Case Study: CATL achieves transparent, digital maintenance in its European battery factory with Scable

Maintenance in one of the largest battery factories in Europe

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) was building its first European battery production factory in Germany, a highly automated facility requiring a sophisticated maintenance operation to ensure smooth and efficient production. The challenge was to implement a digital maintenance solution that could be quickly adopted by their new team, scale with the factory's growth, and manage a complex array of assets and spare parts. To address this, they selected maintenance software from vendor Scable.

Scable's software provided a centralized digital system for logging malfunctions via mobile tablets, processing maintenance tickets, and managing spare parts inventory with barcode scanning. This created transparent communication and gave the maintenance team a constant, up-to-date overview of all assets. The solution was easy to implement and use, being fully operational within a few weeks. Scable's software also automatically recorded data for key performance indicators, allowing CATL to identify potential weak points early and make data-driven decisions to optimize their maintenance operations.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited

Christopher Kaufmann

Manager Maintenance