Badland Batteries

05/27/2026

🔋Battery Cell Plant Update 45:

Our battery cell manufacturing facility is filling up quickly. Cathode and anode lines are undergoing installation and further down the line, dozens of testers are being put in place. As we start production later this year and scale our output, our final testing and quality check room is going to become a busy place.

05/15/2026

05/11/2026

🔋Battery Cell Plant Update 44:

As equipment continues to be moved onto our manufacturing floor, the office areas continue to be touched up as we get closer to setting up workstations. Carpet was installed this week, shelving went up and kitchen appliances began to be set in place.

05/06/2026

Badland Batteries will be exhibiting at this year’s XPONENTIAL in Detroit! If you’re planning on attending, make sure to stop by Booth 27003 to visit with our team and learn more about our off-the-shelf battery products as well as our battery cell manufacturing facility that is set to open this year.

Event details
What: Xponential 2026
When: May 12-14
Where: Booth 27003, Huntington Place, Detroit, MI

05/05/2026

We are thrilled to be a sponsor for the University of North Dakota Motorsports Team’s Formula SAE car. We visited the campus this past weekend for the car reveal and were blown away by the hard work this team has done to design and build this car. Looking ahead, we are excited to see how our battery packs can help power and increase performance of future designs.

05/04/2026

🔋Battery Cell Plant Update 43:

Machinery continues to get set in place at our battery cell manufacturing facility in Fargo, N.D. This week we began unpacking the equipment required for winding cathodes and anodes and put in place machinery for finished product testing.

04/21/2026

🔋Battery Cell Plant Update 42:

Equipment continues to be moved into its respective locations throughout our battery cell manufacturing facility. Some of it has already been placed and undergoing installation, such as the coating machines. Elsewhere in the facility, appliances have been installed in our kitchen, locker rooms are ready for use and restrooms have been finished as well.

04/14/2026

🔋Battery Cell Plant Update 41:

Our battery cell manufacturing plant continues to make significant progress as the areas for finished materials have been constructed. In the areas which have already been constructed, equipment continues to arrive and get installed. That also includes our employee kitchen where a variety of appliances have arrived.

03/31/2026

The Badland Batteries team had a great week in Florida at the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit. Thank you to everyone that attended our presentation on domestic manufacturing of lithium-ion battery cells and packs for UAS applications by our cell plant director, Tan Nguyen. The event was also a great chance to connect with partners and customers from around the world that make it possible for us to manufacture battery cells right here in the United States.

Looking for a NDAA-compliant battery cell manufacturer? Reach out to us today to learn more about how we can be your U.S.-made solution to your platform’s power needs. Contact us at [email protected].

03/28/2026

🔋 Battery Cell Plant Update 40:

Equipment installation has begun at our battery cell manufacturing facility. Our coating machines are currently getting their positioning fine-tuned. These machines will enable us to coat wet slurry to form the thin electrodes, which will be dried in long ovens. Ventilation drops are ready to connect with the coating machines, where heat will be recovered, and NMP v***r will be treated and recovered.

03/24/2026

Packet Digital will be presenting at this year’s International Battery Seminar & Exhibit. Tan Nguyen, our battery cell plant director, will be leading the discussion on “Domestic Manufacturing of Lithium-ion Battery Cells and Packs for UAS Applications” at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday, March 25. Planning on attending the event? Don’t miss this discussion to learn more about the challenges and opportunities in establishing a domestic lithium-ion battery cell facility.

Event details
What: Domestic Manufacturing of Lithium-ion Battery Cells and Packs for UAS Applications
When: 3:55 p.m. Wednesday, March 25
Who: Tan Nguyen, Packet Digital Battery Cell Plant Director
Where: Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida

For the full event agenda, visit: https://www.internationalbatteryseminar.com/battery-technologies-for-military-applications