1. Milwaukee's lithium electrification history (battery platform launch history). It is expected to launch a full-tab battery pack in the second half of this year. For details, please see the link: Milwaukee's 20-year lithium electrification history, reviewing its lithium battery platform technology path history. 2005 - MILWAUKEE™ introduced lithium-ion battery technology in its V28 lithium-ion tool series, becoming a power tool manufacturer using this technology; 2008 - MILWAUKEE™ launched the M12 and M18 power tool series, which are considered to be the most complete lithium-ion platform systems on the market; 2010 - REDLITHIUM™️-ION red lithium battery technology; 2017 - M18 FUEL™️ 9Ah battery; 2018 - HIGH OUTPUT™️ M18™️ high-energy red lithium battery; 2020 - MX FUEL™ series; 2023 - FORGE 6Ah Battery (soft pack battery); 2024 - At the Miwaukee Pipeline event in August last year, Milwaukee announced that the MX Fuel Forge battery and M18 Forge 12Ah battery equipped with 21700 full-pole ear technology will be released in the second half of this year. Note: Regarding full-pole ear batteries, at the end of January this year, RYOBI released a new Edge series lithium battery using the same technology. RIDGID, another professional brand of TTI, also officially announced the launch of an 18V MaxOutputEXP 4Ah lithium battery equipped with 21700 full-pole ear cells. Full-pole ear battery technology is gradually maturing, and promotion and application are in progress. According to Milwaukee's announcement, there will be follow-up actions for full-pole ear technology, which will be applied in these two products.

2. DeWalt launches a new battery pack
As for the DeWalt full-pole ear battery pack, the previous article has released a preview: shocking! Dewalt's new flagship electric hammer drill subverts the user experience
I didn't expect the battery platform to be released so quickly. The day after this public account was published, there was a news release. Let's take a look at it together. At the same time, there have been changes in product naming: New technologies and complex product names can sometimes be confusing. To address this problem, DeWalt has simplified its product line to make it easier for professionals to choose the right tools. The main updates include: Simplified naming: For example, 20V MAX, 20V MAX XR and 20V MAX POWERSTACK batteries are unified into two options: 20V and XR. Expanded XR battery series: Expanded the adaptability of XR batteries to cover more tools. 2.1 20V MAX XR POWERPACK 8.0Ah Full-Pole Tab Battery (DCB2108) Following the launch of soft-pack batteries, DeWalt continues to innovate and adopts 21700 full-pole tab batteries with a battery capacity of 8 ampere hours. 2.2 In terms of cordless power tools, Dewalt 20V Max FlexVolt Advantage and Power Detect tools will be renamed XR. The new XR tools will include the DCS590 cordless circular saw, DCS384 cordless reciprocating saw, and DCG410 cordless angle grinder. Like the DCD1007 XR hammer drill, the new XR tools are compatible with all Dewalt 20V Max batteries.

3. Bosch, Ryobi launch full-tab battery packs For other tool brands that have launched full-tab batteries, see the previous report: Inventory of power tool non-tab batteries (Bosch, Ryobi), it is of great significance.

4. Full-tab design technology is becoming an important breakthrough in the battery field, and the technological progress of related battery cell manufacturers is reviewed. In traditional lithium-ion batteries, each battery cell has a connecting strip, called a tab, connecting the anode and cathode. However, this design increases the internal resistance of the battery and causes heat generation. To solve this problem, the full-tab battery design came into being. In a full-tab battery, the current can flow through countless paths along the entire length of the anode and cathode, and is no longer limited to a single tab connection. This innovative design greatly reduces the internal resistance of each single cell by about 50%. For the entire battery pack, the reduction in internal resistance is also significant. Traditional cylindrical battery VS full-ear battery Advantages of full-ear battery cells (example) For the current status of full-ear battery cell manufacturers, please refer to the previous report: Beyond the Limit: A New Era of High-Performance Batteries. Trends of the 37th China International Hardware Fair. Overall, the application of full-ear technology is an important trend, which is turning to product applications, and more and more tool manufacturers will apply it.

V. Summary: The introduction of full-ear design technology has brought great changes to the battery industry. By reducing internal resistance and improving battery performance, full-ear batteries have become one of the key technologies in the future battery field. Various companies have invested in research and development and production to meet the demand for high-performance batteries in portable devices, tools and other fields. With the launch of related battery packs by Milwaukee and DeWalt, we can expect more innovative battery designs and product launches to make positive contributions to the further development of the power tool field and the improvement of consumer experience.