1. Introduction - Daiichi Jitsugyo Inc. (DJK) 2. Introduction - Daiichi Jitsugyo (America) (DJA) 3. Equipment Line-up for Battery Cell Manufacturing

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1 Property of: Daiichi Jitsugyo (America) Inc., 2012

2 1. Introduction - Daiichi Jitsugyo Inc. (DJK) 2. Introduction - Daiichi Jitsugyo (America) (DJA) 3. Equipment Line-up for Battery Cell Manufacturing 4. Equipment Details 5. Summary

3 Official Trade Name: Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd HQ Location: Tokyo, Japan Capital: Approx. 51M USD Date of Incorporation: 8/12/1948 Number of employees: 1,018 Annual Sales (as of 3/2011): approx. 1.4B USD

4 Korea China Taiwan America Thailand Malaysia Singapore Philippines Hong Kong Indonesia Vietnam Existing Offices

5 DJA is the US subsidiary of a multinational equipment and service supplier, Daiichi Jitsugyo Inc. (DJK), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan DJK specializes in supplying industrial machinery and represents machine manufacturers from all over the world

6 Official Trade Name: Daiichi Jitsugyo (America), Inc. HQ Location: Chicago, IL Annual Sales: Approx. $65M USD In April 2010 DJA established a battery and energy storage application equipment division in Chicago, IL ~Energy Equipment Solutions~ EES-USA Our EES division is a global network, serving 3 continents, and growing. Our EES network is proud to include experienced team members with varying disciplines in Energy Storage Solutions such as, Engineering, Manufacturing, Installation, Sales, Marketing, after sales support, Innovation, as well as other areas. All of which provides long-term partnership support and collaboration.

7 In addition to equipment distribution: DJA provides equipment services for the life of the product DJA works as an equipment consultant, introducing new and unique technologies to our customers DJA invests in projects with our strategic partners DJK has also developed our original equipment the (DOYA Coater)!

8 Materials (1/2): Auto Storage AGV Handling Solution Reaction Filtration Spray Drying Mixing Sagger Filling Calcining

9 Materials (2/2): Total Plant Engineering for Powder Grinding Classification Pneumatic Transportation Magnetic Separation Bag Filling

10 Electrode Processing: AGV Handling Paste Mixing Coating Drying Calendering Inspection Slitting Final Dry Solvent Recovery

11 Cell Assembly: Winding Sheet Separator Stacking Electrode Welding Electrolyte Filling Sealing Formation Equipment Auto Storage AGV Handling Lamination Stacking Machine Welding Machine Electrolyte Filling Machines Crimping Machine

12 Strengths: One-stop solution for material logistics solution within your factory - Multiple installations in USA customers Auto Storage Retrieval System (ASRS) for material storage Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV) for material transfer - Experienced with AGVs for foil material as well Information Management Systems USA-based System & Service engineers

13 Strengths: Process to wash away impure substances and ion in the cake to achieve high-purity materials. Efficient filtration by combination of cake squeezing and washing Metal contamination reduction by using resin for slurry contact parts Sturdy frame in stainless steel Number of chambers: 4~20 Filtration area: m2 Filtration volume: liter

14 Strengths: Noritake Co., Limited Uniform Temperature Distribution High Speed Calcination Atmosphere: Air, Special gas Field-proven technology for battery material calcining - Multiple installations in USA battery customers Various methods of calcining equipment (Rotary Hearth Kiln, Rotary Kiln, etc) Experience with automation systems

15 Strengths: Total Plant Engineering for Powder Handling Highly experienced with all types of battery material - Provided total systems for over 200 LIB manufacturing plants in Japan - Installations in USA battery customers Custom proposals for customer requirements

16 Strengths: Removal of nano-level contaminants from raw material and coated sheets Processed material goes through magnetized and oscillated screen by means of a vibration motor Mag-Hammer also used to prevent material clogging Installations in USA battery customers

17 Strengths: Field-proven mixing technology - Installations in USA battery customers 2 basic types of mixers: Planetary Mixer and Tri-Mix Evolving mixer blade design to accommodate various types of materials. Dispersion of two types of agglomerates with sub-micron particles *Spike Mill Accurate material dispersion without damaging the particles

18 Concepts: DJK Original Equipment DOYA Test Coater Shorter Dryer Length - ½ of conventional Stable electrode quality by dual-side drying with single pass Usage of Nano-Steam for drying - Drying from the inside out - Prevention of material oxidization Reduction of Utility Consumption Usage of Nano-Steam for drying - 60% savings in costs over conventional coater

19 Strengths : Cold Condensing + Activated Charcoal Absorbing + Air Supply Recycling High efficiency Energy saving Full-closed Safety design

20 Strengths: ONO Roll Co., Ltd. Usage of pressurized rolls to create less than 2μm deflection Heated rollers with ±1C temperature distribution Various options such as Roll Exchanger, Edge Trimmer, Splice Table, Preheating Roll Experience with large units

21 Strengths: High accuracy measurement Non-touch measurement with laser thickness feed Integration with and feed-back to Roll Press System proposal together with Calendaring equipment

22 Strengths: Rotary Encoder 100% real-time flaw protection Camera Unit Front side Light Unit Front side Top and bottom X-Ray camera visual inspections Algorithm based system to detect fine imperfections. Signal Processing Unit Marking Unit Light Unit Back side Camera Unit Back side Field tested/proven history in North America

23 Strengths: Noritake Co., Limited Vacuum drying oven with usage of internally developed IR heater and special circulation Uniform Heating of products Revolutionary short process time (Heat-up, Cool-down) Field-proven technology for battery cell final drying - Multiple installations in USA battery customers Experience with automation systems

24 Strengths: Integrated winding of cathode, anode, separator, and tabs Equipment solutions for Prismatic/Cylindrical batteries, small and large Equipment solution for stacked batteries Edge control = 0.36mm (5sigma) Tension control with internal pneumatic parts Contamination proof (Restricted materials, Separated air current flow)

25 Strengths: Charging and Discharging for large batteries Regeneration system, optimizing electricity usage - Revolutionary 70%+ regenerative efficiency Isolation type AC Regenerative Energy Extensive safety measures and Battery protection designed /based upon experience in the field

26 DJA is a total solution provider for battery cell manufacturing. Equipment Shown in this presentation are all field proven for battery cell mass production in Asia, and we have a growing installation base within North America as well. If you have any questions regarding specific equipment or other equipment not introduced in this presentation, we will be happy to assist you.