{"id":5882,"date":"2025-12-05T09:19:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/temp\/?p=5882"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:21:24","slug":"cathode-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/temp\/report-on-processing-quality-of-battery-materials\/cathode-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of a punching processability test of a lithium-ion battery electrode (Cathode, 100\u202f\u03bcm, single-side coated)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Lithium-ion batteries are a type of secondary battery designed for repeated charging and discharging cycles. They generate electrical energy through the movement of lithium ions between the cathode and anode. These batteries are widely integrated into electronic devices such as smartphones and laptops, and as a power source for electric vehicles. Despite their extensive adoption, the technology continues to evolve in fierce development competition worldwide, with ongoing efforts focused on improving energy efficiency, extending lifespan, and enhancing overall performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the cathode and anode of a lithium-ion battery come into direct contact, a short circuit can occur. Burrs or sagging on the processed surface may penetrate the separator and touch the opposite electrode. Therefore, strict quality control during electrode processing is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this test, we used a specimen with a total thickness of 100\u202f\u03bcm, consisting of a 15\u202f\u03bcm aluminum substrate and the layer of active materials coated on one side, and conducted a punching test using our precision punching tool with a clearance of 2\u202f\u03bcm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12\"]{margin-top:80px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_64fd1b-12\">Test Conditions:<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5882_dc0d04-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5882_dc0d04-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5882_dc0d04-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id5882_dc0d04-4e{background-color:#f4f4f4;}.kb-row-layout-id5882_dc0d04-4e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id5882_dc0d04-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id5882_dc0d04-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id5882_dc0d04-4e alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb{position:relative;}.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb:not(.specificity){margin-right:10px;margin-left:10px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5882_3b430f-bb inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_fb291c-aa\">Test Specimen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Material: Cathode electrode (LiFePO4) + Aluminum foil substrate<br>Thickness: 100 \u03bcm (Aluminum foil 15 \u03bcm)<br>Product name: LiFePO4 cathode material with single-side coating on aluminum foil (Commercially available from MTI)<br>Primary use: Lithium-ion secondary battery cathode material<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_5937fb-38\">Test Equipment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Punching jig: Nogamigiken&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/handheld-electrode-punch\/\">Handheld Electrode Punch<\/a><br>Diameter: 10.00 mm<br>Clearance between the punch and the die: 2 \u03bcm<br>Microscope: KEYENCE VHX-6000<br>Magnification: up to 2500\u00d7<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_969431-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_969431-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_969431-da\"]{margin-top:70px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_969431-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_969431-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_969431-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_969431-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_969431-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_969431-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading5882_969431-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_969431-da\">Test Results<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b\"]{margin-top:50px;text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_df96a3-1b\">Top View of the Punched Cathode<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-id-5882_a36ffa-d7 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-5882_a36ffa-d7 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-id-5882_a36ffa-d7 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{font-size:25px;text-transform:none;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-5882_a36ffa-d7 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-5882_a36ffa-d7 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_a36ffa-d7.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_a36ffa-d7.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_a36ffa-d7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-slider kb-gallery-id-5882_a36ffa-d7 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-none kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"false\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-type=\"slider\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100_1_en.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Top View of the Punched Cathode (magnified 20\u00d7)\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100_1_en.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100_1_en.jpg\" data-id=\"5901\" class=\"wp-image-5901 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100_1_en.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100_1_en-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100_1_en-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Top surface full view (magnified 20\u00d7)<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_cbcb49-b3{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-gallery-id-5882_cbcb49-b3 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-5882_cbcb49-b3 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-id-5882_cbcb49-b3 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{font-size:25px;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-5882_cbcb49-b3 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-5882_cbcb49-b3 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_cbcb49-b3.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_cbcb49-b3.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_cbcb49-b3 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-slider kb-gallery-id-5882_cbcb49-b3 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-none kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"false\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-type=\"slider\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-2_en.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Top View of the Punched Cathode(magnified 100\u00d7)\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-2_en.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-2_en.jpg\" data-id=\"5902\" class=\"wp-image-5902 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-2_en.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-2_en-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-2_en-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Top surface enlarged (magnified 100\u00d7)<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>No burr or deformation is observed.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_073854-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_073854-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_073854-b2\"]{margin-top:50px;text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_073854-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_073854-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_073854-b2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_073854-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_073854-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_073854-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading5882_073854-b2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5882_073854-b2\">Cross section of the Punched Cathode<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_d4e1da-6f{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-gallery-id-5882_d4e1da-6f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-5882_d4e1da-6f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-id-5882_d4e1da-6f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{font-size:25px;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-5882_d4e1da-6f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-5882_d4e1da-6f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_d4e1da-6f.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_d4e1da-6f.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-5882_d4e1da-6f alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-slider kb-gallery-id-5882_d4e1da-6f kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-none kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"false\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-type=\"slider\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-3_en.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Cross section of the Punched Cathode(magnified 1,000\u00d7)\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-3_en.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-3_en.jpg\" data-id=\"5903\" class=\"wp-image-5903 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-3_en.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-3_en-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nogamigiken.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cathode100-3_en-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cross section (magnified 1,000\u00d7)<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The aluminum substrate layer shows no burr or sagging, and the active material areas exhibit no irregularities.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5882_e78e3d-24, 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Burrs or sagging may appear on the aluminum foil. Additionally, the active materials coated onto the substrate can experience problems such as peeling or the formation of micro-cracks. However, by using our handheld punch, we achieved excellent results with no burrs, sagging, or deformation.<br>Since aluminum has a low melting point, friction during processing can cause it to adhere to the blades, creating a risk of built-up edge formation. Moreover, when cutting multiple layers of foil, adhesion between layers may occur. Therefore, appropriate treatment and processing methods are essential to meet the required quality standards. In conclusion, it is key to implement preventive measures against aluminum adhesion in mass production punching or cutting.<\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name\">Test, observation and evaluation by Katsuhiro Morota<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns5882_6e566f-6c{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns5882_6e566f-6c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns5882_6e566f-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5882_6e566f-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5882_6e566f-6c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, 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