In the recent past, the focus has been on hydrogen, and green hydrogen in particular, as one of the hopes of the energy transition. Both for clean and climate-neutral energy generation and for meeting the increasingly stringent CO2 targets. The national political course has already been set and the international community is joining forces in the form of research, project and trade cooperations.
Hydrogen: Electrolyzers and Fuel Cell
Industries
Cost-efficient production is essential in order to drive the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy and scale up the number of electrolysers and fuel cell stacks. This requires a significant increase in production capacity: from small series with numerous manual process steps to automated series production. TOX® supports you with comprehensive technological expertise, high-performance joining modules and complete presses to ensure consistently high quality even with large-volume production.
The methods of hydrogen production (electrolysers) and hydrogen utilization (fuel cell stacks) already in commercial use, AE / AFC (alkaline) and PEM / PEMFC (polymer electrolyte membrane), are being expanded by new technologies such as SOEC / SOFC (solid oxide / high temperature). And the requirements in terms of current density, operating temperature, pressure in the cell and the size of the stacks are also constantly increasing.
Further fields of application:
Connecting clamping straps for hydrogen pressure vessels or fuel cell stacks using TOX® Clinching
Tight press-fitting / assembly of valves for hydrogen pressure vessels using the TOX® ElectricDrive Core
How TOX® makes your production of electrolytic cells, electrolyzers and fuel cell stacks more efficient
Inspection of upstream production parts, feeding of components (pre-assembly).
Pressing and holding the stacks with forces of up to 1000 kN over a defined period of time.
Maximum worker safety during manual bolting of the stacks.
Permanent monitoring and documentation of the process - pre-stroke, pressing process, return stroke.
Strokes even of more than 1000 mm.
Why to choose TOX®
We understand the industry challenges of electrolytic cells, electrolyzers and fuel cell stacks.
These process requirements result in a wide range of applications for our products, such as the electromechanical servo press system TOX® ElectricDrive Core . With the complete system, consisting of the powerful drive, the controller and the intelligent software, we provide the solution for your clean room environment to scale the production of electrolyzers and fuel cells.
Tailored for your industry
Force and regulation
Process monitoring and quality data
Which system is best suited for your application?
Multi Technology Platform
The Multi Technology Platform as modular basic system for TOX® gun systems with suitable application software. It consists of standard components for 3 technology systems.
TOX® ElectricDrive
Modular electromechanical servo drive systems with press forces of up to 1000 kN. From single systems to complex drive solutions in special machine construction - we offer perfect concepts for a wide range of processes.
TOX® Powerpackage
The pneumohydraulic drives from TOX® are known worldwide under the name TOX® Powerpackage. The TOX® Powerpackage is an energy-saving pneumatic cylinder with integrated, closed hydraulic system and automatically starting power intensifier.
TOX® FlexPress Compact
Compact manual workstation with seamless process monitoring
Technologies at a glance
eClinching
Connect heating parts electrically conductive
Press fitting
Pressing electrical components onto control units
Clinching
Connect housing parts
Punching
Cutting slugs on circuit boards or printed circuit boards in semiconductor manufacturing punching
Mounting
Assembling small electronic components using the FlexPress Compact
Whitepaper: TOX® Technologies for production in the hydrogen industry
Discover how TOX® technologies can support and enhance the manufacturing of electrolyzers and fuel cell stacks. Our whitepaper highlights the benefits of innovative technologies and systems that make production processes more efficient.
Learn more about the TOX® Electric Drive Core and our advanced joining technologies such as Clinching and eClinching. Secure your free copy now and optimize your manufacturing processes.