Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for eV component manufacturers.
A checklist built from how eV component manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Cell lots and grading
- Module and pack build
- Firmware and board records
- End-of-line testing
- Rework and defect codes
- Variant, label and despatch control
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For plant managers
- For stores
- For line operators
- For test and rework staff
- For dispatch
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Packs built by variant and serial range
- Cell lots by module, tray and pack
- Hipot and balance failures by bay and shift
- Rework causes by part and defect code
- BMS firmware versions by pack serial
- Storage charge of finished packs on the shelf
- Field queries traced to a cell lot
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Grading machine file import
- Accounting export
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can it trace a pack to its cells?
- Does it stop mixed cell lots in a module?
- Can firmware versions be tracked?
- What about end-of-line tests?
- Is it limited to battery packs?
- Can grading machine files be imported?
- What affects the cost?
- Can we export serial histories?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Cycler grading files sit on one PC
- Weld and torque records carry no pack serial
- BMS firmware versions rest on a note
- End-of-line failures leave no defect trail
- Variants multiply across one bench
Prefer to talk it through? See the eV component manufacturers page.