a first multi roll calendar comprising a first series of horizontally aligned rolls that include a first roll, a second roll, and a third roll, the first multi roll calendar being configured to compress powder into a first film in a first nip formed by the first roll and the second roll of the first series and compress the first film into a first compressed film in a second nip formed by the second roll and the third roll of the first series;

second multi roll calendar comprising a second series of horizontally aligned rolls that include a first roll, a second roll, and a third roll, the second multi roll calendar being configured to compress powder into a second film in a first nip formed by the first roll and the second roll of the second series and compress the second film into a second compressed film in a second nip formed by the second and third roll of the second series;

a lamination station configured to simultaneously laminate the first film onto a first side of a current collector and the second film onto a second side of the current collector;

a current collector unwind station configured to provide the current collector to the lamination station; and

a rewind station that receives the laminated current collector from the lamination station and winds the laminated current collector onto a roll.