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The Bottleneck in All-Solid-State Battery Mass Production, Beyond the Isostatic Press — M Plus Opens Up Planar-Pressure and Roll-Press Alternatives

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The bottleneck in all-solid-state battery mass production lies more in the pressing process than in chemistry, and the range of pressing options is widening now that Korean equipment maker M Plus announced on April 9, 2026 that it had completed development of planar-pressure press and roll-press technologies to replace the warm isostatic press (WIP) and had won a pilot equipment order.

배전선로에 연결된 배터리 에너지저장장치(ESS) 컨테이너와 태양광 패널을 표현한 추상 일러스트
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Grid-Distribution ESS: How to Expand the Power System Without Building New Substations — What LG Energy Solution’s 7 Distribution Lines and 140MWh Mean

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Korea’s first grid-distribution ESS construction-support project installs ESS directly on distribution lines instead of expanding substations. This piece examines the market this opens up through LG Energy Solution’s win of 7 distribution lines and 140MWh, and the new challenge of fire safety at unmanned sites.

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46mm Cylindrical Cells, From a Mass-Production Race to a Patent War — LG Energy Solution vs. EVE Energy’s ITC Investigation Opens a Fork in the Tabless Standard

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As the 46mm cylindrical cell hardens into an industry standard, LG Energy Solution’s ITC Section 337-TA-1518 investigation against EVE Energy has brought tabless-cell patent risk to the surface. This piece also covers AESC’s 46120 mass production and JS Robotics’ automation-equipment order.

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Space Solar Cells, Battery Automation Equipment, ESS Bidding — Three Signals of the First-Week-of-September Power-Source Race

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From a demonstration expansion of space-grade tandem solar cells, to a large order for secondary-battery robotics automation equipment, to the imminent Round 3 ESS central contract market bid — this piece looks, from a patent and strategy perspective, at why competition over power sources is expanding beyond the battery cell itself.

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