Tape application machine and method for applying an electrically non-conductive tape to a battery cell

A tape application machine, comprising:

• a nest device configured to move along a linear rail from a first position toward a second position, the nest device further configured to hold a battery cell therein;
• a tape application device configured to dispense a predetermined length of electrically non-conductive tape and to apply a first portion of the electrically non-conductive tape on a first side of the battery cell when the nest device moves proximate to the tape application device;
• a tape bending device configured to conform a second portion of the electrically non-conductive tape onto a second side of the battery cell when the nest device moves proximate to the tape bending device;
• and
• a tape compression device configured to compress the electrically non-conductive tape on the first and second sides of the battery cell when the nest device moves proximate to the tape compression device.