This is the first company to apply a bullet-proof lithium-ion battery, and let’s wait and see if they succeed

Stanley Black & Decker is a heavy equipment manufacturing company for industry and household. Their battery-powered tools still use the common lithium-ion batteries, found in most electronics you see today. Things were about to turn for the better, when Stanley Black & Decker announced a partnership with a small startup called Amionx, the team was developing an entirely new type of lithium-ion battery that wouldn’t explode even when being repressed, punctured or even hit.

However, neither the tool maker nor the startup will say when they will apply the SafeCore battery technology to the actual product. Representatives of the Stanley told The Verge that they are “technology assessment to see what apps are on empty”.

In an email to The Verge, the company representative said, ” Amionx’s technology is very attractive because it has the potential to make batteries safer despite strong impact .” The word ” potential ” is underlined, indicating that SafeCore has not yet been applied to any product.

Understand why Stanley didn’t dare to announce anything, because if they immediately applied SafeCore to every product, there would certainly be an opinion that the current battery in Stanley’s gear was unsafe. We all know how badly lithium-ion batteries can explode, just a few people are afraid that Stanley’s customers will falter.

“Safety latch” of SafeCore technology.

Flammable lithium-ion battery. The amount of energy contained in a battery depends on the size of the battery and the device, but in the battery is electrolyte “excitable”, just short-circuiting the battery will turn into a mini bomb. If the electrolyte compartment – the thin layer that separates the anode from the cathode – breaks a hole, the battery will burn.

But last year, startup Amionx found a way to overcome this drawback without changing the lithium-ion battery production line: they could prevent the fire before it happened, simply put, Amionx found a way to mount it. safety latch for the li-ion “bomb”. Obviously they didn’t disclose that secret.

But with this CNET test video, you can be somewhat reassured by Amionx’s claims:

Li-ion battery impact test with SafeCore technology.

Li-ion battery impact test

If Stanley is willing to apply Amionx’s battery technology to its heavy-duty tools, not the entire tech industry will follow in their footsteps. There is no reason not to put SafeCore in electronic devices that are being used for hours: phones, laptops or even electric cars can benefit from SafeCore. According to Amionx spokesman, a safer battery would mean that the battery needs less safe therapy, and also means that we have room to put more energy into the small battery.

However, it is only possible to realize the SafeCore dream when and only if Amionx can scale the production of batteries to industrial level, and see how technology firms will extend SafeCore’s welcome. Amionx’s small factory currently only meets a small part of the demand from investors, but it is not known where their investor – Stanley Black & Decker is willing to invest.

At least for now, we can be glad Amionx will be able to invest in Stanley. The future of the battery industry is still a bit vague, for now we can only rely on lithium-ion and operate the world is “electrifying” more and more powerful, but if Amionx can prove himself with SafeCore, the future will be brighter. much.