NoPo Nanotechnologies manufactures single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using a modified HiPCO process, now transitioning from pilot to commercial production. The hiring mix—seven engineering roles, three ops, two manufacturing, two research—reflects a capital-intensive scale-up phase. Current projects span reactor optimization, purification process development, and a water filtration application for an X Prize challenge, while pain points center on energy efficiency, production consistency, and the prototype-to-manufacturing bridge that separates lab capability from industrial volume.
NoPo Nanotechnologies, founded in 2011 and based in Bangalore, develops and manufactures high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes for industrial and space-related applications. The company completed its first phase by validating the HiPCO production method; phase two focuses on product development and manufacturing scale-up. The technology stack reflects a hardware-heavy operation: MES and ERP systems (SAP, Tally, Zoho Inventory) for production planning, microcontroller platforms (ESP32, ARM, Raspberry Pi) for reactor control, industrial protocols (Modbus, RS-485), and CAD tools (SolidWorks, Altium). Current capacity-building includes a multi-year scale-up roadmap, pilot-scale reactor optimization, and commercial product launches in conductive additives.
Scale-up of SWCNT production, HiPCO reactor optimization, purification process development, and launching a conductive additive product line. Also developing a 3 MLD water filtration system for an X Prize challenge.
MES, SAP, Zoho Inventory for production; SolidWorks and Altium for design; microcontrollers (ESP32, ARM, PIC, Raspberry Pi); industrial protocols (Modbus RTU/TCP, RS-485); and analytical tools like Raman spectroscopy for material characterization.
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