Dyson, a global home appliance company based in the UK, is establishing a next-generation battery factory in Singapore.
Dyson announced on the 4th that it will build a battery plant in Singapore and open new R&D campuses in the Philippines and the UK to accelerate international advanced manufacturing capabilities and global research and development (R&D).
“Software, AI and new technology batteries will lead the next generation of Dyson technology,” said Dyson founder and chief engineer James Dyson. “The next generation of battery technology will revolutionize the performance and sustainability of Dyson products.”
The plant is Dyson’s first exclusive new technology battery plant. It is the size of 53 basketball courts and aims to be fully operational by 2025.
Dyson is developing its own batteries to manufacture small and lightweight batteries. The Singapore plant only announced that it produces Dyson battery cells, but did not disclose specific information such as the new technology used in manufacturing or the type of battery.
Some analyze that Dyson can re-challenge the manufacture of electric vehicles.
Dyson officially declared an electric vehicle development project in 2017. At the time, Dyson actively challenged itself by hiring 600 employees and establishing an electric vehicle production facility in Singapore.
However, in October 2019, it suddenly announced that it would give up development of electric vehicles, and since the prototype of electric vehicles was released in 2020, official projects such as commercialization have been suspended.
Dyson is also making new investments in the Philippines and the UK.
About £ 166 million (about 277.2 billion won) will be invested in the Philippine Technology Center.
The center is the size of 92 basketball courts and integrates Dyson’s research and development and advanced motor manufacturing capabilities. It plans to hire about 450 engineers by the end of this year.
The Philippine Center’s R&D team focuses on software, AI, robotics, fluid dynamics, and hardware electronics. Through research on this technology, the company plans to apply it to Dyson Supersonic™ hair dryers.
The Philippine Center, to be unveiled in the first half of 2024, is designed for the ‘well-being’ of Dyson employees. Considering air quality and natural light, various laboratories and office spaces are created, including leisure and sports facilities for employees.
Dyson will invest 100 million pounds (approximately 167 billion won) to establish a new technology center in Bristol in the southwest of England. The new center will be used by hundreds of software and AI engineers conducting research and used by e-commerce teams in the UK and Ireland.
Source: Donga
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