For each step of the manufacturing process, namely slurry development, slurry drying and electrode calendering, there exists one simulation method, described in the current section. Firstly, a slurry development simulation is performed. Here, particles are stochastically placed into a large simulation box with periodic boundary conditions in all directions in accordance with a given experimental formulation. An equilibration simulation is performed in the isochoric-isobaric ensemble by coupling it to a heat-bath for constant temperature and a barostat for constant pressure simulations. Once a constant temperature and pressure is attained, the structure is further allowed to evolve until a time-stopping condition is reached. The final particle positions of the slurry generation simulation are then included in the subsequent drying step of the processing line. The drying step consists of taking the final structure obtained from slurry equilibration, in which the CB particles have a diameter d slurry (3.11) Such a method corresponds to a drying model which is intended to describe experiments conducted at low drying rates. Models to simulate structure formation at high drying rates also exist (previously reported by us), however they are out of scope for this article. The dried structure is equilibrated in the isochoric-isobaric ensemble. The force field parameters between all particles are recalibrated in order to attain experimental porosities. Finally, a calendering simulation is performed on the dried electrode microstructure. In contrast to modeling the CBD as an implicit bond, here both AM and CBD are considered explicitly. Calendering is a crucial process in solid-state cathode manufacturing, as it enhances the contact between each material constituent as well as increases the energy density and decreases the ionic tortuosity of the system. It is simulated by an introduction of a calendering roll on the top part of the microstructure along with the CC on the bottom part of the microstructure. If an active material particle is placed over the CC in the periodic boundary condition at the end of the drying stage, it is simply cut at that point in the calendering simulation.