US-based
Sakuu, which developed the world’s first 3-D printed solid-state battery, has opened a new ‘state of the art’ multi-faceted engineering hub in Silicon Valley for its battery platform 3-D printing initiatives.
This multi-million-dollar ‘build-out’ follows the recent opening of Sakuu’s battery pilot line facility currently producing batteries for clients, and the company’s successful follow-on funding round of $62 million earlier this year.
Sean Sharif, Sakuu’s vice president of global supply chain and logistics, said: “We are in a rapid growth phase due to strong demand for our forthcoming 3-D printed batteries. Our new facility paves the way for our first 3-D printing platform gigafactory, dubbed ‘Sakuu G-One’. The facility will allow our teams to fine-tune all aspects of our battery 3-D printing technologies to enable swift deployment of our gigafactories.”
Sakuu’s new development — a 79,000ft
2 facility that will be used as the company’s ‘flagship engineering hub’ — will house a number of the company’s teams: battery, engineering, material science, R&D and additive manufacturing (AM). It will also oversee new gigafactory employee training and client product demonstrations and is expected to house 115 staff by the first quarter of 2023. The new facility will allow Sakuu to scale its 3-D printing battery platform as the company looks to open gigafactories around the world with a total energy output goal of 60GWh by 2028.
The new facility will showcase two of Sakuu’s flagship products. First is Sakuu’s Kavian platform — the world’s first ‘at-scale’ 3-D printing platform capable of manufacturing safe, ultra-high energy density solid-state batteries in custom shapes and sizes.
Second is Sakuu’s non-battery manufacturing platforms capable of producing medical devices, IoT sensors, and other cutting-edge electrical devices.