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Battery plants are essential for the energy transition. Yet, most new builds miss their start-of-production and ramp-up timelines. The 4th Excellence in Construction, Design & Engineering of Battery Factories Forum brings together executives along the battery value chain to explore what separates the leaders from the laggards in the space.
McKinsey is excited to join the event for the third consecutive year and take the stage to share exclusive insights into the challenges in battery ramp-up and how to overcome them to protect competitive advantage. Meet expert associate partner Ulrich von Türckheim for candid conversations on the event floor in Barcelona.
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The gigafactory ramp-up: Closing the yield gap that decides who wins
As global battery cell demand is expected to rise to 6.6 TWh by 2035, both the timely start-of-production as well as the efficient ramp-up of gigafactory capacity are critical aspects. Ramp-ups often stall due to planning complexity, challenges in issue resolution, or talent gaps—each delay carrying significant financial risks. Leaders in this space succeed when treating manufacturing ramp-ups as a core industrial capability, not an afterthought of construction and they make it a C-suite priority with time-to-full-speed as a clear competitive advantage.
Join this session to explore the winning formula of:
- Team and governance: Build a lean, cross-functional expert team with a structured governance and proactive culture
- Performance management and production planning: Track OEE, implement AI-enabled analytics, and define KPIs to drive action
- Quality-led ramp-up and issue resolution: Prioritize product quality and yield, tighten thresholds to identify defects upstream, and build robust issue resolution capabilities.
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McKinsey is excited to join the event for the third consecutive year and take the stage to share exclusive insights into the challenges in battery ramp-up and how to overcome them to protect competitive advantage. Meet expert associate partner Ulrich von Türckheim for candid conversations on the event floor in Barcelona.