The facility will use a breakthrough, automated production process that was developed with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).
The first manufacturing equipment will be delivered to the factory this month, with output from the company's pilot line commencing in Q1 2023. JIOS' fully automated line will be running at total capacity in Q4 2023, producing the company's range of thermal blade products that mitigate the risk of thermal runaway in the batteries of electric vehicles.
JIOS investment is in response to substantial increases in demand for its products, with automakers estimated to spend $1.2 trillion in the next eight years on EVs, batteries, and materials. This investment to manufacture aerogel-based materials leverages multiple innovations in products and processes developed by researchers at the JIOS Innovation Centre in Singapore.
