Hyperbat is a joint venture between Fortescue WAE and Unipart Manufacturing Group that was formed with a mission to manufacture innovative high-voltage battery solutions, optimised for high-performance and specialist applications.

Hyperbat is the UK’s leading manufacturer of high-performance electric vehicle battery packs and aims to become the UK leader in high-voltage battery systems, supporting UK plc by growing the UK battery technology supply chain. Hyperbat’s UK battery manufacturing plans to bridge the gap between low-volume prototype build and high-volume hybrid and electric vehicle production.

Vision

The leading UK, manufacturer of high-voltage battery systems.

Mission

To manufacture innovative high-voltage battery solutions, optimised for high-performance and specialist applications.

Unique Proposition

Combining engineering excellence, with advanced manufacturing processes, ensuring quality and safety.

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Fortescue WAE is a world-leading technology and engineering services business delivering pioneering innovation to improve performance, efficiency, and sustainability to a global customer base.

The company provides ground-breaking innovation covering advanced battery and electrification technologies and product development; aided by advanced simulation, testing, rapid prototyping and volume manufacturing. Working in close collaboration with our customers, WAE remains committed to meeting the continued sustainability challenges of the 21st Century.

  • Advanced simulation and design
  • State-of-the-art development and test facilities
  • Low volume prototyping
  • Quality and precision
  • Product complexity
  • World leader in lightweight electrification

Unipart Group is one of the UK’s largest independent companies; specialising in manufacturing, logistics and consultancy. The company is at the forefront of innovative new technologies, developing and delivering products to improve industry’s need for better fuel economy, performance and lower emissions. Using sophisticated manufacturing techniques, projects are accelerated from research to product and process solutions resulting in innovative product design and manufacturing solutions.

  • Experienced tier one supplier
  • Capable and proven automotive processes
  • Safety-critical mindset
  • Quality focused - delivering TS16949 battery standard from the outset
  • Supply chain development
  • Logistics Services
  • Industry 4.0 digital manufacturing

Complete Technology Solutions

Ability to tailor solutions to meet individual customer requirements. Can utilise design from customer, third party, or collaborate on a ground-up design.

Options to utilise both off-the-shelf modules or bespoke module designs, harnessing advanced cell electrochemistry and innovative thermal management systems.

Close collaboration to optimise Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA), with focus on cost, quality and delivery.

Cell agnostic product, from multiple cell suppliers meeting customer requirements.

Applicable across industry, including automotive, marine, aerospace & defence.

Flexible approach to cell and module supply, using multiple cell chemistries and formats: cylindrical, prismatic and pouch.

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Life Cycle

Value Chain Solutions

  • Working in partnership to provide a unique solution for the entire life-cycle.
  • Proven track record in global supply chain and distribution of final battery packs, alongside tailored aftermarket solutions.
  • Engagement with partner organisations on end-of-life management. Incorporation of good design practices to enable better end-of-life solutions.

Manufacturing Solutions

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    Safety First

    We will never compromise on safety in our supply chain, manufacturing processes and products.

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    Highly Skilled Teams

    Providing innovative, customer-focused solutions using the latest processes and technologies.

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    Integrated Design & Manufacture

    Early involvement to minimise costs and maximise performance.

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    Solutions-Driven

    Flexible approach to customer needs, working with multiple partners and technologies.

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    Digital Solutions

    To shorten development cycles, reduce costs and deliver safety and quality through traceability.

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    Learning Factory

    In-house University supporting growth through research and skills development.

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    Quality Always

    Fully accredited, we operate with a data- driven, no-fault-forward mind-set, building quality into the process.

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    Integrated Supply Chain

    UK and global sourcing, from cells to systems.

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    A Safe Pair of Hands

    Backed by two of the UK’s leading independent companies.

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    Welding Expertise

    Applying expertise honed in the most demanding of sectors to guarantee repeatable and reliable cell joining

The Facility

Industry 4.0

Technologies Deployed

The facility is about to double in size to meet current needs, with plans to double again in the next 2 years.

The factory is based on the site of a former exhaust plant and reintroduces manufacturing to the area, with an environmentally sustainable future.

Capacity of the factory is approximately 10,000 packs per year.

Showcasing innovation and high-value manufacturing the facility includes light-guide technology, “cobots” and multiple welding technologies, to ensure productivity, traceability and quality assurance.

Delivering TS16949 battery standard from the outset.

Hyperbat is creating high-value jobs and aims to become the UK leader in high-volume battery systems.

Lotus Evija

  • Hyperbat appointed battery manufacturer for the all-electric Evija, the world’s most powerful production car
  • 90kWh Lithium-ion battery packs
  • Target output of 2000 PS and performance targets of 0-62mph in under three seconds and a top speed of over 200mph
  • Proprietary welding and joining technologies to deliver 100,000 welds per pack
  • Deployment of the latest digital technologies to monitor data for every battery component
  • 12,000 components split across 500 unique parts
  • Managing product complexity
  • Flexible manufacturing facility
  • Full traceability and digital conformance of production/no-fault-forward controls
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