Archer Aviation Completes Installation Of High-Volume Battery Pack Manufacturing Line

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• Archer’s battery pack manufacturing group has put in an “automotive style” line that’s designed for high-volume manufacturing from day one with the potential of manufacturing as much as 15,000 battery packs per yr
• This facility will produce the proprietary battery packs wanted to help the ramp of Archer’s plane manufacturing at its high-volume plane manufacturing facility in Covington, GA which stays on observe to be accomplished later this yr
• Archer has utilized automation to the important thing areas of its battery pack manufacturing course of that affect high quality, operator security, and knowledge traceability, together with cell take a look at and cargo, adhesive shelling out, laser cleansing, laser welding, and finish of line testing
• This information comes on the heels of Archer asserting that its battery pack just lately efficiently accomplished rigorous testing with a number of 50 foot drop checks simulating excessive affect situations, that are among the most difficult checks Archer will face as a part of the FAA’s Kind Certification Program

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR), a pacesetter in electrical vertical takeoff and touchdown (eVTOL) plane, this week introduced it has accomplished the construct out of its high-volume battery pack manufacturing line. This facility is housed at Archer’s Built-in Check Lab and Manufacturing Services in San Jose, CA and may have the throughput essential to help the deliberate excessive quantity plane manufacturing ramp at Archer’s manufacturing facility in Georgia that is still on observe to be accomplished later this yr.

The battery pack manufacturing line was constructed to be an “automotive style” line that’s designed for high-volume manufacturing from day one with the ultimate part of the power set to be able to producing as much as 15,000 battery packs per yr. Archer has utilized automation in key areas of the battery pack manufacturing course of to enhance high quality, operator security and knowledge traceability. This contains cell take a look at and cargo, adhesive shelling out, laser cleansing, laser welding and finish of line testing.

“This is a major milestone for Archer as designing, developing, and mass producing electric propulsion systems that are purpose built for electric aircraft is the key to unlocking the electrification of aviation,” mentioned Tom Muniz, Archer CTO. “The facility will give us the capability to scale our battery pack production to meet the demands of the output that our Covington, Georgia facility will be capable of.”

Archer selected to vertically combine its design and manufacturing of the battery pack itself to make sure it meets the rigorous ranges of security, efficiency and reliability obligatory for its aviation use case. Archer’s battery pack implements a proprietary and strong thermal runaway containment technique. The battery packs use cylindrical cells as these, relative to different cell kind components, have a observe document of security, efficiency and scalability. Archer’s battery pack just lately efficiently accomplished a number of drop checks, that are among the most difficult checks Archer will face as a part of the FAA’s Kind Certification program, additional validating the protection and sturdiness of the pack’s proprietary design.

Archer’s purpose is to remodel city journey, changing 60–90-minute commutes by automobile with estimated 10-20 minute electrical air taxi flights which might be secure, sustainable, low noise, and cost-competitive with floor transportation. Archer’s Midnight is a piloted, four-passenger plane designed to carry out fast back-to-back flights with minimal cost time between flights.

About Archer

Archer is designing and growing electrical vertical takeoff and touchdown plane to be used in city air mobility networks. Archer’s mission is to unlock the skies, liberating everybody to reimagine how they transfer and spend time. Archer’s group relies in Santa Clara, CA. To be taught extra, go to www.archer.com.

Press launch from Archer Aviation Inc.