
Battery-NY is a battery prototyping, pilot manufacturing and commercialization facility operated through New Energy New York. Created in 2022, the program is based in Johnson City, NY. It supports battery developers moving technologies from research into manufacturing and commercial production. The facility handles cylindrical, prismatic and pouch cells across multiple chemistries and formats. Services include material mixing, coating, drying, calendering, slitting, cell assembly, formation, aging and testing. Battery-NY also supports scale-up work for technologies at readiness levels four through seven. Users include battery startups, manufacturers, researchers and companies serving automotive, aerospace, marine, defense and consumer markets. The facility tracks production data and assigns each manufactured cell a digital passport. Battery-NY is part of the New Energy New York battery development initiative. The program reports more than 60 partners.
About Siemens Digital Industries
Siemens Digital Industries (DI), a division of Siemens AG, focuses on industrial automation and digitalization. Based in Nuremberg, Germany, the division provides software, automation systems, and digital services that support the full product and production lifecycle—from design and engineering to manufacturing and maintenance. With a history extending over six decades, Siemens DI serves key sectors including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, energy, and electronics. Its technologies, such as the Xcelerator platform and SIMATIC automation systems, are designed to integrate physical and digital processes, enabling data-driven manufacturing and operational efficiency. The division employs approximately 70,000 people globally. Its portfolio supports manufacturers in implementing Industry 4.0 strategies by linking simulation, automation, and real-time data in scalable systems.
About Siemens
Siemens Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, operates across industry, infrastructure, transportation, and healthcare sectors. Founded in 1847, Siemens AG has more than 175 years of history and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its U.S. operations are based in Washington, D.C. The company maintains 24 manufacturing sites in the United States and employs over 50,000 people, serving customers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Siemens focuses on integrating digital and physical technologies to support customer needs in efficiency, urban development, and sustainable transportation. The company applies industrial AI – including generative AI – to use cases across sectors.
