Laser cutting metal battery components for battery manufacture

A metal battery component manufacture assembly for batteries, the metal battery component manufacture assembly comprising:

• a belt caster wheel assembly for producing a continuous strip of metal battery components, said belt caster wheel assembly comprising a caster wheel, a moveable belt, and at least one shoe, said continuous strip of metal battery components having a plurality of sprues;
• and
• a laser assembly situated downstream of said belt caster wheel assembly, said laser assembly emitting a laser beam to said continuous strip of metal battery components, said laser beam severing said plurality of sprues from said continuous strip of metal battery components.

A method of making metal battery components for battery manufacture, the method comprising:

• continuously casting a continuous strip of metal battery components via a belt caster wheel assembly, the continuous strip of metal battery components having a plurality of sprues upon egress of the belt caster wheel assembly;
• and
• emitting a laser beam to the continuous strip of metal battery components at and along a separation line residing adjacent the plurality of sprues, the laser beam emittance occurring downstream of the belt caster wheel assembly, the laser beam severing the plurality of sprues from the continuous strip of metal battery components, wherein a severed edge of the continuous strip of metal battery components constitutes an outer boundary of the continuous strip of metal battery components, and wherein emitting the laser beam and severing the plurality of sprues involves emitting the laser beam and severing the plurality of sprues while the continuous strip of metal battery components is in the midst of moving downstream of the belt caster wheel assembly and without cessation of movement of the continuous strip of metal battery components.