Crest passes thermal runaway and fire safety tests for battery systems

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Crest passes thermal runaway and fire safety tests for battery systems

Published2026.09.17 08:21

Passes severe tests at UL 2271 Edition 3 level through KETI support and KCL collaboration

Crest, a battery system specialist, has passed thermal runaway, heat transfer, and fire safety tests at North American safety standard levels. With the completion of these tests, which have been considered a high entry barrier for small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, a foundation is expected to be laid for domestic automatic guided vehicle (AGV) and autonomous mobile robot (AMR) companies to advance into the North American market.

On the 17th, Crest announced that it completed the tests through business commercialization support from the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), the lead organization in the mobility sector for the Small and Medium Venture Enterprise Ministry's Distinctive Technology Startup Project (DIPS), and in collaboration with the Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL).

The tests were conducted at KCL's Jincheon test facility on battery systems for vehicles and electric mobility based on NMC cells, applying severe conditions required by the North American battery safety standard 'UL 2271 Edition 3' to verify heat transfer to adjacent modules and fire safety.

Verification of thermal runaway blocking and heat transfer suppression packaging technology

Crest applied its proprietary 'thermal runaway blocking and heat transfer suppression packaging technology' to the battery system.

Even under severe test conditions, flames did not propagate to the outside, resulting in a final 'passing (OK)' judgment.

The company stated that through KETI's Corporate Growth Support Division support and KCL collaboration, it objectively proved its technological capabilities and laid the groundwork to lower the entry barrier for commercialization.

Pursuing official UL 2271 Edition 3 certification in the second half

Lee Jung-hwi, CEO of Crest, said, "Based on existing Edition 2 certification and on-site application experience, we will complete Edition 3 certification in the second half of the year and begin in earnest to enter the global smart factory supply chain."

He also added, "We will expand technological cooperation with domestic logistics robot companies pursuing overseas expansion to increase joint competitiveness in the global market."

Crest plans to participate in major exhibitions such as 'Korea Electronics Show (KES)' based on this thermal runaway safety verification achievement and battery supply references for complete vehicle manufacturers' global smart factory AGV and AMR applications.

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