Electrolyzers and hydrogen fuel cells are electrochemical technologies that play complementary roles in green energy systems. An electrolyzer uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, storing energy in the form of hydrogen. When power is needed, the hydrogen is supplied to a fuel cell, where a catalyst separates it into protons and electrons. The electrons flow through an external circuit to generate electricity, while the protons combine with oxygen to form water as the byproduct.
ACS leverages our expertise in knitted wire mesh, woven wire, and expanded metal (including titanium expanded metal) to support green hydrogen production and fuel cell systems, offering a wide range of hydrogen fuel cell components to meet the needs of our customers. Using our scale, experience and continuously improving process efficiency to drive down the cost of hydrogen production, ACS designs and produces custom anodes, cell components, stack hardware, and assemblies for PEM, alkaline, AEM, and solid oxide electrolyzers.
Explore our range of hydrogen fuel cell components and contact our team today to discuss custom solutions for your project.
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL, ELECTROLYZER AND BATTERY COMPONENT MANUFACTURING
With a global manufacturing presence across North America, Europe, and Asia, ACS Industries is a leading hydrogen fuel cell component manufacturer providing production, engineering support, and customer service teams to support international supply chains across a variety of green energy applications. Our team of experts supports projects from prototype development through large-scale production for electrolyzer, battery, and hydrogen fuel cell components. Our products include:
ACS manufactures components for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer systems, including expanded metal flow-field layers, porous transport layer alternatives, bipolar plates, stack hardware, and assemblies.
We produce alkaline electrolyzer components using knitted wire mesh, woven wire, and expanded metal, including elastic elements, bubble eliminators, disks, current distributors, electrodes, and anode assemblies.
Our team helps develop and manufacture critical components for flow batteries and energy storage devices, producing custom components as well as assemblies for OEMs and Tier suppliers.
ACS manufactures stamped parts, expanded metal and wire mesh components for fuel cell systems, including flow-field and electrical components used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), alkaline fuel cells (AFC) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) applications.
As an experienced manufacturer of precision components for hydrogen fuel cells, electrolyzers and battery systems, our team is shaping the future of green energy. With our expertise in engineering design and quality production at scale, we can create custom hydrogen electrolyzers to meet and exceed the needs of any of your green energy devices. Explore our products using the links above, or contact us today to discuss your hydrogen fuel cell component manufacturing needs.
EXPERTISE & INNOVATION IN HYDROGEN FUEL CELL COMPONENT MANUFACTURING
Leveraging cutting-edge technology, including diffusion bonding furnaces, and high-volume production expertise, we deliver customizable hydrogen fuel cell components that integrate seamlessly into your existing systems, new designs, and the latest industry innovations. With our expertise in engineering design and quality production at scale, we can create custom components that improve the performance and drive down the costs of your electrolyzer stack.
ACS offers a network of locations around the world, providing wire mesh components for customers across automotive, power generation, aerospace, and specialized applications. Whether you are working on the first prototype or need large volume production of hydrogen fuel cell components – our team is ready to help you build the green energy solutions that power our communities.
Email Mack Huntsman at [email protected] or contact our team today through our website to discuss your needs.
WHY CHOOSE ACS AS YOUR HYDROGEN FUEL CELL COMPONENT MANUFACTURER?
Some of the world’s leading green energy brands trust ACS to manufacture electrolyzer, energy storage, electrical hardware, bipolar plate components and assemblies for hydrogen fuel cell applications. Our vertically-integrated manufacturing capabilities and unmatched expertise can support prototype development, small run projects, and large scale production – with the ability to ramp up output quickly while maintaining quality and efficiency. Customer chose ACS as their manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell components because of our:
- Global manufacturing – ACS has manufacturing operations across multiple countries including the USA, China, India, Mexico, and Romania – allowing customers to leverage geographic flexibility and production capacity. See our full list of locations.
- Engineering and design support – we provide a team of experts who work with customers to evaluate manufacturability, materials, performance requirements, and production considerations, helping to lower costs, avoid challenges, and produce parts that integrate easily into customer applications.
- Scalability – we support the hydrogen fuel cell component manufacturing process from prototype through high-volume production – and are able to transition quickly from development quantities to large-scale deliveries.
- Advanced, integrated manufacturing – ACS brings integrated manufacturing capabilities to each project, manufacturing wire mesh, expanded metal and metal components through weaving, knitting, forming, stamping, wire drawing, perforating, welding, diffusion bonding, laser cutting, heat treating and assembly capabilities. Explore our expertise.
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL COMPONENT MANUFACTURER FAQS
What types of wire mesh are ideal for hydrogen fuel cell component applications?
Quality is key to performance in electrolyzer and hydrogen fuel cell components that utilize wire mesh. Customers should look for wire mesh manufacturers that can tailor the material type, wire diameter, mesh geometries, coatings, and finishing to the application requirements. As there is no one standard wire mesh type that is used in hydrogen fuel cells, working with a manufacturer that provides engineering and design support can help optimize the wire mesh’s specifications and production to ensure it will perform efficiently in the application.
ACS Industries provides fully-customized wire mesh manufacturing solutions with extensive experience in electrolyzer and hydrogen fuel cells. Contact our team for support, manufacturability recommendations and performance insights.
How can manufacturing processes for fuel cell components align with green energy goals?
Manufacturers that support green energy initiatives often work to ensure the components produced minimize environmental impact, with green initiatives such as:
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM) and Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) calculations to manage and control greenhouse gas emissions across borders and across raw material sourcing, utilization and disposal.
- Processes that measure and continually optimize energy usage.
- Supply chain analysis that ensures regulatory compliance.
- Renewable energy sources to power their facilities.
- Defined corporate sustainability initiatives.
ACS Industries is proud to utilize all of the above efforts as part of our commitment to a cleaner future. Read a full description of our Sustainability Initiatives.
What types of materials are used in hydrogen fuel cell wire mesh components?
Wire mesh for hydrogen fuel cell components often uses nickel, stainless steel, nickel-coated stainless steel, titanium, or unique alloys such as Hastelloy®, Inconel®, as well as specialty materials with unique coatings for catalytic applications. Manufacturers like ACS customize our production process and the materials based on the application and performance requirements.
What should I look for when identifying hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer?
Manufacturers of wire mesh for PEM electrolyzers, alkaline electrolyzers, energy storage and fuel cells need to have advanced manufacturing and quality controls in place to ensure reliability and performance are achieved, with experience using high-performance materials, producing complex geometries and advising on manufacturability considerations that can help lower production costs while maintaining quality and compliance. Companies with a global footprint can also prevent supply chain disruption as well as scale projects to larger volumes faster.
What certifications should a hydrogen fuel cell component wire mesh manufacturer have?
Quality and compliance are critical in hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing, especially when production is for global applications. Look for suppliers that operate with the latest standards and processes including ISO 9001:2015, CTPAT for suppliers based in the United States, and PPAP (Production Part Approval Process). For automotive applications also look for IATF 16949:2016 certification, and confirm TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) Assessment Levels of High or Very High have been awarded.
Across every department and every facility, ACS is proudly committed to quality and excellence. We operate with all of the above certifications and compliances, as well as more. Learn about our focus on quality control.
Contact Our Experts About Our Hydrogen Fuel Cell Components and Green Energy Solutions
If you are searching for a reliable source for electrolyzer and hydrogen fuel cell components, or would like to know more about our advanced solutions in the green energy sector, please contact us at:
Mack Huntsman
Application Engineer – Green Energy Division
email: [email protected]
phone: +1 801 388 3611