Ionomr’s new Hood Park facility is situated in the core of Metro Boston’s thriving innovation and R&D community. (Photo: CNW Group/Ionomr Innovations Inc.)
Ionomr Innovations’ 22,000-square-foot facility is expected to help the company expand its customer applications capability, service, and reach.
VANCOUVER, B.C. and BOSTON—Ionomr Innovations Inc., reported that it opened a state-of-the-art development and low-volume manufacturing facility at Hood Park in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Ionomr develops and manufactures ion-exchange membranes and polymers for the hydrogen economy. The company’s Hydrocarbon PFAS-free Ion Exchange Materials (IEMs) are said to be “necessary to enable the innovative high performance electrochemistry solutions required to decarbonize the planet.”
“Ionomr’s continued expansion is core to the company’s strategy to develop and manufacture innovative world class sustainable products, PFAS-free, ion-exchange materials that enable our OEM partners worldwide to develop cutting-edge solutions that allow the planet to drive to Net Zero,” said Ionomr Innovations Chief Executive Officer Bill Haberlin, in a release. “When these platforms are coupled with our unique reference design approach, it allows our solutions to be seamlessly integrated into OEM platforms to meet the wide range of market requirements.”
The Hood Park facility, or Hood Park Center, is situated in the core of metro Boston’s thriving innovation and R&D community. Its total area of 22,000 square feet is expected to help Ionomr expand its customer applications capability, service, and reach. Ionomr also estimated the facility will generate more than 40 new jobs over the next three years.
“Establishing the Boston-area facility provides access to some of the most highly skilled engineering talent in the industry as we continue to grow our advanced technology and manufacturing teams,” said Ionomr Innovations Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder Ben Britton, in the release.
The Hood Park Center features state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, offering manufacturing capacity to produce 750,000 m2 of membrane product per year for up to 10 gigawatts of annual production. Its cutting-edge coating equipment is said to support “the seamless transition from prototypes to initial production runs for advanced membranes for both fuel cells and low-cost hydrogen production.” Fuel cell and electrolyzer test stations are said to further Ionomr’s “unique reference design strategy and ongoing customer application support.”
In addition, a fully analytical facility is dedicated to quality control, failure analysis, and improving product lifetime (durability), the company said.
Founded in 2017, Ionomr stated in the release that it employs 54 professionals at its research and manufacturing facilities in Vancouver, Canada; Rochester, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts.