PneumatiCoat Technologies (Forge Nano) is proud to announce the successful conversion of its DOE Phase II SBIR project for its approach to high-rate nanomanufacturing that will enable the ALD process to be adopted at low cost to the entire value chain.  PCT (Forge Nano) will be scaling its high-rate manufacturing process to be capable of [...]

PCT (Forge Nano) has been awarded a DOE Phase I SBIR grant to investigate ALD coatings for Li-ion anode materials. Emerging anode materials show great promise for dramatically increasing energy density of Li-ion batteries. ALD coatings help to improve the cycle stability of next-gen anode materials such as Silicon. This work will focus on advanced [...]

Pneumaticoat Technologies (Forge Nano) has been awarded a DOD Phase I SBIR from the Navy to develop improved batteries for sensor systems. This work will focus on improving the overall safety of the battery systems and improving the lifetime performance of critical, battery operated, sensors. Picoshield® coatings will play a crucial role in improving battery performance.

PneumatiCoat Technologies (Forge Nano) and the University of South Carolina SOFC Center have been awarded a Phase I STTR grant from the Department of Energy. The research will focus on ALD coatings for solid oxide fuel cell cathode materials.

PneumatiCoat Technologies (Forge Nano) and NEI Corporation (NEI) have initiated a collaboration to develop, produce, and market coated battery materials – cathodes, anodes, and solid electrolytes. The partnership will help serve the needs of customers interested in enhancing the performance of batteries through the use of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) coatings of active material particles. Key features of ALD-coated particles include [...]

PneumatiCoat Technologies (Forge Nano) was awarded another small business grant for advanced coatings, this time from the US Navy to improve the robustness of nanostructured coatings for VLF antenna systems.  This project strengthens a growing relationship between PCT (Forge Nano) and Professor Arun Kota's group at Colorado State University, and presents this team with an opportunity to [...]

PCT (Forge Nano) and the Rocky Mountain Innosphere (RMI) have initiated a partnership that will leverage the depth and breadth of RMI's Colorado Cleantech network and beyond.  Accelerating entrepreneurship and job creation, Innosphere is a 501c3 nonprofit technology incubator formed to accelerate the development and success of high-impact scientific and technology startup companies. PCT (Forge Nano) [...]

PneumatiCoat Technologies (Forge Nano) was awarded a second Phase I SBIR grant from the Department of Energy to research advanced coatings for Li-ion cathode materials. This award will help PCT (Forge Nano) validate and expand our promising ALD enabled coatings for battery storage applications. Coatings on battery cathode materials have already been shown to improve [...]

PneumatiCoat Technologies (Forge Nano) was awarded a Phase I SBIR grant from the Department of Energy to research ALD enabled coatings for ceramic capacitor applications. There are a number of capacitor components that benefit from advanced coatings. The potential benefits could help improve high temperature performance, reduce processing costs, and improve reliability. PCT (Forge Nano) [...]