Charged EVs | Honeywell’s AI-powered Battery MXP platform to automate University of Alabama AMP Center pilot battery lab

Honeywell is integrating its AI-powered Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform (Battery MXP) into the Alabama Mobility and Power (AMP) Center’s battery research lab at the University of Alabama, aiming to improve cell yields and speed up battery factory startups. The AMP Center says the deployment will also support workforce training for battery manufacturing and electrification.

Battery MXP is positioned as an automation platform for battery production that can scale “at any scale,” and Honeywell said it will be the AMP Center’s exclusive automation platform for guiding manufacturers on how to scale cost-effective, high-quality batteries.

“The deployment of Battery MXP supports Alabama’s automotive industry while advancing solutions for data center growth, grid stability, and the state’s long-term electrification and economic development goals,” said AMP Center executive director Mike Oatridge.

Honeywell said it is also working with FOM Technologies at the AMP Center to optimize electrode production within Battery MXP, describing electrode production as one of the most challenging stages of battery manufacturing. The AMP Center battery research lab is expected to open in Q2 2026 and is expected to be one of the first pilot battery production sites available to external organizations.

Source: Honeywell