ENERGY INNovatIoN

at Eastman BusinEss Park

UNIQUE ECoSYStEMFOr EnErGY innOVatiOn anD aDVanCED manuFaCturinG

1200acre

campus

16million

square feet of manufacturing, lab,

warehouse and office space

88reactors

for specialty chemical applications, from 100 – 1,000 gallon

capacity

18thousand square feet

nY-BEst center onsite for energy

storage testing and validation

5-50fpm

for a wide range of coating options onto substrates at

thicknesses from 100 nm to 500 µm

From the development and commercialization of Li-ION batteries to fuel cells to ultracapacitors and photovoltaics, Eastman Business

Park is rapidly becoming a hub for critical next generation battery and energy storage technologies requiring unique manufacturing

equipment, processes and infrastructure. These technologies are designed to improve the reliability and resiliency of our nation’s

electricity grid, improve the efficiency of our transportation sector, and support hundreds of additional new product applications.

200acres

of shovel-ready parcels for advanced

manufacturing of energy storage

materials

8station

in-line high volume coating machine up to 1000 fpm at web

widths up to 63” wide

+strong connections with partner universities, companies and public/

private laboratories in the energy storage sector

+world-class

analytical labs onsite for creating prototypes for new energy storage and delivery systems

5-5000fpm

intermediate scale coating machine on webs up to 17”

wide and 5 - 500 µm thick for batteries, photovoltaics and

more

Eastman Business Park’s comprehensive suite of test, validation, prototyping, and pilot manufacturing tools

are specifically designed to help accelerate innovation out of the lab to high volume manufacturing in the

energy storage sector. The Park’s facilities, capabilities and amenities are uniquely positioned to support all

energy-related technologies requiring thin film coated electrodes and other components, from batteries to

ultra-capacitors to fuel cells to photovoltaics and beyond.

Eastman Business Park’s coating facilities at several scales can lead to a high volume, efficient, cost effective

process, keeping advanced manufacturing jobs right here in the U.S. Plans also are in the works to add

flexible pilot manufacturing capabilities, including dry rooms and semi-automated assembly equipment.

This, combined with the state-of-art testing facilities at the NY-BEST Battery and Energy Storage Technology

(BEST) Test and Commercialization Center  makes Eastman Business Park the single site for commercialization

of next generation energy storage products.

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A significant amount of the technology in the emerging energy

sector requires the deposition of novel materials onto flexible

substrates using roll-to-roll manufacturing processes — such

as battery electrodes and fuel cell MEAs. That equipment,

combined with the know-how to develop and operate these

processes, already exists at Eastman Business Park. The result:

next generation clean and alternative energy products can be

brought to market much more quickly and economically.

That’s why high tech energy–related companies and universities

from around the world are converging at Eastman Business

Park to create prototypes for new energy storage and delivery

systems, test them, do pilot manufacturing — and then get

business assistance to take those products to market.

amenities include:

• Pilot and manufacturing coating facilities for depositing

specialized materials onto a variety of substrates — paper,

polymers and metal foils that range in thicknesses from five to

500 µm

• Facilities for energy storage testing and validation of

commercially-viable products.

•Multiple pilot tools that support development of a variety of

custom thin films — all applicable to next generation solar

materials, fuel cell membranes and battery electrodes.

•World-class analytical services staff with extended hours of

availability to all tenants.

• Environmental chambers that allow accelerated testing under

various atmospheric conditions.

• Light exposure chambers available to expose materials to the

light intensity desired.

•Access to highly competent expertise in coating, drying, web

conveyance, converting & materials formulation.

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Key deposition capabilities at EBP:

•Gravure coating of continuous layers and

patterns

• Slot die coating of continuous layers and

stripes

• Flexographic printing of patterns

• Extrusion/melt cast processes for

thermoplastics

• Solvent and aqueous solutions

•High temperature and UV curing

•Wet and dry lamination

•Calendaring

•Off-line slitting and chopping

Small-scale coating machines:

•Designed for material development and

optimization

• Solution quantities of 500 mL and up (aqueous

and solvent)

• Solution viscosities up to 10,000 cps

• Slot die and gravure coating methods available

•Wet and dry lamination capability

• 5-50 fpm on webs up to 10” wide and 5–500

µm thick

•Thermal and UV curing options

Intermediate-scale coating machine:

•Designed for process development and

optimization and product prototyping

•Accredited and available for manufacturing

• Solution quantities of 3 L and up

• Solution viscosities up to 10,000 cps

• Slot die, gravure, flexo, slide, rod/blade, and

dip coating methods available

•Wet and dry lamination capability

• 5-5000 fpm on webs up to 17” wide and 5–500

µm thick

•Thermal and UV curing options

High-volume coating machine:

• 8 station in-line coating machine

• 40’ of air impinged drying after each coating

station

•Web speeds up to 1000 fpm at web widths up

to 63”

•Web inverters to enable coating on both sides

of the substrate in a single pass

• Large volume solution delivery capability

“We take full advantage of Eastman Business Park’s infrastructure as well as its ability to maneuver through complex environmental and regulatory compliance issues. That includes access to utilities, logistics, materials handling, and sophisticated analytical testing. This allows Graphenix to focus its financial and technical resources on the advancement of our technology for ultra capacitors.” — Robert Anstey CEO Graphenix Development

“The facilities at Eastman Business Park have enabled NOHMs and other companies like ours to gain access to testing facilities where we can utilize world-class analytical equipment, as well as pilot coating and testing facilities that represent millions of dollars in savings in equipment and capabilities that we can leverage and use on an as-needed basis saving a tremendous amount of money on the road to commercialization and rapid market entry.” — Rich Delmerico CEO NOHMs Technologies

“We chose Eastman Business Park in Rochester to gain access to Kodak’s considerable prowess in thin-film technology and much of the infrastructure we will require. In addition, we can tap expertise at Rochester’s distinguished universities.” — Chuck Provini President and CEO Natcore Solar

“Intrinsiq Materials has developed ground-breaking technology in the fields of electronic nanopastes and inks. With the support of ESD, NYSERDA and all of the capabilities of the Rochester area, including the facilities at Eastman Business Park, the opportunity to leverage the technology into critical, game-changing applications is fast becoming a reality.” — Robert Cournoyer President and CEO Intrinsiq Materials

“The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) and DNV GL have together created the Battery and Energy Storage (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center at Eastman Business Park. Through this public-private collaboration, the center builds upon the Rochester area’s manufacturing expertise, skilled workforce and university R&D resources and serves as a magnet to attract clean tech businesses at the Park and grow the energy storage industry in New York State. The assets at Eastman Business Park will only continue to anchor this initiative as a pivotal regional economic development resource.”” — William Acker Executive Director NY-BEST

It’s all here at Eastman Business Park!

• The equipment — state-of-the-art apparatus for the

design/build/qualify process

• The expertise — best in class technologists

• The process — adaptable to any material needs

• The knowledge — access to the many technologists

in the area to solve your most difficult problems from

science to manufacturing — we can connect you to the

ecosystem!

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Energy Storage technology

comes in three parts:

•Chemistry and polymers

development capabilities to

create new materials

•Thin film coating and

handling capabilities for

the development, testing

and manufacture of next

generation electrodes and

membranes

•Knowledge, facilities and

equipment to produce

materials in a low cost, roll-to-

roll format

•Dry rooms and cell assembly

equipment to complete the

manufacturing process

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Visit us at www.eastmanbusinesspark.com

Join dozens of other energy-related companies who are focusing their investment dollars on material and market development. Let Eastman Business Park provide the equipment and expertise necessary to commercialize materials into low cost, roll-to-roll film products for the energy storage sector.

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