TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM · PULSED ENERGY · MATTER ENGINEERING

A pulsed-energy platform
for matter engineering.

XCRUSHER develops high-power pulsed systems that interact with matter through plasma generation, shockwave propagation and controlled energy transfer.

Our platform fragments, separates, weakens and transforms complex materials without direct mechanical contact.

DOMAINPulsed energy
REGIMEPlasma + waves
CAPABILITIES04
TRL6 → 8
TRIGGERHV pulse MEDIUMNewtonian dielectric EFFECTWave + branched arc

PHYSICAL PRINCIPLE

One pulse.
One plasma.
One shockwave.

A short, high-power electrical pulse is delivered into a controlled medium.

Within microseconds, the discharge generates a plasma channel. Its expansion produces a mechanical shockwave that propagates through the material.

This wave interacts with internal structures, interfaces, contrasts and defects. Instead of a continuous mechanical force, a brief and intense physical event — inside the material.

CORE CAPABILITIES

Four capabilities.
One physical platform.

01

Selective fragmentation

Liberation of complex materials at natural interfaces, without unnecessary destruction of valuable fractions.

INTERFACESOperational
02

Controlled weakening

Selective friability or pre-cracking before processing, separation or transformation.

PRE-WEAKENINGOperational
03

Contactless processing

Interaction without direct mechanical contact — reduced contamination, new process conditions.

CONTACTLESSOperational
04

Advanced matter interaction

Pulsed energy for particles, nanomaterials, composites and strategic systems.

SPECIAL MATERIALSR&D
CONVENTIONALFrom the outside XCRUSHERFrom the inside OBJECTIFControlled interaction

WHY IT'S DIFFERENT

Not a crusher.
Not a furnace.
Not a chemical path.

Conventional processes act from the outside: cut, crush, heat, dissolve — until structural rupture.

XCRUSHER delivers energy as a pulse. Localised physical interaction, configurable to the material, the medium and the target transformation.

The goal is not only size reduction. It's controlled interaction with matter: separation, weakening, liberation or transformation depending on the application.

From energy pulse
to matter value.

Configured HV pulse → transient plasma → shockwave → matter response (fragmentation, weakening, separation, transformation depending on the material system).

STRUCTUREModular IPPatent portfolio TARGET5 verticals

TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE

Modular.
Protected.
Industrialisable.

The XCRUSHER platform combines pulse generators, interaction chambers, controlled media, process supervision and downstream separation/qualification systems.

Not a machine. A technology architecture configurable across multiple verticals: circularity, advanced materials, mining, particle engineering, controlled dismantling.

Patent portfolio covering core principles, system architecture and application protocols.

Matter is not reduced.
It is activated along its lines of weakness.

XCRUSHER builds pulsed physical systems for the next generation of matter engineering.

XCR / TEC / FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How does pulsed energy differ from mechanical grinding?
Grinding applies brute force that mixes constituents together. Pulsed energy applies a controlled discharge that concentrates on the interfaces between materials. Result: components come out separated rather than pulverized together.
What are the four capabilities of the XCRUSHER platform?
Selective fragmentation (liberation at matter interfaces), contactless processing (interaction without direct mechanical action), shock-wave engineering (controlled propagation for separation), and advanced matter interaction (approaches for functional particles and strategic materials).
What physical contrasts does XCRUSHER exploit?
Electrical conductivity, density, fragility, differential hardness between phases. The greater the difference in physical properties between two materials, the more cleanly pulsed energy can separate them.
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