Polimak Process Technology GmbH

- Founded: 2020
- Country:
- Headquarters: Wuppertal, Germany
Description: Polimak Process Technology GmbH is an engineering firm specializing in bulk solids handling technologies. With over 45 years of experience, the company has expanded its expertise to provide advanced solutions for excavating, processing, and handling lunar, asteroid, and Martian regolith. Their mission is to enable efficient and sustainable space exploration through innovative regolith handling systems.
Vision:
To be a leading provider of innovative regolith handling technologies that support the advancement of space mining and in-situ resource utilization, contributing to the sustainable exploration and utilization of extraterrestrial resources.
Mission:
To enable efficient and sustainable space exploration by providing advanced solutions for excavating, processing, and handling extraterrestrial regolith.
Contact:
- Website: https://polimak.space/
- Social Media:
Key Milestones:
- 2024: Polimak Space joined an elite consortium of industry experts and academic institutions committed to pioneering breakthrough technologies for lunar construction and operations. This collaboration directly benefits NASA's Artemis program by accelerating the development of lunar surface landing and launch pads (LLPs).
Products & Services:
- Regolith Handling Systems: Polimak offers systems for loading, discharging, storage, and transportation of regolith and other bulk solids in space exploration missions. These solutions facilitate efficient collection, transportation, and transloading of regolith, as well as dustless stockpiling to ensure clean and efficient future use.
- Modular Conveying Systems: The company has developed a modular, low-power conveying system designed for handling abrasive materials in space and lunar environments. Key features include: Modular design allowing limitless configurations and simple assembly. Suitability for reconfiguration of conveying routes for different test environments. Capability for 50% of the parts to be made from extraterrestrial materials. Reduction of abrasion via rolling regolith particles instead of sliding. Fully-contained system preventing dust emission and component contact. Suitability for low or zero gravity environments