European EV battery cell maker building out gigafactory production
ACC develops and manufactures battery cells for electric vehicles, running R&D and industrial centers in Nouvelle-Aquitaine alongside a gigafactory build-out. Its stack centers on AVEVA System Platform, AVEVA MES, SCADA and MQTT, with Python, OpenCV, TensorFlow and PyTorch pointing to vision-based quality control on the line. Accelerating, senior-weighted hiring in engineering and manufacturing, plus a push to bring MES skills in-house, shows a company moving from construction into plant ramp-up.
Automotive Cells Company (ACC) is a privately held battery cell manufacturer founded in 2020 and headquartered in Bruges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is backed by Saft-TotalEnergies, Stellantis and Mercedes and focuses on automotive battery cells for electric mobility. The company runs an R&D center in Bordeaux and an industrial center near Angoulême, and is building its first gigafactory in Billy-Berclau/Douvrin. Further sites are planned in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and Termoli, Italy. ACC employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
ACC runs AVEVA System Platform and AVEVA MES with SCADA, MQTT and AMQP on the shop floor, plus Python, C++, .NET, OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Databricks, Power BI, QAD, PLM and SolidWorks.
ACC is headquartered in Bruges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, with R&D in Bordeaux, an industrial center near Angoulême and a gigafactory under construction in Billy-Berclau/Douvrin.
Current work includes ramping up a new plant, installing industrial equipment, gigafactory procurement, developing AVEVA-based MES for battery manufacturing, and building fire-risk and crisis management plans.
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