BST’s SMARTData Receives Innovation Award at Samsung SDI’s S-NOVA 2025

SMARTData was selected as one of the Top 6 finalists and ultimately recognized with the Innovation Award in the final round of the competition. S-NOVA is a newly established global innovation program initiated by Samsung SDI to identify forward-looking technologies that deliver measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and cost efficiency in lithium-ion battery manufacturing.

The inaugural edition of S-NOVA attracted more than 60 participating suppliers worldwide, making the award a strong endorsement of SMARTData’s technological relevance and market potential.

Strengthening BST’s Value Proposition in the Battery Industry

The recognition highlights SMARTData’s ability to support manufacturers with data-driven quality management, enhanced transparency, and continuous process optimization across complex production environments. In particular, it underscores the solution’s growing importance for the global battery market, where high process stability and traceability are critical success factors.

BST will continue to further develop and expand SMARTData and its entire product portfolio to meet the evolving requirements of battery manufacturers and to deliver even greater value across the production lifecycle.

Local Expertise, Global Impact

As BST’s local presence in Korea, elexis BST Korea actively supported the initiative and remains committed to close customer collaboration, continuous improvement, and the successful implementation of SMARTData in demanding industrial applications.

About BST

BST GmbH, an elexis Group company, is one of the leading suppliers of quality assurance systems for web processing industries. The Bielefeld-based company offers solutions for web guiding, surface inspection, web monitoring, 100% inspection, color measurement, color management, register control and automation. The company has decades of practical expertise in these areas, with installations at more than 15,000 customers worldwide in the printing and packaging, paper and film, rubber and tire, battery and fuel cell, and printed and organic electronics industries. BST stands for high-quality quality monitoring, smooth production processes and first-class service worldwide.

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