Bipolar plates

Automated series processes in the areas of metalworking and plastic injection moulding, state-of-the-art joining and coating technology and experience in the production of PEM fuel cell stacks make us the ideal partner for the industrialization of bipolar plates with or without integrated gaskets.

Your benefits

Bipolar plates for PEM Electrolyzers

Our many years of expertise in the automated production of PEM fuel cells enable us to offer our customers innovative and customized cell components (metallic, elastomer-sealed, and plastic) depending on the design of the PEM electrolysis stack.

Benefits

Maximum Stack Functionality: A good coordination and design of all product features enables maximum functionality of the PEM electrolysis stacks – EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies offers the necessary design know-how.
Fast Industrialization: EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies' integrated approach to bipolar plates, specially developed sealing materials and expertise in the field of PEM fuel cells enables our customers to quickly industrialize their electrolysis stacks.

Bipolar plates for PEM Electrolyzers

Parameters

Compact, robust design – individually tailored to the customer's cell concept
Innovative tool design and in-house production in cooperation with ElringKlinger
Robust, highly efficient, innovative, fully automated and interlinked production processes
Production with high-precision progressive tools
Experience in coating technology to increase cost efficiency
Functional plate design right through to series production is developed in conjunction with our customer
Dimensions between 450 and 4,000 cm² possible
Own compound development for gaskets

Bipolar plates for PEM Electrolyzers with integrated gasket

Parameters

Robust for high pressures in electrolysis applications
Bipolar plates with integrated metal or
elastomer gasket paired
With corresponding support concept in the cell structure
XL dimensions possible
Reliable sealing even with low sealing pressures
Equalization of high component tolerances
Three-dimensional shaping
Cell technology with a corresponding design-to-cost approach
Highly automatable solution

Applications

Electrolyzers

Bipolar plates for PEM fuel cell stacks

Metallic bipolar plates for PEM fuel cell stacks offer significant advantages in terms of cost efficiency, high power density, and excellent cold start capability. EKPO manufactures these components using high-precision progessive die tools and minimal cycle times. The entire manufacturing process is fully automated and takes place in continuous, interlinked production line.

Parameters

Optimized flowfield design to perfectly match MEA properties
High power density flow fields and integrated, robust bead seal technology
Ultra fine flowfield structures formed with narrow tolerances using high precision progressive die tools
Durable stainless steel or titanium base materials with high performance coating
Functional plate design from prototypes to series for fast, high precision stacking
Proprietary sealing materials for demanding fuel cell applications
Operation window between -40 and 110 °C, bust pressure ≥ 5 barg, Shock resistance ≥ 50G

Applications

Bipolar plates for PEM fuel cell stacks

Heavy-Duty

Light Commercial Vehicles

Passenger Cars

System Integrators

Material Handling

Rail

Marine

Power Generator

Bipolar plates for PEM Electrolyzers

Benefits

Maximum Stack Functionality: A good coordination and design of all product features enables maximum functionality of the PEM electrolysis stacks – EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies offers the necessary design know-how.
Fast Industrialization: EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies' integrated approach to bipolar plates, specially developed sealing materials and expertise in the field of PEM fuel cells enables our customers to quickly industrialize their electrolysis stacks.

Bipolar plates for PEM Electrolyzers

Parameters

Compact, robust design – individually tailored to the customer's cell concept
Innovative tool design and in-house production in cooperation with ElringKlinger
Robust, highly efficient, innovative, fully automated and interlinked production processes
Production with high-precision progressive tools
Experience in coating technology to increase cost efficiency
Functional plate design right through to series production is developed in conjunction with our customer
Dimensions between 450 and 4,000 cm² possible
Own compound development for gaskets

Bipolar plates for PEM Electrolyzers with integrated gasket

Parameters

Robust for high pressures in electrolysis applications
Bipolar plates with integrated metal or
elastomer gasket paired
With corresponding support concept in the cell structure
XL dimensions possible
Reliable sealing even with low sealing pressures
Equalization of high component tolerances
Three-dimensional shaping
Cell technology with a corresponding design-to-cost approach
Highly automatable solution

Applications

Electrolyzers

Bipolar plates for PEM fuel cell stacks

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