Founded in 2020 and over the past 5 years, Xponential Battery Materials (XBM USA) has been working to develop CarbonX™, a superior, sustainable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) Cathode Active Material (CAM). The company is working with US OEMs developing next-generation high-performance and low-weight eAreospace and EV battery applications. CarbonX pairs step-change performance with a fully domestic, low-risk supply chain, offering ~2× the cathode capacity vs today’s NMC or LFP cathodes at ~40–50% lower $/kWh, using abundant U.S. industrial byproducts, (sulfur from petroleum refining and tannin/lignin from paper and pulping), as core base materials that helps mitigate polysulfide shuttle, enabling stable high-capacity operation and longer cycle life. The result is a circular-economy CAM manufactured entirely in the United States and sourced across the Americas. CarbonX’s ~40% cathode savings can translate to up to ~25% reduction in total battery cell cost. XBM expects initial commercial deployments in eAreospace, EV and consumer battery markets.
WORLDWIDE FOAM
Worldwide Foam is a leading supplier of closed cell foams and tapes, offering extensive product lines and customized solutions for diverse applications. The company is committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence, delivering exceptional customer service and exceeding industry standards. | We were founded with a relentless focus on providing XLPE customers with the product they need, when they need it. Short lead times on buns and sheets as well as the widest range of sizes and densities available. Worldwide Foam ensures that our customers never have to worry about having the product they need. | Worldwide Foam was founded with a relentless focus on providing XLPE customers with the product they need, when they need it. Short lead times on buns and sheets as well as the widest range of sizes and densities available. Worldwide Foam ensures that our customers never have to worry about having the product they need. Since 2008 we have expanded to seven locations as well as other product lines to include XLPE rolls, extruded PE and Elastomeric materials. We are constantly expanding our servicing capabilities to supply you the best options for your press ready goods.OUR TEAM | Worldwide Foam is your premier partner for innovative foam solutions in the electric vehicle industry. We specialize in high-performance materials like EPDM, Neoprene, XLPE, and EVA, tailored for material handling, NVH insulation, thermal management, and automotive seals & gaskets. Since 2008, we’ve revolutionized the industry with one-day lead times from seven locations, offering a wide range of closed-cell cross-linked polyethylene and elastomeric foam. We continuously expand our services to provide top-tier options for press-ready goods in both electric and internal combustion engine (ICE) markets.
Witzenmann GmbH
Witzenmann is a leading supplier of flexible metallic elements and offers innovative solutions for automotive engineering, particularly in the field of e-mobility. We develop and produce highly specialised components that meet the requirements of modern electric vehicles. These include flexible lines and components for the safe and efficient transmission of electrical energy and coolants. One of our main areas of focus is the thermal management of electric vehicles. We offer solutions that help regulate the temperature of batteries and other electronic components to optimise their performance and lifespan. These include high-performance cooling pipes that ensure efficient heat dissipation and temperature control of the batteries. Our flexible metallic components are used in battery modules and housings to reduce mechanical stress and extend service life. Pressure compensation seals regulate the pressure inside the batteries and minimise the risk of damage from overpressure.
Witzenmann USA
Witzenmann is a leading global expert in the safe transmission of media and energy for the mobility and industrial sectors. Our offerings include thin-walled flexible metal elements, pipes, hoses, and battery thermal management components for ICE, hybrid, and new energy applications. Please stop by and see us at booth 2741.
Wildcat Discovery Technologies
Wildcat, your first choice for battery material development, integration, and supply.Products: US manufactured cathode active materials – LFP, LMFP, and DRXServices: R&D collaboration, high throughput screening, cell optimization, material validation, active material synthesis, electrode coating, cell assembly and testing
Wiegel
Wiegel specializes in engineering, product development, component metal stamping and assembly manufacturing to produce custom product solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and tier manufacturers worldwide. Wiegel supports multi-million-piece, high-volume manufacturing of precision metal stamped components, batteries and battery components, product assemblies and custom product modules and systems. Operating for over 81 years, we’re known for investing in our industry’s top stamping and robotic automation production technology and deployment of strong quality controls using our signature in-line/off-line camera vision systems and sensor technology. Our continuous equipment investments are what enables us to meet new and evolving industry developments and greater production efficiencies, reach competitive pricing and achieve better product results. We are IATF certified & produce a variety of copper-based, precious metal and ferrous metal components such as battery components, busbars, lead frames, terminals and connectors, contacts, anode/cathode collectors, current collector assemblies, wire/cable connectors, brackets, press-fit pins, shields and more.
Wanhua Battery Industry
Wanhua Chemical (Yantai) Battery Industry Co., Ltd. is a holding subsidiary of Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. We have built an integrated production system that covers upstream raw materials, including natural gas and phosphate ore. In pursuit of globalization, we have expanded our presence in Europe by forming a joint venture with local company, which will focus on the development and prodcution of battery materials. Our product portfolio includes phosphate ore, salt lake lithium extraction, hydrometallurgy, precursors, NCM cathodes, lithium iron phosphate, sodium-ion battery cathode and anode materials, silicon-based anodes, electrolyte solvent, lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium fluoride and binder systems for cathodes and anodes, such as NMP, PVDF, and PAA. Supported by our extensive R&D center and laboratory, Wanhua Battery is committed to providing comprehensive battery material solutions for customers worldwide.
WAFIOS Machinery Corp.
WAFIOS is a global leader in precision machinery for wire, tube, and spring manufacturing, serving a wide range of industries—including the growing medical device sector. From guidewires and stents to catheter components and precision springs, WAFIOS machines deliver the accuracy, consistency, and repeatability that medical manufacturing demands. With advanced CNC technology and automation capabilities, our systems are designed to meet tight tolerances and high-volume production requirements. WAFIOS also offers customized solutions tailored to the unique needs of medical device manufacturers, including cleanroom-compatible options and validated processes. Our U.S. subsidiary, WAFIOS Machinery Corporation, provides full sales, service, training, and technical support out of our headquarters in Branford, CT and our Midwest Tech Center near Chicago. Whether you’re forming ultra-fine wire or complex tube geometries, WAFIOS helps bring innovative medical products to life with precision engineering and unmatched reliability. | WAFIOS Machinery Corporation is a leading global supplier of high-precision machinery for the production of wire, tube, and flat material components. Headquartered in Germany with North American operations based in Branford, Connecticut, WAFIOS supports customers across the medical, automotive, electronics, and industrial manufacturing sectors.With decades of engineering expertise, WAFIOS delivers advanced solutions for bending, spring forming, grinding, welding, and automation—designed to meet the highest standards of accuracy, repeatability, and process reliability required in medical device manufacturing. Our machines are known for their robust design, intelligent control systems, and long-term performance.Through our U.S. sales, service, and applications engineering teams, as well as our Midwest Technology Center in Mokena, Illinois, WAFIOS provides hands-on customer support, training, and process development to help manufacturers optimize production and bring innovative products to market efficiently. | WAFIOS was established in 1893 and is today the world’s largest supplier of precision machinery for wire, tube and formed parts. The North American headquarters is in Branford, CT and the Chicago-area Midwest Technical Center located in Mokena, Illinois provides additional resources as a service center, for machine demos, trials, sample production for prototyping. The WAFIOS range of machine types include those for the production of hairpins, axial flux coils, busbars, spring coiling and forming, spring end-grinding, wire/tube bending and forming, wire straightening, cutting and end-working. | WAFIOS Machinery Corporation is a leading global supplier of high-precision machinery for the production of wire, tube, and flat material components. Headquartered in Germany with North American operations based in Branford, Connecticut, WAFIOS supports customers across the medical, automotive, electronics, and industrial manufacturing sectors.With decades of engineering expertise, WAFIOS delivers advanced solutions for bending, spring forming, grinding, welding, and automation—designed to meet the highest standards of accuracy, repeatability, and process reliability required in medical device manufacturing. Our machines are known for their robust design, intelligent control systems, and long-term performance.Through our U.S. sales, service, and applications engineering teams, as well as our Midwest Technology Center in Mokena, Illinois, WAFIOS provides hands-on customer support, training, and process development to help manufacturers optimize production and bring innovative products to market efficiently.
WAFIOS AG
WAFIOS offers the most flexible machinery on the market for the production of components for hairpin stators, busbars, inductors, contact springs and other wire and tube products, used in e-mobility applications. With more than 125 years of experience, WAFIOS is the world leader in the wire processing industry in general, but highly innovative in new areas as well such as battery and electric powertrain applications.