This part­ner­ship com­bines Smoltek’s CNF plat­form and low-irid­i­um hydro­gen solu­tions with Impact Coat­ings’ exper­tise in PVD coat­ing sys­tems. The goal is to move from pro­to­types to scal­able, indus­tri­al production—crucial for Smoltek’s com­mer­cial expansion.

Elli­nor Ehrn­berg, Pres­i­dent, Smoltek Hydro­gen:
“Grow­ing fibers in Impact Coat­ings’ PVD tools is a big step toward indus­tri­al pro­duc­tion. We’re excit­ed to move clos­er to commercialization.”

The col­lab­o­ra­tion aims to prove man­u­fac­tura­bil­i­ty and rapid­ly estab­lish pro­duc­tion capac­i­ty, poten­tial­ly enabling full-scale elec­trode test­ing by next year and lay­ing the ground­work for a long-term partnership.

Jonas Nils­son, CEO, Impact Coat­ings:
“We see great poten­tial in com­bin­ing Smoltek’s mate­ri­als with our coat­ing tech­nol­o­gy to meet the grow­ing needs in hydro­gen and fuel cell markets.”

Col­lab­o­ra­tion Focus Areas:

• PEM Elec­trolyz­ers: Reduce irid­i­um usage, enhance effi­cien­cy and durability. 
• PEM Fuel Cells: Improve per­for­mance by low­er­ing con­tact resis­tance and corrosion. 
• New Appli­ca­tions: Devel­op advanced coat­ings based on CNF for broad­er use.
  

Next Steps:

• Assess inte­gra­tion of CNF tech into exist­ing tools.
• Explore scal­a­bil­i­ty for vol­ume production.
• Test sam­ples with exist­ing cus­tomers to val­i­date mar­ket demand. 

This part­ner­ship opens new mar­ket oppor­tu­ni­ties and strength­ens both com­pa­nies’ posi­tions in the hydro­gen space.

Read the offi­cial press release: Smoltek Hydro­gen enters into col­lab­o­ra­tion with Impact Coat­ings to eval­u­ate oppor­tu­ni­ties for vol­ume pro­duc­tion.

Impact Coat­ings news: Impact Coat­ings Ini­ti­ates Col­lab­o­ra­tion with Smoltek Hydrogen