Innovnano, Lisbon, Portugal, has invested in a high-tech, brand new facility for production of its nanostructured powders, including 3 and 4 mol % yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ). The new site is based in a dedicated technology park in Coimbra, Portugal, and has been designed to allow high capacity expansion and industrial-scale nanotechnology, enabling the production of up to 1000 metric tons per annum.
With the new facility, Innovnano has the capacity and expertise to rapidly scale up nanostructured powder production, from small quantities needed in R&D phases, to much larger industrial quantities. As such, the company can provide support and supply throughout a project lifecycle, negating the need to source alternative suppliers, and eliminating any associated risk of product variation. This maximizes consistency and dependable end-product performance.
At the new facility, Emulsion Detonation Synthesis (EDS) technology has been fully automated, and along with stringent quality control processes, ensures the production of nanostructured powders with extremely high batch-to-batch consistency. This ensures the ceramic powders are developed to exacting specifications with defined properties, for consistent chemical reliability and robust physical performance. These characteristics are then translated to the end application, such as more efficient thermal barrier coatings or orthopaedic implants with enhanced fracture toughness.
