TUE installs equipment from SALD
Eindhoven University of Technology has acquired a new machine for spatial atomic layer deposition from their fellow townspeople at SALD.
Eindhoven University of Technology has acquired a new machine for spatial atomic layer deposition from their fellow townspeople at SALD.
Eindhoven-based SALD and German mechanical and plant engineering company Coatema Coating Machinery have announced a partnership to take spatial atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology into mass production.
It’s become a bit of a Dutch specialty: spatial atomic layer deposition. For some reason, however, it seems impossible to efficiently concentrate resources and capital in a single company. After Levitech and Solaytec competed in the PV market for years, now it looks like SALD and SALDtech will battle it out in the green tech arena.
With its first tool sales in the books, Eindhoven-based ‘startup with experience’ SALD is ready to introduce atomic layer deposition into a wide range of new markets.
The Dutch high-tech ecosystem has sprouted seven companies that are looking to improve lithium-ion battery technology, or market completely different battery designs.
By fostering collaboration between companies focusing on atomic layer deposition as well as infusing them with the latest research results, a new TUE-led project aims to take the already strong Dutch presence in this field to the next level.
Spatial atomic layer deposition equipment manufacturer SALD has set up an advisory board, which, apart from acting as a sounding board to management, will also have an ambassadorial function.
Almost ousted from the solar market by Chinese competition, atomic-layer-deposition tool manufacturer Solaytec is optimistic it can tap new applications for its technology. It’s starting sister company SALD to do just that.