Kalpana Systems

Already another year has passed! Looking back, we can celebrate many milestones and great moments. This is what 2024 brought us:   A big technical achievement has been getting our process ready for sample production. We've coated over 9 kilometres of thin film on 9 different types of substrates. This included coating a large NMC cathode—an essential part for battery production—during a visit from Verkor. It proves what spatial ALD can bring to next-gen battery production and the energy transition.    The biggest leap forward was enabled by the trust of investors Fairtree SIG Group and Innovation Quarter. With their joint investment of 3,5 million euros, we were able to grow and diversify the team. We are very happy to have welcomed Leon Arkesteijn, Sandra Wiegman, Ruan Stapelberg, Jonathan Guzmán and Nahid Torabi to the team. Their arrival has sped up important steps forward in hardware, software and commercial development.  Introducing superspatial ALD to the world has been one of our priorities. We spoke at over 10 seminars about the commercially viable spatial ALD technology in our thin film equipment and joined 2 trade missions by Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development to Sweden and Finland. We hope to have inspired many inventors and manufacturers!    Finally, we are very proud of our new brand identity. It may feel like 'just aesthetics', but we couldn't be happier to have our ambition, drives and promise aligned with how Kalpana Systems as a brand now looks and feels. In particular, we believe that our product animation made by Studio Analoog will support our commercial efforts.     We can't wait to keep up this progress in 2025! Thanks to all who supported us this year. Enjoy the holidays with your friends and family! On behalve of our team: Diederick Spee Kees Boshuijer Sander ten Kate

We're excited to announce our newest team member, Nahid Torabi. As of December 2nd, Nahid joined our process development team, working on the development of new ALD processes using our superspatial ALD technology. Her extensive knowledge of nanotechnologies for different applications will bring huge value to the company. Welcome, Nahid; we look forward to working with you!

Side quest: besides introducing the world to Superspatial ALD, we also worked on a new brand and company identity. We are delighted that we now have a visual identity that better reflects our value to our partners, our business drivers, and our team values. Our website has been updated with the new look, including an animation explaining our technology and applications. Take a look for yourself and see what Superspatial ALD can mean for you!   Brand strategy: Irene Trimp Brand identity: Jobert van de Bovenkamp Web development: Rogier van Roon Animation+ images: Studio Analoog

Side quest: besides introducing the world to Superspatial ALD, we also worked on a new brand and company identity. We are delighted that we now have a visual identity that better reflects our value to our partners, our business drivers, and our team values. Our website has been updated with the new look, including an animation explaining our technology and applications. Take a look for yourself and see what Superspatial ALD can mean for you!   Brand strategy: Irene Trimp Brand identity: Jobert van de Bovenkamp Web development: Rogier van Roon Animation+ images: Studio Analoog

Kalpana Systems' Sandra Wiegman outlines the capabilities of spatial ALD for high speed thin film production at a reduced cost and to make high throughput atomic layer deposition industrially viable. #SustainablePackagingSummit2024

🔋 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀!   We were honored to welcome Yannick Molméret from Verkor gigafactory R&D to the Netherlands, joined by JORIS HOUTMAN from NBSO Network in Lille and Joannette Polo from Innovatie Attaché Netwerk / IA (Netherlands Innovation Network) in Paris. Their visit facilitated and guided by Peter Engels from RAI Automotive Industry NL, focused on exploring collaborative opportunities in battery cell technology with Dutch innovators.   During their time here, they have visited prominent companies in the sector, including E-magy, LeydenJar, SALD BV, and CarbonX. These exchanges are crucial for building a stronger European battery ecosystem and fostering innovation that will shape the future of sustainable mobility.   #Battery #Batteries #Technology #Innovation #Sustainable #Mobility #RAI #Dutch #Automotive #Industry #Verkor #DutchBatteryEcosystem

Yesterday, we had the pleasure to invite Verkor, NBSO Network and RAI Automotive Industry NL to our office in Delft and discuss the potential of using our superspatial ALD technology for next generation batteries. It is inspirational how Verkor is close to finishing construction of their gigafactory in the northern part of France, just a couple of years after the company was founded. Technology is developing fast, and to become competitive with battery cell manufacturers from outside of Europe we need to focus on innovation and development of more sustainable batteries. With #spatialALD, we can contribute by applying thin layers on battery cell components to modify and stabilize the interfaces, reducing the energy consumption and time needed in the critical, but costly formation step. We concluded with a visit to the lab for a demonstration of our roll-to-roll spatial ALD machine coating a large format NMC cathode. A unique showcase of how our roll-to-roll equipment can be implemented in a battery cell manufacturing line to develop better, safer and more sustainable batteries. Yannick Molméret Joris Johan Houtman Joannette Polo Peter Engels Sander ten Kate Sandra Wiegman Amr Ghazy

It’s not often you find lawyers with the entrepreneurial spirit that matches your own. We are delighted that we found it in Jos Meyer from Benvalor, who helped us close the funding deal with investors Fairtree Elevant Ventures, SIG Innoventures (SIG Group) and the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam,(Innovation Quarter). Thank you, Jos! 

Last week, we had an inspiring day at the Battery Day 2024. It was great to see the different players of the Dutch battery value chain come together to share insights on many different topics, from critical raw material supply to new battery materials. Find our three main takeaways from the conference in the document below. We were happy to contribute to the session on battery manufacturing and share how Kalpana Systems SuperSpatial ALD can be used to make better, safer and cheaper batteries. 🔋The versatility of our technology enables the use in many different battery architectures ⚛ due to effective precursor usage we reach a very high material efficiency 🏭the roll-to-roll production is scalable and easy to integrate in battery lines. GetFocus University of Twente Battery Competence Cluster - NL #batteryday2024 #smartenergysystems #energytransitions #batteries #spatialALD #superspatialALD

Innovation Quarter interviewed our Diederick Spee as one of three innovative entrepreneurs for sustainable battery solutions. We like to thank Innovation Quarter for being one of the first independent investors that believed in us and backed us up. It was a bold move for an investor! We appreciate their involvement and their valuable network in the region and beyond. Read the interview (in Dutch) https://lnkd.in/e2TUKquw Innovation Quarter Diederick Spee #smartenergysystems #batteries #ald #spatialald