What High Voltage Engineering Corp does

High Voltage Engineering Europa B.V. (HVE) is a privately held Dutch manufacturer of custom-built particle accelerator systems and components, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Amersfoort, Netherlands. The company operates from a modern 10,000 m2 facility — built in 1987, extended in 1996, and further expanded with a 600 m2 machine shop in 2009 — and employs approximately 70 staff including specialized physicists, engineers, and production personnel. HVE self-describes as the largest and most diverse manufacturer of particle accelerator systems for science and industry, with 300+ systems delivered worldwide over its history.

The product portfolio is split into HVE Systems (complete platforms) and HVE Components (subsystems). HVE Systems comprise ion accelerator systems (air-insulated up to 500 kV, Singletron single-ended up to 6.0 MV/TV, and Tandetron tandem accelerators up to 6.0 MV/TV), ion implanters (10–60 MeV, up to 25 kW beam power), ion beam analysis systems (RBS, PIXE, NRA, ERD, MEIS), accelerator mass spectrometers (210 kV to 5 MV configurations), micro-beam systems, neutron generators (DC and pulsed), and electron accelerator systems. HVE Components include a broad ion source catalog (hollow cathode, penning, sputter, multicusp, RF, duoplasmatron, cesium ion gun, etc.), beam diagnostics, and beam handling equipment. The core power-supply architecture is a proprietary SF6-insulated, parallel-fed, capacitively coupled Cockcroft-Walton design claimed to deliver high reliability, low noise, and stable terminal voltage over long operational lifetimes.

HVE sells directly to research institutions, universities, government laboratories, and industrial customers worldwide via a B2B enterprise sales motion ([email protected]). Systems are manufactured to customer specifications and revenue is generated primarily through one-time equipment sales plus multi-year installation, commissioning, and service contracts; pricing is custom-quoted and not publicly listed. The installed base spans at least 17 countries across Western Europe, North America, Latin America, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, indicating a globally distributed customer footprint anchored in publicly funded scientific research and industrial ion-beam applications.

Name

High Voltage Engineering Corp

Legal name

High Voltage Engineering Europa B.V.

Website

https://highvolteng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

High Voltage Engineering Europa B.V. is a Dutch manufacturer, founded in 1959 in Amersfoort, that designs and builds custom particle accelerator systems and components — including Singletron and Tandetron platforms — for research institutions, universities, government labs, and industrial customers worldwide.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Amersfoort

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Particle Accelerator Systems: Custom-built particle accelerator systems manufactured to customer specifications. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of complete accelerator systems for scientific and industrial applications. Includes installation, commissioning, and ongoing service/maintenance contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

High Voltage Engineering Europa B.V. (HVE) designs, manufactures, and installs custom-built particle accelerator systems — including ion and electron accelerators, ion implanters, ion beam analysis systems, accelerator mass spectrometers, and neutron generators — for scientific research institutions and industrial customers worldwide. The company also supplies individual accelerator components such as ion sources, beam diagnostics, and beam handling equipment, and provides installation, commissioning, and ongoing service support.

Product overview

High Voltage Engineering Europa B.V. (HVE) is the largest and most diverse manufacturer of particle accelerator systems for science and industry. The product portfolio comprises two main categories: HVE Systems (complete accelerator platforms) and HVE Components (individual subsystems and parts). HVE Systems include Ion Accelerator Systems (air insulated, Singletron, and Tandetron configurations), Ion Implanters for industrial applications (10-60 MeV, up to 25kW), Systems for Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) covering RBS, PIXE, NRA, ERD, and MEIS techniques, Accelerator Mass Spectrometers (AMS) for isotope analysis in 210kV-5MV configurations, micro-beam systems for precision applications, Neutron Generator Systems (DC and pulsed), and Electron Accelerator Systems (up to 6.0MV). HVE Components provide the critical building blocks including various Ion Sources (hollow cathode, cold cathode, sputter penning, hot cathode, RF, multicusp, and specialty sources), Beam Diagnostics (profile monitors, Faraday cups), and Beam Handling equipment (quadrupole lenses, sweep systems, charge exchange canals, switching magnets). The company has manufactured over 300 particle accelerator systems ranging from 400kV teaching accelerators to 20MV tandem research accelerators.

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Products and services

• Ion Accelerator Systems Particle accelerator systems for ion beam generation, including air-insulated accelerators up to 500 kV, Singletron single-ended accelerators up to 6.0 MV/TV, and Tandetron tandem accelerators up to 6.0 MV/TV. Designed for scientific research institutions, universities, and industrial customers requiring custom ion beam systems.
• Ion Implanters Industrial ion implantation systems with beam energies of 10-60 MeV and beam powers up to 25 kW, used for semiconductor ion implantation and industrial materials processing applications.
• Systems for Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) Complete ion beam analysis systems covering Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS), Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE), Nuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA), Elastic Recoil Detection (ERD), and Medium Energy Ionscattering Spectroscopy (MEIS). For research institutions and industrial laboratories performing materials analysis.
• Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (AMS) High-precision mass spectrometry systems for analyzing isotopes including 3H, 7Be, 10Be, 14C, 26Al, 32Si, 36Cl, 41Ca, 53Mn, 79Se, 129I, and 236U. Available in 210 kV, 300 kV, and 5.0 MV configurations. Used in archaeology, oceanography, geosciences, biomedicine, and materials sciences.
• Systems for µ-beam applications Micro-beam accelerator systems based on the Tandetron and Singletron platforms, featuring SF6 insulated, parallel-fed, capacitively coupled Cockcroft-Walton high voltage power supplies with high reliability, low noise, and high terminal voltage stability. Used for precision micro-beam applications.
• Neutron Generator Systems Neutron generator systems providing DC and pulsed beam capabilities for scientific research and industrial applications requiring neutron generation.
• Electron Accelerator Systems Electron accelerator systems based on the HVEE Singletron accelerator platform, capable of producing electron beams up to 6.0 MV for scientific and industrial applications.
• Ion Sources Comprehensive line of ion sources including Hollow Cathode, Cold Cathode Penning, Sputter Penning, Hot Cathode Penning, AMS Hybrid, Multicusp, RF Ion Source, Alkali Ion Conductor, Cesium Ion Gun, Duoplasmatron, and Negative Sputter Ion Source models. Sold as standalone components or integrated with HVE accelerator systems.
• Beam Diagnostics Beam diagnostic equipment including Beam Profile Monitors and Retractable Faraday Cups for monitoring and analyzing particle beam characteristics. Sold as standalone components for accelerator systems.
• Beam Handling Beam handling components including Electrostatic Quadrupole Triplet Lens, Electron Beam Sweep System (EBSS), Lithium Charge Exchange Canal (LCEC), and Switching Magnets for beam manipulation and control. Sold as standalone components for accelerator systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ particle accelerator systems manufactured and delivered worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Broad incumbents

• Varian Medical Systems (Siemens Healthineers): Producer of medical linear accelerators and proton therapy systems. Adjacent peer in particle accelerator technology serving institutional/medical customers; useful comparison for the broader particle accelerator industry even though Varian sits in medical therapy rather than research/industrial.
• Applied Materials: Global semiconductor equipment leader with ion implantation in its broader portfolio. Comparable as an incumbent serving semiconductor and materials-processing customers that also buy high-energy ion implanters from HVE for specialized applications.
• Ion Beam Applications (IBA): Belgian company focused on proton therapy and radiopharma accelerators. Comparable in particle accelerator technology and scientific/medical customer base, though IBA is much larger and concentrated in medical therapy rather than HVE's industrial/research mix.
• Axcelis Technologies: US semiconductor ion implantation equipment maker serving global chipmakers. Comparable to HVE in ion-implantation product overlap (HVE serves the MeV-class niche while Axcelis covers mainstream production tools) and industrial customer base.
• Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Ion Technology Division): Japanese industrial conglomerate with a particle accelerator and ion beam equipment business serving semiconductor and research markets. Comparable in MeV-class ion implantation and electrostatic accelerator product overlap with HVE.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mass Spectrometry / AMS): Global scientific instrument leader with mass spectrometry products and AMS-adjacent technologies. Comparable end-market (research labs, universities) and adjacent technology overlap with HVE's Accelerator Mass Spectrometer line.
• Mitsubishi Electric (Particle Accelerator / Beam Equipment): Large Japanese manufacturer with a particle accelerator systems and ion beam technology line serving industrial, scientific, and semiconductor customers. Overlaps with HVE in ion sources, beam handling, and accelerator subsystems.

Direct peers

• Danfysik: Danish manufacturer of particle accelerators, ion sources, beam diagnostics, and HV power supplies for research and industry. Directly comparable to HVE in technology stack (electrostatic accelerators, beamline components) and customer base (universities, labs, industrial users).
• National Electrostatics Corporation (NEC): US-based commercial manufacturer of electrostatic particle accelerator systems (Pelletron tandem accelerators, ion implanters, AMS). Closest direct competitor to HVE, with overlapping product lines in tandem accelerators, ion sources, and beamlines for research and industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Pantechnik: French manufacturer of ion sources, beam diagnostics, and small accelerator subsystems. Comparable as a niche European component supplier serving research labs and accelerator builders, often as a complement to or competitor with HVE's components business.

Market position

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Key risks6 records

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