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Arwed brings a deep, rich, and impressive history in automotive leadership and innovation to his current role accelerating Sakuu’s rapid advancement in the e-mobility and battery sectors with their pioneering 3D printed battery program and battery chemistries.

Published in MotorTrend, Frank Markus' feature on Sakuu: 'Can 3D Printing Finally Make Solid-State EV Batteries Practical?'

Porsche Consulting to design Sakuu’s first-of-its-kind additive manufacturing gigafactory for commercial production of 3D printed lithium-metal and solid-state batteries.

The long-term, multi-level partnership between Sakuu and LiCAP Technologies will accelerate Sakuu’s development of a high-throughput, cost-effective, additive manufactured battery line for best-in-class solid-state batteries with ultra-high energy density.

Published in The Verge, Lizzie Philip's feature video on Sakuu: 'The future of solid-state batteries could be 3D-printed'

The long-term, multi-phase partnership will supply Sakuu with ceramic battery materials for its custom, high performance, and safe 3D printed solid-state batteries.

New Silicon Valley engineering hub will advance Sakuu’s domestic battery printing initiatives and serve as the gateway for at-scale battery printing gigafactories around the world.

Published in Additive Manufacturing, Julia Hider's feature article on Sakuu: 'Multimaterial 3D Printing Enables Solid State Batteries'

Sakuu announces that its first-generation non-printed lithium metal battery has achieved continuous 3C discharge rate under extensive testing. This 800Wh/l high energy density battery will go-to-market 4Q2022.

Today's achievement marks a significant milestone on Sakuu’s roadmap to fully 3D printable solid-state batteries capable of greater than 1200 Wh/L by 2023.

Sakuu announced a follow-on financing round bringing total funds raised to date to $62M. This funding bolsters the company’s ability to commercialize its first-generation solid-state batteries.

Sakuu announced the commencement of its pilot line and learning center. Sakuu’s pilot line will have the capability to produce up to 2.5 MWh per year of solid-state batteries and in the future will also serve as a customer learning center for its advanced additive manufacturing platform.

Sakuu has announced that it has developed a new safe 3Ah lithium-metal, 30 sub-cell, solid-state battery that could deliver even greater energy performance than current lithium-ion batteries by up to 25% in future.

After several Li-metal battery patents and publications during her research at the University of Illinois’ Ph.D. program and working as an application engineer in the semiconductor industry, Tara now finds herself developing high-performance printed batteries at Sakuu.

Whether it is implementing efficient organizational programs, communicating with large teams in different departments, or ensuring people meet their deadlines, Katie drives project completion with a motivating attitude and unique skillset. 

With his strong mechanical engineering background, Avinash started working in product engineering in the RF communications industry. Now at Sakuu, he works with teams that are developing our next-generation battery and additive manufacturing platform.