Batteries and Electronics

Vortex provides a comprehensive range of mixing, blending, drying, and dispersion equipment tailored for the battery and electronics industry. Our machines are installed in manufacturing plants around the globe, supporting efficient and precise batching of pastes, gels, slurries, solutions, and powders used across various battery chemistries and electronic applications.

We recognize that each formulation presents unique challenges. That’s why we collaborate closely with our clients to align their processing goals with the most effective mixing strategies.

Product Applications

Aluminum Oxide-Filled Silicone Gels

Used as conductive thermal interface materials in high-speed computer processors, these formulations benefit from thorough dispersion to ensure uniform conductivity and thermal performance.

Battery Pastes and Slurries

Achieving homogeneous dispersion of active materials into binder solutions is critical for consistent battery function. Agglomerates can lead to downstream processing issues, especially during coating. Common applications include sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide battery pastes, nickel metal hydride paste, lithium cobalt oxide cathodes, carbon black dispersions, and lithium-ion cell components.

Copper Pastes

Used in screen printing for multilayer microchip manufacturing, these pastes benefit from vacuum mixing, which eliminates air bubbles that could cause defects in printed circuits.

Encapsulation Materials

Designed to protect circuits from moisture, contaminants, and mechanical stress, these thick-layer materials (often over 125 mils) require precise mixing of two-part systems. Once mixed, they cure into flexible elastomers either at ambient conditions or with heat.

Solder Pastes
These fusible metal alloys, typically containing tin and lead (though increasingly lead-free), must be thoroughly dispersed in a liquid vehicle to achieve specific physical and chemical properties. Traditional mixers often lack the shear strength, vacuum capability, and temperature control needed. Vortex offers advanced mixing systems that overcome these limitations.

Thick Film Inks
Produced by dispersing fine inorganic powders into viscous liquids, the nature of the ink—whether conductive, resistive, or dielectric—depends on the powder type. High-performance mixing ensures reliable output for multilayer hybrid microelectronic circuits.