IMPACT CASES
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With this section, we wish to shed some light on our environmental impact through our customers and research projects. This is to underline the positive impact which our services and products can offer to both research and production in various industries.
THROUGH AND FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
At FOM Technologies, we strive to have a positive impact through and on our customers.
One example here is Epishine, a Swedish company that produces indoor solar panels for energy harvesting, thus helping to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings. Here, FOM’s machinery has been and is still a main part of their research since 2012.
“I’ve been working with FOM since the company’s early beginnings in 2012. Our relationship has evolved into more than just a customer-client relationship. We are running 3 machines from FOM’s portfolio from small-scale lab tools to large-area production machines. They’re still in daily operation and play a key role in where our company is today.”
 | Dr. Jonas Bergqvist, COO, Epishine [SE] |
FOM Technologies furthermore has an international collaboration with a leading clean energy research facility in the US. This facility provides open access for companies and researchers worldwide. Thus, helping to advance cleaner fossil-free technologies.
“FOM Technologies did a fantastic job working with our team to customize our tools, bring them online, and train our staff. The relationship has been a partnership through and through.”
 | Dr. Daniel T. Schwartz, Director & Adjunct Prof. of Material Science & Engineering, Clean Energy Testbeds, University of Washington [USA] |
THROUGH RESEARCH PROJECTS
From 2019 to 2022, FOM participated in a European Union-funded research project as main technology supplier. The scope of this research, which was successfully concluded in 2022, was to produce thermo electrical carbon fiber parts for the aviation industry. Thermo electric fuselage components have the potential to increase fuel efficiency as well as reduce the weight of airplanes through a reduction of cables required to directly power sensors and electronics in the aircraft. The project demonstrated the feasibility of generating local power for sensors in an Airbus aircraft but will require extensive testing and production maturity before entering the market. The project clearly showed the potential impact of slot-die technology on global environmental challenges.
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
FOM strives to disseminate slot-die coating technology to developing countries. In collaboration with SIDA, FOM Technologies has delivered solar cell coating equipment to Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Furthermore, Power-to-X coating equipment has been sold to multiple locations in South Africa.
Even though these areas of business are not considered relatively lucrative, FOM chooses to take these risks to ensure democratic access to slot-die coating technology.