There are altogether 24 academic and industrial facilities across different parts of the Czech Republic participating in the NCC for MATCA that share a common interest in advanced technologies R&D.

Thanks to the success in the public competition of the Program of the National Center of Competence (2022), announced by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR) we continue on providing very perspective cooperation and applied research at NCC MATCA 2, which has successfully expanded to include 4 other partners (Institute for Hydrodynamics of the CAS, v. v. i., SHM, s. r. o., ad-tech s.r.o. and Advanced Metal Powders s.r.o.)

Academic institutions:

FZU TUL IPP UPOL HiLASE CHV IT JČU MUNI UFCH JH BC IH

Commercial entities:

HVM BaL LET CZUB CARDAM SIGMA VS OZM FNM SHM ADT AMP

TUL FNM BC OZM UFCH JH IT IPP FZU BAL HVM LET HiLASE CARDAM JČU SIGMA MUNI UPOL VS CZUB CHV

HVM PLASMA, s.r.o is a company producing thin-layer coatings with emphasis placed on the development, design and precision manufacturing of vacuum coating devices, and the development of new coating deposition technologies and thin-surface property measurements. The company has engaged in connecting applied research with manufacturing and technology, with emphasis on national and international projects.

HVM PLASMA conducts research in PVD and PACVD technologies focusing on laboratory and industrial coatings, using among others magnetrons, arc sources and ion sources. Their research work concentrates on in-depth analysis of thin layers and plasma diagnostics. In addition, the company provides simulations of various physical phenomena, including electric and magnetic field simulations, thermal transfer and mechanical load simulations, as well as their combinations.