Liminal Information

Liminal is a battery manufacturing intelligence company that leverages the power of ultrasound and machine learning to deliver advanced insights that empower manufacturers. Our mission is to accelerate the clean energy transition by improving the cost, quality, and reliability of battery manufacturing. We do this by providing customers with better analytics and insights during production. By improving the performance, reliability and safety of batteries and decreasing their lifetime costs, Liminal is contributing to the scalability of e-mobility by empowering battery manufacturers to create a world where EVs are accessible to all drivers. Our values are trust, curiosity, and empathy. We believe in the good in people. Our inquisitive nature catalyzes innovation, creativity and excellence. We strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect. Liminal’s battery manufacturing intelligence platform, EchoStat®, leverages proprietary ultrasound and machine learning analytics technology for advanced inspection and process control throughout multiple manufacturing stages. EchoStat provides a non-destructive look inside battery cells, offering a unique and comprehensive analysis of each cell’s physical and electrochemical condition during production. Based in Emeryville, CA, Liminal was founded in 2015 by top technologists from Princeton University and fellows in the entrepreneurial fellowship program, partnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Cyclotron Road Division. We are proudly supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and part of the Shell/NREL Game Changer Accelerator.