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Combined Team Record
How the Team Covers the Full Chain
Each stage of building a battery production capability needs a different kind of expertise. This is how the team maps onto that chain.
Cathode systems, cell chemistry, energy density and safety design.
Dany Huang · Neil Zhao · Science WangProcess routes, parameter windows, DOE validation, PFMEA.
Neil Zhao · Science Wang · Pinery GongMachine specification, factory layout, FAT/SAT acceptance, commissioning.
Dany Huang · Neil Zhao · Science WangDefect elimination, process capability, throughput and cost control.
Pinery Gong · Science WangTurnkey scheme, export compliance, logistics, on-site handover.
Amy WangEquipment animation so customers can see how a machine actually works.
Lin JinglvOn-site installation, commissioning, process validation and operator training.
Kevin LiThe Team — eight specialists
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Founded TOB NEW ENERGY in 2012 after a decade in cell manufacturing, progressing from pouch cell materials development through cylindrical and large prismatic cell production.
- ▸Named inventor on 55 Chinese patents — battery manufacturing equipment, dry electrode production, cathode materials and process environmental control
- ▸First author of research on B-Co-Cu co-doped O3-type sodium-ion cathodes, published in JOM (Springer / TMS, 2026)
- ▸Holds a four-patent chain covering the complete dry-process electrode route, from raw-material mixing to full production line
Co-Founder & Senior Engineer
Co-founded TOB NEW ENERGY with Dany Huang and is a named co-inventor on every patent the company holds.
- ▸Joint holder of three patents covering consecutive dry electrode stages — raw-material feeding (CN219193253U), film roll forming (CN218887233U), lamination and stretching (CN218887274U)
- ▸Named co-inventor on all 16 TOB-held patents, alongside Dany Huang
- ▸Appointed industry graduate advisor in Materials and Chemical Engineering at Central South University, 2026
Marketing Director & Supply Chain Director
Specialises in overseas turnkey delivery of R&D, pilot and production lines — not equipment sales alone, but line layout and process matching through export compliance to on-site commissioning.
- ▸Delivered turnkey lines in Europe, Canada, Brazil, India and Indonesia
- ▸Led a 20 MWh pouch pilot line in Europe (2024) and a dry-process supercapacitor pilot line in Canada (2023)
- ▸Participated in a 4 GWh automated line covering both pouch and prismatic formats (2025)
- ▸Covers power, energy storage, sodium-ion and supercapacitor technology routes; works in English throughout
Technical Director
Twenty-three years in lithium battery process engineering, from process engineer to technical director across five manufacturers. Designs cell products, process routes and complete production lines from laboratory through pilot to mass production.
- ▸Built the production line for A123's Formula 1 racing batteries — approximately two-thirds of the F1 grid has run on cells from that line since 2010
- ▸Cell process owner for NIO's 360 Wh/kg battery programme
- ▸Led 4680 / 4690 / 4695 large-cylindrical process development at SVOLT; A-samples delivered to BMW
- ▸Designed around an overseas coin-cell patent barrier at Microvast, with several patents filed on the resulting methods
Principal Engineer
Process development and quality management across cathode materials, pouch, prismatic, blade and semi-solid-state cells — an unusual span from material chemistry through to whole-line efficiency.
- ▸Raised cathode coating pass rate from 70.56% to 97.5% with areal density held within ±1% — first prize, QCC improvement awards
- ▸Quality owner for a 4 GWh overseas plant build; process and equipment lead on the Daimler 0.5 GWh engineering line
- ▸Process development lead on the Volkswagen 590 mass-production programme
- ▸Cut LFP slurry mixing from 7 h to 4.5 h; first inventor on two granted patents
Principal Engineer
Assembly process and yield specialist. His work consistently takes defect rates from percentage points down to parts per million, across pouch, steel-can, prismatic and energy storage cells.
- ▸Electrolyte leakage 6% → 60 ppm; electrode fracture 10% → 80 ppm; tab defects 20% → 500 ppm
- ▸PACK yield 85% → 99%, PACK output 500 → 15,000 units per shift
- ▸NCM-manganese short-circuit rate 10% → 0.5%; annual cost saving above 5 million CNY
- ▸Rebuilt a site process organisation from 10 to 40 engineers to meet automotive OEM audit standards
3D Animation Designer — Equipment Visualisation
Produces the 3D equipment animation behind TOB's technical communication — structural teardowns, assembly sequences, working-principle demonstrations and cutaway views.
- ▸Handles the complete pipeline in-house: modelling, materials, rigging, keyframe animation, dynamics, camera and final render
- ▸Solves a specific buyer problem — a customer evaluating equipment remotely can see how the machine works before any factory visit is possible
- ▸Reads CAD data and engineering drawings directly, translating structure and motion logic into visual sequences
Field Service Engineer — Overseas Commissioning & After-Sales
The engineer who travels to the customer's site. Commissions laboratory and pilot line equipment overseas — installation, electrical and pipework connection, whole-machine commissioning, process parameter validation, then training the customer's own technicians to run the line.
- ▸On-site delivery in Canada, Spain, Germany, South Korea, Brazil and Kazakhstan — adapting to each country's site regulations
- ▸Validated the dry powder electrode route on a 60138 supercapacitor pilot line in Canada, through milling, film forming and lamination to finished cells
- ▸Goes beyond installation into process: diagnosed slurry preparation problems in Brazil, raised slot-die coating technique in South Korea, and improved mixing formulation on a polymer and cylindrical cell project
A Note on Verification
Patent numbers link to their official records on Google Patents. Published papers carry a DOI that resolves to the publisher. Professional certifications name the issuing body. Where a figure is quoted — a yield percentage, a defect rate, a line capacity — the employer and period are stated alongside it.
Former employers and customer programmes are named as they appear in each person's professional record. Prior work described here was performed at those companies and is presented as career history, not as a claim of current commercial relationship with TOB NEW ENERGY.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are the battery equipment engineers behind TOB NEW ENERGY?
The engineering team is made up of eight named specialists: Founder & CEO Dany Huang, Co-Founder & Senior Engineer Tobey Chen, Marketing Director & Supply Chain Director Amy Wang, Technical Director Neil Zhao, Principal Engineers Science Wang and Pinery Gong, 3D Animation Designer Lin Jinglv, and Field Service Engineer Kevin Li. Together they cover the complete chain from cell materials to a running production line, through to on-site commissioning at the customer’s plant. Each profile on this page links to a full record of patents and projects.
How many patents does TOB NEW ENERGY hold?
As of September 2026 the team holds 55 Chinese patents covering battery manufacturing equipment, dry electrode processing, cathode materials and process environmental control — with more applications in progress. Patent numbers link to their official records on Google Patents.
Has TOB NEW ENERGY delivered turnkey battery lines outside China?
Yes. The team has delivered turnkey lines in Europe, Canada, Brazil, India and Indonesia, from R&D and pilot scale to multi-GWh production — including a 20 MWh pouch pilot line in Europe (2024), a dry-process supercapacitor pilot line in Canada (2023), and participation in a 4 GWh automated line covering both pouch and prismatic formats (2025).
Does TOB NEW ENERGY send engineers on site to install and commission the line?
Yes — this is Stage 07 of the team’s coverage. Field Service Engineer Kevin Li has been despatched to customer sites in Canada, Spain, Germany, South Korea, Brazil and Kazakhstan since 2019, along with further overseas commissioning assignments. On-site scope covers mechanical installation and assembly interfacing, electrical and pipework connection, whole-machine commissioning, process parameter validation, trial-run verification, acceptance handover, and training of the customer’s own technicians on operation and routine maintenance. The work extends into process where needed: diagnosing slurry preparation problems, improving mixing formulation, and teaching customers to calculate coating thickness from areal density and coat weight.
Which automotive programmes has the team worked on?
As career history at earlier employers, the engineers have worked on A123’s Formula 1 racing battery line, NIO’s 360 Wh/kg battery programme, SVOLT’s 4680 / 4690 / 4695 large-cylindrical development (with A-samples delivered to BMW), Daimler’s 0.5 GWh engineering line, and Volkswagen’s 590 mass-production programme. This prior work is presented as professional history and is not a claim of current commercial relationship with TOB NEW ENERGY.
Does TOB NEW ENERGY make dry electrode production equipment?
Yes. Dry-process electrode equipment is a core TOB patent area: the team holds a four-patent chain covering the complete dry electrode route from raw-material mixing to a full production line. Three consecutive stages — raw-material feeding (CN219193253U), film roll forming (CN218887233U) and lamination and stretching (CN218887274U) — are co-held by Dany Huang and Tobey Chen. See the full patent list for details.
What does a turnkey battery line from TOB NEW ENERGY cover?
A turnkey project covers the full chain rather than equipment supply alone: cell design and process route, machine specification and factory layout, FAT/SAT acceptance, export compliance and logistics, and on-site commissioning and handover. The same scope applies at R&D, pilot and production scale — from a 20 MWh pouch pilot line to a 4 GWh automated line.
Does the team handle cell design and process development, or only equipment supply?
Both. Stages 01 and 02 of the team’s coverage are cell design and process development — cathode systems, cell chemistry, energy density and safety design, then process routes, parameter windows, DOE validation and PFMEA. Neil Zhao designs cell products, process routes and complete production lines from laboratory through pilot to mass production; Science Wang covers process development and quality across cathode materials, pouch, prismatic, blade and semi-solid-state cells.
Can the team help raise yield on an existing production line?
Yield and ramp-up is Stage 04 of the team’s coverage. In their professional records, Pinery Gong has taken electrolyte leakage from 6% to 60 ppm and PACK yield from 85% to 99%, and Science Wang raised cathode coating pass rate from 70.56% to 97.5% with areal density held within ±1%. These figures were achieved at the employers named on each profile page and are presented as career history, not as a performance guarantee for a new project.
If you are planning a laboratory line, a pilot line or a production line, the specification conversation usually starts with your cell design and target output — not with a machine list.
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