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Life as a Press, PLASTICS & BATTERY ASSEMBLY Shop Maintenance Technician

POWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Battery Assembly is an area of our Press Shop, where we build the hybrid and e-Power battery packs used for our electric vehicles. It’s a highly flexible and growing process that’s changing all the time as technology advances.

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Our Process in Battery Assembly Maintenance

Module inspection & voltage balancing – fully automated process

Battery condition is confirmed before being assembled into the battery pack. Battery individual cell voltages are measured and equalised as needed for peak output

1
General assembly

Kitted out trolley is transported to the assembly zone by an automated guided vehicle (AGV)

The battery pack is fully assembled by a single operator in the zone

The operator is assisted by an operator guidance system to ensure correct assembly and quality assurance

2
Battery pack inspection & charging – fully automated process

Compiled battery packs are automatically transported to the zone

The battery pack safety and operation performance is inspected and confirmed

3

Key facts

Hybrid & e-Power battery packs assembled for our electric vehicles

Key part of environmental improvement programmes

One fully assembled battery pack completed every two minutes

Increased volume up activity in progress (additional £1.3million on top of original investment)

Key skills in Battery Assembly Maintenance

  • PLC control (Siemens, TIA & PROFINET)
  • Robotics (FANUC)
  • Automated guided vehicles (AGV)
  • Operator guidance systems (Bosch)
  • High capacity tooling (HGT) (Bosch)
  • Wireless control & safety 
  • Vision systems (Coginex & Quiss)

Our facilities in Battery Assembly Maintenance

  • FANUC robot thermal paste application and module insert
  • Module inspection & voltage balancing
  • 12 x general assembly stations
  • 2 x leak check facilities
  • 5 x automatic final inspection & charge facilities 
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Starting at Nissan is an exciting challenge, full of possibilities, and there’ll be a lot to take in at first. Here is where you’ll find all the information you need to get started, understand your new company, our culture and where to go when you need support or have a query. It’s great to have you on board and we hope you enjoy building your electric future with us.

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