Crino develops battery test hardware, test benches and test management software for cell characterization and quality assurance.
Crino GmbH
80807 Munich (Headquarters / Test Field)New on Amplifa
About Crino
Crino GmbH is a battery testing solutions company founded in 2019 as a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich. The company manufactures and supplies test hardware for the characterization and quality control of battery cells, including a microcalorimeter (MIC) with microwatt sensitivity, a Thermal Socket (TS) for thermal testing at cell level, and a Cell Tester (CT) for high-precision charge/discharge cycling with AI-based anomaly detection. In addition, Crino develops the test management software Crino Testing Platform, which is deployed on-premise and combines test plans, measurement campaigns and data evaluation in a web interface. The service offering includes cell aging under realistic package conditions, complete cell characterization (calorimetry, entropy, OCV hysteresis, High Precision Coulometry), custom test bench development, and end-of-line, incoming inspection and series validation testing. Customers come from battery and cell production, the automotive industry and the energy storage sector. The company is based in Munich, where the test field with more than 200 test channels and ten climate chambers is also located.
- Site
- Munich
- Processes
- Microcalorimetry (MIC) / calorimetry (isothermal and adiabatic), Thermal Socket (TS) - thermal cell testing at cell level, Cell Tester (CT) - charge/discharge cycling, High Precision Coulometry (HPC), up to 1200A at cell level, 2kW cooling capacity, Cell aging under real package conditions (compression and thermal environment), Complete cell characterization (heat capacity, conductivity, entropy, OCV hysteresis,, Custom Test Bench Design (test bench design, integration of third-party components and sensors, from, End-of-line cell production testing
- Materials
- Microcalorimetry, Thermal Socket, Cell Tester, High Precision Coulometry, Custom Test Bench Construction
- Founded
- 2019
- Industries
- Battery/cell production, Automotive industry, Energy transition/energy storage
- 01
Consulting and requirements analysis
- 02
Test bench design and integration
- 03
Test execution (calorimetry, cycling, aging)
- 04
Data acquisition and test management
- 05
AI-based evaluation and anomaly detection
Processes and Testing Methods
Microcalorimetry
Non-destructive screening of production cells with microwatt sensitivity, among other things for detecting internal short circuits and parasitic reactions.
Thermal Socket
Simulates passive pack materials, active cooling circuits or dynamic thermal profiles at the single-cell level.
Cell Tester
High-precision charge/discharge cycling with AI-based anomaly detection directly on the hardware.
High Precision Coulometry
Measurements up to 1200 A at cell level with 2 kW cooling capacity.
Custom Test Bench Construction
Test bench design matched to cell format and requirements, including integration of third-party components and sensors from formation to recycling.
Locations
Munich
DEHeadquarters, test field and test bench construction
- Microcalorimeter (MIC)
- Thermal Socket (TS)
- Cell Tester (CT)
- 10 climate chambers
- 200+ cell test channels
Test Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microcalorimetry (MIC) / calorimetry (isothermal and adiabatic)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thermal Socket (TS) - thermal cell testing at cell levelTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cell Tester (CT) - charge/discharge cyclingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| High Precision Coulometry (HPC), up to 1200A at cell level, 2kW cooling capacityTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cell aging under real package conditions (compression and thermal environment)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Complete cell characterization (heat capacity, conductivity, entropy, OCV hysteresis,Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Custom Test Bench Design (test bench design, integration of third-party components and sensors, fromEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| End-of-line cell production testingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Incoming inspection of battery cells (test bench)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Series validation of battery cells (test field)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thermal and mechanical metrology servicesTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test system - Microcalorimeter (MIC) | Crino MIC | – | – | – | Munich |
| Test system - Thermal Socket (TS) | Crino TS | – | – | – | Munich |
| Test system - Cell Tester (CT) | Crino CT | – | – | – | Munich |
| Climate chamber | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Test channels (cell test channels) | – | 200+ | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 2019
Founded as a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich with EXIST-FT funding by Andreas Noel, Dr. Ilya Zilberman and Felix Bauer
- 2020
First pilot project in end-of-line cell production testing
- 2022
First test bench delivery for incoming inspection
- 2023
Expansion of thermal and mechanical metrology services
- 2025
Test field for series validation of battery cells
- 2026
Launch of the Crino Testing Platform