RUSNANO

RUSNANO is one  of instruments  of realization of Russian policy aimed at  development of innovative technologies in Russia.

 The company supports investment industrial projects with high  technological potential (microelectronics, biotechnologies, power industry, aviation engineering and space industry etc.).

Investment activity of RUSNANO is focused on  financing  initial commercialization stage, when  potential to  attract  private capital is low due to  high  risks.

Shareholders of  the portfolio  company:

RUSNANO and  Novosibirsk Electro- Vacuum Plant-Soyuz, Holding company (NEVZ-Soyuz, Holding Co.)

Technology sector:

Nanomaterials

Production site location:

Novosibirsk

350  employees

Investment started in 2011

Total  budget of the project

2,44 bln. RUB

RUSNANO invested

0,79 bln. RUB

The project is aimed at  extending production of some types of products  extensively demanded at the market.  These products will include  ceramic insulators for power industry, valve components for  petroleum industry, armor ceramics applied in personal protection and panels for  armored vehicles, ceramics substrates for semiconductor devices (LED included) and thermoelectric modules.  One more target of the project to be invested in is organization of  prospective products  development, i.e.  ceramic implants  for  treatment of  diseases and damages of  spine and joints and dentistry.

Nano-powders enhance   density  and respectively reduce porosity of ceramics.  A number of technological problems   appeared in the course of nano-particles processing were resolved by use of  ultrasonic compacting.  This effective method of dry shaping  of non-plastic  ceramic powders provides high mechanical strength  and  uniform volume plasticity of compacts without use of plasticizers. Advanced methods of sintering (microwave (SHF) sintering,  hot pressing and  spark plasma sintering) keep nanostructure of compacts,  mean grain size is  100 nm.

Applications:

- electric insulators for electrotechnical industry

- wear resistant  valve elements

- armor ceramics for personal and vehicle protection

- substrates of semiconductor devices and  thermoelectric modules

- implants, endoprosthetics, endofixators for traumatology and orthopedics

Customers

- electric equipment manufacturers

- armored vehicles manufacturers

- petroleum industry equipment suppliers

- electricity distribution companies

- medicine

Competitive advantages

- High strength

- Low weight

- Controlled thermal conductivity

High wear resistance