UL Solutions, a leading global safety science company, has opened its Korea Advanced Battery Laboratory. Particularly, the new facility, located in Korea’s Pyeongtaek, will become a key electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing hub in South Korea.

In addition, the new factory and engineering laboratory will also provide customers with improved access to the latest safety technology to increase innovation and speed to market. The new facility provides evaluation, certification, and analysis services tailored to EV battery systems. Staffed by top safety science engineers with extensive EV battery expertise, the laboratory evaluation and analysis services cover essential stages of product development. This includes concept and design verification and product validation.  

Important Player in Innovation Ecosystem

Jeff Smidt, senior vice president of Industrial Testing, Inspection and Certification at UL Solutions, said the new facility will make the company’s presence felt in the region’s “innovation ecosystem”. Particularly, it is where he said they’ll be sitting side-by-side with the world’s top automotive and EV battery product manufacturers. Moreover, UL Solutions will have the opportunity to work with high-tech companies and focus on the future of mobility and electrification.

In addition, Smidt said, “The development of our Korea Advanced Battery Laboratory demonstrates UL Solutions’ commitment to operating at the forefront of the industry and applying our safety science expertise to enable technological innovation and speed to market.”  

The tests offered at the UL Solutions Korea Advanced Battery Laboratory follow industry-leading standards, including UL and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards, United Nations (UN) goals and initiatives, and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards. Moreover, the company can also test to customer specifications.

This new facility joins other UL Solutions laboratories located near automotive and EV battery hubs in the United States, Europe, and China dedicated. Thus, helping fuel the transition to battery-powered transportation.

“As demand for electric vehicles grows, consumers seek assurance of reliability and performance, including safer, fast-charging, long-range capabilities and high-power output,” said Yun Chung, regional managing director of UL Solutions in South Korea. “Our strategy to serve the automotive market locally is exemplified by the new UL Solutions Korea Advanced Battery Laboratory aimed at helping South Korean automotive original equipment manufacturers achieve their product reliability and performance goals in a cost-effective and efficient manner.”