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Learn the latest news about Superspatial ALD, thin film coating and Kalpana Systems.

Food packaging with superspatial ALD coating, worker in purple jacket and gloves packing food on a conveyor belt in a warehouse, ready for packaging in plastic trays at a fast-food restaurant, captured in high-quality

New investment to Scale Spatial ALD Technology

Kalpana Systems receives international funding to scale spatial ALD technology for recyclable packaging and energy applications.

Kalpana Systems joins SMART-CBAT for Sustainable Batteries

Kalpana Systems partners in SMART-CBAT to develop spatial ALD artificial interfaces that boost battery performance while reducing environmental impact.

Sandra Wiegman, lead business developer at Kalpana Systems presenting at a international conference

Day at the office as Lead Business Developer

For anyone who is curious about what a commercial role in a high-tech company consists of, Sandra shares a typical day at work as our business developer.

Copper-Based Solar Cell Metallization with Spatial ALD

The CAPSUL project develops copper-based solar cells using ultra-barrier spatial ALD films, reducing silver dependency and enabling lightweight, flexible solar modules.

Illustration showing SEI in production process for batteries, using spatial ALD

Holland High Tech grant for batteries using spatial ALD

Holland High Tech awarded Kalpana Systems a grant for their project First Robust Industrial System for Battery Improvement (FRISBI) together with TU Delft.

Linda Roman (l) of Kraft Heinz congratulating Sandra Wiegman of Kalpana Systems (r) with winning the Kraft Heinz Global Innovation Challenge for sustainable food packaging.

Kalpana Systems wins Kraft Heinz Global Innovation Challenge

Kalpana Systems has been named the winner of the Kraft Heinz Global Innovation Challenge for sustainable food packaging organised by Rethinking Materials.

Detail of thin film machine using spatial ALD technology for perovskite solar cells production

Spatial ALD for perovskite solar cells

Kalpana Systems joined forces with TNO and HyetSolar to develop spatial ALD technology for mass production of perovskite solar cells, targeting 2030 for full rollout.

Arash, mechanical design engineer sitting on the desk next to his co-worker

Meet the team: Arash, Mechanical Design Engineer

“The shared commitment is what makes working at Kalpana Systems so special—everyone is working toward the same goal.”  Meet Arash, who shares more about working as a Mechanical Design Engineer at Kalpana Systems.  

Jobs for engineering and other fields, working on spatial ALD technology and thin film equipment

Municipality of Rotterdam supports Kalpana Systems

Municipality of Rotterdam supports Kalpana Systems in the development of their technology for flexible solar cells.

Thin film machine using superspatial ALD technology

€3.5 million investment for Kalpana Systems

Kalpana Systems has secured a €3.5 million investment from investors Fairtree, SIG InnoVentures and the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam.

The future of batteries according to Sweden – Innovation Mission Sweden

Kalpana Systems joined the RVO Innovation Mission Sweden, exploring collaboration with Sweden in the field of next-gen battery systems.

New grant for next-gen battery production collaboration

The province of South Holland granted Kalpana Systems and HyET Lithium the MIT:R&D collaboration subsidy for their project 'Next generation battery production'.

New grant: National Growth Fund

The National Growth Fund granted around €800 million to the proposal by the Battery Competence Cluster-NL, a collaboration which Kalpana Systems is part of.

Erasmus University – Next Frontier award

Price awarded by former prime-minister Jan Peter Balkenende.

New investment for revolution for batteries and solar cells

Kalpana receives an investment of €550,000 from proof-of-concept fund UNIIQ and a small group of private investors.